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Just got word that the Pauldron would be in the mail tomorrow. Once I have it in, I will send pictures ofthe pauldron, then apply the decal, and send pictures of that as well for the CRL update

Helmet coming together. First ear trimmed and attached. That first ear took me a couple of days! Wanted to be sure to take SLOOOOOW!

Greetings everyone! I am Tom Tilmon, and while I'm not that well known here on FISD, I have been a long time stalker, and a recently approved TK. I am TK-74759. I'll be taking some more photos soon, and I'll post a freshly approved thread where appropriate. I am better known on Sith Lord Detachment, because in addition to my TK, I have an approved TFA Kylo. While building my TFA Kylo, I gutted my Black Series Lighsaber, and well, since then I have gone a bit saber mad. I own a small Lightsaber company called: Megtooth Sith Sabers. Hence my moniker here. Now that we have dispensed with the Bull, I recently got into 3D printing, and made Bryan Roller's Model of the E11, which is really cool in its own right! But in lieu of the spring, I designed a chassis to fit into the blaster behind the bolt. I also cut out the Hegstler Counter, and plopped in a SSD1306 OLED Display. I actually turned the functioning button beneath the counter into my auxiliary switch, by putting a tactile switch into the housing that Byran's plunger depresses. I have 6 wires coming out of the Hegstler housing: 2 switch wires, and 4 wires for the OLED. I did have to drill holes coming out of the counter, as well as going into the gun. In addition to the mods in the Counter box, I also added a tactile switch behind Byran's resetting trigger, which acts as my "main" switch. I routed those wires up through the switch housing, but still retained Bryan's designed indexing selector switch functionality. I did not tie the selector switch into the proffie board, as my aux switch in the counter serves to "reload" and change fonts. The below video is long on youtube, but in the expanded comments I have links to all the stuff to build this, including my config file and wiring diagram for Proffieboard. I did use a 7/8" LED Module from The Custom Saber Shop, as well as a Red, REd, Blue Custom Tri Cree for the shot propogation. This module includes a carclo lens, I'll link those below as well. I did secure the LED mdule with epoxy to the front of the bolt. I think any redesign, I'd just make onel long chassis in lieu of Bryan's bolt. I did have to cut the back half of the bolt off, where the spring would seat, as well, I cut off the part of the bolt you cannot see opposite the charging handle to make wire routing much easier. In spite of some imperfections in my build, I'm pretty proud of this technological terror I've constructed! I used a proffie 1.5 in this build, but my chassis works for all 3 current iterations of Proffieboard. Cautionary note: I used 30 ga PTFE wiring, which has thin/strong/mil spec/heat resistant insulation. because 13 wires are routed though the chassis from the blaster, the hole I designed will only work with thin PTFE wires of 30 ga! I use Powerwerx wire, I'll include that link. The config file would have to be slightly modified if you wanted to use a Gen2 or Gen3 Proffieboard, but that is easy. I have a youtube channel with all sorts of help videos on Proffieboard here: Megtooth Sith Youtube NOTE: If you do decide to build this as I did, the tri cree LED and Lens combination are a low class laser. Do not look into it, or point it at anyone's eyes, unless it is greatly diffused! Without further blah blah, here is my blaster in action, as well as some of the build out/installation: Bryan Roller's Model: STERLING SMG MK4 (L2A3) by TK14082 - Thingiverse Bryan Roller's E11 additions for ANH on above model: E11 BLASTER (EPISODE IV: A NEW HOPE) ACCESSORY KIT by TK14082 - Thingiverse My 3D Chassis model for Proffieboard, 2.1mmRCP, 18650 Keystone battery holder, and 28mm bass speaker: E-11 Chassis that works with Bryan Roller's Sterling E11 Model to convert it to functioning prop with Proffieboard by TomTilmon - Thingiverse Buy yourself a Proffieboard: ProffieBoard v2.2 - Open Source Sound Board | Electronics123 My config file: E11 Proffie 1.5 Config - Pastebin.com My wiring diagram: https://imgur.com/8IISdGL TCSS 7/8 LED Module: .875" OD Heatsink module with center hole (thecustomsabershop.com) TCSS tri cree lens: 18deg Tri-Rebel/Cree Star Lens (thecustomsabershop.com) TCSS Tri Cree (order Red, Red, Blue): Custom Tri-Cree LED with modified base (thecustomsabershop.com) 18650 keystone holder: 18650 Single Cell Holder (thecustomsabershop.com) 28mm speaker: 4W 28mm WOWSpeaker (thecustomsabershop.com) 2.1 mm RCP: Switchcraft 2.1mm Power Jack (thecustomsabershop.com) Rotational Kill Key for 2.1 MM RCP, will turn your recharge port into an on/off switch! Kill Key x 4 - with On/Off slot (TTXEEY3S8) by Rick_D_Ryo (shapeways.com) Battery: Keeppower Li-Ion 18650 3.7V 3200mAh PCB Protected Rechargeable Battery (thecustomsabershop.com) PTFE wiring: PTFE High Temperature Stranded Wire | Powerwerx (make sure you only get 30 gauge, and also get lots of colors so you don't get confused) My video on programming proffieboards, its long but detailed and timestamped so you can skip to what you need: Fett263's website for Proffieboard resources: Fett263 Proffieboard ProffiePixel Lightsaber Resources Happy building troopers

Hello! This is going to be a pretty short build thread for a couple reasons. I bought a used and partially assembled Anovos Kit, so all the cutting was already done and several pieces were already assembled or partially assembled. I've also received help and feedback from a fellow garrison member who was able to come over one day and help guide me a bit. I've also done a good bit of work the past couple days. With this kit I'm wanting basic approval but I've been looking at Ukswrath's ANOVOS TK build (stunt) even though he went for a higher level of approval. Here's a bit of what I've done already: The only part that has any strapping in this picture is just the shoulder bell. Nothing else yet. Also I know that the left (my left) shin is a bit wide. I haven't implemented a proper closure method yet, so its not even really closed. Also since I took this picture I've added the knee ammo belt.

Trim marks look fine. Buttons paint just above the base of the plate Ab button paint shall not extend beyond the bottom of the actual raised button.

Snaps are not matched, image corrected Tandy Line 24(5/8") snaps are what are normally used BUT there are other brands out there, try to match your brand and not a different as they can be slightly different in size and will either not hold well or are too tight. If you can't find the same brand think about replacing them all as it will save you time in the long run.

I’ll see if I can shift it a little. Thanks for the Sugru tips!

Just got word that my Pauldron should be on its way to me soon!

Glen’s suggestions are spot on, as usual! If the three square belt cover pieces can’t be removed, then creating snap plates and gluing them to the underside right atop to the cut-off rivets should work adequately. Personally, I used Chicago screws to affix my plastic belt to the canvas belt. I wanted to maintain removability, but liked the added security of knowing a snap wouldn’t just pop out. I also used Chicago screws for my holster-to-belt attachment—special ones that came with my holster from Darman.

Size 12/13. Sent from my SM-G986U using Tapatalk

Depends on what glue has been used, if it's E6000 you should be able to lift a corner and pry them off. If it's more permanent glue you wont be able to remove the button covers. In that case I would make snap plates and glue on the back of the plastic setion. You should be able to bring up your thighs too How I make mine

You should still be able to add sugru Adding a washer can help tighten them, some legs are a little longer than others so check it is split all the way. Just check the alignment of these, middle one looks a little off on the photo, you may be able to oval the holes just a little to move over

thank you

Sniper knee trimmed out! Probably going to glue the front part tonight or tomorrow.

I use snaps on both the plastic to canvas and canvas to abdomen, some use a combination of snaps and rivets or velcro. I also use both snaps on the outside as well as the center, stops the belt from drooping. Does not matter what way you attach. Rough position. 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. The top of the ABS ammo belt should sit at or just above the bottom of the central and vertical abdomen button panels. Canvas belt must be firm / sturdy in appearance. No creasing or sagging  Bending your belt will also help it not to spring off when you move Also make sure your drop boxes align with the end of the plastic belt section Drop boxes are vertically aligned with the end of the ammo belt with minimal gap between belt and box.

ArtneoES on etsy. Cool dude and a legion member. Definitely been a big help with this. And super affordable Sent from my SM-G986U using Tapatalk

Thanks! I re-marked the rivets 10mm from where I trimmed instead. I also did the same thing with the kidney plate and it seems to line up well. Let me know what you I think!

NEW In Memoriam Detachment Leader Merchandise Officer Hall of Fame FISD Meme's Around the Detachment Competition 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 Newsletter Editor Staff List 2023 Follow FISD Richard "Ryath" Rowntree (TI-9632) was a member of Atlantic Garrison, and sadly moved on the morning of April 9th, 2023. Richard was a fan of life as well as many pop cultures, especially Star Wars, which especially translated over to his Legion Family. If there was an event, Richard could be found in the middle of it, helping others kit up, manning the booth, or seeking out the latest swag to trade. Richard loved his legion family and always made time to talk with current members, sharing memories, or speaking with prospective members, giving advice on where to get costume and prop items or who to talk to, to get build advice. Condolences to his garrison, family and friends "Buckets Off" Dominik Rehm (CT-32723) was a beloved member of German Garrison who started his journey with the 501st Legion as a dedicated cadet supporting the German Garrison, such as the time when he helped to distribute water to troopers at Legoland 2018, or by covering booth duties. He joined the 501st Legion in May 2021, and his first official event was Cosplay Days in Speyer. His debut as a clone of the 327th Star Corps was a smashing success! The German Garrison got to know Dominik as a dedicated member who put his whole heart into Star Wars and the Legion. He built and wore his Clone armor with great passion and enthusiasm. Like many other 327th Clones in Acklay Company, Dominik came to his costume and to our hobby via an Armor Party. He had been looking forward to throwing a big Armor Party at his home in 2022, which would have been the first one after the pandemic. Condolences to his garrison, family and friends "Buckets Off" Greetings and welcome to the July FISD Newsletter! Lots happening again here at FISD HQ with merch runs, competition winners and CRL work continuing. Personally i have been investing my time in building the new CRL's mentioned in last months addition. One of them is currently with the LMO office awaiting feedback for any small changes then hopefully green lit so we can officially add it to the FISD costume roster. As to our newest costume, Imperial Commando or imperial super commando, there are more vendors coming on line with various parts. Looks like 850 Armor works will be the first to have ABS armor kits available, and we are looking forward to seeing their test kit assembled and complete so we can review it. Sheev's Emporium is reworking their under/jump suit with the extra detail garnered from the recent Disney Gallery show release, and one of the 3D vendors has just announced he has the Riot shield files now available for purchase so the accessory list is growing. I will be updating the vendors list in the coming week as I am waiting for some more info from these vendors. Watch this space. Don't forget to check out our new section of the forums dedicated to this new costume. https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/forum/257-costuming-and-builds-the-mandalorian/ If you haven't already, best jump on our pre interest threads and open merch runs so you don't miss out. More details in this edition but currently we have 3 lots of merch going on. FISD Shield Pin OPEN FISD Sheild patch standard and large back patch style Pre interest thread FISD Sheild stickers OPEN What a great time to be a Stormtrooper and member of our mighty detachment! GET ON IT!! I hope you enjoy July's Newsletter, until next edition, see you on the forums and our socials! With Unquestioned Loyalty Andrew Franke TK-11469 "Sly11" Detachment Leader Greetings Troopers! The FISD Pin Run will be closing soon! 16 July 2023. We currently have less than 100 pins left available for sale! Check the run thread here for more information. We also had a member help us with setting a PR Mech Item! If you've been looking for FISD shield stickers Tony can setup you up, check out the PR Merch thread here! Or you can just order now via the website at: www.assassingraphics.co.uk Password: alienLV426 thread here I'm also working on doing a patch run. I opened a thread to just get an idea of how interested the Detachment was in patches, and I'm hoping to find a member or two outside the US that might be willing to help distribute them once we do the run to see if we can cut down on some of the shipping cost to our International brothers and sisters. you can find that thread here Hope all are and getting out to events! More Merch to come soon! With Unquestioned Loyalty James Silvius TK-12953 "jsilvius" Merchandise & Branding Officer Cooling down for a while, Chaos Division style! Please welcome TK 66744 to the Stormtrooper Hall of Fame, June 2023! @Morgi Troop log can be found here. Congrats on the badge! Many more to come! Other HOF recipients can be found here. With Unquestioned Loyalty Jonatan Östling TK-23592 "Nairy" Curator Hall Of Fame A few of Morgi's favourites Thank you to Luca "Morgi" TK-66744 for starting the FISD specific meme thread, you can find it here New Era Pauldrons A little research on the new era pauldrons covering Rogue One, Solo, BOBF, Mandalorian, Obi Wan, some subtle differences between versions. You can find the thread here Celebration Picture Contest Winner Thank you to all of you who entered, staff have been polled and the winner is Birgit TK-71384 "Swoby" Image manipulation by Jonatan TK-23592 "Nairy" You can find the competition thread 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 June - July TK-42085 "mamaking" Helen- - - - - - TK-82611 "rzill" Ron - - - - - - TK-20177 "Cybergrunt" Bill 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. 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. 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 June - July the 1st Imperial Stormtrooper Detachment would like to congratulate the following. Expert Infantry Badge Award: Justin "evnltr" TK9921 EIB 1066 Alex "Alikh" TK31701 EIB 1067 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: None this month - 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! 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 Content Editor Support (DPRO): Jonatan Östling (Nairy) TK-23592 Content Editor Support (DPRO): Vicky Mandlmaier (Vicky_Velocipanda) TK-50893 Social Media Relations (DPRO): Luca Hahn (Morgi) TK-66744 Newsletter Publisher (DPRO): Glen Rhodes (gmrhodes13) TK-85421 Attache Ambassador (DPRO): Caleb Mask (MaskedVengeance) TK-73692 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