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Hmm sure were a lot of blasters in public in the last few days? email... what email?

AP simply does not have the abdomen details. it's not AP. When you look at the anovos armor itself, it's pretty clear that the launch bay store is not selling the china built kit. The anovos tells are non-existant on the armor shown.

What happened today is one more reason why we need to take care. every single day, we're going to see events that compassion and love can be shared. After all love of mankind is what the 501st is all about.... Stand strong, and stand against fear, and against gun violence and terrorism. I vote we keep carrying toy guns as a show of support.

I love star wars because it is about conflict. And without a toy gun, we cannot stand in the face of terrorism. We will be unarmed. A massive group of men and women all carrying fake weapons can be stronger than those with real ones. If you don't stand for something then you will fall for anything.

beautiful common sense! well done!

huh? pure doubletalk. no loss, by giving up the right? Albin himself has made it a point in this debate. read the posts on the main board. my point will always be that if fear makes us change our lives, (carrying a toy gun with pride.) then the terrorists win. Then I never will give up my freedom to carry an e-11, or an F11. I am a stormtrooper. I carry a toy gun. I'm proud of it, just like my armor. way too THX 1138 for me... sorry... no go. none of the members of the 501st have ever been expected to do anything less than represent the legion with pride. I'll be wearing my TX and carrying a lightsabre.

The abdomen plate on AP does not have the notch at the bottom of the button plate. The armor shown here is not AP.

banners? nope. speculation and corporate image? nope. Freedom? nope. blasters. no.

f what a great reason to wear a holster? That is what it's for! so we could ask the 501 to holster their weapon unless asked for photos

TM has them.

compromise is good!

no rainbows an hulk?

a box of snaps with tool is about 18$ US and the elastic is not cheap. 6.00 us plus post is cheaper!

-------- an original TIE with the TK liner, and the chinstrap. neck trim detail. -------

I think everyone has been well mannered here, and I like that. "Standing up to terrorism, is much more important than letting it CHANGE our freedoms. I personally believe that our image is best served with our entire freedom to be represented by PROTECTING our right to be free." in western society, and modern culture if we allow the concept of fear, or 'respect' to change our freedom, then we simply allow terrorism to shrink our ability to indeed be free. This is much more than just toy guns. This is about how we handle the cultural impact of terrorism. what do we do? hold up in our houses while we play shooter games all day, and walk out of the house in fear of being gunned down?

I use the standard TK star foam, and a tight chinstrap. Some people use a hardhat liner, or a bunch of padding like a baseball or motorcycle helmet. (overkill in my opinion.) I like my helmets to be lightweight, with lot's of airflow. padding inside a helmet is completely just too heavy, bulky and sweat inducing. sure, you're going to see people advising all sorts of fancy padding. To me it's not like you're going to get hit with a stick, rock or baseball bat. sometimes I wonder why there is so much padding needed?

good work!

I think it was a mistake to take a stance like this so public. To actually bring the concept of fear, of being shot to a cosplay event, is why the terrorists win. if we change our process of dealing with these situations by knee jerk reaction, this eventually might lead to the banning of helmets, masks and anything that presents some kind of "threat" in cosplay. Fear of being shot by Law Enforcement is a daily concept. You don't even need a gun to be shot. I completely understand and support people's feelings on this. How about putting special RF tags on our blasters, offering a permitting process for all cosplay weapons, and to allow ourselves to be organized, and informed on event security. events could require us to be licensed cosplay weapons public performers, with law enforcement present during the event as a show of solidarity, with public security in mind. a bold show of cosplay weapons policy is being developed here. I vote that we as free people be given a pathway to attend events with our full costume in place.

Fear will keep the local systems in line. personally I have been asked at several events by law enforcement if my prop is real, and since I own and use a sound system, they are usually quite surprised by my response when I tell them over the speaker that my prop is a solid block of resin, or rubber, with no moving parts. In every single event where blasters have been present, the event marked the item with a zip tie. I personally don't agree that free people should bow to public pressure from terrorist groups. If we ban blasters in the 501st legion, then we are showing FEAR. Orange Tips , tags, flags and zip ties have worked for over 15 years, and they are mandated in some states. devaluing the methods used in the past, as if they were not good enough simply shows a loss of freedom.

mmmm.. glue!

It is my hope that blasters are not banned. That is not my idea of the spirit of standing up against terrorism. it indeed shows that we have a lot to consider here. I like non blaster events, but I like blaster events even more. let us not allow the situation in the world stop us from being free. And please FISD, don't argue, or fret about this. Eventually we will have a better situation. how about orange tips on all blasters? Changes in policy should be stated for a limited time, in honor of paris, but we should strongly consider to stand up for our right to be back to normal in feb. at the least!

An Email I received. ****NO BLASTER USE / DISPLAY | Lucasfilm, Ltd. - Disney Policy**** ***********************EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY************************* Garrison Members, As many know, Lucasfilm/Disney has made a request that we "refrain from displaying any prop that resembles a gun at all events (including non-theatrical ones) until further notice." Legion Command has spent much time processing feedback that has been generated following this request - from further discussions with LFL, from members, from council, and in some cases from the public. Legion Command is respectfully requesting that units honor Lucasfilm’s request as they finalize their plans for the The Force Awakens premiere especially. It is also encouraged for events between now and January 7th, 2016. During this time, LCS will be engaging in conversations with Legion Council to determine the best way for the Legion, as a whole, to approach this. We understand that the Legion membership has no interest in making this a fundamental, open-ended change. It is our belief that, in the long-term, Garrisons (and Outposts), upon consulting with an event host, should be able to make the decision on when blasters are appropriate on a case by case basis. LCS will not be auditing for compliance, but reminds members that they are required to follow policies regarding weapon restrictions as determined by the leadership of the unit coordinating the event. We cannot state for certainty that there will not be ramifications from LFL if a Garrison or member decides to not comply with LFL’s request. - Albin Johnson | 501st Legion Commanding Officer -

This was what I was talking about. Old school.

old school

You could always use a hybrid of resin and metal parts. and use metal to support the stock arm. a slightly lighter spring would work best. I'm thinking that the spring plate could be steel, and the arms could be resin on aluminum, with the shoulder cap in resin, along with the tube being aluminum with resin inserts. The catch would be nice as an aluminum part.