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  2. JeffD

    in ANH Build Threads

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    Lately I have had to right click my image in Imgur and just select "copy link" and paste here.  Other methods that used to work either aren't listed anymore or hidden somewhere I have not found.

     

    Bart

  4. [ 15 ] TK-23108 BAZINGA Troop Log [social media consent]

    in Field Training Exercises

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    Troop 15: Draggins Car Show in Saskatoon supporting Children's Easter Seal.  March 29 and 30 although I was only able to make it for the second day.

     

    First troop of the year for most of the Saskatchewan crew.  I had my second eye surgery five week prior to this troop and it will be another week until I get a new eye glass prescription so any long drives just are too hard for me to handle right now.  I had wrote this one off because it was three hours away and there was no good logistics to get there and back.  All was not lost though as a random conversation with a friend here led to the revelation that he was going up to the show for most of the day and was going by himself so he had room for me to catch a ride!  One day for part of the day is better than no days so off we went.

     

    I had been reading communications from the crew from day 1 and they were short staffed and very busy.  This show was two 12 hour days and they were trying to cover the entire 12 hours each day.  I didn't fully appreciate how nuts it was until I got into it.  I spent an hour at the club table then the next 4+ hours in armor with maybe two five minute breaks (a new personal best).  By the end of it I didn't know if I was living in the SW universe as a stormtrooper, was hallucinating, was having fun or was just dreaming it all.  At one point before the four hour mark I was going to shed the armor and work the table then someone said, "If you can keep at it longer it's really helping the photobooth when a stormtrooper is milling about." so I got in the flow of traffic and just kept directing them into the photo area.  Well it was either me or a robot by that time, not really sure.  I was on auto-pilot.

     

    There is always room for some fun though!

     

    This is my friend that got me to the show.  Not a huge SW fan really, but a car fan.  Also the first friend, not part of the costuming groups, to pose with me so it was kinda special for me.

     

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    Just standing around by myself for a few seconds.

     

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    The guy beside me is a big geek.  The other two were there to humor him I think.  He wanted me in the boat, but it required going up a ladder/step thing then a big step then a two  foot step down into the boat.  They assured me they all had emergency medical training if I didn't make it however I still had to decline the adventure of getting into the boat.  However, after I left @wook1138 took a stab at it and got into the boat.  Now I am bound by some kind or honor or challenge or embarrassment to find a boat to get into without getting hurt or climb a tree or some other feat of dexterity while in plastic.  Oh dear.

     

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    At least I was able to keep my head on my shoulders even though my neck and shoulders were killing me by this time which was around the four hour mark.

     

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    I demonstrated how well I could blend into a car show.  If you look very carefully you can see me.

     

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    Oh look, some nice coloured lights!  My friend acted as a handler to get me to this part of the show and he practically ran me there!  He found it amusing and commented how many times I was pulled over for a photo.  I hadn't even thought about it actually.  As we were powering through packed areas of people I kind of forget I was the stormtrooper in the room.  Nothing to see here, just taking a jog through a car show.  It's perfectly normal.  Carry on.

     

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    I finally found the droid I've been looking for and this time there was no old man in a dusty bathrobe to tell me otherwise!  One of my buddies built R2.  He's in both the 501st and the Droid Builders.

     

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    DOs and GMLs look away.  There was only one of these photos taken at the end and I had a costume malfunction so the image needed a bit of touch up.  I think my body was trying to tell me it had enough and it was time to get out of the plastic or it was going to let it fall off me.  @wook1138 and I had a short photobooth session with just two of us contending with a number of rebels giving us the gears.

     

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    I was there only for a quarter of the total time for this troop and I was sore and dragging my butt.  I have no idea how the others managed it for much, much longer.  I had another oddity with the icomm not working properly.  I hope it is just the battery this time and not needed another repair.  I have to check that yet.  It would make a fast ticking noise then it would work for an extended period then stop working until it was unplugged and the process repeated.  I fiddled with it a bit on those little breaks but really didn't have time to change batteries or mess with it.

     

    Next two troops are back to back over May 4, 6 and 7 so it will be a busy one.  By then I should be back to somewhat normal vision (crossing fingers) and can get around to these longer drives again.

     

    I was really bummed when I thought I was going to miss this one.  I didn't realize how much I needed to get to it until I was at it with my friends.  I hadn't seen most of them since before Christmas.  It was still just so much fun and almost everyone is excited to see us, talk to us and get photos.  All the sore muscles were worth it.

     

    Bart

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  20. need to do a bit of painting on the boots

    in Boots, Soft Parts, and other Accessories

    Posted

    As I read on the forum this seems to be the correct product but I want to make sure.  I have just a bit of white worn off where the bottom of the shin had slipped down while walking and worn off a small area of paint.  I figure I could just get something at the local shoe repair place to touch it up but no such luck.  I think I could just paint this on with a brush in a few layers.  Is there a better solution out there that I should be looking for?  

     

    Angelus Acrylic Leather Paint : Amazon.ca: Home

     

    Bart

  23. FISD Memes

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    4 hours ago, revlimiter said:

    I got the joy of paying $12.60 for US shipping of a few coins today from EF. I ship stuff for a living and could send roughly 5 kilos of coins in country for that postage... so yeah.

     

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    Just imagine what I paid to get it to Canada!  

     

    Bart

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