Daetrin

Great to see you again Nathan, though I wish it was under a better circumstance. Thank you so much for sharing those memories. They are all we have left of a great man and a good friend.

It is with a heavy heart that I mourn the passing of Terrell Reber, who was my XO for many of the early years of FISD and later became DL in his own right. In that time, he contributed his insight and wisdom in many areas most particular in the areas of armor, molds, and armor making. He was the first person to find a legitimate, conflict free path to selling TE derived armor when he founded ATA. It may be hard to believe, but there was a time those years back when a decent set of FX armor was $1200 and TE type armor was hard to acquire from a reputable person. ATA changed much of that, and ATA set the bar for providing quality armor at an affordable price. Hence ATA: affordable trooper armor. He was very picky about quality and hunted for plastic suppliers who would provide virgin material with the right shade of white. He could have charged more and had a long wait list, however felt that would be against his principles. These days there are many options for people to procure quality TE type armor at an affordable price, and we have a solid list of reputable makers. It can be hard to believe that it wasn’t always this way, or that even having a public list of vetted armor makers was considered taboo. With a glance at a picture, he could tell you the make of the armor or helmet and could spot all the “tells” that was uncanny. He gave selflessly his experience and advice to FISD members time and again. However, most of all I will remember him as someone who was always there to take a phone call when needed. Who gave selflessly to this hobby that he loved. 43 is just too young. Buckets off, as I drain it of my tears.

Yeah, can't wait for more

Totally awesome!

No wonder they have a hard time getting good pilots. Our 401(k) match is awesome, and at least we get a re-location allowance.

Loving the recent memes (Squid Game + Kirk)

Where was this when I started? This is awesome!

Great move - SpecOps is the perfect home for non-standard troopers.

Way to go!

can I say just how gorgeous that blaster is?

Great to have you here - welcome to FISD

We need to pin this thread - excellent information here that I will certainly be taking advantage of.

Man, the details on this are crazy compared to the old days. Looking great!

Man, what a find. As noted, we have suspected these were faucet aerators for many years, but it's nice to have this finally confirmed.

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I had one of me from Celebration Los Angeles where I was wearing an Alpha 75 TFA TK and walked in to one of the displays and froze for about 10 minutes. People came in and started taking my photo thinking I was one of the displays, it was pretty funny. At the time. Thanks for the Rose Parade pix Glen, man those are some mighty fine memories.

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On it...

LOL, which ones? I copied/pasted them and maybe the pasting didn't go through? It's hard for me to say as I can see all of them, as you may imagine. Should I just copy/paste all of them?

Strange, I see them. I wonder if it's a permissions issue. Trying again...

Brier? Brier? Man, I used to drive through there all the time back in the day and lived just south of you on Locust Way. Man times have changed, but one thing hasn't and that is having a good TK in Garrison Titan is always welcome. You look close, and definitely go the pre-approval route and make it easy on our GML. The feedback you'll get here will be better than anything you can get elsewhere. Have you signed up on the garrison boards yet? And, I empathize with you, I joined the Legion when my daughter was about 6 months old. Yes, that was 16 years ago. Man, how time flies.

Adventures with foam trooper (Dad/Daughter)

Me as one of the original Alpha 75 in Celebration LA.

Brian Muir, sculptor of the TK armor.

POST 58 Not me in armor, but it's a great shot. This was a professional photoshoot for the garrison. 1.