Darth Aloha

Shoot Jim an email and I'm sure he will do everything he can to sort your issues out. He's done so for me on several occasions and even once late at night right the day before a troop. tkproductsllc@gmail.com -Eric Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That is the question of 2015 isn't it? The answer is: No one can say for sure. It seems likely it will be this winter but their track record for delivery is not awesome. I sometimes forget that I ordered one as well... until I read a post like this -Eric

I like puppies, the new Star Wars Rebels cartoon, making people smile when I dress like a plastic spaceman, and peanut butter and lingonberry jam sandwiches. Please tone it down and take this unproductive discussion to PM. You're bumming me out. I'm happy to lock this thread if it continues. -Eric Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Thank you again everyone for donating pretty much the exact amount we needed in less than 24 hours. FISD amazes me every day. Until next year -Eric

Heh sorry the needy text guilt was directed at Walt -Eric

Text message replied. Badge granted -Eric

Sure. As soon as you respond to my text message LOL -Eric

I don't care what they say about you Pete... you're a helluva craftsman. Also really good to see you briefly on Sunday. It's been too long. -Eric

We've reached our goal. No mas por favor. THANK YOU troopers!! FISD really is the best detachment on the Legion. I'm really proud to be part of this community. -Eric All, It's been over a year but its time to beg for money to help with hosting costs for the FISD web site. This server hosts the following web sites: Mos Eisley Police Department Imperial Officers Bounty Hunter's Guild Sith Lord Detachment Pacific Outpost When we calculate how to split up our yearly bill I take a look at a month's worth of bandwidth usage for each site. Then I divide the total cost up by percentage of bandwidth utilization. It is no surprise that FISD uses more than any of the other sites. This year our bill comes to: $591.30 If you want to donate to the cause please gift paypal to: We are grateful any amount you can afford. Once you donate post in this thread so I can keep track of the users I need to add this nifty badge: As soon as I get enough money I will post here for everyone to stop and likely refund some people money. Thank you for helping us run this website. -Eric

All, If you want your TFA TK build thread moved from the 501st only area to the public FISD forums please PM me and I will move it for you. Offering this to everyone who has a TFA TK kit is the right thing to do in the name of transparency. However, I don't think you should do it. I am weary from Anovos related drama and member concocted intrigue. People's strong opinions about the Anovos TFA kit have wasted, continue to waste, the detachment's and the Legion's time and energy. There is nothing at stake here in the "we're all plastic spacemen" way. I am of the opinion that it is better for everyone to just keep the build threads in the 501st area as Anovos requested because the possible uproar just isn't worth it to any of us. We should be trooping more and making fans/kids smile not thinking any more about this nonsense. FISD should be helping people build stormtrooper armor and making them look their best. That's what we do. We help people build stormtrooper armor. The costume belongs to the detachment and it is FISD's responsibility to careful caretakers of the CRL and the ensuing build threads. I believe that the responsible thing to do is to keep them in the 501st area. They are helping those who need it. I was one of the Alpha 50. I know how hard everyone has worked on their armor. I'm aware of how emotional and heated this subject is for the first 50. I saw it all unfold before and after Celebration. It is my dedication to them and those that have followed them that I am offering to move these threads. The metaphysical question of what an NDA is can be debated around and around for days. Who is bound by the NDA? Certainly not FISD as near I can tell. With that said, if there is fallout for allowing the build threads outside the 501st area the blame should rest solely on me, the detachment leader. Should Anovos or the LCOG come a'knocking, it is my door their knuckles should be pounding on. Why are the threads in the 501st area right now? The short story is that no one on staff from Anovos ever contacted myself or any of the staff about this issue. Some one posted something TFA TK related on FISD that caught the attention of an unspecified someone somewhere. Shortly after that the secret squirrel TFA TK Facebook group (the conducing of legion related matters on the extremely ephemeral facebook will be the death of our costume club) blew up with demands that FISD move all the threads to the 501st area. Not one person officially requested this of me. In a panic FISD moved the threads. Here we are a month and change later and things have calmed down. On 9/18, the day after the junior high schoolyard rumor mill caused us to move the threads out of the public, I opened up a support ticket with Anovos asking for guidance. Five minutes later I received a response (fastest response from Anovos ever) saying that they need run it up the chain and they would get back to me. I set some deadlines. I was adamant. I sent a followup message on the 23rd. On the 24th of September I received two sentences after my lengthy diatribes on several subjects. The relevant one is as follows: As for any information relating to the marketing kit, as this is solely for the 501st, all information must be contained on 501st forums. Please do as you want and let the chips fall where they may. I will move your threads on request but I'm requesting everyone to leave them where they are. I would also urge everyone who has an Anovos TFA TK kit to find more space in their heart to be grateful for the opportunity to wear the costume now and down the road. Say what you want about Anovos' business practices (and there is a lot to say, little good) it's pretty f'n cool that the Legion is able to go out and make people smile in these costumes. Less debate. Less drama. More trooping. Stop what you're doing. Walk away from your computer or tapatalk, put in your costume and make a Star Wars fan's day. This thread will be locked because any further Anovos debate is a distraction from FISD's mission. -Eric

I have a pair but I forgot where I put them. -Eric Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Well that will teach me for using my phone to look at.... Anything. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Um wow. That beats the pants off of our founder's Great Wall troop hands down. -Eric Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

You're not wrong Germain. And if nothing else I am indeed a politician -Eric Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

For the now, yes, they intend to work on them together. To ensure consistent reviews between the two of them this seems smart to start out this way. This is going to be a process of finding what works and doesn't with two DOs. Who knows what those two knuckleheads will come up with to make things easier/faster? -Eric Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Looks like an easy EIB. Don't forget a photo of the color of your helmet lenses too. For Centurion you may need to glue your shoulder bridges to your chest. They look either raised up a bit or velcro'd down. That's up to the DO dudes of course. Nice job trooper. -Eric

I'm pretty sure most of the akers that http://store.voicebooster.com/sells can power the icomm. Best to ask Jim directly. He's a 501st member (TK6294), here on the forums, and the one who sells the akers/icomms. I think the small one is the 10 watt MR1506. I don't think it is loud enough myself. I have a 12 watt MR1505. -Eric

A la this: http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/index.php?/topic/29342-Chest-Mount-for-the-Aker/page__view__findpost__p__374147 -Eric Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I just stuck some Velcro on the whole back of the icomm and it sticks to a bigger patch of Velcro in the inside of my chest plate. Rare that it comes off. I hang the aker around my neck on the strap provided but a lot of folks mount it to the chest plate by glueing in elastic straps to hold it in. -Eric Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Congrats trooper. You are sure to make Walter proud. Superb work DO team. Really well written. -Eric Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hm. Ok. Maybe I will come up with some wording where both are acceptable. Thanks all. -Eric Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hey Frank. I saw your post in the GML forum about this. I'm open to changing the CRL but I would like some reference material first. I don't think this will stop folks from being approved in the mean time... Which was the goal of the CRL in its current form, not necessarily to be screen accurate. Maybe this is a level 2 requirement? Thanks dude. -Eric Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hey Dawn... It's really good to see you over here. In case you haven't seen it, Dawn has a BADASS! 100% scratch made Kylo Ren. It's true that an actual costume needs to come before approval and the CRL doesn't usually come until the first approval (except in the case of the TFA TK where we had lots of costumes to write a CRL for before anyone was approved) BUT! having a 80% CRL solution for the LMO to review after that first approval is what we're hoping for... even if Phasma goes to another detachment. Over on SLD the Kylo Ren CRL discussion is a great example of CRL development before an approval. Even more so is the Concept Vader CRL thread which is more theoretical until someone makes a reasonable version of it. -Eric

All, You read that correctly. Officers plural. Both ukswrath (Tony) and Sly11 (Andrew) have accepted the position as our new Deployment Officers. They're still figuring out how to split up the duties of the DO. That means a little more patience will be required. Please congratulate them before they realize what they've gotten themselves into -Eric

Does anyone have any information on iron motion armor? This is the first I've heard of it. Thanks much. -Eric Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk