Pickles

Congrats you two. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I haven't been to the SLD forums in a long time. Is there anything in the works as far as a Kylo CRL? Would be nice to push that out like we did with the TFA Trooper.

"Fixer" Danny is one of my go-to peeps when I need problem solving help. He's very good at fixing things.

Lol... "welcome mat". So punny. And also, Hiiiiiii again Matt!

. . . party at Danny's!!!!!! I know you'll kick some serious butt as XO. Congrats again and I look forward to hearing your ideas.

Also, Congrats Danny/MechaPumpkin on FISD XO!

Super-awesome-FanEx-video didn't get copied to the NL post: As well as the Steve Blum vid:

YES YES YES YES YES!!!!!

So I bought this neat-looking chunk of resin and thought I'd see what I could do with it. I've never done any work along these lines so there's quite a bit of trial and error documented. Soooooooo much sanding. Sweet baby Jebus was there a lot of sanding. And then some bondo. And then MORE sanding. I went up to 800 grit. Followed by a couple light coats of primer. This is the part where my Fairy Gaz-mother came to my aid. He told me how to properly paint the bucket. And then I still effed it up. I really effed it up, lol. Right now I am at the point where I've wet sanded it down again and will be ready to try and lay the paint down again. I'll get some more progress photos soon.

....I mean... who hasn't?! Or just me? Probably just me. Aaaaaaaaaand now it's awkward. Hey look over there! Droids! *Runs away in an awkward and not-so-subtle-or-quiet manner*

------------ "Weirdest" question I've been asked, "Have you ever had sex while wearing that?"

I can sit in mine and be fairly comfy. Also, I may or may not have been fairly intoxicated last weekend and somehow managed to kit up. O.o Apparently I laid down in my bed and was about to go to sleep in it until one of my girlfriends suggested I remove it. So there's that, haha.

FanExpo Cannot come soon enough! There's going to be so much TFA sexiness.

Just a reminder that Toronto FanExpo is only a few weeks away. Let me know if you have any questions. 501st members can also sign up on the Canadian Garrison forums for detailed information regarding all the 501st booth/panel/march/etc things we do at this awesome 4-day event. http://501st.ca/forum/ http://fanexpocanada.com/

Congrats Phill!!!

This is jaw-droppingly impressive! Excellent work guys!

You rock the ANH TK, Can't wait to see yah in the TFA kit!

Awesome newsletter all! Tim - I seemed to have got something in my eye when reading your memoirs.

Awww thank you!

I Posted this on FB, along with a whole slew of photos, and I thought I'd also share it here because you guys and this forum means so much to me (even if I'm not on as much as I used to be). https://www.facebook.com/aloar/posts/10155823398045344 So July 2015 marks my 3rd year as a member of The 501st Legion. I first encountered the 501st Canadian Garrison Troopers in all their shiny plastic glory at a Wizard World convention in Toronto that my friend Ashlee took me to. I am fairly certain I annoyed the crap out of her with my incessant going on about how cool they were. I was overjoyed when I was able to get a photo with a TX and a TI. Then I spent a bit of time oogling a rather dashing Darth Vader. After that moment I knew that I wanted one of those costumes. And it HAD to be a Stormtrooper. I spent months researching. The research lead me to the 1st Imperial Stormtrooper Detachment. I was super intimidated by the build process but after more research and befriending a few other Stormtrooper hopefuls (Keith Foo, Clamps, Paul Mac) as well as some very helpful forum regulars (Ingrid Moon, Mark Ryner, Brian Robinson) I had armor ordered. Skip ahead to now and I still can’t believe how much of an impact this amazing group of people and the things we do has had on my life. I could not imagine my life without them. So many of them are family to me and others are super close friends. Also, I cannot express properly the feeling you get when you do a troop at a sick kids hospital or a make-a-wish event. Watching both the kids and the parents light up with huge grins of joy and excitement. It truly melts my heart. I feel extremely proud to play a part in all the money we raise for children’s charities. And then there are the wild and severely unexpected things I’ve experienced in my life because of trooping. Like travelling to another country and meeting people from all over the world who treat you like a long lost friend. Or really cool things like being on stage with Weird Al during part of his concert. 14 year old me would have never thought it possible! Or having David Prowse attend my 29th birthday party! Or how about, by some unexpected and happy chance, meeting an amazing man that has made me fall in love with him. I never would have met Eric if it was not for the 501st. I am forever grateful and proud to be a part of this ever growing family. I love you guys!

Heh, busted! ;p I'll be there this weekend though! Also, I'm surprised that ANOVOS is still putting the label stickers on the outside of the armor bits and not the inside. They know we have to sand and paint the outside, right? ;p

Sweet, I get an RS kit for $350! Kidding aside, I'll not believe this until I can see for myself that one pull fits perfectly over another. Without proof, Paul, you are just spreading nasty rumors.

I am quite curious of the outcome of this one

Ready and waiting for the cutting/trimming/blister party!

I love how silly this is