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70. Able Advocates Pancake Breakfast, Fresno - 4/6 OT TK in the middle. Photo by Brett Schönwald Photography

I think he actually escaped that that night! But I'm pretty sure Niner got called Vader at least once.

Looking good! The only thing I noticed was already touched on, that the belt boxes hang at the end of the belt, rather than the end of the angle cut.

I knew I recognized that TKID... Looking good! Keep up the good work! I'm working on ideas for how to reduce the bunching on the gaskets.

My fans have always lasted great on 9V- I get at least one long troop (3+ hrs), or two to three shorter (2 - 3 hrs each) out of them. Beginning to think I'm an anomaly...

Welcome aboard! As everyone said, your local Garrison will guide you through the local event process, their forums, etc. Once you're trooping, don't forget to start a Troop Log to show off your troops! (Field Training Exercises)

AM is best suited for larger/bigger troopers, and they do sell parts. I have their full kit and highly recommend them. Also, Gary knows what he's talking about, so he'll guide you well! (We're Garrison-mates and we've also trooped together a few times. Tell him I said hi!)

While I second asking on the Clone forums, as they would know best, I would be cautious because EVA foam is not an allowed material for 501st approval. So I'm not sure if that would mean that it could be used at all, even if as a base.

Honestly it depends on who's working customs that day. I've had stuff sit for hours, days, a week once.

Since everyone's already caught every (pretty minor) thing I caught, I will just add that your sniper plate is wanting to tuck under your thigh. This is incredibly common, and I've dealt with it myself. The fix is easy: take a cheap washcloth (like from the Dollar Store), fold it up and wrap it up in duct tape. Duct tape that package into the top front of your shin behind the sniper plate. Done. The washcloth punches out the sniper plate just that little bit needed to keep it from tucking under the thigh. It will also prevent it from catching and potentially popping off due to pressure from the thigh coming down on it when walking. Good luck! Looking good! I expect to see EIB and possibly Centurion shots from you in the future.

The unit maps are updated periodically, but aren't up to the minute, so it's very likely whoever updates the maps just hasn't been able to update it yet. I would reach out to whomever your local 501st members are, be it an Outpost, Garrison, or Squad- they're all official units and should be able to offer local assistance. Outposts are smaller units, Garrisons are 25+ people, Squads are subsets of Garrisons with 15+ people.

Welcome aboard!

I used Rustoleum 2x in glossy black. I did this before the helmet was fully assembled, and taped off the edges and eyes with green frog tape. I used a bit of Play Doh on the outside of the teeth to keep over spray from there (not needed if teeth aren't already cut out). Use more tape than that, though, I had over spray. But mineral spirits took it right off.

They're selling off the last of their stock, so yes, they exist, but in limited capacity. But if you find your size, snag it! They're great stuff, I wish I had bought a second pair when I had the chance.

Welcome aboard!

In order of completion: ESB TK, Jawa, TIE Reserve, ROTJ Crewman, Staff Officer, Shadow Scout, Gunner, ANH TIE Pilot, Warrant Officer, and Social Officer (Version 2). Total of six Detachments (FISD, Krayt, JRS, IOC, Spec Ops, and IGC). I collect Detachments like I collect patches. Someday I will have BHG and MEPD. I'd love SL but there's just not currently a costume in there I really want to do (maybe the new movies will bring something for me). In progress: Phasma, Line Officer (rank bars and hat), Admiral Daala (rank bars), Warrant Officers Versions 2 and 3 (I just have to get a chance to take photos of those two). The easiest way to rank up detachments and costumes is to look for "gimme" costumes- costumes or variants you can do based on stuff you already have in a different order or combination, or with a small, easy, and/or cheap addition (Daala I just needed silver hair clips from the Line Officer, for example). (If you have Jack boots, those do some 10+ costumes between the Legions for example). Or costumes that are dual Legion- like Krayt costumes and Boushh. It's become a running joke between three of us in the Squad- I have 10, BensID39999 has 14, and Fixer has 16. I needle them and tell them I'm catching up. Except Fixer is a machine, so there's no catching up with him (and that's just 501st- he also has a couple Rebel Legion ones and a Mando). BensID39999 has a few Rebel Legion. I have three Rebel Legion- Willrow, Jawa (dual) and Jedi.

Congratulations and welcome!

...I have ten costumes. And five actively in the works. They're like potato chips- you can't have just one! Beware the costuming bug addiction!

Hello and welcome! Looks like everyone else beat me to the Getting Started section, but they're right- that's your best bet for, well, getting started. Also check out the Build Thread sections to see what others are up to and what you'll be working with. Also as said above, feel free to ask all the questions- that's what we're here for!

I run my fans off of 9V batteries, I get about 1 - 2 troops, sometimes 3 depending on length, out of each battery. The noise is there but I can still hear just about as well as I would with just the bucket on (which does reduce some hearing). It's lightyears better than when I ran them off of those 12V blue rechargables from eBay (China). I couldn't hear a thing and thought that's how it was. When they kept dying on me, I switched to 9V and lo and behold- I can hear AND the fans are still working for their intended purpose. I buy 9Vs in bulk from Amazon (Amazon Basics) for pretty cheap.

How do you delete attachments on these forums? Ages ago I accidentally uploaded some, and now I can't find a way to delete them. And they keep popping up in the post, too. I didn't mean to put my screenshot of the split screen I was working on when doing my troop log in my troop log post, .

69. Sequoia Symphony - Great Movies, Great Music, Visalia - 3/2 Batman is none other than SL-81211, who is also the Symphony's Executive Director.

Welcome aboard!

Congratulations and welcome to the white armor ranks!

I don't know that vendor, but commenting here to keep an eye on this.