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    Newly Approved TK-80799 from TAG

    in New Member Introductions Archive

    Posted

    Congrats on becoming an official trooper!

    Always good to have more Aussies here at the FISD

     

    As Glen pointed out, it's not too much work to mod up a suit if you want to take accuracy to the next level (I managed to drag an FX kit up to EI standard)

     

    You'll possibly find yourself doing some mods after the first few troops, for comfort and increased reliability (unless of course you nailed it right off the bat)

     

    Anyhow,

    Enjoy that first troop, and many more to come!

    Hope to work alongside you some day, if you come over to KnightFall territory in the future

  3. Has anyone ever jumped in a pool wearing armor?

    in Hard Armor (General Discussion)

    Posted · Edited by Darth Hilarious

    Oh, re the boots- you can wear them into the water, but you'll want to dry them out properly to avoid damage.

     

    To do this, stuff some balls of crumpled newspaper into them to hold their shape, and change the newspaper over every 20-30 minutes (it will draw water out of the boots) until they're dry again.

     

    All my strapping was glued with E-6000, and was completely unaffected (I was probably in the water for at least 15 minutes).

     

    Trooperbay decals were also unaffected by the water/chlorine.

     

    The only time my helmet got water INTO it was when I tried to swim freestyle.

    The stuff rushes in through the teeth right at your face, and if you try to turn your head to breathe like you would normally swimming freestyle, it's like the spin cycle on a washing machine.

    I thought it was pretty funny, but it was also a bit stressful. (bear in mind I also found it funny the time my gf electrocuted me as a practical joke)

     

    I would recommend survival stroke or breast stroke, it's less stress-y.

  4. Has anyone ever jumped in a pool wearing armor?

    in Hard Armor (General Discussion)

    Posted

    It's really weird science to swim in.

    Your suit and boots and holster get WAY waterlogged and try to weigh you down, but the air bubbles trapped in the plastic try to keep you afloat.

    Keep in mind, I may or may not be a REALLY strong swimmer (I don't even know).

     

    I hate to be serious, but I gotta go- I have a drummer to jam with and studio stuff to set up...

     

    I will tell more tomorrow.

  7. The Road to 300 (FISD EIB, that is) Stormtroopers - Achieved!

    in Off Topic

    Posted

    It's not an unreasonable number. I remember when I got mine and went and looked up how many in my local garrison were EIB, was kinda surprised there wasn't more. When I first started this I was only aiming for 501st general approval. I was using build threads that were from troopers going for EIB and Centurian, so I'm not too far from Centurian, other than the no Hasbro allowed feature.

     

    have to sell the wife on that one. Eventually..

     

    Yes! Sell the missus to get a better blaster!

     

    Sent from The bank, using money I got from pawning in my cat

  8. Found this today...

    in eBay Armor

    Posted · Edited by Darth Hilarious

    The bump in the right eye looks familiar, or is that how it's supposed to be?

     

    Totally meant to be there (on Stunt lids, anyhow), check out starwarshelmets.com and it will become most overwhelmingly familiar!

     

    I love it, always reminds me of this guy.

     

    Sent from My police badge, using skills I learned during a solid weekend of training

  11. Getting armor for my bf for xmas..

    in ANH (Stunt and Hero)

    Posted

     

     

    Really?

    You went THERE? :glare:

    Didn't notice this earlier

    I'm not actually a Brony, I just just MLP Express post because their prices are much cheaper than regular-sized Pony Express

    (because the horses are smaller, of course)

    I'm pretty broke these days, so I don't have a ton of money for expensive shipping

     

    Sent from a phone booth using the last of my spare change

  19. is this worth it?

    in eBay Armor

    Posted

    I think his description gave me BRAIN CANCER

     

    Can you really say it's "amazingly detailed" when the details are all wrong??

     

    Also he says this (recast FX POS) is his SECOND kit, the first one having been "an eBay ripoff" WTF???

     

    Also he says he bought a bunch of recast kits in bulk (I think I might know where he got them from)

     

    Seriously think about this for a minute

    He is buying cheap recasts, slapping them together and selling them at a profit

    That is far worse in itself than recasting

     

    But to top it all, he is using his Legion membership, including TKID number as an advertising point

     

    This guy is actually working super effectively to bring the Legion into disrepute

     

    Yes we should name and shame

    We should take this up with his Garrison, who have the power to ban him

    We should take it up with Legion HQ (sure, their anti-recast policy has always been weak, but I don't think there has ever been a case this 'special')

     

    This is the most disgusting thing I have ever seen, and I used to photograph rotting dead animals as a hobby

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