TheRascalKing

Not really! Most of us are still doing some variation on this theme

Yup, I've been using it for a while now. It absolutely doesn't hurt but ABS plastic will always eventually yellow. It's literally made for protecting plastic from UV, so it's definitely a good idea!

Hey Collin! I'm Justin/Rascal and am your Imperial Attaché for the Orange County Squad, along with fellow Armorer @Oztrooperin Garden Grove. I'm based in Placentia, run @Rascal.Works out of my garage, have mentored a good number of the TKs in our Garrison, and would be happy to assist. As I noted on the SCG Imperial Recruits page, AM/DDD and RWA are both good choices for your frame! Feel free to give me a shout if you have any questions.

OC Squad just had one a few weeks ago, so probably not until Q3. We almost always post them in the SCG Imperial Recruits Facebook group, so I would keep an eye out there - especially if you don't mind driving up to another squad's that may be sooner.

Awesome. Resin is messy but 100% worth it for exactly those types of detail pieces. Looking forward to seeing your progress!

There are extremely few approved New Gen kit owners in the Legion and only 2-3 in SoCal - there were none in personal New Gen suits. All 501st wore ANH-S or ESB. Hope that helps clarify!

There were not any Legion members in studio New Gen suits. Now I'm confused too

Unfortunately, all details we shouldn't/don't like to talk about beyond what I've already said. Sorry!

I'm not a huge fan of Flicker, but if you go the section under Share that says BBCode, you can find the direct image link in there. Example: [url=https://flic.kr/p/2skfLxv]https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55351863347_9576ba3d75_b.jpg[/img][/url][ url=https://flic.kr/p/2skfLxv]E11 Build[/url] by [ url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/158265263@N08/]John Nicolosi[/url], on Flickr Pasting in just the URL I highlighted from the code, then pressing space or return will get you an embedded image as below. Blaster is coming along nicely!

California labor laws still apply - we would do it for free but couldn't if we wanted to. Hence it not being a troop - same as any time we do work for the Mouse. We were cast as background actors/character performers and not everyone who applied was selected.

I don't like to talk too much about it, as we did all sign NDAs and some of us continue to do contract work for D/LFL so we try to be discreet. Most of this has already been stated publicly, but this was a situation where a post went up on like Friday night and we filmed that Monday-Wednesday. It was the first time 501st members have been invited for production in numbers, so we did not expect it at all and figured it was a commercial or something until we arrived at the studio. Production work involves LONG hours (12+) in armor, hence some of those troopers' unfortunate posture. This was not a troop or official event - we were cast as background actors. Taking photos at troops is one thing, but actually being a stormtrooper in Star Wars and running around all day in full armor is something else entirely. It was hard work but they were opportunities I'll cherish all my days.

A few of us that were there are active in these forums. As noted above, LFL invited members from all 4 of the California garrisons to be background cast members in the season 1 finale of The Mandalorian. We were also invited for the Obi-Wan Kenobi show and wore our own (mostly) ANH-S style armor. This club has given its members some incredible, once-(or twice)-in-a-lifetime opportunities to be a part of the Star Wars universe.

Then please make it so! Perhaps the below will assist. Other than the helmet availability, they've earned their place back from everything I've seen. Type: DN (Denuo Novo) Country: USA (made in China) Contact: Denuo Novo Website https://www.denuonovo.com/collections/stormtrooper Kit: ABS, untrimmed or completed, ANH derived Availability: Armor In Stock (confirm availability), *Helmets out of stock as of June 2026 Assembly: Armor kit needs to be trimmed, parts butt joined with finishing strips. Ready-to-wear suits available but need some modification for approval. Comments: Formerly operated as Anovos but has been under new ownership since 2021 and have had no major or pervasive concerns since. Correct, a disappointing continuation from the Anovos days. Most of us prefer to replace the belt with a custom fitted reinforced one anyways, so no big deal.

Hey all - can we please get Denuo Novo added back on this list for OT armor? It's been long enough and Anovos can be added to the "No longer made" section. Perhaps we can also add that helmets are currently out of stock, but hopefully that's not for forever. I also don't know if anyone has received armor from RT/PANDA-MOD in a while, I haven't seen any and they never responded to my email a while back.

I am one of the lucky ones who received their product (an FOTK undersuit), and while I will say the quality of the craftsmanship is quite good... if he spent as much time working on product orders as he does posting on socials, he'd be in a lot better position with the community. I can't currently recommend either.