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  2. Stormtrooper "grilled by police"! (Scotland)

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    1 hour ago, jsilvius said:

    No offense, but yikes.... The more you know, I guess.....

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    That being said, I do love me some skeet shooting. Hmmm... I wonder if it's ever been done in TK armor...

     

    But back on topic, this is why I'll never wear my armor out in public without an official invite. You never know what a stranger may call the authorities for, even without a blaster.

  3. Will these front cover strips pass

    in Request TK Pre-Approval

    Posted

    Exactly what Glen said. My cover strips are angled to follow the contour of the two halves of the leg pieces, much like yours (as well as the screen references for that matter). Thighs by difference armor makers come together differently, and thus there is variance in the angle of the cover strip ends. Also like Glen said, you may consider sanding the corners a bit to avoid poking or snags.

  4. List of Soft Parts for Your OT TK build

    in Getting Started - Read this First!

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    19 minutes ago, JeffD said:

    Great list!

    Know i know what to have before trying to build.

    I quess the best thing for me to do is use this list along with any assembly guidence i find with in FISF.

    Thanks.

     

    Yes sir! I found it best, when first getting started, to follow in the footsteps of those before me. Joseph's soft parts list in this thread is a great place to start. My white canvas belt came from Kittell (Imperial Issue), holster from Darman and boots from Imperial Boots (now known as Keep Trooping after their name change).

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  5. JeffD

    in New Member Introductions

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    And hello again, Jeffrey for the third time in as many posts. :D In addition to the ANH build threads link I've already commented, below you'll find a link to a massive resource thread that I compiled on my own journey of building my first stormtrooper armor. I saw that you're most interested in an ANH Stunt, which is the bread and butter of our Detachment, and by far my favorite armor.

     

     

    I look forward to following along on your build and welcoming you into this band of brothers (and sisters)!

     

  8. FISD Forum Fundraiser

    in Announcements

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    To echo what Chris said, a big THANK YOU to each and every one of you who donated. I've PMed or emailed most of you confirming receipt of your support, and the remainder of you will receive confirmation from me by tomorrow. For now, the easiest way to confirm your gift was received is to check your profile for the Supporter badge. Forthcoming will be receipts showing how and when the funds are applied to our forum/email expenses.

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  9. Greetings from Paris, Arkansas

    in New Member Introductions

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    Welcome, Jason, and congrats on your recent approval! An excellent choice you made with an AM kit from Dave, and I'm right there with you regarding the Tantive IV boarding scene. That introduction of TKs was the start of my love affair with them.

     

    Once you receive trooper status here on the forum (processing can take several days) you'll then have access to more areas of the forum. And perhaps we'll see you submit for Expert Infantry at some point in the future? :salute:

  12. FISD Forum Fundraiser

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    24 minutes ago, BAZINGA said:

    Was there something to do other than fill in the donation part and submit?  I see it on my bank side that it went through, but either way it was done a month ago or so.

     

    Hi Bart! Are you referring to the Legion fundraiser linked below? If so, this initiative on FISD is separate from that one, and is related to the monthly expense of email service for FISD. Member have the opportunity to contribute to both or either campaign. This particular FISD drive began only two days ago on 19 March 2024.

     

    https://www.501st.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=113646

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  22. [02] TK-73692 (MaskedVengeance) Troop Log - [Social Media Consent]

    in Field Training Exercises

    Posted

    #2.

    Event: Atlanta Brick Con

    Date: Sunday, 11 February, 2024

    Host unit: Georgia Garrison

    Kit: ANH-Stunt (LEGO)

     

    I recently doubled my official troop count at a LEGO convention in Atlanta, and I'm finally recording it here on the last day of the month (thank you leap year for the bonus day). This was an exciting event for me not only because it was a crossover of two hobbies, but it also represented my first official troop with my own garrison. I live a couple hours away from the heart of our trooping action, so I began the morning with a two hour solo drive down to Atlanta. I had convinced my closest squad member (an hour from me) to join me on the troop and we met there.

     

    After months of anticipation, and assembly as I'll later explain, I was super excited to finally troop with my garrison and show off the AMAZING blaster that @revlimiter had printed. Needless to say I think it was quite a crowd-pleaser, though twice I got asked "Does that make your aim better?" :( Based on the comments, kids only recognized the blaster from recent Star Wars LEGO video games, not the original 20-year-old sets, but I'm sure the many adults present felt the nostalgia.

     

    It turns out that this troop was more of a photo op for us Legion members there, rather than a traditional con with a table and personal fan interactions. We were situated in a corner of the con floor dedicated to Star Wars MOCs (My Own Creation), and essentially had a line non-stop for the two hours I was there. When I first arrived we had a Vader and Jedi, but then us Devin and I took over with TK duty. Check us out!

     

     

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    Also, lefty grip. :salute:

     

    While at our post we came across two princesses, but unfortunately they were not the one we were looking for. Seems they were from a different star system.

     

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    If you hadn't already noticed, in addition to the LEGO style blaster I carried, I had made some modifications to my actual armor loadout. After all, when in LEGO Rome, you play the part! What started off as originally just constructing a LEGO thermal detonator morphed into a larger belt project. I was extremely happy with the final result, with a nearly 1:1 scale LEGO replica of the normal plastic belt parts! In fact, I daresay did such a good job at the reproduction that NOT A SINGLE PERSON mentioned the LEGO parts I was wearing for the entirety of the troop (other than my garrison mates who knew my plans in advance). They were booty blinded by the blaster I guess, and didn't even notice the RS style creamy white LEGO plastic against my cooler white ATA armor. Haha. In the future I'll post a separate thread to document the full extend of this LEGO belt build, but for now here is a peak. The TD has 20mm "end caps" (yay CRL) and proper dimensions over all, other than the fact that is the smaller 2" North American variant rather than the more screen accurate 68mm version. Don't worry, a larger version is in the works. :D

     

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    At the conclusion of the photo session, I made a quick round on the con floor in civilian cloths (actually my HKG Star Destroyer racing shirt!), and snapped a few photos. This Death Star hanger was particularly impressive, and I'm bummed I didn't immediately notice all the intricate scenes shown on the outside due to my rush to get home. Otherwise I would have taken additional close-up images. My favorite is what appears to be a unit of TKs taking instructions with modeling of ANH TKs on the TV.

     

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    Of course, there were many MANY other MOCs, and I recorded a few Disney ones to show my daughters. Star Wars > other IPs.

     

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    Overall I think it was a successful troop, and I learned a lessons and have a few kit adjustments to make. I experienced some feedback with my voice system which I hadn't in the past, so I need to better dial in the volume, and perhaps add some insulation in my chest piece above my speaker (that I wear with a GoPro chest harness). I also had a shoulder bell-bicep snap failure, which is one of the only two places I have single snaps on my kit. Seems I'll be implementing at least some version of Adam's shoulder snaps solution. He goes hard with them! :laugh1:

     

    All-in-all, a fun troop, and one that I will plan to attend annually despite being posted at a photo booth the entire time. I'll likely modify my belt to have some exposed studs to make the LEGO fun more obvious, and perhaps even add some lettering. L E G O  T K the cartridges? Who knows, perhaps I'll continue to add LEGO armor parts to my armor and become a true LEGO TK.

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