::TK8847::

Requesting 501st area Access. Dune Sea Garrison, TK8847 https://www.501st.com/members/displaymember.php?userID=10007&costumeID=2 Thank you in advance. -Todd

Thanks for the post and pics - I think I'll add this to my SDS Battlespec as well. Cheers from across the pond...

I joined the 501st in the fall, so I haven't had a chance (if you want to call it that) to troop in the summer. I live in Phoenix and I'm a member of the Dune Sea Garrison, so I'll be trooping in the summer soon enough. I will be using the ice or modified icepack in the helmet technique, but for now I can't offer any results. The furnace will soon be upon me and I'll post back on this topic. Take care...

I have a Hasbro with the Resin Kit and to piggy back Smitty, yes the T-Tracks and D-Ring are required for ANH Elite status. I will post photos in next couple days unless someone beats me to it.

OK, never mind - I just realized that they cover the holes on the side of the barrel. I'm already to glue and paint now...

Very nice work.. I'm working on a Fett too.

Hey guys, where do the extra two T-Tracks go on my E-11 for ANH Elite Status. I have a Hasbro with a resin mod kit and I think its got like 4 or 5 tracks (I'm too lazy to go to garage and check for sure). Before I put the extra tracks on, I wanted to verify where they go. Does anyone have any Hasbro pics to post or maybe just a good detailed description. Thanks!!

Don, Great pics !! I see your armor has rolled edges, which is usually very rare and also typically the work of Andrew Ainsworth - very nice!!

Good luck on your endeavors. I would like to echo a few things already said - get a guaranteed job, do not go into any service with an "open Assignment" - NO MATTER WHAT! I know that recruiters have a job to do, but don’t be fooled by “job possibilities”, get what you want before you sign. I did four years in the Air Force, so I would be happy to answer any Air Force questions for you. Send a PM if you care to chat. Take care !

Thanks Marcel - I agree that AA should be able to just sell me the ammo portion with the three buttons. I sent him an email today and I'm waiting for a reply. Scott - thanks for the photos regarding your SDS mod. It looks awesome, wish I had run into you before modding mine way beyond repair for Elite Standards. Unfortunately, I trimmed too much off the sides and no longer have the side buttons, and I had to use one of the side buttons to put in front to cover an additional rivet I added. Hence my trouble, because now I have two buttons in front and if I remove one, I'll have a whole there. I don't mind paying AA for another ammo portion of a belt. Thanks again for offering a solution.

Thank you for the info - yes, the AA is about $200, but I want my ammo belt to match my armor perfectly in color and look. Unfortunately, I'm very particular- just like most of you in this group. I guess that's why we strive to be Elite. I already purchased a completely canvas belt from another trooper, which looks like an original movie prop. So, all I need now is my D-ring and my new ammo belt from AA. I think that I have a contact already set up to pick up my ammo belt in UK and ship it to the states for me. I also found someone nice enough to offer me a D-Ring for my blaster. The guys here at FISD really came through for me - thanks a million!

Gentlemen, Just so we're clear, I expected some comments and read my posting again and see that I may have sounded a little bent with some of the comments. However, I can assure you that is NOT the case. The guys who posted were just trying to help me - I realize that. Most of my disappointment is in myself for not posting more specific photos of my helmet and kidney/back areas to show that I was within standards - I SHOULD HAVE posted them to begin with to avoid the comments. MY BELT is the wrong set up - I know that. It actually broke and the one depicted was my repair job, plus some reinforcement to make it more durable. I was merely hoping that it would be accepted. I tried to make it as clean looking as possible after the damage was sustained to "try" and get it through Elite Standards. I know, I know, "nice try..." point taken HOWEVER - The only comment that I could use some clarification on regarding requirements that are being asked of me that are not listed in the elite requirements page is the belt being canvas covered. The Standards say "canvas or canvas covered" are acceptable. Does this mean WHEN I RE-DO mine, can I use a piece of plastic (3 inches wide) and cover it with canvas as I did before or does it need to be entirely canvas? I will fix the rivets showing, and the buttons, but wanted to cover plastic with canvas - if I could. Someone said it HAD to be canvas. I'm assuming that my last posting sounded somewhat defensive - if it did, I apologize. I know everyone who commented was just trying to help. Thanks for getting me straight on my shortcomings guys. I sent AA an email for another ammo belt section to see if he has one in stock and then I will try to find someone within the Garrison to help me get it to the states. As I said before - Don't count me out yet... I will get to work on my fixes. You guys are Elite and the standards are what they are - my belt is a good example of "unacceptable". Happy New Year and be safe!

::: continued ::: In regard to my ammo belt, I appreciate the photos showing the difference between mine and the one depicted. I only wish the Elite Standards specified in more detail what was expected or acceptable. I have two buttons in the front to cover the rivets that I used to help make my belt attachment more secure and now I cannot undo that error. I looked through the Standards again and still can't find anything specified regarding the number of buttons - front and side that are permitted. However, I realize that some things are just left up to the group moderators to decide. Unfortunately, my armor is high quality and very high gloss, and not at all like the FX or AP kits out there (nothing wrong with them, the ABS from these kits just won't match mine for a quick ammo belt swap). I will have to order another ammo belt from England to get the ABS to match the color correctly. It looks like my mistake in trying to make my ammo pouches and belt more durable by adding an extra rivet in the front and covering it with a added button "may" have cost me my Elite Status. Live & Learn... Great catches on my E-11 Blaster. Both errors were oversights on my part - thank you!! Anyone know where I can get 2 extra T-Tracks and how do they fit on a Hasbro/Resin Mod version Blaster? Also, does anyone have a photo of the D-Ring for the Blaster, I'm sure I can get one of those at Home Depot or something? Thanks in advance!! My helmet is completely within the Standards and I have added photos to show this. I should have provided close-ups to begin with, but thought that everyone knew SDS Helmets have green eyes and meet the standards. (i.e. traps, the Aerators, and that all screw heads are painted white) My lenses are green. I have thick plastic green custom shaped lenses permanently mounted and then the cheap, thin acetate green taped in for daytime use to make them darker as needed. (More Photos on my website) http://www.TK8847.com My kidney/back pieces are separate and in fact have rolled-edge detail like all of the pieces to my armor. It is a very nice and clean look that you don't typically see. Thanks for pointing out that this separation was not shown in detail in any of my original photos - I took a quick photo to show that they are separate pieces. I must say that I'm disappointed to learn that a couple of my mistakes pointed out cannot be changed, mainly my belt. I read the "Standards" very carefully and I'm even more disappointed to learn that some of the Standards required are not listed, but yet are required. However, don't count me out yet - I can certainly fix the blaster fairly easliy, and the rest of your concerns are answered with more detailed photos shown on my website. (More Photos on my website) http://www.TK8847.com However, my ammo belt is another story. I do have a full canvas belt (like someone added to my POSTING) that I could attach to my current ammo belt, but if you won't allow the "two buttons" in the front - then I will be wasting my time with the modification to my current belt. I will wait for a reply before contacting Mr. Ainsworth in England for a new ammo belt. As many of you know he cannot ship to the United States because George Lucas is suing him for using the original molds from 1977 in his current helmet sales. I jumped through a plethora of hoops just to get his armor and original SW molded helmets. So, getting another belt from him might not be worth going through that trouble all over again because of my two buttons in front. Unless someone has another other idea to help me out? Please let me know. Thank you to all who have posted their comments. Your attention to detail is certainly worthy of your title as Elite Stormtroopers! Happy Holidays -

:::: continued :::: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I was going to get started on fixing some of the things mentioned in the comments, and then I noticed that I'm being asked to fix some things that are not listed as Elite Standards. Most noticeably, Elite Standards indicated, "Belt should be canvas or canvas covered, approximately 3" wide." Mine is canvas covered. I realize now after having my belt compared to another belt in this POSTING that my belt has the wrong look because of the rivets and "extra button" in the front, but I think that “CANVAS COVERED” is permitted according to the Standards. Can I get some clarification on this in the event I get a new ammo belt and want to cover it with canvas? :::: continued next posting ::::

Thank you all for the comments and suggestions. Now I know why they call you guys Elite! Here are the photos from my website; sorry about posting them directly on my site, I thought it would give everyone an easy way to view them. I stand corrected, but had to post them on multiple POSTINGS because there is a photo limit. Anyway - here they are: :::::: continued next posting :::::::

Greetings All, I am a member of the Dune Sea Garrison and would like to submit my photos for consideration to obtain Elite Status with the First Imperial Stormtrooper Detachment - FISD in accordance with the ANH Configuration. Photos Posted Here --------> http://www.TK8847.com Thank you in advance!