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I like them too. I'll start a brief staff chat to get us all in alignment over there before posting more.

Nice! Can't wait to see kits going out the door

Wow, which is going to come out first? Praetorian R1 blasters, or Jimmi's R1 armor? Amazing progress...

Well, your GML is the primary reviewer - perhaps have them take a look at this thread? For msyelf I'd approve either as a GML.

Have you looked at this thread yet? http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/15454-tkc-paint-color-chart/ The Neptune looks more like what most people are using though...

Cameron - can you be more specific? We actually did base this off the game screen caps, so if there are any inaccuracies with the CRL I'd like to know what we missed. The TKC has some ROTJ type details that are not specific to the ANH, so while it's similar it's inaccurate to say that it's just a painted ANH. It's more correct to say ROTJ body with an ANH helmet, IMHO.

In the beginning there was out of the box FX, and the Legion was built on waves of new troopers getting theirs off of Ebay from the likes of CostumeJunkie, GotArmor, and similar purveyors of kit that offered oversized helmets, plastic belts and large black ab buttons. MEPD decided to encourage people to up their game with the "deployed" program, and after the start of WhiteArmor.Net FISD knew a good thing when we saw it and launched the Expert Infantryman program to encourage people to go beyond out of the box FX with a modest bump in cost and time. In the 10 years of this above and beyond program, we've recognized over 700 people who have taken their costume to the next level. For every Expert Infantryman Legion Stormtrooper, there have been countless others who donate their time, expertise, sweat, and at times blood too in helping them get there, yet up to now there has never been a way to recognize them for their positive contributions in helping the EI program succeed. The FISD Master Armorer program is an optional, detachment only incentive award to recognize individuals who have directly helped an FISD stormtrooper to achieve Expert Infantry status. To register a “win” in the program, the assistance must have provided hands-on help trimming, building, and fitting of said armor for the person who was awarded Expert Infantry status. Other program notes: • Helping remotely, giving advice, or taking payment in exchange for help does not count as a "win". We reward in-person build assistance and volunteerism. • All work must be voluntary and without expectation of compensation (e.g. if you got paid for building a suit, it doesn't count). • The assistance must be for a period of 30 minutes or more. Spending 15 minutes tweaking someone’s fitting or taking photos does not count. • "Wins" can be retroactive, e.g. if you helped 5 people in 2016, those can count as long as they are fully documented. Award Levels • 5+ "wins": FISD Armorer Badge • 15+ "wins": FISD Senior Armorer Badge • 25+ "wins": FISD Master Armorer Badge The Process • The person applying for the award will create an application thread in the Master Armor Program forum to track the help they give to others. • For each "win", they will list the person they helped achieve Expert Infantry status by copying their EI approval thread. • For each "win", the person who was helped will validate that this person helped them to complete the process. What does the badge look like? Here is the current artwork (pending approval). Thanks Glen! Bronze Silver Gold Questions? Concerns? Please feel free to ask!

Congrats! Well deserved

There will be at least 2 that I know of, we're a wee bit behind.

Sorry, what differences in the thighs do you mean? The only error in the CRL I know of is the drop box color, which should be white, and the LMO is aware of and should fix.

It goes back to EI#1, so back at least 8 years. I suspect initially we'll get a *lot* of people, but I'm hoping it encourages those moving forward too.

Wow - this is fantastic!

Actually, there are visual checklists. Are they not stickied yet?

No worries guys - that's what is always tough about these photos is that for Centurion it's sooooo easy to forget one small thing. When your forearm rotates a bit during a troop you don't mind so much, but at your photos they get picked apart, right? This is why I said it's a minor nit - I bet you'd fix it in 3 seconds and it's a non-issue.

Wow, you look great! The brow trim looks a wee low, but that's a personal nit. The fit on this armor is outstanding, truly.

Alas, I got it when I knew little of such things, and now no wonder that it was bought on the cheap. Live and learn.

Yup! As long as the documentation supports it absolutely.

The FISD Master Armorer program is an optional, detachment only incentive award to recognize individuals who have directly helped another 501st stormtrooper to achieve Expert Infantry status. Some people spend countless hours helping others, and want to reward their results as well as incentivizing new people to help as well. To register a “win” in the program, the assistance must have provided hands-on help trimming, building, and/or fitting of said armor for the person who was awarded Expert Infantry status. Other program notes: • Helping remotely, giving advice, or taking payment in exchange for help does not account, all work must be voluntary and without expectation of compensation. • The assistance must be for a period of 30 minutes or more. Spending 15 minutes tweaking someone’s fitting or taking photos does not count. • "wins" can be retroactive, e.g. if you helped 5 people in 2017 already, those can count as long as they are fully documented. Award Levels • 5+ “wins”: FISD Armorer Badge • 15+ “wins” FISD Senior Armorer Badge • 25+ “wins” FISD Master Armorer Badge The process • Person applying for the award will create an application thread to track the help they give. • For each “win”, they will list the person they helped achieve Expert Infantry status by copying their EI approval thread. • For each “win”, the person who was helped will validate that this person helped them. Next steps: • Need a badge design. Will be similar to marksman or other skill badge. Questions? Concerns? Please feel free to ask! Award Recipients 11/28/2017 - TK-61972, Walter @Haribon72, Golden Gate Garrison 11/28/2017 - TK-1636, Mike @TK1636, Dune Sea Garrison 02/19/2018 - TK-10116, Tony @ukswrath, Golden Gate Garrison 07/31/2018 - TK-70701, Jeff @Oztrooper, Southern California Garrison 09/11/2019 - TK-39093, Arthur @giskard8, Hong Kong Garrison 08/29/2022 - TK-61490, Justin @TheRascalKing, Southern California Garrison

Wow, so sorry about your situation. Mark is 100% right, even when I have had to ship assembled armor $100 is more like it when I don't pack dense. As he mentioned, the fact that they changed their description is telling. Lastly, I worked in Amazon's Legal department for 4.5 years, and you can be sure that disputes are handled fast. Disney could also give them a dispute as the 501st is © LFL and they are not allowed to use it in their advertising without the mouse's permission.

Hey everyone, I got one of the prototypes of the Praetorian blasters and thought it would be a good idea to compare it to a de-activated Sterling ANH I had lying around. For background I’ve owned 2 Hyperfirm E-11’s, an ANH and an ESB. I’ve owned 3 other Hyperfirm blasters and am you could say I’m a big fan. The Praetorian E-11’s are created by John who is the creator of Hyperfirm and also Nathan who was one of the original team and artists. Their express goal to produce the best rubber replica blasters on the planet as you can see from the first post. You can read more about Praetorian blasters and the team here: Intro Thread http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/41569-a-new-rubber-e-11-is-coming-praetorian-blasters/?hl=praetorian Intro list & team history http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/41608-praetorian-blasters-rubber-e-11-interest-list/?hl=praetorian It was worth checking one out for myself, as I have owned several Hyperfirm E-11’s and also a DLT-19 and Lewis Gun. The first thing I noticed is that just like the originals, the Praetorian is light. Very light in fact, and you can troop with it all day. You can drop it on the floor and not worry about it breaking, something I demonstrated at a meet & greet last weekend. So far, just like the regular Hypefirms. Where the difference comes in is in the details, as the Praetorian is far more detailed. For example the spring is really crisp and looks real, the scope is flawless and the barrel has even more detail than before. Check out the detail on the end cap. The Praetorian is on the right. Notice the knurling on the raised area that is even missing from my de-ac? Here is a great money shot of them side by side. Hard to tell which is the Praetorian, unless you look at the trigger. The pointy thing normally points away from you, but you can see the excellent detailing on the front of the scope and the barrel. Even the mag holder has more detail than my de-ac (Praetorian on the right) And the scopes Another good money shot: A few more notes if I can 1. There are two scopes to choose from, which is a nice option. 2. I showed this off to numerous people in my garrison who own Hyperfirms, and the consensus was that these were clearly more detailed. Key items like the spring/coil were much appreciated. 3. Many people seemed to want an actual d-ring that is not molded in to the blaster. We talked about it a bit, and there really isn't much of an advantage to having it be separate, but that may be something the Praetorian team may want to think about. 4. Mine is a prototype, but the Praetorian team assured me that production blasters will be even better, particularly the ammo counter. Overall the feedback is this is now the best "rubber" blaster on the market, and clearly superior to other blasters as well such as doopydoos due to the accuracy, detail, and especially the durability. Unless you have the $600+ for a de-ac Sterling conversion and want to lug around heavy metal, this is now the ultimate blaster on the market.

Sure, we see at least one in the film. It's perfectly OK.

Congrats! Great to see another RT go Centurion!

I'm impressed. You must have a fantastic printer as my little Da Vinci Pro could never do what yours just did.

Wow, this is certainly going to be one thread to follow

Wow, awesome details. Thanks for sharing the pix