starsaber25

Very nice job on your build. If I can offer any advice, it would be to try and rotate your shoulder bells forward a little to try and close up that gap between them and your chest plate. But looking sharp trooper!

Nice job Asa! Your armor looks great!

Well Tom I'm happy to hear that your nightmare has come to an end. Hopefully now you can get your hands on your dream set of armor and finally get started!

Welcome to the FISD! Awesome! Can’t wait to see your build. Have fun!

Congrats and welcome to EIB!

Jason you will need to use a photo sharing site like imgur. You post your photos to your library and then copy the photo location, click on insert other media here on the forum and copy from URL. Then your photo will post.

Hi Vlad. You have been given some great advice so far. I know it isn’t probably what you want to hear but Steve is right above. Maybe you should consider waiting just a little longer to make a purchase and save some more money. You have mentioned that you would like to get a nice looking set of armor. If you are indeed looking for that then you will be looking in the $650 range for a kit. Then you will have to purchase the materials and tools to assemble that kit and the other items like a neck seal, boots, holster, E-11, body suit, etc. I know it’s tough but it is very difficult to build one of the sets of armor for under $1000 unless you buy something second hand and get lucky. Please feel free to ask us any questions.

Here the links that you will want to read through. These will elaborate as to why you do no want to buy from SDS/Shepperton/Originalstormtrooper https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/19286-the-original/ https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/23392-wwworiginalstormstroopercom-hit-or-miss/ http://www.originalprop.com/blog/2011/03/16/facebook-hosts-ongoing-public-debate-over-original-sculptor-credit-for-star-wars-stormtrooper-andrew-ainsworth-or-liz-moore-brian-muir/

Hi Richard and welcome to the FISD! Boba Fett is one of the coolest costumes we can do in the legion. Maybe one day I will try and conquer it. Anyway, if you are interested in doing a Biker Scout then the detachment you want to head to is Pathfinders------------ However, if you would like to stay and party with us TKs then you are more then welcome to. We can give you any information you are looking for. Have fun!

Asa Congrats and welcome to the legion! Enjoy your troop. There really is nothing like it!

Joe head over here and get your 501st/Detachment forum access: https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/16-501st-trooper-status-requests-include-link-to-your-501st-profile-in-your-request/

Wow these designs are awesome so far. Lets make it impossible and get a handful more submissions in there lol!

Cool troop! Great job troopers!

The Empire City Garrison was invited to attend the Star Wars Film Concert Series Presented by the NY Philharmonic at the Lincoln Center in New York City on selective dates starting from Sept 15th through Oct. 7th 2017. The concerts ran for 9 nights and we were invited to attend each and every night. This was the super event for our garrison. The NY Philharmonic played live music each night to the showings of A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, The Return of the Jedi, and The Force Awakens. Our members greeted excited guests prior to the start of the shows by the entrances. Once the shows began our members took a well needed recess. Our members then suited up and went out during the intermission and once again at the conclusion of the shows. We were treated very well and our members and guests had the times of their lives. This was certainly one for the record books. We would like to give a huge shout out to ECG member Ray Eng who was a handler for us 6 out of the 9 nights. We would also like to recognize all of the ECG members and family members: Stacy Rosenthal, Helen Keier, Frank Yodice, Alberto Vasari, Vicki Lares, Allyson Mantello, Jeremy Bitz, Johnny Arocho, Douglas Gerbino, Peter Auricchio, Mike Auricchio, Craig lenti, Ellen H, and Teri B who came out to assist us on various nights. You were all superstars. We all hope that you enjoy the photos. Night #1: 09/15/2017 - Opening Night - A New Hope ECG troopers in attendance Russell Augello – Darth Vader Anthony Paladino – Staff Officer/Navy Trooper David Wintman - staff officer John Trowbridge - TIE pilot Dave Conklin - Stormtrooper Alberto Oscarelli - Stormtrooper Eugene Rios – Stormtrooper Mike Arena - Stormtrooper Chris Feehan – Biker scout Ted Moy - AT-AT driver John Ferarra - Jawa ---------- Night #2: 09/16/2017 A New Hope Trooper Attendees Mike DeGuzman - TK Jen Markham - Biker Scout Ron Lares - Darth Vader Alberto Oscarelli- Kylo Ren Miguel Lopez- Biker Scout George Asher - Stormtrooper Joey Leung - Officer David Wintman - Officer Ted Moy - ATAT Driver Joe Mantello - Stormtrooper John Ferrara - Jawa http://www.501ecg.com/forum/uploads/monthly_2017_09/21742969_10212544639602724_3230424663120329468_n.jpg.c179bc9ac56a9e20cb9ad0e1afe3dd76.jpg http://www.501ecg.com/forum/uploads/monthly_2017_09/21752252_10214692459843890_5450920022546576835_n.jpg.911f2180072e2de2835842da373f3b88.jpg http://www.501ecg.com/forum/uploads/monthly_2017_09/21752305_10214692459803889_2087058698715042354_n.jpg.444dbe29a188ed3fd39069655fcdacba.jpg http://www.501ecg.com/forum/uploads/monthly_2017_09/21731379_10214692460723912_1035245229804760928_n.jpg.e5d0079ca080778a6eff6340f2953699.jpg Night #3: 09/26/2017 The Empire Strikes Back ECG in attendance Jen - Biker Scout John G - TIE Pilot David W - staff officer Alaric - Kylo Ren Russel Augello - Vader http://www.501ecg.com/forum/uploads/monthly_2017_10/21911142_1115917135205313_677335588327653376_n.thumb.jpg.bbdede032fadd29b1d216dba6fd5f704.jpg http://www.501ecg.com/forum/uploads/monthly_2017_10/21980206_869456376564432_8625297501584359424_n.thumb.jpg.31dc9a77f6d50bc4260fb73c4eb32961.jpg http://www.501ecg.com/forum/uploads/monthly_2017_10/21980489_132551680809205_2002236435393937408_n.thumb.jpg.6466e8387b3f0ea08c808f8d48a40607.jpg Night #4: 09/27/2017 The Empire Strikes Back ECG troopers in attendance Russell - Vader Joe M - Stormtrooper Bill - Stormtrooper David W - Staff Officer http://www.501ecg.com/forum/uploads/monthly_2017_10/22069745_1529994700414773_4486054600066990080_n.thumb.jpg.73be6ae704f133dfb3f662fb22e8a077.jpg http://www.501ecg.com/forum/uploads/monthly_2017_10/21984870_810162615831689_8738817533076832256_n.thumb.jpg.62a185de38cd4d73212a230356b541c3.jpg http://www.501ecg.com/forum/uploads/monthly_2017_10/21910993_1917723108551847_6785800701340549120_n.thumb.jpg.00ca9ebb9628066d76ec48e1f171cc27.jpg Night #5 09/28/2017 The Empire Strikes Back ECG troopers in attendance Ray Eng- Handler Alberto O - Stormtrooper Dave C - Darth Vader David W - Staff Officer John T - Tie Pilot Steve I - Stormtrooper Tim H - Stormtrooper http://www.501ecg.com/forum/uploads/monthly_2017_09/IMG_4450.thumb.JPG.ca99968b93c538297966afe495ca28fb.JPG http://www.501ecg.com/forum/uploads/monthly_2017_09/IMG_4449.thumb.JPG.e5ea56d183b6aa6e3613b87eac7718b7.JPG http://www.501ecg.com/forum/uploads/monthly_2017_09/IMG_4465.thumb.JPG.3d6b1a8beff512b76af8b4e33ba5c85a.JPG Night #6 10/04/2017 The Return of the Jedi ECG troopers in attendance Matt - Vader Alberto - Stormtrooper Jen - Biker Scout Night #7 10/05/2017 The Return of the Jedi ECG troopers in attendance Russell - Vader Joe M - Stormtrooper Tim Hunt - Stormtrooper Mike Iovino - Biker Scout Night #8 10/06/2017 The Force Awakens ECG troopers in attendance Alberto - Kylo Russell - Vader Dave C - TK John T - TIE pilot http://www.501ecg.com/forum/uploads/monthly_2017_10/22344942_1197120877097993_1857660766694408192_n.thumb.jpg.097688f47e0e0911ad26cfd8b9232720.jpg http://www.501ecg.com/forum/uploads/monthly_2017_10/22221204_443296752733436_8593458702860681216_n.thumb.jpg.0b07cccc9a2cb59826730b20c273f8fd.jpg http://www.501ecg.com/forum/uploads/monthly_2017_10/22221347_1562440313799053_1323201994227187712_n.thumb.jpg.80dcf79d514085c6bd11bc8e293eb010.jpg Night #9: 10/07/2017 The Force Awakens Attendance 501st: Alaric Hahn (DS-41311) Mark A Rentflejs (SL-8259) Shane Methal (ID-67790) Johnny Arocho (TK-19140) Ronald Lares (SL-5928) We hope you enjoyed! Signing Off: starsaber25 - Empire City Garrison Public Relations Officer

I’ve heard people matching Anovos with WTF. But it certainly isn’t the same shade. Most people wouldn’t even realize the difference though.

Hi Jacob and welcome to the FISD!

Yeah you are being too much of a perfectionist. If you need to shave one hashmark off then it is no big deal. It is common to see helmets with a different amount of tubestripes on each side. Everything is looking good Joe!

And Joe let me tell ya. It was a battle to get him to accept it!

Yeah we can elaborate. But down a dark hole you will go. Are you ready? Here is some research for you: http://www.originalprop.com/blog/2011/03/16/facebook-hosts-ongoing-public-debate-over-original-sculptor-credit-for-star-wars-stormtrooper-andrew-ainsworth-or-liz-moore-brian-muir/ I will just leave you with those links. Good luck and hope to see you back in the light looking at this thread soon:

Yeah it looks fine Joe. You will see that there are a bunch of pieces that just don't line up the way you would think they should. Thats the beauty of stormtrooper armor. It is far from perfect. With that said, if you make some errors throughout the build you will find that almost all of them can be fixed in one way or another.

Hi Logan and welcome to the FISD! Yes you should certainly read through that entire thread that Chris has provided for you. RS is one of the best sets out there. You should stay away from originalstormtrooper.com. Where are you from? There are a handful of vendors available in the UK and there are a handful of vendors available in North America.

No problem. Yes you can purchase individual pieces. Just give Mike some time to respond. He always does but can take a few days.

Congrats Alberto!!!! Here we are! Another Centurion for ECG! You really did an awesome job and you should be proud.

Hi Yu. Mike's email is mtk_armor@cox.net if you would like to reach out to him.

That photo is awesome! Thats the first time I have seen that screen shot because I'm too lazy to pause the trailer. There is so much awesomeness in the photo! I'm ready to see it now.