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  9. Research

    in Night Trooper research Threads

    Posted

    For those who want a close up of Ezra and the bandages, here's a nice share from Star Wars Universe

    Behind the scenes.

    Cracks do look to be Dremeled, wraps certainly distressed and coloured in areas, perhaps just the adhesive to keep them in place. Also, plenty of loose ends

    Gold, looking more like paint than the Gold leaf used on the Enoch helmet, making life easier for those building this costume.

     

    QTggs72.jpg

     

     

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  12. CRL release news?

    in Imperial Commando Build Threads

    Posted

    Glen is correct, there is a member working on this very costume, and we are hoping they will be viable for a CRL model.

    For a CRL to be complete and then approved by the LMO team (Legion level) we need the full descriptive text and an image/photo for each component.

    These must align closely with the as seen in the movie or TV series using reference images.

    We have created the section for this costume, also provided a reference gallery, which will be expanded on if more information comes to light, we are just waiting on that last piece.

  13. Joseph

    in Getting Started - Read this First!

    Posted

    Welcome, Joseph,

    here is a link to get you started.

    https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/forum/38-getting-started-read-this-first/

     

    Have you decided which Stormtrooper you wish to build?

    If not these are the CRL's Costume reference Library which is basically the standard each costume needs to be constructed to for basic 501st membership.

    https://databank.501st.com/databank/Costuming:FISD_CRL

     

    Best of luck with your new journey, and please ask plenty of questions, so we are able to assist you the best we can.

     

     

  16. Proposal: The Expansion of blaster variants for FISD First Order CRL's

    in Hard Armor (General Discussion)

    Posted

    It's not as popular as the OT armour, let's not forget, but obviously there are more reasons one wouldn't build a specific costume than just a CRL, so let's not leave that small detail out. ;)

    6 hours ago, TheRascalKing said:

    TL;DR: "So here's a screen used blaster, can I build one like this?"

    FISD: "No."
     

    Sorry Justin, that's not actually correct. You can have it at basic level, clearly you might have missed that point. Never been excluded, nor do I feel it should be. It's not about the material the blaster is made of, it's about the bells, whistles and embellishments for a higher level.

    Don't forget, this is not about uprooting the entire blaster section of the CRL, this is a proposal to go to a trial and if the LMO's agree then we will trial it.

    If it works, that's great, if members see merit, even better. If it doesn't work, the CRL's still have intact the blasters basic, EI and Centurion levels there.

    Not everything will be meaningful to everyone, we are all different, but if you don't see this might be a little fun for some, then that's ok too.

     

    6 hours ago, TheRascalKing said:

    In the nearly full year since the last update, we have had.... exactly zero new submissions other than @equuspolo for any of the 3 FOTK CRLs, and Ardeshir was vocal about his concerns regarding the unrealistic standards and level of scrutiny during his review (especially of his blaster). Other than him, @TKSpartan (a Deployment Officer team member) has been the only other recipient of a L2 or L3 award for the FOTK in three years, yet we keep making the CRLs... harder? And this is supposed to be... fun?

     

     

    Well, this is not a factual statement in the sum of all its parts. We haven't made the CRL's more difficult for any member to achieve 501st approval. That level is still very much the same, aside from some minor tweaks to errors.

    Lvl 2 and 3 is up to the detachment to set the standard, and we do, as all the other detachments do.

     

    The reason we are even considering this is to expand on what is allowable and keeping with the standards. This has never been, nor should it be, everyone wins a participation prize.

    Strive like others, and you are rewarded, no one is forced to take on the higher levels of approval, nor should they be.

     

    @equuspolo absolutely is a great example of how darn good these costumes can look, and he stepped up to the plate and some!

    His concerns are another reason we are here with this proposal, but we aren't going to throw the baby out with the bathwater in taking a backwards step on the standards we currently have. Enhancing this is the idea, and who knows how that will look in the future. At minimum, this offers a starting.

     

     

     

    There won't be a perfect solution that makes everyone happy, it would be delusional to think one could, and I am a realist. A middle ground is generally the best way forward, and this is what we are attempting to achieve.  

    We are not a prop replication club, and in saying this, there are other Detachments with far harder to achieve standards than the FISD.

    I've heard from other legion staff that we strike a pretty good balance or middle ground on how we go about our CRL's and higher awards.  That is something for every member to be proud of.

     

    FISD, very much like all other detachments, take the stand-out differences that give some form of separation between costumes. For us, we have very similar costumes across the genres, more than most, well aside from the CTD (Clone Trooper Detachment) lol, that's insane how many they have, but we need to identify those difference and make them "stand out", so we have the number of CRL's we do.

     

    If this proposal is not for you, vote how you see fit, it's all we expect from everyone who wishes to partake.

     

     

     

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  17. Proposal: The Expansion of blaster variants for FISD First Order CRL's

    in Hard Armor (General Discussion)

    Posted

    At basic levels it's not a problem, you don't need the moving parts, at higher levels the bells and whistles are what set us apart for those.

    As I mentioned in the other post, we always aim for the Hero blasters for CRL's, all detachments do, if you don't have those or the intricacies for higher levels, you give nothing for members to aspire to.

     

    This exercise is not about dropping current standards, and as mentioned the current EI and centurion sections will remain as is, this simply gives the ability for some more options and a bit of fun. If it looks like we would need to drop standards, this just wouldn't go any further.

    How that looks in the end, we don't know yet

    So to be completely simple, there is a place for rubber blasters, it is at basic level where we allow less, at centurion and EI as optional levels, all detachments reserve the right to maintain a standard they see fit. We would do the same.

     

    This is only a proposal, not the CRL change itself, ultimately nothing may come of it, and what is written in the proposal is not the language that will go into the CRL that would be refined for the best clarity possible.

    It could contain info stating the rubber stunt blaster or only give a list of parts allowable, we are not there yet. This is only the gauging interest phase.

     

    Thanks for your questions.

     

     

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