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Me too. See you in a few weeks Smitty

Love it - now you know why I just *had* to have Billy on staff. He brightens up this forum most every post.

As to the folks who did a tour at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. You certainly can't wear them on the flight line though.

What about French? Yes, everyone seems to make fun of French military but French mottos are not uncommon in the US military. Toujours Pret (always ready) comes to mind: http://www.secondcavalry.org/2nd_us_history.htm

All set Eric! You are EIB awardee #76. Remind Terrell that he's now 6 images behind schedule ;-) Well done and I raise my glass

I can't say enough good stuff about TM and you've got one fantastic suit there. Lots of love and great detail. I can't imagine you not passing. Outstanding

I'll venture fund to get this off the ground when ready. I'm just a blaster away from ESB EIB.

Would this include ESB E-11 greeblies, by any chance ;-)

I think it looks good. If Terrell doesn't comment by this afternoon I'll just push you across myself. Thumbs up Stephen

That is absolutely gorgeous! I'm going to have to so some serious thinking on this.

It's not listed on EIB because the working presumption is that EIB can only build on top of 501st requirements and not take things away. One must first be a 501st TK before applying for EIB anyway.

75, with a few pending apps. It would be sweet if we could hit 100 by the end of the year, no?

Looks good to me - just need report from Terrell.

These are beautiful

Yup. So far we only have I think one double play, but I think that will change soon as I and others are really trying to get both ANH & ESB at least. For the second question it's kinda like it would be for 501st status. Most garrisons allow a small grace period as people sell and upgrade their costumes - a few months or so - so we'd do the same. If it went beyond that though, we'd probably remove and request that you re-apply.

Heya Shiv - I updated your membership so you should see a whole mess of forums you couldn't see before - congrats on your TKID Now, just need final word from Terrell (I'd do it myself, but he likes doing it) before EIB. That's two EIB between you and Steven - huzzah for the UKG!

Just leave it at home. You can still hit EIB if you own it and it's in your pix.

Looks outstanding to me and ready to go! Except...the aerators. The stock aerators that come with the AP are not accurate enough for EIB. You can get new ones from Keith or Stomper, and I think soon a few others. Swap those out and you'll be set, I believe. Also, is anyone tight with AP? If so you should suggest he put good aerators in his kit. Else I'll give him a ping.

Everyone *loves* posts with pix - these are great! You did a fantastic job on the thighs and this is one great looking suit - you should be very proud.

That's pretty awesome - great job Hopefully it will inspire others as well.

You look awesome! You're almost EIB with a few tweaks - you'd be the first in Costa Rica too. Even if you don't go that route, you look great and should be proud of your kit

Agreed - that's a pretty simple solution. Instead of caboots you can always get a set of jodhpurs fast and then just pay a cobbler to transform them from black to white if you don't want to do that yourself.

Just wait until you get clearance as a 501st stormtrooper and have access to the private areas of the forum. Jacuzzi, Twi'lek waitresses...the good life. As has been said - the licensed costumes are meant for the casual owner - the 501st is a more serious level of costuming. Though it's a little more work, it's very do-able especially with this helpful forum of ours. And as always, for some folks their local garrison should also be an excellent resource for in-person help.

How come we never see a hero with a dorky name? Tarkin has a pretty cool first name. What's up with that - it doesn't happen in real life.

Status updated! Welcome Kent #74 EIB