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That seems far more likely. Thanks, Steve.

LoL. One could definitely say it was a true statement!

Looking forward to the home stretch on your build, Aaron!!

Nice find, Germain!! You truly have a very keen eye. Tino... Nothing to add, brother. It is simply brilliant!

Looks real nice, Manuel!!

LoL... Now THAT, I can fully relate to.

Nothing is done wrong. Since my kit didn't have the notch, I have a rivet in the approximate location where I will have to cut the notch. Once the notch is cut, simply raising the bottom rivet will throw off the equal spacing between the three, so I'll have to relocate the center one as well. Guy, this should in no way deter you from pursuing EIB or Centurion. It is my opinion that this will be an easy modification if it is planned for from the start of the build. As you can see however, modifying completed armor to incorporate it will - in some cases - require a little more work than simply cutting the notch. You'll be just fine in your pursuit of EIB and Centurion. We won't let you fail, should you choose to achieve them!

Sorry I missed this when it was new, but congratulations, Karin!! I've recently celebrated my first FISD anniversary but I missed it because I thought it was ten days later - like, in a few more days - than it was. : D Anyway, one has only to peruse the EIB and Centurion submissions to have an idea of the scope of your impact on the Detachment, but we all know it goes much further than handguards. Thanks for everything you do in the spirit of Troopers helping Troopers!!

This was really my biggest question, right here. As a new Legion member, I've been reading a lot of the posts in the Legion Access section of the forums to become more familiar with how the Legion, and specifically things like changes to the CRLs and elections, really work. I don't really have a problem with the new standard, but I concur with what appears to be the majority that the timing, placement, and execution of it are a bit counter productive. In the midst of the drive to 700 EIBs, which really appeared to have gained a good head of steam as of late, this one change appears to have singularly crushed a lot of that momentum. Truthfully, for a short period of time I even considered abandoning both EIB and Centurion applications as a result because as others have stated, it seems like it is simply cutting a notch in the AB plate, but for kits that don't have it molded, and are already built, it creates a potential slew of other problems. To meet this requirement, I'll have to remove and rebuild my strapping system on the left side. That means buying new rivets, possibly re-sewing stuff, possibly filling a hole with ABS paste, and drilling a new one only millimeters from the old one... At any rate, it will be more for me than just cutting the notch, and figuring out what to do with the butt plate alignment. EDIT: It will be four holes that I'd have to move, as the location of four of my rivets would be impacted. Long story short, I'll submit my EIB before the new change takes effect in order to be able to pursue Centurion with my Hero TK and after I gather my necessary accessories to submit my Stunt TK, I'll make the necessary changes to submit it for EIB and Centurion. As a new member who has not been a part of the election or CRL review processes yet, I'll say that it seems a bit odd that it simply appeared as a change mid-year with no apparent discussion or review. As an American, I've become used to that and I'm still kicking. As a Soldier, I remember one of my favorite "sayings" that we use in the face of unpopular regulatory changes: mine is not to question why, mine is just to do or die.

Placement looks good, but sadly you are trying to place the left elbow pad on the right elbow. It's an easy and common mistake!

Thank you, everyone. I recently received the final piece that I need to build my "Hero Belt Box" (I think) and have been able to get my printer running again so I should be able to get a few final tweaks that I want to make done, and submit my EIB soon. Outside of that, I've got to get that pesky S-Trim, and become unafraid to put paint on my bucket(s) so that I can ultimately submit for Centurion. More to follow!

LoL... Nice stuff guys!! We need the other RTs to get off their butts Eric... They have apron pictures. We know this.

Looks really good in that picture, Scott. I'd say that the overwhelming majority of us are akin to total newbs when it comes to these projects for the first time. We just follow the leader, and get it done. Along the way, some of us find some stellar inspiration, but for the most part, we just make it happen. Looking forward to your progress in the thread.

Looking good, Derrek!! Excellent thread, too!

Great points Joey, in particular about the "fall" of the Empire. I'd prefer to think that the Empire was still there, and the TKs still battling the Jedi and their cohorts.

LoL. It isn't even all that good of a photoshop.

Thanks, everyone.

Glad to hear that it worked out well Eric. Some pictures would be awesome, for sure! Congratulations, let us know how the ventilation seems to work, compared to before you did it if you don't mind. I saw the same one. I asked him, when he was getting ready to pull my kit, if he could do the same ventilation/fan system in my helmet but he opted out due to the time required to do it, and his production schedule. I'm afraid to do it on my own just yet because my Dremel cutting wheel is too big and I'm afraid of destroying the bucket.

As a Hero TK, I'm definitely going to be checking in from time to time. Photobucket is definitely the way to go. Good luck!!

Alas, my original toys have gone the way of the old republic... A distant whisper of a fond memory, tainted by the end of days. I am reminded of them whenever I happen across the figures I do have in the house.

I think the idea is simply to build camaraderie amongst the IRL military members of the Legion. That idea, I think is pretty cool, but from a Legion standpoint, it would be a nightmare to track troops/events attended and therefore, your active status. As Paul mentioned, coordinating events would never be possible for such a Garrison due to geography. Members would essentially be members of a paper/hollow Garrison while attending troops with the Garrison in who's geography they reside. There is probably a more sensible approach that wouldn't require re-shaping any part of the Legion Charter or re-inventing the Imperial wheel.

Sounds like a great poll to me, Paul. Of course, I'd have to finish adding everything up in order to respond, but I know it is well above that average in the previous poll. LoL

Just going to echo what's already here... Great job Andrew. Love the connection of the charging handle. Nicely done and you said it, there is not much room to play around back there. It's a pain to get that bit figured out, to say the least. Great build!!

Outside of those little tweaks, it's looking great, Rafa! Good luck!!

Regardless of current speculation and imagery that is starting to pop up on our interwebz, I'm excited that the TK appears to have lived on in episode VII, and I'm excited to find out what we will be receiving in our future big brown boxes! I expect that we will be making a "return" to "good guy" status as Soldiers of the Army of the New Republic, or whatever the new galactic ruling body is called. I expect something along the lines of The Clone Wars for the new movies. The Stormtroopers wouldn't simply go away because of a change in government.