Daetrin

Thanks Ed for all the time and effort you put into this project. I know it wasn't always easy trying to please everyone, but I think the end result is something we can be proud of. Great job

You're all set - welcome home

The nice thing about this mod is that it's covered by the belt. Even if your edge is not 100% straight or clean no one should be able to see. The first cut is the hardest gents, but rest assured it gets easier from there on out.

Since there is no dissent, I'll update the application accordingly to 1st Imperial Stormtrooper Corps

Are you going to use metal or ABS? I'm thinking ABS won't abrade my armor, and I can always paint it metallic.

How about instead of strapping the left ab plate to the left back plate, it wraps all the way around to create a tighter fit (e.g. connect left ab plate around the back to the right ab plate. I'm a 32" waist too, so we should meet up and see what the difference between how it looks on us is.

The closest reference I found is the one on WAC's site: --------

You're all set Mike!

Bubble lenses look fantastic but are very hard to see out of. Most folks swap them with flat grey, or else convert to the stunt helmet look with flat green. I got mine from Got*Armor, but I've also used double layer green acetate to good effect. Now what would be cool is self-polarizing lenses so that they lighten in dark light. Nothing worse than bumping into people at a night event. :-p

As noted yesterday, the winner of the detachment naming contest is: "1st Imperial Stormtrooper Division". So far so good. Late in the process our Sergeant at Arms noted that there is already a version that is eerily similar named the Imperial Stormtrooper Corps. The backstory is at http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Imperial_Stormtrooper_Corps So what we on the command staff want to know is if there is sufficient interest to have a quick show of hands to see if we should ammend the name to be "Corps" instead of "Division". Bueller?

I would think that ABS is too thick to make any difference heat-wise, and in the 18 months I've been trooping have never had an issue with glare or flash. The only reasons I ever heard of people painting the inside is as Carlos suggests - to give it a more complete & finished appearance when taken off. Which is a very valid justifictation in intself.

Alas I'm out, but I *will* see you all at C4

Considering that today is the last day of the poll and that "1st Imperial Stormtrooper Division" is the clear favorite, I say we have a winner.

Granted Rob - welcome home

Nah, it's not too late at all. We're Imperial after all, and if I really wanted to I could declare it by fiat. Any objections? Speak or hold your piece until after we're official.

Hi Jacky - as long as you're 501st that's all that matters. Welcome - hopefully we can convince you to add another TK to the Hong Kong Outpost.

In my garrison and on CTN I'm the guy who's dremel skills are so bad I manslaughtered a pair of HIPS holsters I was trying to trim. Since then I just don't cut plastic. However I found this and gave it a go: Dremel Diamond Cutoff wheel. ----- And it worked fantastic! It's thinner, cuts straighter, and melts very little plastic when cutting. I draw a line in pencil/marker first and can now cut straight lines. Clean up the edge with a mouse sander and it looks almost perfect. There is almost nothing to clean up after cutting - I'll never use anything else again. A great alternative for us who can't buy a bandsaw w/o the wife noticing, or who have trouble with the score & snap method.

Absolutely! You're kit is a great inspiration for us going for screen accuracy.

I personally like just "1st Imperial Stormtroopers". 1st can also be a reference to the i logo on the 501st elite clonetroopers and tie the two groups together, both in the reference to the 501st as well as the story of TK's being descendents of CT's.

Of course for sandy if you want to be nice and accurate, you should hand paint. ;-) (and yes, those *are* decals on my AP)

Aside from getting your wife to do it? I was able to get most of mine out by smoothing from the top down with a credit card. My wife got out the little ones left by slowly and repeatedly applying pressure with her finger in an outwards motion.

The command staff has combed through the list of suggestions and - for the last time - created a poll for the detachment naming contest. http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=130 Vote early, vote often (as we used to say in Chicago...)

OK guys: the command staff and I had an "executive runoff" election and the six choices above made the cut. This is your detachment - choose wisely.

You're quote My executive decision is this: Sixteen names have been tossed out for consideration between the private and public sections of this site (see below). This is too many to have a meaningful vote. I'll meet with the command staff to get a short, workable list and we'll post a vote later today. 1st Imperial Stormtrooper Division Advance Assault Division "White Lightning" Cell Block 1138 Detachment Death Star Detachment (FEAR) First Encounter Assault and Retaliation First Encounter Assault Regiment (FEAR) The Galactic Grunts Imperial Stormtroopers Imperial Alpha Order of Imperial Stormtroopers (PEACE) Protect, Enforce, And Control for the Empire Rapid Assault Imperial Detachment (RAID) Tantive IV Assault Detachment (TFAD) Vader's troopers, Mean and Clean. (VTMC) Vader's Finest, Clean and Mean. (VFCM) Vader's Raiders White Armor Brigade

1. TK1495 - is the design above going to be your final design? 2. Ed - you mentioned offline that you had another idea - are you going to submit that in the near future? 3. Guys - this is the last item we need for our application, so now's the time to submit artwork if you want in. Eternal bragging rights for the first TK detachment logo up for grabs