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NEW In Memoriam Detachment Leader Merchandise Officer Hall of Fame FISD Meme's Costume Totals Around the Detachment Competition CRL Updates INFORMATION & AWARD PROGRAMS FISD Tri-Fold Brochure Common FISD Acronyms and TK Glossary Pre Approval Forum 3D Section Field Exercise Award Imperial Attaché Program Master Armorer Award Fire Teams EIB & Centurion: What do these terms mean? Need Help Ask the Deployment Officers Advance to 1500 Advanced Tactics Awards Social Media Newsletter Editor Staff List 2023 Follow FISD Dan "CableGuy" TK42911 Funeral 07 June 2023 - Dan Branton's Funeral Not a troop you ever want to need to do, but when the call comes you do and you give it your all, we put to rest our friend Dan Branton, TK-42911. Our role was that of a guard of honour. 10 Stormtroopers from the UK Garrison, followed behind the hearse on his final approach the to the church. On arrival we then carried on past to form an honour guard along the entrance as the attendees, family and finally Dan entered the church. Our job completed we retired to change and join the end of the service and complete our goodbyes. It was a privilege to take part in the days events, and I only hope Dan would approve. Thank you to all that attended online, Tuesday was surprised to hear how many of you there where, and how far away. Good bye Dan. We will miss you. Thank you to the following: Adrian Tegg - TK-14957 - CrewAnthony Nobbs - TK-19036 - CrewBarry Hibbett - TK-19981 - Stormtrooper: ANH StuntBrett White - TK-9593 - Stormtrooper: ANH HeroChris Moxey - ID-24246 - CrewChris Pearson - TK-10911 - Stormtrooper: ANH StuntConrad Prince - TK-30412 - Stormtrooper: ANH HeroDan Wray - TI-15978 - CrewDave Fredericks - TK-18034 - Stormtrooper: ANH StuntJim Lee - TK-19060 - Stormtrooper: ANH StuntKris kobus - TK-33633 - CrewMichael Cullen - ID-50451 - CrewNick Wooderson - TK-27875 - Stormtrooper: ANH StuntRichard Hutchins - TK-19742 - Stormtrooper: ANH StuntRowan Read - TK-12111 - Stormtrooper: ANH StuntTony Lee - TK-51007 - CrewWilliam Lennox - TK-12529 - Stormtrooper: ANH Stunt Condolences to his garrison, family, friends and the whole Stormtrooper community "Buckets Off" With Unquestioned Loyalty Chris Pearson TK-10991 "themaninthesuitcase" Provost Marshall Greetings to one and all! Our June Newsletter is packed with information as we have plenty happening, so lets get into the update. New CRL and new section of our forums. In May the LMO team took a vote on where the Imperial Commando costume from the last two episodes of The Mandalorian Season 3 would live. Turns out FISD is the new home for this very cool looking costume. As usual we try and put as much as possible into the research and development of CRL's and as such we built a new section of the forums to house this costume which is a slight depart from the traditional mostly "Hard Armour" costumes that live within FISD. This new section has a gallery, section for build threads, a research area and much more. The plan is to continue to grow this section, fleshing it out with more vendors, hopefully some behind the scenes info and of course that good ole support you have come to know and love about our forums. Ultimatley, we will have a solid CRL, and already have a member 3D printing the armour and planning his build. There are more details on the new section further on in the newsletter, so please come take a look. While on CRL's, Pyre is almost complete. The CRL is written, just a couple more important photos to come from our builder, and off to the LMO office it goes for final approval. We are all very excited to add this shiny, gold clad TFA TK variant to our roster so watch this space. Some fun stuff to come Not only do we have a new merch run launching, some of the staff had a little in house design comp to come up with a few FISD Wallpapers for your laptops and home PC's. These will be available to all members only through the forum, and in a simple download format. Keep an eye open for the first release launching soon. The 1500! Each month we launch a catch cry as we move towards our goal of hitting 1500 members approved at Expert Infantry level. keep an eye open for these and announcements on how we are progressing plus there will be merch! The 1500 Strength in numbers! Until next month, happy trooping, building and helping others! With Unquestioned Loyalty Andrew Franke TK-11469 "Sly11" Detachment Leader Greetings Fellow Troopers! The Coin and Patch runs are finally complete I'm ready start the FISD Shield Pin run, the run is now open for a limited time, 10 piece limit, you can place your order here Run will close on 16 JUL 2023 or when the supply of pins is exhausted. I have contacted all the members that submitted on the interest thread (Thank you to @MaskedVengeance for the assist in sorting them out). And I have opened the run to everyone! There is a cap at 2500 pins, This run will be open until 16 July 2023 or once we sell out of pins. In other FISD merch news. If you are a newly approved FISD member, and you are interest in one of our most recent FISD/Legion 25th Anniversary coins, I saved a few extra coins for new members only. Send me a DM or email me for more information. Also, we do have a several other merch items in the mix and we are excited to see how they will do, so keep and eye out for an interest thread or two in the next few weeks as well. With Unquestioned Loyalty James Silvius TK-12953 "jsilvius" Merchandise & Branding Officer Two troops in a day keeps the Emperor away! Please welcome TK 88222 to the Stormtrooper Hall of Fame, May 2023! @tdurden Troop log can be found here. Well done trooper and congratulations! Two in a day is quite something! Keep this up and you'll have earned that badge in no time! Other HOF recipients can be found here. With Unquestioned Loyalty Jonatan Östling TK-23592 "Nairy" Curator Hall Of Fame Thank you to Luca "Morgi" TK-66744 for starting the FISD specific meme thread, you can find it here Currently as of 11th June there are 32,735 approved costumes in the legion, out of these under FISD there are 5,305 which is 16.2% of all approved 501st costumes. This percentage has been dropping steadily for the last few years, the larger the legion costume totals grows the smaller amount of TK's there are. As a comparison when I started we had just under 25% of all costumes in the Legion, that was almost 10 years ago. Some may have seen that we have just lost top position of detachment with the most amount of approved costumes, JRS has just passed FISD with 3 more, you can find a thread on the subject here It is still quite amazing that there are so many FOTK's compared to say Hero's or ESB's, many don't realize these version costumes can be achieved quite easily with only swapping out a helmet and a few other items, you can see which items in this comparison PDF Info can be found on the legion holocron New Forum Area and Costume We have now officially opened the newest section of our forums to house the Imperial Commando. Referred to as "Gideon's' Stormtroopers" by the makers of the costume, IronHead Studios, they are seen on mass in episode 23 and 24 of The Mandalorian An Eye For Detail I am always surprised of the level of detailing some members will go to and this is especially true with this build, Dave's "Helotech" TK98695 3D Helmet Interior is one of those builds, it is outstanding and deserves to be highlighted this month. His build started at the end of May 2022 and has just been finished (but are we every truly finish ) Well done Dave the finish is a credit to you. If you'd like to have a look at the rest of his build the thread is here Two new threads have opened up in the Vader's Valkyries help center if you are in need of help or can offer advice please post in these threads or send a private message to Vicky "Vicky_Velocipanda" TK50893 Valkyries help center: WEARING TK armor & Valkyries help center: BUILDING TK armor Celebration Picture Contest How do I enter? You need to be an approved TK. You can submit up to five pictures, which have to be taken at SWCE 23. You either need to be on the photo or have taken the photo. Every photo needs to feature at least one 501st Stormtrooper. All pictures should be of a reasonable quality, so please don’t upload them directly to the forum. Instead you can use a secondary platform like Imgur. You need to have the rights to the picture(s) and consent to having them shared on FISD Social Media. The contest is open for two weeks. Once the contest is closed, Staff will vote on the winner. Therefore, Staff will be excluded from the contest. What can I win? We are giving away one of the FISD Sweatshirts (size M), one of the 25th Legion Anniversary FISD Coins, and one Star Wars Celebration Patch to the winner. Additionally, the winning picture will be turned into a SWCE Badge Design, of which you will get a digital copy. Since we’ve all spent enough money on Celebration already, shipping will be covered as well. Full info here The contest will close on the 19th of June 2023, 12:00 GMT. CRL's Currently Under Construction Please see below the links for four CRL's FISD currently has under construction and discussion. If we managed to get any more under way, they can also be added to the active WIP list. It is awesome to see that we have members working hard towards some exciting new additions to the detachments roster that will aid in further growing and enticing members to our friendly home. These are what we have, and if you have input or can assist these members in bringing their dreams to reality, please feel free to participate in the build threads. Commander Pyre almost at the finish line https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/49850-wip-realistic-commander-pyre-supported-by-the-voice-liam-mcintyre-himself/ Artillery Trooper almost at the finish line https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/52825-honey-mustards-artillery-trooper-build-thread/ Imperial Commando (The Mandalorian) build in progress https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/53372-pyros-imperial-armored-commando-wip/?do=findComment&comment=763801 Lt. Gauge (games based character) built to realistic vision, build in progress https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/51427-tk-stormtrooper-tales-from-the-galaxys-edge-last-call-first-order-lt-gauge-crl-development-thread/?do=findComment&comment=76430 Captain cardinal TBC builds had been in progress https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/forum/228-captain-cardinal-build-threads/ Updates here INFORMATION & AWARD PROGRAMS For a full list of FISD awards programs head here. *Now Available in Swedish* Want to spread the word about FISD?, you can with our FISD Tri-Fold Brochure. Originally these were done in a limited run by the member who created them, but nowadays, we have moved this to a print your own service making them accessible to all countries around the globe. Files are available to all full 501st members on request by contacting our DL Andrew @Sly11 , you can find more info here Currently Available languages: English - Spanish - German - Swedish Are you new to the FISD and wondering what the heck all those abbreviations and strange sounding terms mean? To help you @justjoseph63 has started a list of the most commonly used ones that will give you some insight. If you have ANY questions about a particular term that is not listed or suggestions for new ones please contact Joseph. You can find the list here. Pre Approval Forum allows future Troopers the opportunity to submit photos of their completed build to be reviewed by the Staff, Imperial Attaches and others in preparation for forwarding it to their GML for approval. Any and all advice/suggestions given will be specific, constructive, helpful and respectful. Please note that this program will NOT take the place of your local GML, as Detachments are not chartered for costume approval and can not override a GMLs decision, but is instead a peer review program designed to help you look your best and offer guidance and positive feedback. For more information on this program, please visit the link here. Don't forget to visit our 3D section when next surfing the FISD forums, there is plenty of useful information to potentially help you on your next TK adventure. You might be feeling may generous and share with our community a new TK related 3D file and maybe win yourself a 3D contributors award so check out the details below and be part of the in house 3D community. Here is a link to the FISD 3D Contributor program. Don't forget to create a troop log here on FISD and get awarded for your adventures The list of accomplished troopers keeps growing, so get on board and register your troops today Simply start (or update!) your troop log, keep the running total in the title, and post (at least!) a date and name for the official 501st event where you wore your TK! Once you've hit a milestone count, go over to the "Field Exercise Awards -- Post your milestones here" thread to request your profile be updated! Simple, right? Also if you would like your troop photos shared on our social media channels please add the following to the first post of your FISD troop log: I give permission for FISD to repost my photos on social media in an appropriate fashion. Award Recipients May - June TK-11672 "Sidius" Carsteb - - - - - TK-82278 "iSmileBak" Tyler - - - - - TK- 31139 "LVLAsion" Kenzo - - - - - TK- 12953 "jsilvius" James - - - - - TK- 66744 "Morgi" Luca - - - - - Are you an approved TK that spends more time on the boards than the average Trooper? Do you enjoy using your knowledge to help out future and existing Troopers? If so, we would like to invite you to join the Imperial Attaché program! Members of the I.A. team are chosen to help out not only those here on the boards, but on a local level as well. Our aim is to have at least one in each and every Garrison, Squad and Outpost in the entire legion to be the eyes and ears of the FISD on a local level. For a complete list of Imperial Attaches, go here. Some of the benefits: Access to exclusive Attaché merch., including patches, IA patch and IA Rocker You may also be in the running for an Imperial Attaché Award Imperial Attaché Award for those attaché's who have gone above and beyond [minimum 1 year of service]. You can find a list of prior recipients here. Attaché Ambassador Attention all Attachés! If you haven't already seen it, please take a moment to review the 2023 Attaché Announcements and Kickoff thread. It contains what I hope is helpful information for all of you, as well as a reminder to sound off on the current Check-In thread if you haven't already done so. A reminder, too, that we are always looking for new attachés, especially for units currently without one (or two) as shown on THIS LIST. If you know of a trooper who you think would serve the post well, encourage them to apply for Attaché status HERE! With Unquestioned Loyalty Caleb Mask TK-73692 "MaskedVengeance" Attache Ambassador The FISD Master Armorer program is an optional, detachment only incentive award to recognize individuals who have directly helped another 501st stormtrooper to achieve Expert Infantry status. Some people spend countless hours helping others, and want to reward their results as well as incentivizing new people to help as well. To register a “win” in the program, the assistance must have provided hands-on help trimming, building, and/or fitting of said armor for the person who was awarded Expert Infantry status. More information can be found here Want to setup a "Fire Team? the Fire Team program is completely optional, and is intended to help form a common identity and spirit of camaraderie among 501st Legion Stormtroopers in the same geographic area/garrison that troop together. Fire Teams are not officially recognized by the 501st Legion nor the FISD, although they will be able to access a Fire Team sub-forum on the detachment website. You can find more information here. Let's all give a warm FISD welcome to our 72nd Fire Team: Name: Scary Looking Nerd Herders Region: Swedish Garrison, Trinity Squad (Trinity area) Logo: For those interested here is the original discussion on the creation of Fire teams here With Unquestioned Loyalty Mark Ryner TK-4584 "captsafe66" Fire Team Relations So what exactly are and levels? These programs were designed for those who choose to take their armor above and beyond the minimum requirements for basic 501st Legion approval. It gives you the chance to show a level of dedication and pride that takes your armor closer to being as "screen accurate" as possible, without as much extra work as you may realize! You can find more information on the programs here. For those unaware it is possible to achieve extra awards at Expert Infantry for each additional version costume you have approved, additional awards are not issued with another Expert Infantry number (you are only issued 1 Expert Infantry number) but you will see a star above the award on your profile and the thread title will show [APPROVED] 2nd, [APPROVED] 3rd, [APPROVED] 4th and so on. Multiple EIB award recipients and info here NOTE If you are approved with a "2nd Version" of a particular costume that you are already approved with you do not receive an additional award, there is only 1 award issued for each costume version ie: only 1 x Hero, 1 x Stunt, 1 x HWT, 1 x ESB, 1 x TFA and so on. If you have a second/additional version costume approved you will see "2nd Version" and [APPROVED] added to the thread title, no additional profile stars (more info on profile awards here) For those of you who have a particular issue (or issues) before or after submitting for Expert Infantry / Centurion level approval, in order to get you an answer faster you can now privately contact the entire Deployment Officer team at one time! Questions about fitting, repairs, CRL standards/requirements or anything pertaining to reaching Levels 2 and 3 are not only welcomed, but encouraged. Keep in mind that no question is too small, and that your queries will only be seen by the D.O. Staff. We are here to help in any way we can, so please feel free to send us a message by clicking on this link: @Deployment Officer Team and we will get back to you A.S.A.P.! The 1500 Strength in numbers! This area lists all those who have gone above and beyond basic approval toward screen accuracy and obtained EIB or Centurion or both. FOR May - June the 1st Imperial Stormtrooper Detachment would like to congratulate the following. Expert Infantry Badge Award: Sean "Sean TK" TK21103 EIB 1062 Tyler "iSmilebak" TK82278 EIB 1063 Kris "Kris B" TK15129 EIB 1064 Marcel "TK 26476 - Marz Elson" TK26476 EIB 1065 GREAT job on your approval, now on to Level 3! Request your free EIB certificate here. You can find a list of multiple award recipients here. Multiple EIB award info here Expert Infantry Honor Gallery here --------------------------------------------------------------- Centurion Badge Award: Dan "KaiserintheHood" TK80419 Centurion 2nd approved ANH Outstanding job on reaching Centurion, Troopers! Request your free Centurion certificate here. You can find a list of multiple award recipients here. If you see any of these Troopers around your Garrison or Squad, be sure to congratulate them! It's June! For us in the Northern Hemisphere Summer is about to start and we're all out and trooping. So, please, keep all those wonderful troop pictures coming, because we're loving them! If you were at Celebration and have some cool TK pictures, don't forget to participate in our Celebration Picture Contest, where we're giving away some amazing prices to the winner. It's open to all approved TKs who were at Celebration -- even those not in armor, so come take a look! There's still one week left to submit your entries. In other news, Pride Month has started and we're looking to share the colorful side of our troopers. From TK-421 himself to our troopers marching in Pride parades all over the world, the LGBTQ+ community has always played a part in who Stormtroopers are. If you have some pictures of your Trooper in rainbow, you marching in a parade, or you're part of the community and want to show off your armor, please submit your pictures to our DPRO team. You can find the thread HERE With Unquestioned Loyalty Luca Hahn TK-66744 "Morgi" Social Media Relations Another bumper issue, if you have any interesting articles or stories please reach out to me. For anyone interested in having a look through any of the older newsletters they can find be found here. With Unquestioned Loyalty Glen "Q" Rhodes TK-85421 "gmrhodes13" PRO, Newsletter Detachment Leader (DL): Andrew Franke (Sly11) TK-11469 Detachment Executive Officer (DXO): Joseph Pedigo justjoseph63 TK-10963 Chief Deployment Officer (DCA): Mario Reyes (TKSpartan) TK-48117 Deployment Officer (DCA): José Mª Sánchez (Chemi) TK-30173 Deployment Officer (DCA): Tony Jobe (ukswrath) TK-10116 Provost Marshall (DCoG): Steven Sheades (starsaber25) TK-10466 Provost Marshall (DCoG): Tim Waychoff (DarkCMF) TK-51878 Provost Marshall (DCoG): Chris Pearson (themaninthesuitcase) TK-10911 Special Unit Director-Valkyries (DCoG): Teresa Nuthall (Soulart) TK-41307 Provost Marshal SM Platforms (DCoG): Christoph (Danny) Lauber (Ripper_L) TK-55550 Fire Team Relations(DCoG): Mark Ryner (captsafe66) TK-4584 Merchandise and Brand Officer (DMBO): James Silvius (jsilvius) TK-12953 Trading Card Specialist (DMBO): Eric Ho (Hoda) TK-77520 Personnel Officer (DPER): AC (NoVATie) TK-5597 Content Editor Support (DPRO): Adam Wolf (Revlimiter) TK-89400 Content Editor Support (DPRO): Jeff Salt (Wingnut65) TK-50297 NEW TO STAFF Content Editor Support (DPRO): Jonatan Östling (Nairy) TK-23592 NEW TO STAFF Content Editor Support (DPRO): Vicky Mandlmaier (Vicky_Velocipanda) TK-50893 NEW TO STAFF Social Media Relations (DPRO): Luca Hahn (Morgi) TK-66744 NEW TO STAFF Newsletter Publisher (DPRO): Glen Rhodes (gmrhodes13) TK-85421 Attache Ambassador (DPRO): Caleb Mask (MaskedVengeance) TK-73692 NEW TO STAFF Systems Administrator (DWM): Eric Brager (Darth Aloha) TK-9674 Systems Administrator (DWM): Mathias (Locitus) TK-2959 Detachment Founder (DF): Paul Hoeffer (Daetrin) TK-8020 Facebook: www.facebook.com/whitearmor Facebook Group: 1st Imperial Stormtrooper Detachment (FISD) Official Twitter: www.twitter.com/FISD501st or @FISD501st Instagram: www.instagram.com/fisd501st Discord: https://discord.gg/FmQZ2qW8gx On behalf of the 1st Imperial Stormtrooper Detachment Command Staff and the Imperial Propaganda Department

Dan has now been added to the Hall of Eternal Legionnaires: https://www.501st.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=290&t=112750&sid=416443c4d19f91fa7eabc6cd28c7ea3d The Funeral was last Wednesday 7th June, I documented this here:

I completely forgot to update here after the armour party. I didn't even take any progress photos. All the parts are rough cut out. A few still need to be trimmed a little to size right. The few that are sized right I need to get out to the store to grab some sanding papers to sand down the edges on the inside so they aren't too rough, a suggestion given to me at the armour party that I hadn't thought of. My progress was more in learning what steps i need than physical progress. Confidence is rising. Just need more time to actually do things. I tried to ask questions as much as I could to pick at the depths of knowledge of the approved TK's that attended. One even had his kit there to look at. Where all his straps are, how the peices look together when not on a person, or attached to other parts. It was really helpful to see what the pieces look like alone.

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Please see below the links for four CRL's FISD currently has under construction and discussion. If we managed to get any more under way, they can also be added to the active WIP list. It is awesome to see that we have members working hard towards some exciting new additions to the detachments roster that will aid in further growing and enticing members to our friendly home. These are what we have, and if you have input or can assist these members in bringing their dreams to reality, please feel free to participate in the build threads. Commander Pyre NOW APPROVED, CRL IN LIBRARY. Artillery Trooper NOW APPROVED, CRL IN LIBRARY. (The Mandalorian) Imperial Armored Commando NOW APPROVED, CRL IN LIBRARY. Lt. Gauge (games based character) built to realistic vision. Captain Cardinal NOW APPROVED, CRL IN LIBRARY.

UPDATED with new photos/info. I was recently asked "What's the difference between the regular (Sterling) E-11 and the Bapty versions of the blasters used in ANH"? So, having some time on my hands this is what I have come up with. Is it the end-all-be-all of this subject? Not by a long shot, but it should answer the basic questions along with a few odd facts. If anyone has any input or corrections please let me know and I will update this thread as needed. Thanks for looking! The "Blastech Industries" E-11 While no one knows exactly how many were used/seen onscreen, these were real British Sterling Mk4/L2A3 sub-machine guns which actually fired 9 mm blanks from a shortened 34 round magazine. As seen in the 2nd image below this gave the actor(s) the realistic effect of responding to live fire (note the actual smoke coming from the barrel.... and the wince on Han's face). In some scenes the shell casings are seen being ejected. Red "laser" blasts were added in post production by "rotoscoping" each one by hand, frame by frame. Some didn't match up exactly, lol, but it was 1977 and who noticed? I certainly didn't, but it explains our legendary bad aim. To give them a more "futuristic" appearance, the prop masters added all manner of objects: 1. Hengstler counter model 400- Added to the left side behind the magazine, at least 2 versions of this were used in the film. Eagle only- I believe these to be the older versions, made in either brass or a base metal with 890 in the center. Wings are rounded on the outside tops and square on the inside. Eagle with HENGSTLER below it- There are 2 versions of this one. The "wings" logo on the older one have slightly rounded tops and are a tiny bit narrower than the newer version which has squared tops. Both have a smaller 890 in the center as compared with the older models. NOTES: Placement of the counter is ideally mounted slightly above the folding stock rail with the rear lined up above the stock bolt as seen below. As seen in the last 3 images below, the counter is angled and follows the contour of the folding stock. Although cool looking, the coiled wires connected to the counter/power cylinders were not seen in the film and only used on the Bapty version in promotional images so are therefore not "screen accurate". The counters originally had 2 small metal prongs (connector pins) attached to the front. Very few of these made it into any reference images, and were probably knocked off when holstering the weapons. 2. Power cylinders/setup- Unless they were knocked off during filming, these were present on all blasters seen onscreen and were mounted on top of the magazine. If you want to dive into this rabbit hole (and I highly suggest you do, it's actually fascinating reading) about the details I highly recommend checking out Adam's page here. You simply will not find a better reference, and it has everything you could possibly want to know (and more) about these mystery items! Side notes: 1. Some references state that the red wires behind the power cylinders were not seen on-screen, but in at least 2 scenes they were (photos 1-2). The first shows a Stunt TK holding his weapon with it present, and the second is from a photo where Luke is holding it, but I believe this to be the same exact weapon. 2. Ideally the cylinders/mounting plate should be parallel with the end of the magazine well, at an angle to the receiving tube (photos 3-4). 1 2 3 4 T-tracks- While the exact origin/source is unknown, these were 6 of these used to cover the holes in the shroud. They were made of plastic**, the ends bent over and inserted into the openings at the end of each row except for the bottom and row with the bayonet lug. ** Used on both versions, these should not have any metallic color showing when weathering your weapon. Scope- Both the Sterling and the Bapty versions used surplus WW2 tank scopes. While the 1942 M38 type was seen on the majority, 2 other models were employed as well. Note on the M19 model that the original hex nuts were used to attach it to the rail. M38 (1942) M19 (1942) M38 (1943) Scope rail- 3 methods of mounting the rear of the rail can be confirmed. The first (photo 1) shows the rear held in place with a vertical bolt/hex-nut. Photo 2 shows a horizontal version. Photos 3-4 shows how the Bapty's were mounted using a bent end and fastened with what appears to be a star-head screw. 1 2 3 4 The Bapty versions (photo 1) all had a 90 degree bend at the front of the rail while some others (photo 2) had none. Either is fine for all levels of approval. 1 2 Other items- This rectangular item on the top front of scope (photos 1,2 and 3) was seen on both the Sterling and Bapty versions in a few scenes. While it is not known exactly what these were, they appear to be a 14 prong IC socket. These may have been added to all blasters, but since they were glued on few are seen as apparently most were knocked off during filming. There is only one photo I can find of these mystery items being used, and both were located on the left side of the folding stock. The longer one was located toward the front and the smaller one toward the rear above the trigger guard. Many parts like the Hengstler counter and power cylinder set-ups were simply glued to the weapons, and during filming these were knocked off by accident (photos 1-2). Some were seen held on with wire or cable ties (photos 3-4). 1 2 3 4 The Bapty E-11: Because actual weapons were difficult to export between countries during filming (UK, California and Tunisia) approximately 20 custom made replicas were fabricated by the Bapty company (a UK based prop maker) that could be. Based on the L2A3, these were leased to the production to conserve costs, and since they were not actual firing weapons it saved additional money by not having to have a licensed armorer on set. These looked very similar, but what Bapty did (among other things) was to utilize the main parts and entire front sections of actual Sterling L2A3s, but replace the rear end with a custom aluminum tube (thus the rivet) and remove the ejector pin/grub screw from the magazine. Note that the cocking channel on both the aluminum extension (2) and original shroud (1) has been filled. Sterling grip/trigger Ejector pin/grub screw removed 1. No D-ring 2. Solid rear sight 3. Star(?) head screw holds rear scope rail directly to shroud (body) 4, Faux cocking lever 5. Aluminum billet (tube) replacing bolt/spring 6. Wood barrel (not seen) 7. Larger/rounder trigger guard 8. No trigger/mechanism 9. No retaining bolt/screw or emblem 10. Custom made smooth aluminum grip 11. 2 piece body (shroud) 12. Rivet (not seen on all models) 13. Trigger cover plate is different 14. Rivet instead of selector switch Two interesting facts: 1. While Bapty used real Sterling magazines, they cut them in half and used both sides. Some had the original end plates (photo 1), some had flat replicated plates (photo 2) and some just had wooden plugs (photo 3). 2. I have always been told that "There were no Philip's type screws seen in ANH", and having studied literally thousands of reference images I believed that to be true. Until now, when the Bapty cocking lever caught my eye (photo 4). There were 2 other versions as well, one (6) using a flat head screw. 1 2 3 4 5 6 IMPORTANT Even though I believe these were seen more than the Sterling version in the film, please note that the Bapty version is not permitted for approval at Centurion level.

Hello fellow plastic army! Now that I've finished my TK Helmet interior build, it is time to start the next (and possibly last?) project for my TK. Hopefully this one won't take a year like the helmet... I'll be building the Blaster Factory E-11 and installing a BlastFX system. I don't think I will be building a particular screen used E11 (Han charging, Trooper guarding Leia, etc). My armor is based on Han's armor during Leia's rescue, so I'll lean more that way. I'm also not a fan of the crinkle finish. From my understanding, the ones used by Han for shooting were firing versions, therefor actually ex- British MoD Sterlings. The MoD ones supposedly were all smooth. The scopes are rough textured though. Please correct me if I'm wrong. I'll have to check the reference sources and come up with a mish-mash of a blaster that has components that I like. So far I have the following: Blaster Factory (warmachine) ANH Pro Kit https://blasterfactory.com/product/-e11-blaster-pro-kit-replica-special/ Blaster Factory Power Cylinders Shape B https://blasterfactory.com/product/e11-blaster-power-cylinder-shape-b-metalmite-capacitors/ Hengstler Counter - Real - Originally sourced from Blaster Factory. Only reproductions available on site now. BlastFX E11 system: I bought this about 3 years ago, so there may be newer updated mods or features that mine won't have. But I'm sure it will still make pew-pew and entertain the young and old.... Blaster Greebly kit from Joseph (if any available....) https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/50907-ot-e-11-greeblies-anh-esb/ 14 Pin socket if Joseph is out (or to add to 3 more E-11's) https://www.digikey.ca/en/products/detail/amphenol-cs-fci/DILB14P-223TLF/4292071?s=N4IgTCBcDaICYEsA2AjAjAFgA4FoxgGYAXJAMxAF0BfIA I know the "newly found" greebly discussion is a couple years old now, but I literally just stumbled upon it yesterday! The wealth of knowledge in this group always amazes me. If Joseph does not have any kits left I can easily order the circuit part and 3D print the other two components. I did note there are some minor differences in the 14 pin circuit piece depending on the manufacturer. The internal slots look different as well as some have lettering and numbering visible. I'll probably source extra circuit pieces to mount on my original plastic E11, as well as a couple crappy resin printed E11's I have. These will go towards a blaster charging rack display in the future. I do have to source (or just make up?) a way to install the BlastFX into the blaster. Most stuff I've seen basically shows a final finished product, but now individual components were installed in the limited space. Sources: E11 reference page: http://www.e-11blaster.com/?fbclid=IwAR2HeqveZPN0XpSsuI13s0BSDyw3jOH0Zrq7PNmhwBBAmaErRVQ1XF9tNSI Scope stuff: https://blasterfactory.com/painting-the-m19-and-m38-scopes/ Blaster assembly: https://blasterfactory.com/e-11-assembly-step-by-step/ Differences between E11's used on screen: https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/51912-the-anh-e-11-sterling-vs-bapty-differences/ Sterling diagrams: https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/49951-sterling-sub-machine-gun-diagrams-handbook-images/ Break down of which E11's on screen used scopes, power cylinders, etc: http://www.partsofsw.com/e11guide.htm Simple black painting from blasterfactory youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yd-6s16xe-I Blasterfactory assembly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPdffNZfVtA Blaster Factory assembly diagram: https://blasterfactory.com/wp-content/uploads/E11_exploded_poster.pdf Actual Sterling Ref photos: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WdcJB4xu2OuoBrNoi288Ti00VDVxVXx5/view Power Cylinder info: E11 Replicas.pdf (dropbox.com) Very good and detailed blaster buildup: https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/32111-fisd-e-11-blaster-reference/ DLT-19 Build: https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/48667-helotechs-3d-props-dlt-19-build/ 4 Youtube videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhmPtldfkwc&list=PL0vPavhtJwQCoSL-gHSWackwsti1s9CvU&t=1s So far I have just pulled the blaster out of storage to reacquaint myself with all the pieces and disassembled the Hengstler counter. More to follow!!!!

Trooper information: Name: Marcel Fleiner Height / weight: 178cm / 83kg FISD User name: Marz Elson Legion ID: TK-26476 Garrison: German Garrison Squad: Echo Nova Squad 501st profile: https://www.501st.com/members/displaymember.php?userID=36780&costumeID=124 Mandatory Information: Armor Maker: RS Prop Masters Helmet Maker: RS Prop Masters – lens (by OPLE Props) and padding upgraded, frown mesh added, cooling, Stormtrooper Audio System w/Voice Modulation from UkswrathsSpeciality, helmet interior by ArtneoES Blaster Maker: RS Prop Masters Boot Maker: RS Prop Masters (Imperial Boots) Canvas belt supplier: RS Prop Masters Hand guard supplier: RS Prop Masters Holster Maker: RS Prop Masters Neckseal: RS Prop Masters Full Body: Armor Details: Helmet: Accessories:

Hello ladies and gentlemen! I'm Tristan from germany. I'm have my roots in building and painting boba fett armor and especially helmets and now discovered my love to stormtrooper helmets. My first was a rs kit and it was a great fun to build and paint it. Then I get a beautiful da props hdpe kit and I was addicted :-D. now I try to discover new makers and techniques because all of that stuff is so exciting and awesome in my opinion! I'm looking forward to work with you guys n gals! Thanks for looking and take care, Tristan

Looking good, final adjustments can be done once you have your ab/cod on.

They look good , wait to the final fit to see if more trimming or mobility cuts are necessary .

Trimmed both thighs to the screen used dimensions and removed all return edges from the top of the thigh. Seems to fit much better and mobility is better as well. Should they be higher or is this a good height? Much appreciated!

I'll rush this just for you...

It's really up to you, I like using threaded screws/nuts, just helps if you want to make any fines adjustments, drilling out rivets are a pain, rivets are just what was used on the originals.

Congrats, trooper! That is some beautiful armor, well done. Tracker updated!

Slow movement last week but I think my patience paid off. Sadly, Diablo 4 and building Star Wars Shatterpoint stuff with a buddy got in the way of real progress so that is all I have to share for the week. I will review the chest & abdomen build once again in prep for weekend progress.

Oh I know. I have my trooping, 3D printing, plastic model building, target shooting, my motorcycle, brand new camper I haven't used yet, plus 2 dogs, a cat and a wife to deal with. LOL

Congratulations Trooper. Welcome to the ranks.

Oh my god!!!! CableGuy has passed away!!! This is a very sad news...my condolences to his family and UK Garrison members...Buckets off...

Looking back on this now, things have moved quite fast! My 1 year Trooperversary is coming up in about 2 months!

The tk crl for centurion build says that the gap between the ab and kidney plays should be minimal to none. While I’m not a really big guy I’m not 170lbs. If I’m going for centurion level what do I need to do about this space that will still pass?

Would be cool to see a tshirt run in the future with the new stepping out logo

Very good points! I will try to fix them! That's what I'm here for. You guys have the eye for that details :-)

Congratulations and welcome EI #1065!

The holes in the cap (red circle) can stay just where they are, it's just a matter of drilling new ones in the faceplate underneath (orange arrow) after shifting it into the new position. Since it looks like it only needs to be rotated about a 1/4 inch or so you shouldn't have any additional holes to cover. As Glen mentioned, the ears will cover them anyway as seen in the screen used example. If you have the overlap at the bottom, a rivet at the bottom will help keep it in place while you work on the ear placement.

I had a question about stormtrooper armor. I'm 5/7 and really skinny. Would I fit a normal kit? Where would I find a kit for someone like me?

Awesome! Thank you! I’ve been test fitting after removing more of the return edges and it’s fitting awesome. Much more comfortable! I’ll upload pictures soon to make sure it’s fitting better and try the same with the left thigh as well. Thanks!

You may want to contact @justjoseph63 for one of his greeble kits

Adding sides shims will help, you need to fill the seams with ABS paste for centurion Some armor makes are bigger than others, AM being the largest, thread here may be of interest

This is all good news! Thank you!!!

Common strapping reference, centurion approved

thank you so much …

Hey Luca, ganz lieben Dank. Dann als nächstes Ziel Centurion. Davor aber endlich die ersten Troops absolvieren. Darauf freue ich mich riesig. Hab einen schönen Abend und liebe Grüße … Hey Luca, thank you very much. The next objective is Centurion. But before that, finally, complete the first Troops. I'm really looking forward to that. Have a nice evening and best regards ...

Glückwunsch, Marcel! Als nächstes dann Centurion! Congratulations, Marcel! Next up Centurion!

Marcel Fleiner 26476 EIB A4 Mario Nice job, Marcel!! https://www.whitearmor.net/eib/certificates/26476-eib.png

Hi Marcel, and thank you for your EIB application! CRL and EIB Application Requirements: All required photos have been submitted, and on behalf of the entire D.O. staff we are pleased to welcome you to the rank of Expert Infantry. Congratulations! Other-Armor Fit/Assembly; In this area we review observations made by your fellow troopers and the DO team. Some observations may lead to suggestions to improve the overall look of your armor, and please keep in mind that we consider both text (CRL) and pictures (screen caps/reference images) when reviewing submissions. Just a simple adjustment here : The TD is a little high. It should be about the same height as the canvas belt. Your thighs look a bit wide at the top. This can be fixed by removing the back cover strip, trimming the thigh halves and glue the cover strip again. References Centurion Requirements: In this section we prepare you for our highest tier of approval. Because Centurion photos must show more detail than EIB, items pertaining to Level 3 might be seen there and not here and additional photos may be required. We try to point out all that we can from what we are able to clearly see, but the final accuracy is the responsibility of the trooper. CRL L3: The plastic shoulder straps need to be held down in the back via a white elastic band to the white fabric that connects/bridges the chest and back piece.  Starting from the shoulders, The left shoulder bridge is slightly raised. Looking closely , the white elastic should be positioned holding down on the shoulder armor and bridge together Reference Images CRL L3: Ideally there no gap between the abdomen and kidney armor. Abdominal and Kidney Plate align horizontally at top. A single visible seam line is present. The Shims you added to the Kidney armor must be filled . You could use some ABS paste, sand a bit and polish. Reference images CRL L3: Rivets are equally spaced along the depth of the armor and about 10mm from the edge The rivets of the AB plate plate are too far from their ideal position. They should be removed, new holes drilled and the old holes covered with abs paste. It looks more complicated than it really is. If you need help, we are here to help you. Reference Images CRL L3: The large Ab plate detail shall be a separate piece attached to the raised center mounting area. Plate does not overlap the edges of this area and shall show a definite straight cut edge around all sides. Looking closely to your Large Ab Buttons plate, It looks to be trimmed offset, it's on an angle, eve though a little deviation could be acceptable, but, in this case it is quite noticeable. Trimming carefully the edge could do the trick. Reference Images CRL L3: The top of the ABS ammo belt should sit at or just above the bottom of the central and vertical abdomen button panels. A common solution to this issue is to use a piece of Velcro behind to keep the ABS belt in place. Reference Images CRL L3: Drop boxes are vertically aligned with the end of the ammo belt with minimal gap between belt and box. Your are riding a little high so they overlap the ABS Belt lower section. Reference Images CRL L3: The corners of the plastic ammo belt shall be trimmed at a 45 degree angle that that meets the outer edge of the cloth belt. A recommended fix for this is to trim the edges of the plastic ammo belt a bit to adjust it to those 45 degrees. Reference Images CRL L3: Lower thigh ridge joins (front and rear) shall butt-up flush against each other. Any gaps must be backed with ABS or filled as not to be noticeable. Looking at the back of your thighs, you have a small gap in the ridges. you can glue a small square of ABS plastic and fill with ABS paste, sugru or something similar. Reference Images Centurion is all about details trooper and this one is just a dressing issue , just take care every time you put on your armor that the Shins sits lower. Reference Images Your E11 Blaster Ammo counter rides a little back, you will need to re locate it a little forward. References CRL L3: The blaster may have minor weathering or base metal exposure however, T-tracks and grips shall be of a black plastic appearance with no silver/metallic weathering allowed. It could be a light effect but just in case, when taking the photos for Centurion , be sure the the grip shows black color in the surface. References That's all Trooper, perhaps it looks like a lot of work ahead for Centurion, but we are confident you can do it and we are here to help. Welcome to EIB ranks !!

Welcome to FISD Tristan, very nice work on that helmet sir!

Ultimately, there isn't anything sad for FISD about this news, we know our costumes aren't cheap. As Glen mentioned, we are by far and above, the most requested character at events and troops and predominantly our members have to build/assemble our costumes rather than have them made by someone else. Our costumes take time and plenty of care to not only construct, but also maintain to get the best life out of them, and we relish in polishing our armour before troops. There is a lot to be very very proud of when it comes to our catalogue of costumes, loads to be very happy about and not to forget we have no less than four new to legion costumes currently under construction along with their CRL preparation. Just look at the motivation this whole event has created for us, and with these new costumes on top, even more will become Stormtroopers. So turn that frown upside down and get cracking on your new TK today

I'm really skinny as well (177cm/51kg|5'10/113lbs), but with some resizing and padding I've been able to make it not only work, but even look proportional. Once you start building, just open a build thread and we'll be here to help. And some others have already posted some build threads that can help you achieve the correct height for your armor. You got this!

Dang, Buckets off Cableguy.

RIP Dan, and bucket's off. It's shocking that someone can be such a voice and then be silenced so unexpectedly. My condolences to his family. Truly a sad day for our community.

Buckets off our brother in arms Dan is now joining the higher ranks! Buckets off

Buckets off.

Very interesting compilation. I would add the fact that they might have used both M38 and M40 scopes, as well as M19 and M32. And with M38/M40 there are 2 versions, 1942 version with smooth front foot and 1943 with curved foot. 1942: 1943: