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sylverbard

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  1. body shape matters (ectomorph, mesomorph, endomorph )when buying a suit solely for which vendor to buy from. the getting started thread area covers that pretty well.

     

    TBH, avoid pre-built kits unless you have to, then send them lots of pictures and measurements and if they don't ask oodles of questions, don't pull the trigger.

     

    AM kits have extra large sides.

     

     

    Again, TBH, Stormtrooper armours are the best costumes in the legion.  Again, TBH, stormtrooper armours aren't for everyone.  SnowTroopers and Scoys are also cool and better suited for some Dad Bods. 

  2. event 207 Ottawa Capital Pride Parade.

     

    3 hours, a bunch of km walked plus 3 km there and back on foot to get to the staging area and end point to home.

     

    Energy. Fun. Excitement. Enjoyment. Countless requests for selfies, fist bumps, hugs, happy prides!, from kids young enough to hopefully be spared knowing what the heck those our ages had  / have to go through to those who started it all quietly, bravely, and still come out, pun intended, to cheer.

     

    I have the pinwheel and 8-bit tie.  Snazzy occasions mean wearing a tie.

     

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  3. event 206 Royal Canadian Legion Lady's Aux. vendor fair, free corn roast, and fundraiser for Legion Charity.

     

    This was a really nice troop. Friendly folks, lots of smiles, fist bumps, pics, and wasps mixed with an unfriendly tent and an aged guest getting stung right in front of us. Ensured she had no allergies, suggested ice from the free ice creme stand to keep swelling down and tell someone immediately if she needed help. She and her daughter didn't hesitate or question a Stormtrooper giving first-aid advice. She was fine and checked in on the way out.

     

    Oh, and lots of iced water, free ice creme, the best corn ive had in years leading to another episode of The Juggling TK (and cleaning butter off my freshly shiny TK grr) and a decent burger.

     

    All in all great trooping buddies, great hosts, and an event i would definitely return to.

     

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  4. On 8/24/2022 at 5:17 PM, gmrhodes13 said:

    There is a troopaward200.png available, appears you haven't updated your troop log title for the total of troops, it's currently showing 165, this is why we ask members to update their troop log titles ;) 

     

     

    yeah, my adhd is awful these days. usually i don't miss things like that :-(

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  5. On 2/21/2020 at 12:30 AM, gmrhodes13 said:

    Nice work, could you also add some dates for the events not just the year? You also have DZ in your heading, that would be TK ;) 

     

    From the instructions: https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/47869-field-exercise-awards-how-to-track-your-progress/

     

    "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! "

     

    ie:

    Troops:

    • 1/1/2017 -- Polar Plunge in West Haven CT
    • 2/2/2017 -- Parade in New Haven CT
    • 6/12/2018 -- ConnectiCon Convention in Hartford CT
    • 8/19/2018 -- Cool Comic Convention in Boston MA
    • 4/21/2019 -- Library Reads Event in Wallingford CT

    Ok. Dates added. Do I get a badge now :-)

  6. Roger Nielson House Summer Party.

     

    We received a special invite to attend a special gathering for youngsters who visit and live occasionally at a medical home at our Children's Hospital.

     

    Hung out with the kids, police, paramedics, and aviation fire rescue.

     

     

     

    In lieu of Blast a Trooper, kids were invited to cool-off a Trooper.  This must be a regular thing now.

    dropbox:

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/vun0sxwnyum3mzm/refresh_a_troooper_tk69323.mp4?dl=0

     

     

     

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  7. On 2/18/2022 at 10:36 AM, Rampage13 said:

    The files are from christhepropguy, and he stated theese are 501st approved files and work with originals to produce?

    There is no such thing as 501st approved.  That is not an accurate statement.  He may claim he worked with originals ... But original what? Moulds?  Movie cast worn suits? Again, like recasters, this is not likely accurate nor any assurance of quality.

  8. MT4thBWY video virtual troop.  may 4th, my living room

     

    Our Garrison collected pictures and video of members celebrating Star Wars Day, as well as reliving their favourite parts of the movies or such.  Ontario still has wave 3 hammering our shores so in person trooping is a ways away.  We've done virtual St. Patrick's Day, Easter, and now May 4th :-)

     

    here's the video link, too big to upload here.  don't crank the volume, first part is silent.

     

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/qnt4zsss0t37i3f/mt4bwy.mp4?dl=0&fbclid=IwAR08slZu3jrJZwJl5dGoTuYnLwHS33Pydyc93FmfgA9bmvpsMan_iS5SxJ0

     

    [and only one ab-kidney connection was destroyed in the making.  re-glued now.]

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  9. On 11/1/2020 at 3:39 AM, swibowoj said:

    Yep. 
    For long hours event, sometimes I wear my other costumes too. (fortunetly I'm not multi club member)

    For that reason, this is my standard form for my personal trooper log. 

     

    #000 ---> troop number
    Date : __________
    Event :___________ Day #
    ---> for multi days event
    Location : __________
    Charity Partner : ___________ (if any)
    Costumes: 
    - TK (ANH), Trooping Duration : _________
    - Other costumes (if any), Trooping Duration : _________

    Minder/helper: Duration : _________

    Notes : __________  ---> kudos or something importatnt to remember

     

    Picture for verification its a must. 
    Other trooper/helper testimony (for confirmation) if possible.

    I know, too much details, but its for my own records, good for me to remember.

     

    I have quite a few full day troops at one event, or at one time 2 or 3 events on the same day.  My garrison covers a lot, like, a lot, of territory, like, at 80km/hr maybe 3hrs drive north south and 5.5 hrs at 100km east west.  I tend to have had more days free while doing an undergrad finally at age 50 and, well, I can afford to troop more than I can afford to scuba dive, finish my wampa, etc.  2019 I drove 4hrs for a troop in territory new to us then back for light the night for cancer. 8 hours in a car with no stereo, not enough to way too much coffee ( the social media updates are hilarious and definately pre- ADD diagnosis), and, like, 3 hours in costume.  All worth it.  May the 4th that year I hit 5 events over 16 hours from 0700 till midnight, broke a costume on the second, and 3 were planned to be solo troops but others made it out on their way to from other mt4bwy events that Saturday.

     

    Sorry. Rambling and ADD go hand in hand; rambling is the biggest sign of adult diagnosed ADD when someone's had it all their life but never knew.

     

    I'm happy to see multiday events counted as multiple troops just as locally for our internal trooping incentive each troop on the roster counts, so it gives members with other affiliation costumes ( rebels, mandos, superheroes locally) chances to suit up with each.

     

    I like your event log form and my Jawa is likely stealing it if that's ok with you since I've been telling myself to do the same, with pics, and something from the troop like their lanyard or flyers or receipt from something, but just like dishes (ADD combined with depression means I look at a task, know it needs doing, start it, think of another task, move on, know I need to finish, but can't.  It's horrible saying ok do dishes, ok today I'll do them, ok just one set of cups, ok tomorrow. They're rinsed, no sitting with food yuck. Just ... Controlling the high ground, low ground, and deck in my kitchen. Today, they get done lol).

     

    Oh!  My original intent was simply to say love the log, sometimes I can't get photo evidence due to lots of solo troops.

     

    Sorry.

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  10. On 6/25/2019 at 12:42 AM, Dielotski said:

    LBB day

    Going on suggestions regarding Imperial Boot's sizing, I ordered a size larger than may dress shoe size.  Actually I think if I would have ordered my size it would have fit perfectly, but with the extra room I now have I can add inserts and thermal socks for winter trooping.

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    you want the extra size for gell soles :-)

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  11. hey.  i like paint templates.  if you have a really steady hand and mix paint perfectly, maybe you won't need them.

     

    if you use them be careful about the placement, curves the right way, pencil thickness from the cheek.  then put one on slowly and press it down as flat as you can.  do the other.  then paint white paint in the template and let it dry.  paint a second coat of white.  let it dry.  the white pain fills all the gaps and imperfect spots.  the blue will sit perfect now.

     

    paint: mix it. a lot. an awful lot. when you feel done, keep mixing. i uses a thin wooden stir stick from coffee shops.  go nuts slowly mixing it.  like for five minutes.  then paint.  if the blue goes on less than perfectly blue, this is the first coat. let it dry.  repeat.

     

    same for any template really and the black edges around traps.

     

    brushes: the bigger the brush the bigger the mess. use a decent size round pointed one.

     

    L2 and L3

     

    Build it to the red standards.  red meets or exceeds blue in most cases since it (L3) is highest echelon. 

     

    After basic approval at your garrison, make your EIB thread here with all the pics hosted somewhere else and just linked here.  Once that award is in hand, repeat for Centurion.

     

    easy peasy.

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  12. Just now, artsauer said:

    Thanks Sylverbard. She is only 13 so I'guess I can have her just tag along on age appropriate events.

    search Galactic Academy, sign her up, and she gets her own GA Id number just like Dad.  Any costume counts, they are all about the experience not the details.

    if assistance technology is prevalent, there are lots of cool ways to incorporate things.  make a project out of it, include her, sign up on the detachments that cover a costume she likes, or the rebel legion or mandos, and when she turns 18, give her a TK box :-)

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  13. 54 minutes ago, artsauer said:

    Thanks for the well wishes. Quick question as a total NOOB to this whole thing. How is it possible to troop with my daughter after I get everything built and approved? 

    if she is over 18, she joins, as a handler or in a costume, and you troop, or if she is already a member, you join her :-)

     

    if she is not, that is up to your local garrison. some events are not kid friendly / safe / appropriate.

     

    e.g. younglings can join the Galactic Academy, and they have rules about trooping, mainly, accompanied / supervised by parent / guardian at all times.  I haven't looked at specifics in a while, but adults used to be limited to not in costume so they were obviously a eagle-eyed parent watching over kids.

     

    given the special circumstances, I am sure your local garrison will be happy to make trooping with her possible.

     

    also, nothing stops you from escorting her around on Halloween, or her birthdays, etc.  

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