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Hello, Kevin here from Imperial Surplus. I just wanted to let you know Option B version (back plate cover) is available when asked for at time or ordering the kit. I honestly have not had the option B requested in a long time (a few years) until just last week. I will continue to also provide some extra ABS with the armor kit to help with assembly needs. Any questions or want to order the Armor or Helmet kit please use the email on the Imperial Surplus website.

Hello everyone! Welcome to my first ever build! I’m sure there’s probably going to be a lot of screw ups during this build but follow along anyway as I learn from my mistakes. This thread will be focusing on TLJ FOTK primarily. I’m planning to make this into a conversion kit so that I can switch between TFA & TLJ but that’ll come after my first approval. This will not be a step by step guide but more of a documentation of my progress in hopes of getting this kit 501st approved by the end. Helmets are here! TFA helmet is from the original standard line that Anovos made. TLJ helmet is the standard from Denuo Novo. There’s a slight color difference and I personally like TFA white more but I’m trying to stay away from painting this kit if I don’t have too so I’m hoping it’ll look fine at the end. *fingers crossed* So I wanted the interior of my helmet to be black. Similar to the look that the premiere line has. So time to test out my masking skills. Looks good so far! Plastic bag for overspray insurance. Did a couple of coats with Plasti-Dip. All dried up and tape removed. I’m happy with it. It needs a bit of clean up but I’m planning to go back in with some black acrylic paint to finish it off. Will be doing the same thing to my other helmet. Here goes nothing. I’m terrified to start trimming but decided to start small first. Admittedly I didn’t have the right tools when I started this but I was so excited when I first got the kit that I couldn’t wait anymore and tried to do it anyway. I used these gigantic shears instead of polycarbonate scissors which is why it looks a little wonky but I’ll sand it down until it’s all nice and smooth. I waited to trim anything else until the right scissors came in. Chest day! First big trim and I’m feeling a bit more confident in myself after that initial trim for the hand guards. I’m using a black pencil to define the guide lines because some of these lines are hard to see. Front chest all trimmed up! My hands hurt. I’m having a blast! Forearms!! So as I stated previously I’m focusing on TLJ so the forearms will need to be cut a certain way. The photo above in RED shows the cut that Denuo Novo has in there assembly book. The photo below in BLUE is how I’m going to cut mine. The top of the forearms in the assembly book appear to show the bottom trimmed about 50%. I think this page has stayed the same since the original Anovos kit so I’m keeping that extra length to use for more real estate when I decide to glue them. Resin pieces ready to paint! Sprayed it down with some Gloss White Behr spray paint. First major screw up! I didn’t have to trim this part since the decals are provided but I wanted to since I got this nice backing from ukwraths. I went in a little to fast with the sanding bit in my Dremel and created a pretty big ugly hole. I’m hoping it won’t look that bad when it’s all said and done but I’ll most likely will have to buy another bicep piece. *sad face* Everything all trimmed up! I might start glueing soon or I’ll probably wait until my gaskets come in. I just ordered them from Teresa at Geeky Pinks so it might be awhile until there’s another update from me.

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Title updated to reflect Imperial Armored Commando.

Dating within Imperial Garrisons Remember: Droids too Hot for TV? Troopers helping troopers? Just saying? I’m available for meet ups, dinner/lunch. Armor builds and just hanging out. I’m single, and looking for someone who has the same interest “Armor”. Feel free to send a PM.

I believe the upcoming 2025 Black Series figure is also called the Imperial Armored Commando. Of course, there's no box yet but that's how the news sites are listing it.

NEW In Memoriam Detachment Leader Merchandise Officer Hall of Fame FISD Meme's Around the Detachment INFORMATION & AWARD PROGRAMS FISD Tri-Fold Brochure Common FISD Acronyms and TK Glossary Pre Approval Forum 3D Section Field Exercise Award Imperial Attaché Program Master Armorer Award Fire Teams EIB & Centurion: What do these terms mean? Need Help Ask the Deployment Officers Advance to 1500 Advanced Tactics Awards Newsletter Editor Staff List 2023 Follow FISD Christopher Arthur (IC-81606) first began trooping with Everglades Squad in his Imperial Bridge Crew uniform in December 2018, when his father, Robert Arthur (ID-12397), joined the 501st Legion as a Staff Officer. While Christopher's enthusiasm for trooping was surely evident and akin to the excitement many troopers experience when first joining our community, what is especially remarkable is the joy Christopher found in not only interacting with fellow Star Wars fans at events but also in trooping with his father. Truly, the passion shared by Robert and his son Christopher was inspiring to witness and has reminded those that trooped with them of the potential Star Wars has in bonding families and friends together-- a unity that empowers us to be a force for good in our local and international communities. Condolences to his family, friends and garrison "Buckets Off" Miguel joined the Legion back in 2010, and was a treasured member of the Portuguese Garrison. He is remembered as not having the height for it, and yet he grew, whenever he put his Vader helmet on. Miguel recently lost the battle against cancer. During his life, he only confided in a few and never let his condition be a crutch or command his life. He was a good friend, a family man, a brother. A gentle but funny soul. He was retired from Legion but parted in good standing and the Portuguese Garrison keeps him in their memories, and will honor him always. Even when he was retired, he stepped up to help the Garrison when it was recovering in a tumultuous period. Miguel's funeral took place at the Alto do São João cemetery, where he will rest in power, next to his father. Three of our members were present as his honour guard. Condolences to his family, friends and garrison "Buckets Off" Joe 'Reich Wolff' Collesano TK/TI-47910 joined the 501st, and the 70th Explorers Garrison, as a stormtrooper in August 2017. As a historical re-enactor, he was already quite familiar with the costuming world. He wanted to switch his focus to charitable efforts and saw the opportunity in joining our ranks. He became a part of the 70th Explorers family immediately, with his outgoing personality and kindness. He was always positive, welcoming, and willing to lend his ear to anyone that needed it. Focusing on the charitable walks, hospital visits, and other efforts to support the community his heart shined bright. He was a friend to all that knew him and loved by many, especially his wife Deb. The universe is a a much dimmer place without him and he will be missed terribly by the garrison. Condolences to his family, friends and garrison "Buckets Off" Aldona was a beloved member of the Polish Garrison. She was welcomed to the Hall of Eternal Legionnaires in October of this year, and will be remembered well by her family, friends, and Garrison. Condolences to her family, friends and garrison "Buckets Off" Greetings all Can you believe it is November already! Time seems to jump into Hyper space as we draw close to the end of the year, and we work to get a few more things completed before the holiday season. The Night trooper CRL is under construction and with a few prospective builds getting closer and closer, hopefully we can have it complete by January. Exciting!! More detailed images are appearing on the Interwebs, removing guess work for members wishing to build their costumes with better accuracy. Check in on the new Night trooper and captain Enoch sections to stay abreast of these two exciting new costumes, and certainly play a part in their CRL creation. A CRL is not approvable without a model and complete set of images, this could be you receiving kudos for a First in Legion approved costume and FISD's latest. Enoch will be a predominantly new, base up CRL build, following only a few cues from the Night trooper CRL. We are working closely with a few vendors more experienced in fabric to get as close as possible to the colours and textures for both these costumes. We greatly appreciate their input and knowledge. MERCH The FISD Shield patch run is drawing to a close, DO NOT MISS OUT! More info in this addition, but time is running out. More to come Very shortly, we have a surprise coming, so be absolutely sure to check in on the forums and our socials over the next few weeks. I am sure you are going to love what we have conjured up. That's it from me, please enjoy our November edition and I shall see you on our platforms. Enjoy With Unquestioned Loyalty Andrew Franke TK-11469 "Sly11" Detachment Leader Greetings Troopers! Shield patch run ends on 18 November 2023! Payment is due by the 18th as well. The patch run is winding down. As of 12 November, We currently have the following available: 5" Patches - 247 12" Patches - 106 I have removed the limit on the order numbers as of 8 Nov 2023. If you have already placed an order and you'd like to increase it, please email or DM me here on the forum. I will adjust your order and send you the payment needed. If you haven't placed an order, you have until next Saturday, 18 Nov 2023. All payments are due that day as well so I can place the order with the vendor. ***Please note, if we don't sell all the patches to meet the quote by 18 Nov 2023, I will have to post the remaining to the 501st Legion forum as I don't want to increase the cost any more than it has already, and this may delay placing the order with the vendor.*** Order link here We will also be offering EI and Centurion rockers to go with the shield patches. More info will be posted in the Detachment Merchandise. We are still working on a new twist on an older FISD item. We are working on making some changes to provide it to the LMO's More information can be found on the interest thread, which will be posted soon . With Unquestioned Loyalty James Silvius TK-12953 "jsilvius" Merchandise & Branding Officer Excluding the Death Star, this office also has some good views! Please welcome, TK-81087 to the Stormtrooper Hall of Fame, October 2023! @HeeM_SeNsEi Troop log can be found here. Congrats James on your 54th troop! Other HOF recipients can be found here. With Unquestioned Loyalty Jonatan Östling TK-23592 "Nairy" Curator Hall Of Fame Thank you to Luca "Morgi" TK-66744 for starting the FISD specific meme thread, you can find it here Video Series Mobile FISD Backgrounds/Screen Savers (1920 x 1080): You can desktop background image here With Unquestioned Loyalty Jonatan Östling TK-23592 "Nairy" Content Editor Support Trading Card Archives For those with FISD detachment trading cards please consider sending two to Paul @Daetrin keeper of our detachment archives. Address and more info here With Unquestioned Loyalty Paul Hoeffer TK-8020 "Daetrin" Detachment Founder Keeper of Archives INFORMATION & AWARD PROGRAMS For a full list of FISD awards programs head here. *Now Available in Swedish* Want to spread the word about FISD?, you can with our FISD Tri-Fold Brochure. Originally these were done in a limited run by the member who created them, but nowadays, we have moved this to a print your own service making them accessible to all countries around the globe. Files are available to all full 501st members on request by contacting our DL Andrew @Sly11 , you can find more info here Currently Available languages: English - Spanish - German - Swedish Are you new to the FISD and wondering what the heck all those abbreviations and strange sounding terms mean? To help you @justjoseph63 has started a list of the most commonly used ones that will give you some insight. If you have ANY questions about a particular term that is not listed or suggestions for new ones please contact Joseph. You can find the list here. Pre Approval Forum allows future Troopers the opportunity to submit photos of their completed build to be reviewed by the Staff, Imperial Attaches and others in preparation for forwarding it to their GML for approval. Any and all advice/suggestions given will be specific, constructive, helpful and respectful. Please note that this program will NOT take the place of your local GML, as Detachments are not chartered for costume approval and can not override a GMLs decision, but is instead a peer review program designed to help you look your best and offer guidance and positive feedback. For more information on this program, please visit the link here. Don't forget to visit our 3D section when next surfing the FISD forums, there is plenty of useful information to potentially help you on your next TK adventure. You might be feeling may generous and share with our community a new TK related 3D file and maybe win yourself a 3D contributors award so check out the details below and be part of the in house 3D community. Here is a link to the FISD 3D Contributor program. Don't forget to create a troop log here on FISD and get awarded for your adventures The list of accomplished troopers keeps growing, so get on board and register your troops today Simply start (or update!) your troop log, keep the running total in the title, and post (at least!) a date and name for the official 501st event where you wore your TK! Once you've hit a milestone count, go over to the "Field Exercise Awards -- Post your milestones here" thread to request your profile be updated! Simple, right? Also if you would like your troop photos shared on our social media channels please add the following to the first post of your FISD troop log: I give permission for FISD to repost my photos on social media in an appropriate fashion. Award Recipients October - November TK-23108 "BAZINGA" Bart - - - - - - TK-18491 "Snake Eyes" Dave - - - - - - TK-23592 "Nairy" Jonatan - - - - - - TK-62257 "MDeliso" Matthew - - - - - - TK-818087 "HeeM_SeNsEi" James - - - - - - TK-21393 "bishopdonmiguel" Don - - - - - - TK-41469 "Hesikaya" Scott - - - - - - Are you an approved TK that spends more time on the boards than the average Trooper? Do you enjoy using your knowledge to help out future and existing Troopers? If so, we would like to invite you to join the Imperial Attaché program! Members of the I.A. team are chosen to help out not only those here on the boards, but on a local level as well. Our aim is to have at least one in each and every Garrison, Squad and Outpost in the entire legion to be the eyes and ears of the FISD on a local level. For a complete list of Imperial Attaches, go here. Some of the benefits: Access to exclusive Attaché merch., including patches, IA patch and IA Rocker You may also be in the running for an Imperial Attaché Award Imperial Attaché Award for those attaché's who have gone above and beyond [minimum 1 year of service]. You can find a list of prior recipients here. ATTACHÉ AMBASSADOR Attention all Attachés! Please take a moment to check out the recent Q3 update in our Attaché HQ! And, remember that we are always be on the lookout for new Attachés, especially for units currently without one (or two) as shown on THIS LIST. If you know of a trooper who you think would serve the post well, encourage them to apply for Attaché status HERE, and feel free to put me in contact with them! With Unquestioned Loyalty Caleb Mask TK-73692 "MaskedVengeance" Attache Ambassador The FISD Master Armorer program is an optional, detachment only incentive award to recognize individuals who have directly helped another 501st stormtrooper to achieve Expert Infantry status. Some people spend countless hours helping others, and want to reward their results as well as incentivizing new people to help as well. To register a “win” in the program, the assistance must have provided hands-on help trimming, building, and/or fitting of said armor for the person who was awarded Expert Infantry status. More information can be found here Want to setup a "Fire Team? the Fire Team program is completely optional, and is intended to help form a common identity and spirit of camaraderie among 501st Legion Stormtroopers in the same geographic area/garrison that troop together. Fire Teams are not officially recognized by the 501st Legion nor the FISD, although they will be able to access a Fire Team sub-forum on the detachment website. You can find more information here. Let's all give a warm FISD welcome to our 73rd Fire Team: Name: Imperial Straight Shooters Region: Imperial Sands Garrison Logo: For those interested here is the original discussion on the creation of Fire teams here With Unquestioned Loyalty Mark Ryner TK-4584 "captsafe66" Fire Team Relations So what exactly are and levels? These programs were designed for those who choose to take their armor above and beyond the minimum requirements for basic 501st Legion approval. It gives you the chance to show a level of dedication and pride that takes your armor closer to being as "screen accurate" as possible, without as much extra work as you may realize! You can find more information on the programs here. For those unaware it is possible to achieve extra awards at Expert Infantry for each additional version costume you have approved, additional awards are not issued with another Expert Infantry number (you are only issued 1 Expert Infantry number) but you will see a star above the award on your profile and the thread title will show [APPROVED] 2nd, [APPROVED] 3rd, [APPROVED] 4th and so on. Multiple EIB award recipients and info here NOTE If you are approved with a "2nd Version" of a particular costume that you are already approved with you do not receive an additional award, there is only 1 award issued for each costume version ie: only 1 x Hero, 1 x Stunt, 1 x HWT, 1 x ESB, 1 x TFA and so on. If you have a second/additional version costume approved you will see "2nd Version" and [APPROVED] added to the thread title, no additional profile stars (more info on profile awards here) For those of you who have a particular issue (or issues) before or after submitting for Expert Infantry / Centurion level approval, in order to get you an answer faster you can now privately contact the entire Deployment Officer team at one time! Questions about fitting, repairs, CRL standards/requirements or anything pertaining to reaching Levels 2 and 3 are not only welcomed, but encouraged. Keep in mind that no question is too small, and that your queries will only be seen by the D.O. Staff. We are here to help in any way we can, so please feel free to send us a message by clicking on this link: @Deployment Officer Team and we will get back to you A.S.A.P.! The 1500 unquestioned loyalty! This area lists all those who have gone above and beyond basic approval toward screen accuracy and obtained EIB or Centurion or both. FOR October - November the 1st Imperial Stormtrooper Detachment would like to congratulate the following. Expert Infantry Badge Award: Michael "michael.trunko" TK12331 EIB 1070 Aizenoso "Aizenoso" TK14292 EIB ANH Stunt - 2nd Award GREAT job on your approval, now on to Level 3! Request your free EIB certificate here. You can find a list of multiple award recipients here. Multiple EIB award info here Expert Infantry Honor Gallery here --------------------------------------------------------------- Centurion Badge Award: NONE THIS MONTH - - - Outstanding job on reaching Centurion, Troopers! Request your free Centurion certificate here. You can find a list of multiple award recipients here. If you see any of these Troopers around your Garrison or Squad, be sure to congratulate them! Another bumper issue, if you have any interesting articles or stories please reach out to me. For anyone interested in having a look through any of the older newsletters they can find be found here. With Unquestioned Loyalty Glen "Q" Rhodes TK-85421 "gmrhodes13" PRO, Newsletter Detachment Leader (DL): Andrew Franke (Sly11) TK-11469 Detachment Executive Officer (DXO): Joseph Pedigo justjoseph63 TK-10963 Chief Deployment Officer (DCA): Mario Reyes (TKSpartan) TK-48117 Deployment Officer (DCA): José Mª Sánchez (Chemi) TK-30173 Deployment Officer (DCA): Tony Jobe (ukswrath) TK-10116 Provost Marshall (DCoG): Steven Sheades (starsaber25) TK-10466 Provost Marshall (DCoG): Tim Waychoff (DarkCMF) TK-51878 Provost Marshall (DCoG): Chris Pearson (themaninthesuitcase) TK-10911 Special Unit Director-Valkyries (DCoG): Teresa Nuthall (Soulart) TK-41307 Provost Marshal SM Platforms (DCoG): Christoph (Danny) Lauber (Ripper_L) TK-55550 Fire Team Relations(DCoG): Mark Ryner (captsafe66) TK-4584 Merchandise and Brand Officer (DMBO): James Silvius (jsilvius) TK-12953 Trading Card Specialist (DMBO): Eric Ho (Hoda) TK-77520 Personnel Officer (DPER): AC (NoVATie) TK-5597 Content Editor Support (DPRO): Adam Wolf (Revlimiter) TK-89400 Content Editor Support (DPRO): Jeff Salt (Wingnut65) TK-50297 Content Editor Support (DPRO): Jonatan Östling (Nairy) TK-23592 Content Editor Support (DPRO): Vicky Mandlmaier (Vicky_Velocipanda) TK-50893 Social Media Relations (DPRO): Luca Hahn (Morgi) TK-66744 Newsletter Publisher (DPRO): Glen Rhodes (gmrhodes13) TK-85421 Attache Ambassador (DPRO): Caleb Mask (MaskedVengeance) TK-73692 Systems Administrator (DWM): Eric Brager (Darth Aloha) TK-9674 Systems Administrator (DWM): Mathias (Locitus) TK-2959 Detachment Founder (DF): Paul Hoeffer (Daetrin) TK-8020 Facebook: www.facebook.com/whitearmor Facebook Group: 1st Imperial Stormtrooper Detachment (FISD) Official Twitter: www.twitter.com/FISD501st or @FISD501st Instagram: www.instagram.com/fisd501st Discord: https://discord.gg/FmQZ2qW8gx On behalf of the 1st Imperial Stormtrooper Detachment Command Staff and the Imperial Propaganda Department

NEW Detachment Leader Merchandise Officer Hall of Fame FISD Meme's Around the Detachment Trooping Opportunities INFORMATION & AWARD PROGRAMS FISD Tri-Fold Brochure Common FISD Acronyms and TK Glossary Pre Approval Forum 3D Section Field Exercise Award Imperial Attaché Program Master Armorer Award Fire Teams EIB & Centurion: What do these terms mean? Need Help Ask the Deployment Officers Advance to 1500 Advanced Tactics Awards Newsletter Editor Staff List 2023 Follow FISD Welcome one and all to the Holiday season edition!! November was another eventful month at FISD with the launch of our Secret merch item sales sun. We kicked it off with a week full of sneaky teaser for our FISD TK approved members, as this run is strictly Detachment only, well 2 detachments really, but I'll let you discover what that is all about further down in the merch section. Teaser thread for full members. https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/54005-something-is-comingsecret-merch-run/ The FISD shield patch run is now closed, with a few members still to pay. If this is you, please jump on the forums and contact James, our Merch officer to make sure your order isn't cancelled. I would hate for you to miss out and the left over stock get sold to other members. CRL Poll We currently have a Poll running for some interesting potential changes to some of our CRL's. This is open for all 501st detachment members to participate in if you so wish. This Poll will close around the 15th December. Log in and check it out. https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/53954-proposal-the-expansion-of-blaster-variants-for-fisd-first-order-crls/ Got something you believe might be an exciting inclusion in our monthly newsletter? If so, please contact gmrhodes13 (Glen-Q) or I, Sly11 (Andrew) to discuss. Happy Holiday Season to all, spend time with your loved ones and friends, and most importantly be safe. See you next year. With Unquestioned Loyalty Andrew Franke TK-11469 "Sly11" Detachment Leader Greetings Troopers! The Secret Merch Item was a Dual-Detachment Coin with Spec Ops The FISD/Spec Ops Dual Detachment run is open. It will close December 29th or when we run out of coin. You can find the information to order in the new Detachment Merchandise Only section. You must be a full FISD member to see this section. Thread here Shield Patch Update Pfab sent me images of the samples, and I really don't like how the 5" patch looks with the merrow edge, so we are going to forgo it. Here is what it looks like with the merrow edge and without. And here is the sample for the 12" Now that I have approved the samples, they will go into production. Timing still looks like end of December early January for me to receive them from Pfab and be able to start shipping to members. I will provide more updates once I have them. Thread here Run is now live, more info here Thank you to @MaskedVengeance for helming the run, get in quick before they are gone RUN CLOSING January 20th 2024 3" FISD shield vinyl decals We are delighted to announce that the FISD full colour vinyl stickers have been approved and are available to order now via the Assassin Graphics website. Measuring approx 3" x 4.5" (76mm x 108mm) and both logo variants are available: the Blue Original Trilogy version and the Red First Order version. Order now via the website: https://www.assassingraphics.co.uk Password: alienLV426 With Unquestioned Loyalty James Silvius TK-12953 "jsilvius" Merchandise & Branding Officer It can be OK to arrive to a meeting a little later, but maybe not when it's held by Vader. Please welcome, TK-46712 to the Stormtrooper Hall of Fame, November 2023! @Commander Vain Troop log can be found here. Congrats Bob! Other HOF recipients can be found here. With Unquestioned Loyalty Jonatan Östling TK-23592 "Nairy" Curator Hall Of Fame Thank you to Luca "Morgi" TK-66744 for starting the FISD specific meme thread, you can find it here Video Series This Month's Screen Saver Screen saver for this month, this one is special (and a little Christmassy?) and honors our membership, from right to left we have: @scottdm62, @Alikh , @Sithping, @Swoby and @Doggydoc, With Unquestioned Loyalty Jonatan Östling TK-23592 "Nairy" Content Editor Support Trading Card Archives For those with FISD detachment trading cards please consider sending two to Paul @Daetrin keeper of our detachment archives. Address and more info here With Unquestioned Loyalty Paul Hoeffer TK-8020 "Daetrin" Detachment Founder Keeper of Archives Retail Embargo Lift For most of the year we are under an embargo from LFL and can not attend retail locations unless prior approval has been given by them. At certain times of the year this embargo is lifted, generally around Blu-Ray / movie releases, May 4th and Force Friday, the recent correspondence from LFL outlines the lift of the embargo: While there is currently a retail moratorium on character appearances in effect, it is being lifted December 1-31 at retailers selling Star Wars Related merchandise for the holiday season. All fans, costumed or otherwise, can participate with venues of their choice within this window with the restriction that costumed appearances must not be used in the advertising for the event. Although these appearances will be treated like an open invite, we’ll leave it to the fan groups to independently organize around these events as they see fit. LFL will not need to approve or coordinate these. Please note that retail locations should not include restaurants, bars, or venues with no apparent reason to feature Star Wars characters. In the coming weeks, we may send out a list of ‘preferred’ retailers from certain regions who would welcome fans to participate at their venues within these event windows, but you are all still welcome to make plans with appropriate retailers or venue hosts of your choice regardless of whether or not they appear on the list. Dec 1-31 -- ok to appear at retailers selling SW-related merchandise for the holiday season "Please note that retail locations should not include restaurants, bars, or venues with no apparent reason to feature Star Wars characters. If the retail location does not stock Star Wars products you should NOT be attending." *REMEMBER* Always follow your garrison/squad's guidelines when in comes to organising Disney/LFL promotional troops, only command staff can deal direct with LFL. INFORMATION & AWARD PROGRAMS For a full list of FISD awards programs head here. Want to spread the word about FISD?, you can with our FISD Tri-Fold Brochure. Originally these were done in a limited run by the member who created them, but nowadays, we have moved this to a print your own service making them accessible to all countries around the globe. Files are available to all full 501st members on request by contacting our DL Andrew @Sly11 , you can find more info here Currently Available languages: English - Spanish - German - Swedish Are you new to the FISD and wondering what the heck all those abbreviations and strange sounding terms mean? To help you @justjoseph63 has started a list of the most commonly used ones that will give you some insight. If you have ANY questions about a particular term that is not listed or suggestions for new ones please contact Joseph. You can find the list here. Pre Approval Forum allows future Troopers the opportunity to submit photos of their completed build to be reviewed by the Staff, Imperial Attaches and others in preparation for forwarding it to their GML for approval. Any and all advice/suggestions given will be specific, constructive, helpful and respectful. Please note that this program will NOT take the place of your local GML, as Detachments are not chartered for costume approval and can not override a GMLs decision, but is instead a peer review program designed to help you look your best and offer guidance and positive feedback. For more information on this program, please visit the link here. Don't forget to visit our 3D section when next surfing the FISD forums, there is plenty of useful information to potentially help you on your next TK adventure. You might be feeling may generous and share with our community a new TK related 3D file and maybe win yourself a 3D contributors award so check out the details below and be part of the in house 3D community. Here is a link to the FISD 3D Contributor program. Don't forget to create a troop log here on FISD and get awarded for your adventures The list of accomplished troopers keeps growing, so get on board and register your troops today Simply start (or update!) your troop log, keep the running total in the title, and post (at least!) a date and name for the official 501st event where you wore your TK! Once you've hit a milestone count, go over to the "Field Exercise Awards -- Post your milestones here" thread to request your profile be updated! Simple, right? Also if you would like your troop photos shared on our social media channels please add the following to the first post of your FISD troop log: I give permission for FISD to repost my photos on social media in an appropriate fashion. Award Recipients November - December TK-82226 "WhiteWalker" Mark - - - - - - Are you an approved TK that spends more time on the boards than the average Trooper? Do you enjoy using your knowledge to help out future and existing Troopers? If so, we would like to invite you to join the Imperial Attaché program! Members of the I.A. team are chosen to help out not only those here on the boards, but on a local level as well. Our aim is to have at least one in each and every Garrison, Squad and Outpost in the entire legion to be the eyes and ears of the FISD on a local level. For a complete list of Imperial Attaches, go here. Some of the benefits: Access to exclusive Attaché merch., including patches, IA patch and IA Rocker You may also be in the running for an Imperial Attaché Award Imperial Attaché Award for those attaché's who have gone above and beyond [minimum 1 year of service]. You can find a list of prior recipients here. ATTACHÉ AMBASSADOR Attention all Attachés! Please take a moment to check out the recent Q3 update in our Attaché HQ! And, remember that we are always be on the lookout for new Attachés, especially for units currently without one (or two) as shown on THIS LIST. If you know of a trooper who you think would serve the post well, encourage them to apply for Attaché status HERE, and feel free to put me in contact with them! With Unquestioned Loyalty Caleb Mask TK-73692 "MaskedVengeance" Attache Ambassador The FISD Master Armorer program is an optional, detachment only incentive award to recognize individuals who have directly helped another 501st stormtrooper to achieve Expert Infantry status. Some people spend countless hours helping others, and want to reward their results as well as incentivizing new people to help as well. To register a “win” in the program, the assistance must have provided hands-on help trimming, building, and/or fitting of said armor for the person who was awarded Expert Infantry status. More information can be found here Want to setup a "Fire Team? the Fire Team program is completely optional, and is intended to help form a common identity and spirit of camaraderie among 501st Legion Stormtroopers in the same geographic area/garrison that troop together. Fire Teams are not officially recognized by the 501st Legion nor the FISD, although they will be able to access a Fire Team sub-forum on the detachment website. You can find more information here. For those interested here is the original discussion on the creation of Fire teams here With Unquestioned Loyalty Mark Ryner TK-4584 "captsafe66" Fire Team Relations So what exactly are and levels? These programs were designed for those who choose to take their armor above and beyond the minimum requirements for basic 501st Legion approval. It gives you the chance to show a level of dedication and pride that takes your armor closer to being as "screen accurate" as possible, without as much extra work as you may realize! You can find more information on the programs here. For those unaware it is possible to achieve extra awards at Expert Infantry for each additional version costume you have approved, additional awards are not issued with another Expert Infantry number (you are only issued 1 Expert Infantry number) but you will see a star above the award on your profile and the thread title will show [APPROVED] 2nd, [APPROVED] 3rd, [APPROVED] 4th and so on. Multiple EIB award recipients and info here NOTE If you are approved with a "2nd Version" of a particular costume that you are already approved with you do not receive an additional award, there is only 1 award issued for each costume version ie: only 1 x Hero, 1 x Stunt, 1 x HWT, 1 x ESB, 1 x TFA and so on. If you have a second/additional version costume approved you will see "2nd Version" and [APPROVED] added to the thread title, no additional profile stars (more info on profile awards here) For those of you who have a particular issue (or issues) before or after submitting for Expert Infantry / Centurion level approval, in order to get you an answer faster you can now privately contact the entire Deployment Officer team at one time! Questions about fitting, repairs, CRL standards/requirements or anything pertaining to reaching Levels 2 and 3 are not only welcomed, but encouraged. Keep in mind that no question is too small, and that your queries will only be seen by the D.O. Staff. We are here to help in any way we can, so please feel free to send us a message by clicking on this link: @Deployment Officer Team and we will get back to you A.S.A.P.! The 1500 unquestioned loyalty! This area lists all those who have gone above and beyond basic approval toward screen accuracy and obtained EIB or Centurion or both. FOR November - December the 1st Imperial Stormtrooper Detachment would like to congratulate the following. Expert Infantry Badge Award: NO RECIPIENTS THIS MONTH - - - - Request your free EIB certificate here. You can find a list of multiple award recipients here. Multiple EIB award info here Expert Infantry Honor Gallery here --------------------------------------------------------------- Centurion Badge Award: Aizenoso "Aizenoso" TK14292 Centurion ANH Stunt - 2nd Award Outstanding job on reaching Centurion, Troopers! Request your free Centurion certificate here. You can find a list of multiple award recipients here. If you see any of these Troopers around your Garrison or Squad, be sure to congratulate them! Wishing our members a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year, stay safe For anyone interested in having a look through any of the older newsletters they can find be found here. With Unquestioned Loyalty Glen "Q" Rhodes TK-85421 "gmrhodes13" PRO, Newsletter Detachment Leader (DL): Andrew Franke (Sly11) TK-11469 Detachment Executive Officer (DXO): Joseph Pedigo justjoseph63 TK-10963 Chief Deployment Officer (DCA): Mario Reyes (TKSpartan) TK-48117 Deployment Officer (DCA): José Mª Sánchez (Chemi) TK-30173 Deployment Officer (DCA): Tony Jobe (ukswrath) TK-10116 Provost Marshall (DCoG): Steven Sheades (starsaber25) TK-10466 Provost Marshall (DCoG): Tim Waychoff (DarkCMF) TK-51878 Provost Marshall (DCoG): Chris Pearson (themaninthesuitcase) TK-10911 Special Unit Director-Valkyries (DCoG): Teresa Nuthall (Soulart) TK-41307 Provost Marshal SM Platforms (DCoG): Christoph (Danny) Lauber (Ripper_L) TK-55550 Fire Team Relations(DCoG): Mark Ryner (captsafe66) TK-4584 Merchandise and Brand Officer (DMBO): James Silvius (jsilvius) TK-12953 Trading Card Specialist (DMBO): Eric Ho (Hoda) TK-77520 Personnel Officer (DPER): AC (NoVATie) TK-5597 Content Editor Support (DPRO): Adam Wolf (Revlimiter) TK-89400 Content Editor Support (DPRO): Jeff Salt (Wingnut65) TK-50297 Content Editor Support (DPRO): Jonatan Östling (Nairy) TK-23592 Content Editor Support (DPRO): Vicky Mandlmaier (Vicky_Velocipanda) TK-50893 Social Media Relations (DPRO): Luca Hahn (Morgi) TK-66744 Newsletter Publisher (DPRO): Glen Rhodes (gmrhodes13) TK-85421 Attache Ambassador (DPRO): Caleb Mask (MaskedVengeance) TK-73692 Systems Administrator (DWM): Eric Brager (Darth Aloha) TK-9674 Systems Administrator (DWM): Mathias (Locitus) TK-2959 Detachment Founder (DF): Paul Hoeffer (Daetrin) TK-8020 Facebook: www.facebook.com/whitearmor Facebook Group: 1st Imperial Stormtrooper Detachment (FISD) Official Twitter: www.twitter.com/FISD501st or @FISD501st Instagram: www.instagram.com/fisd501st Discord: https://discord.gg/FmQZ2qW8gx On behalf of the 1st Imperial Stormtrooper Detachment Command Staff and the Imperial Propaganda Department

Hi Joe, thanks for sharing the news clip. Myself and half our Garrison have been tagged all over social media with that, thankfully it was nothing to do with us Nice to hear you're building white armour, do you plan on a build thread? I highly recommend you do so here at FISD. For ANH armour builds https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/forum/80-anh-build-threads/ Are you based in Scotland? If so you are welcome to sign up at Imperial Scottish Garrison and share your progress https://www.501st.scot/

This is so exciting seeing all of these builds come together! Since I'm starting a Captain Enoch build for my husband, I figured I'd post it here so that I could get assistance and also offer any assistance I can as we work to complete this costume and CRL. I really liked the layout of @Lidocaine build thread here, so forgive me, I stole it to be the format for mine as well. I'll come back and update and edit and fill in blank spots as I get those resources pinned down. Helmet: Resin printed by a friend of mine, he's actually looking to sell finished helmets and raw kits, I'll have him finish his listing and link it here . Edited to add hyperlink to kit. Neck Seal: It looks to be a R1 neck seal and undersuit but in a different color, so I may reach out to Jim and see if he's interested in making his undersuit/neck seal in this color for Enoch. Undersuit: see above Belt/Kama/Holster: The friend who printed the helmet for me is also a leatherworker, so we are going to work on the leather parts, I'm still searching for a source for soft parts. I've reached out to Sheev's Emporium and Geeky Pink's Phantastic Gaskets, but I've not heard back from either so far. If that changes, I'll edit this to reflect that, or a friend and I will be working to try and recreate it ourselves. Chest/Back: Since the consensus is that these are custom, I'm going to be printing Galactic Armory's Captain Enoch armor 3d print files Arms/Legs/Abd: I'm getting the rest of this armor from Jim Tripon Gloves: I saw it mentioned that these also might just be recolored R1TK gloves, if this ends up being the case I'll add this to the list of soft parts to see if I can get made. Handguards: Thinking that they are the same as the R1 suits, just with the custom coloring. Included with the 850 armor. Boots: Just going to order a pair from Crowprops or KeepTrooping, anyone have any thoughts/preferences on either? Blaster: One of the threads I've read mentioned this blaster , any thoughts on if this is indeed the correct one? If so I will order this one. Both myself and my husband are absolute perfectionists, so I want to build this correctly, which is why I'm documenting it here and on my IG, I want to be able to correct course as I work to make this perfect, and I absolutely welcome your feedback as I build this. Now to go make a build thread for my Night Trooper build since I'll be doing these simultaneously.

The adage "one step at a time" applies here. Looking over a full kit can be overwhelming, especially if it is your first kit. Thinking about a kit in terms of its sections is helpful in giving you something smaller and seemingly more manageable to focus on. Conveniently, the Costume Reference Library (CRL; the document you will need to refer to when building to make sure you meet the 501st Legion's costuming requirements) for each stormtrooper is broken down into the different sections of each armor. As you bring more and more pieces to completion, you can then be a bit more confident when thinking how everything will come together. Have you reached out to your local garrison? In addition to the forum here, the folks in your local garrison can be super helpful in-person, and you may be able to join an armor party (a gathering to work on armor)! Southern California is split among two garrisons. The Imperial Sands Garrison covers San Diego County and Imperial County, while the Southern California Garrison covers the Los Angeles area and much of the rest of SoCal. Here are their websites: Imperial Sands Garrison: https://imperialsandsgarrison.com/our-garrison/ Southern California Garrison: https://southerncaliforniagarrison.com/home/

Okay, I read that TK boots are basically outta business, but if they were to become available to pick up, should I purchase? Or, go with the Imperial Boots? Troopers, which do *you* prefer out of those two options, and why? What are pros and cons to them? I've seen a YouTube video of a member comparing the two, giving his opinion on them both, and he was sayin' the leather is much more thicker on the TK Boots and could potentially cause problems with the lower leg armor with fit. I was considering on picking up TK, due to the soles, but if that reason is common for most, I would probably select the Imperial Boots, rather. So, my quistion is: What are your experiences between the two? What do you like and dislike about them? Any other approved brands? I currently just know of Imperial Boots & TK Boots. Thanks in advance for those that participate.

Hi, As there were numerous ask for the Imperial Commando Rifle blaster I just created, I added both the STL files and 3D printed rifle on my Etsy page. Here are the links: 3D files from MillenniumMaker: https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/1667406690/imperial-commando-rifle-blaster-stl?fbclid=IwAR3pJUWGN9WspwZdBYyYxyuE16qDhUkdkO6oAf8Rrt-Nw_0jByKpTGubu1M printed Rifle from MillenniumMaker: https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/1666162956/imperial-commando-rifle-blaster-diy-kit?fbclid=IwAR1TKrSZVb1fPuHGEWAZjnaOI2lHUg9G-kbzo_vNCStcCqjgnfDuXG_1DO8

Bumping this thread for update, and figured I would add a few more proposed CRLs not mentioned above and some info. Obviously, someone has to build them first, but the below should fall under the FISD and I encourage someone to make them happen! Commander Pyre COMPLETE Context: Star Wars Resistance Animated Show, Black Series Action Figure for Live Action version Wookiepedia Link: Pyre Armor Base: TFA First Order Stormtrooper Forum Home: FISD Commander Pyre Builder's SubForum Build Threads of Note: WIP: Realistic Commander Pyre , supported by the voice Liam McIntyre himself! CRL Link: Commander Pyre CRL CRL Model: TK-75608, @Sano Artillery Stormtrooper COMPLETE Context: The Mandalorian D+ Live Action Show, Hot Toys Action Figure Armor Base: New Gen/Rogue One Wookiepedia Link: Artillery Stormtrooper Forum Home: FISD Anthology/Remnant SubForum Build Threads of Note: Honey Mustard's Artillery Trooper Build Thread CRL Link: Artillery Trooper CRL CRL Model: TK-22540, @Honeymustard ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Captain Cardinal Context: Phasma Novel, Galaxy's Edge: Black Spire Novel, Black Series Action Figure Wookiepedia Link: Archex Armor Base: TFA First Order Stormtrooper Forum Home: FISD Captain Cardinal Builder's SubForum Build Threads of Note: Captain Cardinal Build Possible CRL Model: TK-10204, @CrookKnight Where are we at on this one? Is it under LMO review? Night Trooper Context: Ahsoka D+ Live Action Show Wookiepedia Link: Night Trooper Armor Base: New Gen/Rogue One Forum Home: FISD Night Trooper Builder's SubForum Build Threads of Note: TK10345's Night Trooper Build Thread Possible CRL Model: TK10345 Where are we at on this one? Is it under LMO review? Captain Enoch Context: Ahsoka D+ Live Action Show Wookiepedia Link: Enoch Armor Base: Modified New Gen/Rogue One Forum Home: FISD Captain Enoch Builder's SubForum Build Threads of Note: Lidocaine's Captain Enoch Build Thread Possible CRL Model: Remnant Stormtrooper Context: The Mandalorian D+ Live Action Show Armor Base: New Gen/Rogue One (ANH Helmet) Forum Home: FISD Anthology Remnant Trooper SubForum Build Threads of Note: Possible CRL Model: New Gen Incinerator Trooper (Spec Ops can't have em!) Context: The Mandalorian D+ Live Action Show Armor Base: New Gen/Rogue One Forum Home: FISD Anthology/Remnant Trooper SubForum Build Threads of Note: Possible CRL Model: Lieutenant Gauge Context: Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy's Edge- Last Call VR Video Game Wookiepedia Link: Gauge Armor Base: TFA First Order Stormtrooper Forum Home: N/A Build Threads of Note: CRL Development Thread Possible CRL Model: TK-61490, @TheRascalKing Imperial Armored Commando Context: The Mandalorian D+ Live Action Show Wookiepedia Link: Imperial Armored Commando Armor Base: New Armor Base Forum Home: FISD The Mandalorian Costume Builder's SubForum Build Threads of Note: Pyro's Imperial Armored Commando WIP Possible CRL Model: Bad Batch Animated Phase 3/Proto Stormtrooper Context: The Bad Batch D+ Animated Show Armor Base: NEW Animated Base Forum Home: None? Build Threads of Note: Possible CRL Model: Bad Batch Animated Phase 3 Shocktrooper Context: The Bad Batch D+ Animated Show Armor Base: NEW Animated Base Forum Home: None? Build Threads of Note: Possible CRL Model: Battlefront 2 Stormtrooper / Captain Context: Star Wars Battlefront II Video Game (2017) Armor Base: ROTJ Base Forum Home: None? Build Threads of Note: Possible CRL Model: Battlefront 2 Heavy Trooper Context: Star Wars Battlefront II Video Game (2017) Armor Base: ROTJ Base Forum Home: None? Build Threads of Note: Ranger's BF2 Heavy Stormtrooper Build Possible CRL Model:

Hello! My name is Leia, I'm hoping to eventually join by starting with a Rogue One TK 3d Printed Kit from fellow legion member CT-17290, aka Galactic Armory. I have experience with 3d printing, so it's not new to me at all. I'm more nervous about soft parts like boots to be honest! It will be a while until all the parts are assembled and I figure out strapping, so please be patient ORZ. I also eventually hope to get started on a TLJ Executioner, which is my actual favorite subvarient. I'm starting with the ROTK because I don't want to have to figure out things like the rubber gaskets while working on the armor.

Hi everyone, I'm working on my Denuo Novo Kit currently. I'm ordering the soft pieces and boots. I know that Imperial Boots (Keep Trooping) used to offer these FO Stormtrooper gloves. I messaged them and they told me they discontinued them three years ago. I found these gloves but they're not 1:1 like I'd like them to be. Does anyone have a solution for my issue? I can't seem to find anywhere I can find 1:1 TFA gloves. Gloves: First order Stormtrooper Gloves - FREE UK SHIPPING. (stormtrooper-store.com). Thanks!!

CRL Wording: Helmet The helmet is mirror reflective in a gold color. Lenses are smoky brown or gray in color. They may be bubble in shape or flat and must be sufficiently dark enough to obscure the costumer's eyes. A single golden aerator/mic tip is on the lower left side of the wearer's chin. The frown is solid black and covered in a black hexagonal mesh pattern that extends to the tears. Each tear (area beneath the corners of eye lenses) is solid black. Seven recessed tube stripes are present on each side of the helmet. Two clip greeblies are present over the traps on the side. Two clip greeblies are present on the top of the helmet, parallel to the trap greeblies. There is a slight groove that circles the helmet, above the brow. There is a slight groove that circles the helmet along the bottom and over the chin. Directly below the traps toward the base of the helmet is a small trapezoidal stripe. Neck Seal Black with horizontal ribs, fitted to the wearer, and extending from the base of the neck to conceal the entire neck. OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): Neck seal has a bib on front and back. Neck seal has 11 ribs. Chest Armor Chest is mirror reflective in a golden color. The chest plate overlaps the abdominal plate. The “cut-out” in the center-top of the chest plate is recessed and black on the side and upward facing edges. A small clasp greeblie is present on each side of the chest, just inside a small indented area the size of the greeblie. There is a groove running vertical on each lateral side of the chest that angles toward the center. Six recessed black ovals are on the wearer's right side, left of the greeblie. OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): OPTIONAL Level three certification (if applicable): Channel on sides of chest show clear separation. Back/Yoke Yoke is mirror reflective in a golden color. The back plate contains a "O II" design. The back/yoke is one seamless piece. The yoke portion extends over the wearer's shoulders and curves under the armpits. Thermal Detonator The thermal detonator mounting plate is painted slate grey (flat), and sits under the back plate and rests above the belt. The control panel is black. The right-hand recessed end cape is black. The left-hand end cap extends from the detonator assembly and is black all around the cylinder as well as the end surface. A silver stripe is present around the end of the cylinder that extends slightly onto the circular surface. There should be no visible seams. OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): Small section of black around the base of the left extended end cap shall be present. Shoulder Gaskets Gaskets are made of rubber or a shiny black material with ridges. The shoulder gaskets cover all exposed areas under the shoulder bell, between the bicep and chest, and between bicep and back. OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): OPTIONAL Level three certification (if applicable): Gaskets are made of rubber. Fabric gaskets are not acceptable. Shoulder Bells One on each shoulder. Bells are mirror reflective in a golden color. The shoulders are considered effectively symmetrical. They may be worn interchangeably on the left and right shoulders. Shoulders have small round extension at the top under the bell itself that butts up against the yoke. Biceps Biceps are painted slate grey ( flat ). Biceps have only one seam on the side that faces forward. A clip greeblie is present low and across the seam. Two black ovals are present on the outward facing side of the bicep. OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): OPTIONAL Level three certification (if applicable): Ridges in bicep must be present (small detailed section). Elbow gaskets Gaskets are made of rubber or a shiny black material with ridges. The elbow gaskets must cover all exposed areas between the bicep and forearm. OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): OPTIONAL Level three certification (if applicable): Gaskets are made of rubber. Fabric gaskets are not acceptable. Forearms Forearms are mirror reflective in a golden color. Forearms have a ridged rail, similar to a picatinny, embedded on the inside of the forearm. Forearms have a box on the bottom the wrist end, roughly covering 1/3rd of the embedded rail. Each forearm has two 'clasp greeblies' on the outward facing surface, near the wrist. Detail box includes black rectangle on small edge perpendicular and closest to wrist. Gloves/Handplates Are black with black palm, thumb and forefinger. Extend underneath the forearm. Black area is made from leather or leather-like material. Handplates are rigid square boxes and the hand plates are mounted securely over the back of the glove. Handplates are painted slate grey ( flat ) The recessed oval detail is aligned with the index finger of each hand. A black decal or paint may be used to emulate the recessed oval detail. OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): OPTIONAL Level three certification (if applicable): Glove palm must have black stitching. Abdomen Section Abdomen section is painted slate grey ( flat ). The abdomen section must wrap around the wearer's body. The abdomen has 7 boxes attached that matches the order and placement shown. The large box has a small black recessed square to on the lower left of the wearer. The second box to the right of the wearer has a small black recessed rectangle near the top. Codpiece The codpiece is mirror reflective in a golden color The codpiece sits below the abdomen and under the belt. Posterior armor Posterior armor is mirror in a golden color. The posterior armor sits below the abdomen and under the belt. The top portion of the part is hidden by the belt and used to connect the plate to the abdomen armor. Belt The belt is ribbed and made from a rubber or a rubber like material. The width of the belt is approximately 2" (50mm). Five white rectangular boxes and one pouch sit on the belt. Boxes are painted slate grey ( flat ). There are 2 horizontal boxes on the front, on each side of the center. They are painted white on the outside half and black on the inside half. There are 2 vertical boxes on the right of the wearer. There is a large vertical black pouch with a white cover behind the left side of the wearer. A small black cloth pouch is worn on the left side and hides the buckle or remaining belt material. Undersuit An undergarment must be worn such that the space between the thighs and the belt shows a black material. The black material may be shiny or matte. The reference photo shows the type used on screen but is not required for basic approval. OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): OPTIONAL Level three certification (if applicable): The shorts area of the undersuit should be shiny Thighs Thighs are mirror reflective in a golden color. There are seams on the inside and outside of each thigh. A clip greeblie is present high and across the outside seams of each thigh. The wearer's right thigh includes a base for a weapon holster. Holster does not need to be functional. Knee Gaskets Gaskets are made of rubber or a shiny black material with ridges. The knee gaskets must cover all exposed areas between the thigh and shin. OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): OPTIONAL Level three certification (if applicable): Gaskets shall be made of rubber. Fabric gaskets are not acceptable. Knee Plates The knee plates are mirror reflective in a golden color. The knee plates mirror each other and are placed evenly between the thigh and the shin. Convex edge of knee plate faces downward. Shins Shins are mirror reflective in a golden color. There are seams on the inside and outside of the shins, with the opening on the inside. A clip greeblie is present high and across the outside seams of each shin. Both shins include two vertical thin boxes that are seamless. OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): There are pills at the bottom of the shins just above the spats. Spats Mirror reflective in a golden color. Spats wrap around the lower ankle. The spats are enclosed on the outside of the ankle with a greeblie that overlaps the open side. There is a visible seam on the ankle. Boots The boots are above-ankle height, and made of white leather or leather-like material. There is a seam down both sides of the front that swoops out to the side of the foot. There is a vertical zipper on the inside that spans the height of the boot. There is a black flat sole with no heel. No buckles or laces. Armor plate on top of the boot Armor plate is Mirror reflective in a golden color. Shoulder Pauldron A slate grey ornament made of rigid plastic or plastic-like material, worn over the right shoulder.

48. 2024-03-29, Star Wars in Concert (Return of the Jedi), Stockholm (Hero) The Star Wars in Concert (A New Hope) is what started my Stormtrooper journey in April of 2022. Very soon after that concert experience I decided to order my kit after wanting to become a Stormtrooper for ages. This is a picture of me from that event: The orchestra honored us by after the movie was over, inviting us in to stand in front of the stage, while they played Imperial March one last time! Escorting Papa Palps The people in the orchestra was really excited to meet us too! I confiscated some Mandalorian weapons and played them like a violin to the concert music in the background The Mandalorian wanted to see if it worked or not! Argued with some rebel of course! Am I doing it right? The view from the venue is of the Stockholm City Hall, the most famous landmark of Stockholm, Sweden. It's crazy to be able to say that I've had a troop in there too! Playing rock paper scissors with the Mandalorian There is only one way to guarantee a win! That's it for this time! Now I'm going to Vietnam and Thailand for some vacation for 2 weeks! No troops until May!

Troop #5 I was able to get away from work today to attend a small troop at an assisted living facility in Lebanon, IN. The troop was an event put on by an organization known as Live A Dream, which grants wishes to elderly individuals. The person having a wish granted wanted to meet a stormtrooper! The Bloodfin Garrison was able to provide 2 stormtroopers today, as well as an Imperial Cadet, and an officer! We weren't able to get photos, but as many can guess, it was a fun experience for those there. Adults get just as giddy as children when they get to meet a stormtrooper! EDIT: Some photos have been shared with us (with permission to share) by the family of the man having his wish granted! I still want to honor his privacy as he is in assisted living, so here is a photo where he is not facing the camera. I also did not mention we made him an Honorary Member of Star Wars Indiana! We had a little ceremony in front of the other residents of the community!

NEW In Memoriam Detachment Leader Merchandise Officer CRL Updates Hall of Fame FISD Meme's Around the Detachment Legion Census INFORMATION & AWARD PROGRAMS FISD Tri-Fold Brochure Common FISD Acronyms and TK Glossary Pre Approval Forum 3D Section Field Exercise Award Imperial Attaché Program Master Armorer Award Fire Teams EIB & Centurion: What do these terms mean? Need Help Ask the Deployment Officers Advance to 1500 Advanced Tactics Awards Newsletter Editor Staff List 2023 Follow FISD The 1500 unquestioned loyalty! Greetings fellow members, Welcome all to the October edition! What an exciting month gone by since our September newsletter, with plenty to sing about, so let's get stuck into it. Finally, we were able to get the green light on the long awaited Commander Pyre CRL, literally years in the making but now a 501st approved CRL. Congratulations to Dino (Sano) TK 75608 for his epic work bringing this character to life from the animated series Star Wars Resistance. More about this further down. https://databank.501st.com/databank/Costuming:Commander-pyre The Ahsoka series turned out to be very exciting for several detachments, with plenty of research going into developing good resources for what should be a bumper crop of new costumes for Legion. FISD certainly included amongst those with some pretty cool looking TK's and a new captain to boot. We have done our best to keep the forums and our SM platform as spoiler free as possible, but now the series has ended, it's time to have some fun open discussion on what we have seen. We have submitted requests to have both Night Troopers and Captain Enoch housed here on FISD, so we can create the CRL's. These are still out for a Poll in the LMO office, but at this stage no other detachments has shown interest. With that in mind, I would like to officially launch Two new sections within our forums. Night Troopers AND..... Captain Enoch The new sections can be found under the pre-existing area https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/forum/31-costuming-and-builds-original-trilogy-and-anthology501st-approved/ Like any new addition to our forums, these new sections will have build threads, an already populated resource and reference area, plus an available vendors list, all designed to make it as easy as possible to get your new dream costume well under way. I would like to thank all the FISD staff who have helped with the resources and discussions regarding the viability of these fantastic looking costume becoming a pert of our awesome detachment. MERCH TIME AGAIN, yep you better believe it!! As one merch run closes, the next opens. Get ready and check further down in this addition for what is about to go live, but we won't stop there, we got more exciting merch a commin! We can't wait to reveal to everyone what it is. Keep an eye on the forums for potential sneak peeks in the coming weeks/ months. That's it from me, but there is plenty more information for everyone in this edition. Enjoy With Unquestioned Loyalty Andrew Franke TK-11469 "Sly11" Detachment Leader Greetings Troopers! It is about to get interesting with the merch, keep your eyes on the forum and social media. First off the shield patch run. The FISD small and large shield patch run was approved. The troopers that filled out the interest form have been contacted to confirm their order numbers. Members have until 20 Oct 2023 to confirm and reply to the email. The run will open to the rest of the detachment on 21 Oct 2023. You can find more information on the run thread here We will also be offering EI and Centurion rockers to go with the shield patches. More info will be posted in the Detachment Merchandise. We will be opening an interest thread for our newest item in the not too distant future. We are putting an FISD twist on an older item, staff have been discussing this item all term and we hope that the Detachment will be excited about it as we are. It will be offered in two sizes. Just waiting on approval from the LMO's. More information soon, keep your eyes on the forum, newsletter and social media. With Unquestioned Loyalty James Silvius TK-12953 "jsilvius" Merchandise & Branding Officer CRL Update Commander Pyre It is with great pleasure FISD presents Commander Pyre CRL officially approved and open. Congratulations to Dino (Sano) TK 75608 for his epic work bringing this character to life from the animated series Star Wars Resistance. This one was a long time in the making and we are excited to finally add this new costume to the detachment roster. We now stand at 21 CRL's https://databank.501st.com/databank/Costuming:Commander-pyre For the Emperor! Please welcome, TK-10351 to the Stormtrooper Hall of Fame, September 2023! @RCMUSTANG Troop log can be found here. Congrats! Other HOF recipients can be found here. With Unquestioned Loyalty Jonatan Östling TK-23592 "Nairy" Curator Hall Of Fame Thank you to Luca "Morgi" TK-66744 for starting the FISD specific meme thread, you can find it here Mobile FISD Backgrounds/Screen Savers (1280x1920): 1. 2. You can desktop background image here With Unquestioned Loyalty Jonatan Östling TK-23592 "Nairy" Content Editor Support Trading Card Archives For those with FISD detachment trading cards please consider sending two to Paul @Daetrin keeper of our detachment archives. Address and more info here With Unquestioned Loyalty Paul Hoeffer TK-8020 "Daetrin" Detachment Founder Keeper of Archives 501st Legion 2022-2023 Census has begun, it is the responsibility of all 501st approved members to fill out the census each year which you can find here You must be registered on the main forums to participate in the census:here I didn’t’ troop because of Covid-19 Due to Covid-19 many didn’t get the opportunity to troop during this census period, Legion Command has advised that GCO’s will determine how they want to proceed in regards to a members trooping activity and status, as such check in with your local garrison command. Here's what the charter says about activity definitions: Operations Protocol/Membership An Active Member is defined as a member in good standing who meets the following requirements: Meets all 501st Membership Requirements (i.e. ownership of an approved costume, is over 18 years of age, etc). Has an approved membership record in the 501st Legion Membership Database Maintains active contact with their Garrison CO or GML. Active contact and participation will be confirmed during the annual Legion Census held each year during the month of October. Maintains contact information/membership record in the 501st Legion database either through their Garrison CO or GML. Participates in at least one Garrison or Legion activity per year while wearing an approved 501st costume owned by said member as recorded in the Legion Census. (One year is defined as the period from Legion Census to Legion Census). Examples of an activity include, but are not limited to conventions, charity events, or any activity designated as an official event by a coordinating administrative unit of the Legion. Members who serve in military branches are exempt from activity level requirements if their service renders them unable to meet these requirements. These Minimum Activity Level Requirements should be administered as justly and with as much common sense as possible. A member may retain active status, even if they do not meet all of the requirements listed above at the discretion of their unit Commanding Officer or Legion Command. Filling out the census only takes a few minutes and you also have the opportunity to update your contact information ie: address, email, phone and so on. THE LAST EVENT TROOPED is the most important piece of data. Because our trooping year was cut short due to Corona-virus, Legion Command has recommended membership status changes are left to the discretion of the Unit Commander so please check in with your local command prior to filling out your census. NOTE: members who were not able to troop should enter "COVID-19" as their last troop. Any questions you have in regards to the census please contact either your GCO (garrison commanding officer) or your GML (garrison membership liaison) Census form layout With the last forum update the viewable area of the census may not be full page, as such change your page magnification to 75% and you should be able to see the whole page. Note: make sure you tick the box "Is the above information correct?" please tick YES If you have any problems with the logging in please contact the LWM team here: support@501st.com So stand up and be counted troopers, you have until 31st October. INFORMATION & AWARD PROGRAMS For a full list of FISD awards programs head here. *Now Available in Swedish* Want to spread the word about FISD?, you can with our FISD Tri-Fold Brochure. Originally these were done in a limited run by the member who created them, but nowadays, we have moved this to a print your own service making them accessible to all countries around the globe. Files are available to all full 501st members on request by contacting our DL Andrew @Sly11 , you can find more info here Currently Available languages: English - Spanish - German - Swedish Are you new to the FISD and wondering what the heck all those abbreviations and strange sounding terms mean? To help you @justjoseph63 has started a list of the most commonly used ones that will give you some insight. If you have ANY questions about a particular term that is not listed or suggestions for new ones please contact Joseph. You can find the list here. Pre Approval Forum allows future Troopers the opportunity to submit photos of their completed build to be reviewed by the Staff, Imperial Attaches and others in preparation for forwarding it to their GML for approval. Any and all advice/suggestions given will be specific, constructive, helpful and respectful. Please note that this program will NOT take the place of your local GML, as Detachments are not chartered for costume approval and can not override a GMLs decision, but is instead a peer review program designed to help you look your best and offer guidance and positive feedback. For more information on this program, please visit the link here. Don't forget to visit our 3D section when next surfing the FISD forums, there is plenty of useful information to potentially help you on your next TK adventure. You might be feeling may generous and share with our community a new TK related 3D file and maybe win yourself a 3D contributors award so check out the details below and be part of the in house 3D community. Here is a link to the FISD 3D Contributor program. Don't forget to create a troop log here on FISD and get awarded for your adventures The list of accomplished troopers keeps growing, so get on board and register your troops today Simply start (or update!) your troop log, keep the running total in the title, and post (at least!) a date and name for the official 501st event where you wore your TK! Once you've hit a milestone count, go over to the "Field Exercise Awards -- Post your milestones here" thread to request your profile be updated! Simple, right? Also if you would like your troop photos shared on our social media channels please add the following to the first post of your FISD troop log: I give permission for FISD to repost my photos on social media in an appropriate fashion. Award Recipients September - October TK-12775 "Sithping" Paul - - - - - - TK-89400 "revlimiter" Adam - - - - - - Are you an approved TK that spends more time on the boards than the average Trooper? Do you enjoy using your knowledge to help out future and existing Troopers? If so, we would like to invite you to join the Imperial Attaché program! Members of the I.A. team are chosen to help out not only those here on the boards, but on a local level as well. Our aim is to have at least one in each and every Garrison, Squad and Outpost in the entire legion to be the eyes and ears of the FISD on a local level. For a complete list of Imperial Attaches, go here. Some of the benefits: Access to exclusive Attaché merch., including patches, IA patch and IA Rocker You may also be in the running for an Imperial Attaché Award Imperial Attaché Award for those attaché's who have gone above and beyond [minimum 1 year of service]. You can find a list of prior recipients here. ATTACHÉ AMBASSADOR Attention all Attachés! Please take a moment to check out the recent Q3 update in our Attaché HQ! And, remember that we are always be on the lookout for new Attachés, especially for units currently without one (or two) as shown on THIS LIST. If you know of a trooper who you think would serve the post well, encourage them to apply for Attaché status HERE, and feel free to put me in contact with them! With Unquestioned Loyalty Caleb Mask TK-73692 "MaskedVengeance" Attache Ambassador The FISD Master Armorer program is an optional, detachment only incentive award to recognize individuals who have directly helped another 501st stormtrooper to achieve Expert Infantry status. Some people spend countless hours helping others, and want to reward their results as well as incentivizing new people to help as well. To register a “win” in the program, the assistance must have provided hands-on help trimming, building, and/or fitting of said armor for the person who was awarded Expert Infantry status. More information can be found here Want to setup a "Fire Team? the Fire Team program is completely optional, and is intended to help form a common identity and spirit of camaraderie among 501st Legion Stormtroopers in the same geographic area/garrison that troop together. Fire Teams are not officially recognized by the 501st Legion nor the FISD, although they will be able to access a Fire Team sub-forum on the detachment website. You can find more information here. For those interested here is the original discussion on the creation of Fire teams here With Unquestioned Loyalty Mark Ryner TK-4584 "captsafe66" Fire Team Relations So what exactly are and levels? These programs were designed for those who choose to take their armor above and beyond the minimum requirements for basic 501st Legion approval. It gives you the chance to show a level of dedication and pride that takes your armor closer to being as "screen accurate" as possible, without as much extra work as you may realize! You can find more information on the programs here. For those unaware it is possible to achieve extra awards at Expert Infantry for each additional version costume you have approved, additional awards are not issued with another Expert Infantry number (you are only issued 1 Expert Infantry number) but you will see a star above the award on your profile and the thread title will show [APPROVED] 2nd, [APPROVED] 3rd, [APPROVED] 4th and so on. Multiple EIB award recipients and info here NOTE If you are approved with a "2nd Version" of a particular costume that you are already approved with you do not receive an additional award, there is only 1 award issued for each costume version ie: only 1 x Hero, 1 x Stunt, 1 x HWT, 1 x ESB, 1 x TFA and so on. If you have a second/additional version costume approved you will see "2nd Version" and [APPROVED] added to the thread title, no additional profile stars (more info on profile awards here) For those of you who have a particular issue (or issues) before or after submitting for Expert Infantry / Centurion level approval, in order to get you an answer faster you can now privately contact the entire Deployment Officer team at one time! Questions about fitting, repairs, CRL standards/requirements or anything pertaining to reaching Levels 2 and 3 are not only welcomed, but encouraged. Keep in mind that no question is too small, and that your queries will only be seen by the D.O. Staff. We are here to help in any way we can, so please feel free to send us a message by clicking on this link: @Deployment Officer Team and we will get back to you A.S.A.P.! The 1500 unquestioned loyalty! This area lists all those who have gone above and beyond basic approval toward screen accuracy and obtained EIB or Centurion or both. FOR September - October the 1st Imperial Stormtrooper Detachment would like to congratulate the following. Expert Infantry Badge Award: Manvi "Manvi Viztoria" TK16970 EIB 1069 GREAT job on your approval, now on to Level 3! Request your free EIB certificate here. You can find a list of multiple award recipients here. Multiple EIB award info here Expert Infantry Honor Gallery here --------------------------------------------------------------- Centurion Badge Award: Manvi "Manvi Viztoria" TK16970 Centurion 526 Outstanding job on reaching Centurion, Trooper! Request your free Centurion certificate here. You can find a list of multiple award recipients here. If you see any of these Troopers around your Garrison or Squad, be sure to congratulate them! Another bumper issue, if you have any interesting articles or stories please reach out to me. For anyone interested in having a look through any of the older newsletters they can find be found here. With Unquestioned Loyalty Glen "Q" Rhodes TK-85421 "gmrhodes13" PRO, Newsletter Detachment Leader (DL): Andrew Franke (Sly11) TK-11469 Detachment Executive Officer (DXO): Joseph Pedigo justjoseph63 TK-10963 Chief Deployment Officer (DCA): Mario Reyes (TKSpartan) TK-48117 Deployment Officer (DCA): José Mª Sánchez (Chemi) TK-30173 Deployment Officer (DCA): Tony Jobe (ukswrath) TK-10116 Provost Marshall (DCoG): Steven Sheades (starsaber25) TK-10466 Provost Marshall (DCoG): Tim Waychoff (DarkCMF) TK-51878 Provost Marshall (DCoG): Chris Pearson (themaninthesuitcase) TK-10911 Special Unit Director-Valkyries (DCoG): Teresa Nuthall (Soulart) TK-41307 Provost Marshal SM Platforms (DCoG): Christoph (Danny) Lauber (Ripper_L) TK-55550 Fire Team Relations(DCoG): Mark Ryner (captsafe66) TK-4584 Merchandise and Brand Officer (DMBO): James Silvius (jsilvius) TK-12953 Trading Card Specialist (DMBO): Eric Ho (Hoda) TK-77520 Personnel Officer (DPER): AC (NoVATie) TK-5597 Content Editor Support (DPRO): Adam Wolf (Revlimiter) TK-89400 Content Editor Support (DPRO): Jeff Salt (Wingnut65) TK-50297 Content Editor Support (DPRO): Jonatan Östling (Nairy) TK-23592 Content Editor Support (DPRO): Vicky Mandlmaier (Vicky_Velocipanda) TK-50893 Social Media Relations (DPRO): Luca Hahn (Morgi) TK-66744 Newsletter Publisher (DPRO): Glen Rhodes (gmrhodes13) TK-85421 Attache Ambassador (DPRO): Caleb Mask (MaskedVengeance) TK-73692 Systems Administrator (DWM): Eric Brager (Darth Aloha) TK-9674 Systems Administrator (DWM): Mathias (Locitus) TK-2959 Detachment Founder (DF): Paul Hoeffer (Daetrin) TK-8020 Facebook: www.facebook.com/whitearmor Facebook Group: 1st Imperial Stormtrooper Detachment (FISD) Official Twitter: www.twitter.com/FISD501st or @FISD501st Instagram: www.instagram.com/fisd501st Discord: https://discord.gg/FmQZ2qW8gx On behalf of the 1st Imperial Stormtrooper Detachment Command Staff and the Imperial Propaganda Department

Trooper Information Name: Tim Platt
Garrison: UK Garrison
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 174lb 501st Profile: https://www.501st.com/members/displaymemberdetails.php?userID=33805 Armour Information Armor Maker: RS Propmasters Helmet Maker: RS Propmasters Blaster Maker: RS Propmasters Boot maker: Imperial boots Canvas belt supplier: RWA Hand guard supplier: RS Propmasters Holster maker: RS Propmasters Photos to follow. Thank you in advance for your consideration and feedback. Sent from The Empire

We are now funded through into the next term, so this funding drive is now closed. Thank you to all of you who donated and have kept the Imperial engine turning. Supporter badges have been applied to all of you. As a reminder the majority of our costs are picked up by the Legion, who are currently having a drive to cover those pretty substantial costs. If you have not yet done so, even $1 will help. https://www.501st.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=113646

NEW In Memoriam Detachment Leader Merchandise Officer CRL Updates Hall of Fame FISD Meme's Around the Detachment INFORMATION & AWARD PROGRAMS FISD Tri-Fold Brochure Common FISD Acronyms and TK Glossary Pre Approval Forum 3D Section Field Exercise Award Imperial Attaché Program Master Armorer Award Fire Teams EIB & Centurion: What do these terms mean? Need Help Ask the Deployment Officers Advance to 1500 Advanced Tactics Awards Newsletter Editor Staff List 2023 Follow FISD RIP Marcus Dohring TK14057 "JODOKAST" We have lost a fellow TK, brother and friend to many across the legion. Marcus was full of life, smiles and many a kind word. The outpouring from fellow legions members around the world echo these sentiments. Our sincerest condolences to his family and those closest to him. Rest in peace Marcus, you will be greatly missed. "Buckets Off" Condolences to his garrison, family and friends "Buckets Off" The 1500 unquestioned loyalty! Greetings fellow members, It is with heavy heart we mourn the loss of a fellow trooper, ex staff member, and friend to so many across Legion. The detachment offers its sincere condolences to TK14057 Marcus Dohring's family, friends and garrison members. Buckets off. CRL Workflow Update The Rebels animated series Stormtrooper CRL has undergone a minor update to now include the Chimera insignia on the pauldron. It was also brought to my attention this CRL had no synopsis, so this has also been rectified. Synopsis: Stormtroopers were the foot soldiers of the Galactic Empire, tasked with enforcing order throughout the galaxy. They wore armor similar to that of the clone troopers of the Old Republic and were considered the spiritual successors to the clone army. Stormtroopers under the command of Grand Admiral Thrawn had the ability to wear the Chimera insignia, as seen in the animated series Rebels. This appeared on the pauldron showing absolute dedication to their commander. Fun News Private Collectors original screen identified Hero Stormtrooper armour has come up for auction. It's great to see this almost complete set, (images available in the Gallery section of our forums), and some lucky/wealthy collector will become the new owner in less than 30 days time. Looks like the current bidding is at $200,000, and it could well go for far more that that given the extreme rarity of Hero armour, especially a near complete set such as this. LFL have some of the Luke hero armour in their archives, but that seems to be missing the limbs, or at least matched to that set. That leaves one other know set out there in the wild of private collections. Now if i can just get that Lotto win, I'd be in with a chance lol!! Ultimately, we all hope it goes to a good home and someone gets to truly enjoy it. This is that same kit several years back now. Gino from EFX was able to make molds off the inside of this kit, every part, but sadly they never released the actual product for sale. To this day Gino is the only one with a full ABS pulled set from this beautiful masterpiece. Looks like some yellowing has occurred since the below image was taken back circa 2013. If you are lucky to get to a SW Celebration, he's has had his set on display a few times. More Fun News: A little while ago, I started a discussion with fellow staff on creating some FISDcentric screen savers or backgrounds for our members to access offering another fun way to represent your favorite detachment on lap tops and PC's There are future plans to include mobile device formats as well. TK23592 Nairy jumped at the chance and put together some truly awesome and fun designs. Today we are releasing the first of a series of these backgrounds, available to all members, so keep an eye on the Announcement section of the forums where these will be permanently housed and ready for use. More Merch To Look Forward To: As we close out on some awesome FISD merch runs, there is another in the wind. You would have seen pre interest threads recently, so be prepared for the official run in the near future. As always, if you don't want to miss out, visit the forums at least once a month to see what is going down. James has done an outstanding job of creating loads of notice for each and every merch run this term with interest threads and pre interest threads running for at least a month each time. We still manage to have members miss out even with big lead ups and runs that are open for a month plus, so please head my sage advice and come visit the forums so you don't miss a run. With Unquestioned Loyalty Andrew Franke TK-11469 "Sly11" Detachment Leader Greetings Troopers! Thank you to everyone for the kind words and support, I appreciate all of you. I very much enjoy being your MBO, and look forward to getting more exciting merch out to you this term. The FISD Pin run is complete. All the pins (that were completely paid for) have shipped. There are still a few members that haven't paid for shipping, please contact me if you haven't received your pins. The FISD small and large shield patches have been submitted to Legion/LFL for approval. Once we get the approval the run will open with the troopers that submitted to the interest form. The FISD shield stickers are still available! They will be available until the end of the legion year, so roughly February 2024. Our continued thanks to Tony and Assassin Graphics for doing this for use. You can find more info on the thread here. Or you can go to their website and order at: www.assassingraphics.co.uk Password: alienLV426 On a personal note, I would like share my heartfelt condolence to Marcus' family on his untimely passing. Marcus was an amazing person and I was lucky enough to have been able to meet him at Celebration Anaheim and do some trading of patches and coins. May he find peace. Until we meet again my friend. "Buckets Off" With Unquestioned Loyalty James Silvius TK-12953 "jsilvius" Merchandise & Branding Officer Rebels TK CRL Update We have just completed a small update of the Rebels animated series Stormtrooper CRL. Finally it has a synopsis at the top which was completely missing, and now you can also have the Chimera logo on your Pauldron if you so wish. There may be future updates for this CRL to include other item. https://databank.501st.com/databank/Costuming:TK_rebels Stormtroopers were the foot soldiers of the Galactic Empire, tasked with enforcing order throughout the galaxy. They wore armor similar to that of the clone troopers of the Old Republic, and were considered the spiritual successors to the clone army. Stormtroopers under the command of Grand Admiral Thrawn had the ability to wear the Chimera insignia, as seen in the animated series Rebels. This appeared on the pauldron showing absolute dedication to their commander. Also note the pauldron differs from live action pauldrons, it is not padded/puffy, closure is also different, more info on the design and it's evolution in this thread Knocking on your door, is the cleaning crew of the Tantive IV! Please welcome for the second time, TK 96004 to the Stormtrooper Hall of Fame, August 2023! @Doggydoc Troop log can be found here. Congrats on 33 troops Gerald! Many more to come! Other HOF recipients can be found here. With Unquestioned Loyalty Jonatan Östling TK-23592 "Nairy" Curator Hall Of Fame Thank you to Luca "Morgi" TK-66744 for starting the FISD specific meme thread, you can find it here Youtube Series 2: Store and Transport a Stormtrooper FISD Backgrounds/Screen Savers 1. You can find the thread here With Unquestioned Loyalty Jonatan Östling TK-23592 "Nairy" Content Editor Support Trading Card Archives For those with FISD detachment trading cards please consider sending two to Paul @Daetrin keeper of our detachment archives. Address and more info here With Unquestioned Loyalty Paul Hoeffer TK-8020 "Daetrin" Detachment Founder Keeper of Archives INFORMATION & AWARD PROGRAMS For a full list of FISD awards programs head here. *Now Available in Swedish* Want to spread the word about FISD?, you can with our FISD Tri-Fold Brochure. Originally these were done in a limited run by the member who created them, but nowadays, we have moved this to a print your own service making them accessible to all countries around the globe. Files are available to all full 501st members on request by contacting our DL Andrew @Sly11 , you can find more info here Currently Available languages: English - Spanish - German - Swedish Are you new to the FISD and wondering what the heck all those abbreviations and strange sounding terms mean? To help you @justjoseph63 has started a list of the most commonly used ones that will give you some insight. If you have ANY questions about a particular term that is not listed or suggestions for new ones please contact Joseph. You can find the list here. Pre Approval Forum allows future Troopers the opportunity to submit photos of their completed build to be reviewed by the Staff, Imperial Attaches and others in preparation for forwarding it to their GML for approval. Any and all advice/suggestions given will be specific, constructive, helpful and respectful. Please note that this program will NOT take the place of your local GML, as Detachments are not chartered for costume approval and can not override a GMLs decision, but is instead a peer review program designed to help you look your best and offer guidance and positive feedback. For more information on this program, please visit the link here. Don't forget to visit our 3D section when next surfing the FISD forums, there is plenty of useful information to potentially help you on your next TK adventure. You might be feeling may generous and share with our community a new TK related 3D file and maybe win yourself a 3D contributors award so check out the details below and be part of the in house 3D community. Here is a link to the FISD 3D Contributor program. Don't forget to create a troop log here on FISD and get awarded for your adventures The list of accomplished troopers keeps growing, so get on board and register your troops today Simply start (or update!) your troop log, keep the running total in the title, and post (at least!) a date and name for the official 501st event where you wore your TK! Once you've hit a milestone count, go over to the "Field Exercise Awards -- Post your milestones here" thread to request your profile be updated! Simple, right? Also if you would like your troop photos shared on our social media channels please add the following to the first post of your FISD troop log: I give permission for FISD to repost my photos on social media in an appropriate fashion. Award Recipients August - September TK-20209 "MCPOLara" Joe - - - - - - Are you an approved TK that spends more time on the boards than the average Trooper? Do you enjoy using your knowledge to help out future and existing Troopers? If so, we would like to invite you to join the Imperial Attaché program! Members of the I.A. team are chosen to help out not only those here on the boards, but on a local level as well. Our aim is to have at least one in each and every Garrison, Squad and Outpost in the entire legion to be the eyes and ears of the FISD on a local level. For a complete list of Imperial Attaches, go here. Some of the benefits: Access to exclusive Attaché merch., including patches, IA patch and IA Rocker You may also be in the running for an Imperial Attaché Award Imperial Attaché Award for those attaché's who have gone above and beyond [minimum 1 year of service]. You can find a list of prior recipients here. ATTACHÉ AMBASSADOR Attention all Attachés! Please take a moment to check out the recent Q3 update in our Attaché HQ! And, remember that we are always be on the lookout for new Attachés, especially for units currently without one (or two) as shown on THIS LIST. If you know of a trooper who you think would serve the post well, encourage them to apply for Attaché status HERE, and feel free to put me in contact with them! With Unquestioned Loyalty Caleb Mask TK-73692 "MaskedVengeance" Attache Ambassador The FISD Master Armorer program is an optional, detachment only incentive award to recognize individuals who have directly helped another 501st stormtrooper to achieve Expert Infantry status. Some people spend countless hours helping others, and want to reward their results as well as incentivizing new people to help as well. To register a “win” in the program, the assistance must have provided hands-on help trimming, building, and/or fitting of said armor for the person who was awarded Expert Infantry status. More information can be found here Want to setup a "Fire Team? the Fire Team program is completely optional, and is intended to help form a common identity and spirit of camaraderie among 501st Legion Stormtroopers in the same geographic area/garrison that troop together. Fire Teams are not officially recognized by the 501st Legion nor the FISD, although they will be able to access a Fire Team sub-forum on the detachment website. You can find more information here. For those interested here is the original discussion on the creation of Fire teams here With Unquestioned Loyalty Mark Ryner TK-4584 "captsafe66" Fire Team Relations So what exactly are and levels? These programs were designed for those who choose to take their armor above and beyond the minimum requirements for basic 501st Legion approval. It gives you the chance to show a level of dedication and pride that takes your armor closer to being as "screen accurate" as possible, without as much extra work as you may realize! You can find more information on the programs here. For those unaware it is possible to achieve extra awards at Expert Infantry for each additional version costume you have approved, additional awards are not issued with another Expert Infantry number (you are only issued 1 Expert Infantry number) but you will see a star above the award on your profile and the thread title will show [APPROVED] 2nd, [APPROVED] 3rd, [APPROVED] 4th and so on. Multiple EIB award recipients and info here NOTE If you are approved with a "2nd Version" of a particular costume that you are already approved with you do not receive an additional award, there is only 1 award issued for each costume version ie: only 1 x Hero, 1 x Stunt, 1 x HWT, 1 x ESB, 1 x TFA and so on. If you have a second/additional version costume approved you will see "2nd Version" and [APPROVED] added to the thread title, no additional profile stars (more info on profile awards here) For those of you who have a particular issue (or issues) before or after submitting for Expert Infantry / Centurion level approval, in order to get you an answer faster you can now privately contact the entire Deployment Officer team at one time! Questions about fitting, repairs, CRL standards/requirements or anything pertaining to reaching Levels 2 and 3 are not only welcomed, but encouraged. Keep in mind that no question is too small, and that your queries will only be seen by the D.O. Staff. We are here to help in any way we can, so please feel free to send us a message by clicking on this link: @Deployment Officer Team and we will get back to you A.S.A.P.! The 1500 unquestioned loyalty! This area lists all those who have gone above and beyond basic approval toward screen accuracy and obtained EIB or Centurion or both. FOR August - September the 1st Imperial Stormtrooper Detachment would like to congratulate the following. Expert Infantry Badge Award: Christian "TK21698" TK21698 EIB 1068 GREAT job on your approval, now on to Level 3! Request your free EIB certificate here. You can find a list of multiple award recipients here. Multiple EIB award info here Expert Infantry Honor Gallery here --------------------------------------------------------------- Centurion Badge Award: None this month - - - - - - - Request your free Centurion certificate here. You can find a list of multiple award recipients here. If you see any of these Troopers around your Garrison or Squad, be sure to congratulate them! Another bumper issue, if you have any interesting articles or stories please reach out to me. For anyone interested in having a look through any of the older newsletters they can find be found here. With Unquestioned Loyalty Glen "Q" Rhodes TK-85421 "gmrhodes13" PRO, Newsletter Detachment Leader (DL): Andrew Franke (Sly11) TK-11469 Detachment Executive Officer (DXO): Joseph Pedigo justjoseph63 TK-10963 Chief Deployment Officer (DCA): Mario Reyes (TKSpartan) TK-48117 Deployment Officer (DCA): José Mª Sánchez (Chemi) TK-30173 Deployment Officer (DCA): Tony Jobe (ukswrath) TK-10116 Provost Marshall (DCoG): Steven Sheades (starsaber25) TK-10466 Provost Marshall (DCoG): Tim Waychoff (DarkCMF) TK-51878 Provost Marshall (DCoG): Chris Pearson (themaninthesuitcase) TK-10911 Special Unit Director-Valkyries (DCoG): Teresa Nuthall (Soulart) TK-41307 Provost Marshal SM Platforms (DCoG): Christoph (Danny) Lauber (Ripper_L) TK-55550 Fire Team Relations(DCoG): Mark Ryner (captsafe66) TK-4584 Merchandise and Brand Officer (DMBO): James Silvius (jsilvius) TK-12953 Trading Card Specialist (DMBO): Eric Ho (Hoda) TK-77520 Personnel Officer (DPER): AC (NoVATie) TK-5597 Content Editor Support (DPRO): Adam Wolf (Revlimiter) TK-89400 Content Editor Support (DPRO): Jeff Salt (Wingnut65) TK-50297 Content Editor Support (DPRO): Jonatan Östling (Nairy) TK-23592 Content Editor Support (DPRO): Vicky Mandlmaier (Vicky_Velocipanda) TK-50893 Social Media Relations (DPRO): Luca Hahn (Morgi) TK-66744 Newsletter Publisher (DPRO): Glen Rhodes (gmrhodes13) TK-85421 Attache Ambassador (DPRO): Caleb Mask (MaskedVengeance) TK-73692 Systems Administrator (DWM): Eric Brager (Darth Aloha) TK-9674 Systems Administrator (DWM): Mathias (Locitus) TK-2959 Detachment Founder (DF): Paul Hoeffer (Daetrin) TK-8020 Facebook: www.facebook.com/whitearmor Facebook Group: 1st Imperial Stormtrooper Detachment (FISD) Official Twitter: www.twitter.com/FISD501st or @FISD501st Instagram: www.instagram.com/fisd501st Discord: https://discord.gg/FmQZ2qW8gx On behalf of the 1st Imperial Stormtrooper Detachment Command Staff and the Imperial Propaganda Department

An ROTJ bucket is also listed. This reportedly IS screen used. https://propstoreauction.com/lot-details/index/catalog/386/lot/126479?url=%2Fauctions%2Fcatalog%2Fid%2F386%3Fpage%3D1%26view%3Dgrid%26cat%3D4141%26catm%3Dany%26order%3Dorder_num%26xclosed%3Dno%26featured%3Dno%26items%3D100 Our expert’s notes Bidding for this lot will end on Tuesday, March 12th. The auction will begin at 9:00AM PDT and lots are sold sequentially via live auctioneer; tune in to the live streaming broadcast on auction day to follow the pace. Note other lots in the auction may close on Wednesday, March 13th or Thursday, March 14th. An Imperial stormtrooper helmet from Richard Marquand's Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. Imperial stormtroopers wore their standard-issue helmets throughout the film as they served the Galactic Empire, notably during the climactic Battle of Endor. Stormtroopers now rank among the most recognizable movie characters of all time. It is estimated that only around 50 helmets were produced for Return of the Jedi, with slight modifications and a somewhat more flattened appearance than the designs seen in the previous two films. All elements on the helmet are original and unaltered. The main body of the helmet is constructed from vacuum-formed ABS plastic. Several striped decals are applied to the helmet's cheeks and temple. The chin and mouth vent are finished in black paint, and a black rubber trim runs along the brow and around the neck opening. The eyes are green acrylic. The helmet's interior features an elastic chinstrap and a plastic headband with foam applied for comfort. "Alan H" is handwritten in blue ink in the interior. This could be Alan Harris, who was an uncredited stormtrooper in Jedi and had small, uncredited roles in both A New Hope and Empire Strikes Back. The helmet interior also features a piece of paper taped to the dome, upon which the Yuma, Arizona, address for the "Blue Harvest" production offices is printed. "Blue Harvest" was the film's working title and was chosen to hide the fact that the third Star Wars movie was filming from fans and locals while on location. Yuma served as the location for the scenes at the Great Pit of Carkoon - scenes which do not feature stormtroopers. This is one of the best examples of a stormtrooper helmet in private hands. The helmet exhibits yellowing both inside and outside, and the chinstrap has frayed due to age. There exhibit scuffs, scratches, and paint wear on the exterior of the helmet, and one of the faux microphones on the front is missing its wire mesh. Estimate: $150,000 - 300,000

Hello all, I am looking into soft parts for my First order storm trooper. While looking for an under-suit, neck-seal and gloves I stumbled over the following site called "Stormtrooper Undersuit". Has anyone purchased from this supplier recently? Are their products up to par with approval standards? I would love any reviews/feedback you may have regarding this supplier before I commit to purchasing. I would also love any recommendation for an EU supplier of soft parts/gaskets as I am hailing you from the Holy-Land. Best regards, Moran