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  1. What made you pick your TK number

    in Off Topic

    Posted · Edited by davej

    All of my internet identities are either davej, or davej351. The 351C is for the finest motor car engine ever produced, the Ford 351 Cleveland. I've owned a few in my time, and I love them :)

    Legion ID 351 was taken, so I added an 8 to the front of it.

     

    8351, signing out...

  6. TK-7435 requesting EIB status ANH Stunt [154][AM]

    in Request Expert Infantry Status

    Posted

    Hi Darren, shiny looking build :)

    Couple of things I've noticed.

    1) Your drop boxes are attached with black elastic. They need to be done with white.

    2) Your helmet frown is painted a bit big. The paint should not touch the "lips". Yours is painted in more of an ROTJ style.

    3) I'm sure your Ab buttons will be painted in the correct colours, but I can't really tell from the photo, it is a bit dark. Maybe a new photo?

    Mate, almost there :)

  7. BFG Slings

    in General Weapons Discussion

    Posted

    I know the T-21 has a sling, but I was wondering if anyone has attached a sling to either the DLT-19 or the MG-15? While not canon, it would certainly make sense, particularly from a trooping perspective. I think it could look good if a sling similar to the T-21 sling was used, but I'm not sure about placement. Any reference pics or others would be appreciated!

    Yep, I've got a sling on my DLT-19. Just bought an MG34 sling from evilbay.

    Looks sort of like this:

    mg34_measurements.jpg

  11. Trooping away?

    in Hard Armor (General Discussion)

    Posted

    Does 18 hours in an aeroplane count as an out of country troop? CV rocked!!!

    Ricky, once you've been bitten by the bug, you'll go just about anywhere to chuck on the plastic, and have fun with your mates.

    Working weekends sucks. I try to work my roster out well in advance, that way I can get to the troops that mean the most to me. I normally do 2 12 hour drive troops a year, and I try to work them into my annual holidays.

  14. AP Debacle

    in Hard Armor (General Discussion)

    Posted

    As has been mentioned many times in this thread, it can often take ages for stuff to come. My TE2 took just on 6 months to get to my door, and a helmet I got from the UK actually spent 4 months from the time it was posted to the time it arrived... Surface mail is a killer.

    Justice, mate, it'll get there :)

  16. Help with all the abbreviations!

    in Off Topic

    Posted

    IMHO IIRC there was a thread at FISD to help out NLYS. I'm sure someone will BAS PDQ, BICBW. BOT TE and TE2 along with AP are the original helmet and armour supliers ALW GINO who is a NPOW. TM, RT MOD, AM among others are fine fan sculpts and ATA, CAP, and PT are new versions of accurate armour. Check out CFO for ROTJ LOL.

     

     

    OTTR FAWC before buying is to read, read, read and GWWB for you, and remember BBW, CE, KIBO and OGTDA LOL.

     

     

    TAFN TTFN and if you get stuck DFTW and WSWWCCUW :)

     

    I seem to have developed a headache.

  18. my HWT

    in HWT Build Threads

    Posted

    apparently thr gml never sends it up to the lmo.

     

    the lmo has seen the costume and said ok but my garrison still said no therefore i would not be able to troop in said costume..

     

    Thought so. As a Garrison Co, I get to see all the EU applications that the GML's send to Thomas. Never saw yours :( If your GML never puts it up, then the costume doesn't exist.

    Bugger :(

  19. my HWT

    in HWT Build Threads

    Posted · Edited by davej

    Yes, that is my understanding, and hence my confusion as to why the UK GML seems able to override the LMO when other GML's cannot.

    For EU stuff, the GML applies to the LMO for approval. If the GML never actually asks the LMO for approval, then the LMO has no say in the matter.

     

    Blaine, did you apply directly to Thomas, or was it through your GML?

    Sometimes you can go outside the box ;)

  20. Question about TE derived helmets

    in Hard Armor (General Discussion)

    Posted

    I just rummaged through a bunch of boxes and pulled out all of my bits and pieces. Just compared AP, ATA, TE, TE2, and Gino V2.

    By eye, nothing noticeable. Faceplate pressed to faceplate, a millimetre or 2 here and there. Nothing serious. The smallest one, top to bottom, was the TE, and the biggest was the TE2. As mentioned, there was only millimetres in it.

    Conclusions? I didn't use any measuring device but... they all look to be about the same size...

  21. Info On This Armor?

    in Off Topic

    Posted

    We had the pleasure of trooping the Where Science Meets Imagination exhibit for the 6 months it was in Sydney in 2008/2009. I don't know how many times I stood beside that suit, thinking what a piece of dren it was. It looked like someone had poured porridge into a mould. What a mess... How awesome is it!

    I don't know enough about ROTJ suits to say if it is a movie suit, or a tour suit. One or the other. I took maybe 20 or 30 pics of it before the end of the exhibit, but they still remain on my camera, and technophobe that I am, will probably stay there.

  22. having to pay to go troop what you think?

    in Off Topic

    Posted

    Southern Cross Garrisons main event every year is an event called Supanova. We get 2 tables every year. Costs us $480. For this, we get 6 tickets to the event. We then get as many entry tickets as we can use, at $25 a ticket.

    What makes a 501st member any different from every other fan group member? We shouldn't be expecting any special privileges, just because we are members of the 501st Legion.

    The 501st Legion rocked CV, but we still had to pay to get in.

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