gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted August 14, 2022 Report Share Posted August 14, 2022 (edited) NEW In Memoriam Detachment Leader Merchandise & Officer Just For Laughs Update Your Build Threads Around the Detachment Spotlight Trooping Opportunities INFORMATION & AWARD PROGRAMS Common FISD Acronyms and TK Glossary Pre Approval Forum 3D Section Field Exercise Award Imperial Attaché Program Fire Teams EIB & Centurion: What do these terms mean? Need Help Ask the Deployment Officers Advanced Tactics Awards Public Relations Staff List 2020Follow FISD Jason “Jay” Grider, TI-80333, joined the Bloodfin family in June of 2020 with his TIE Reserve. His approval was during the initial COVID crisis so it was some time before he was able to troop. In June of 2022, he was approved as an Imperial Gunner. He also had a Jedi in the works to join his local base, Mos Espa. Jay joined the Legion for familiar reasons to many, both for his love of Star Wars and for putting smiles on everyone's face. He always spoke of this, and also his love for metal music. He leaves behind many friends, his wife, and a daughter who would accompany him on numerous troops. She intends to carry on his trooping legacy by joining the Galactic Academy, with the assistance of Bloodfin Garrison members. Our condolences go out to his family, friends. "Buckets Off" The West Texas Squad of Star Garrison have lost a valued member, John Minnick (TB-52913). The following words are from his wife, Tamara: John was a Biker Scout in the 501st Legion since September of 2017. John loved trooping and always said “Pathfinders lead the way.” John was a caring person who loved participating in hospital troops and also charity events. He enjoyed the Comic Cons and loved raising money by doing Blast-A-Trooper. As his wife, and also a Jawa in the Legion, I will miss trooping with him very much! May the force be with you always, my love, my Biker Scout. Our condolences go out to his family, friends. "Buckets Off" Charles Short (TK 14770) joined the 501st Legion in November of 2015 with his ANH Hero Stormtrooper. He was a member of the West Texas Squad of the Star Garrison, and was a constant recruiter, engaging with everyone he met, about the Legion. Charles was a driving force in growing the West Texas area from 2 active members to over 30. He was always available to guide, and help members and recruits as they worked on costumes and props. He hosted armor parties,and his garage was always available if you needed help, space, or tools to work on a project. He loved trooping any event with kids, whether it was big or small and was always there to put a smile on everyone’s face. Our condolences go out to his family, friends. "Buckets Off" Jeffrey Denbow, TI/IG 11065 of Garrison Carida passed away on July 16, 2022. Jeff joined Garrison Carida in 2017 as a cadet in our academy, and became a full-fledged 501st Legion member in September 2019. He loved everything about trooping. He clearly had a favorite type of costume, as he not only had a TIE Pilot with the 501st Legion, but he also had an X-Wing costume with the Rebel Legion. In addition to his TIE Pilot, he had a TIE Reserve and an Imperial Gunner. Whenever there was a parade, he proudly carried either the 501st Legion flag, Carida Garrison flag, or the Jolly Roger Detachment flag. Jeff will be sorely missed. In addition to his Legion family, he is survived by the love of his life, his wife Nancy; as well as his sons Chris, Clay, and Donnie; his daughter Lilly; and his 4 grandchildren. Our condolences go out to his family, friends. "Buckets Off" Anders joined the Legion back in 2008 or '09 as part of the Nordic Garrison, like many current Danish Garrison members, which then became Danish Garrison in 2017. He was very passionate about Darth Vader, and his love for the character did not only involve the costume. He attended all the conventions in the world that he possibly could, both in US and also Europe. He enjoyed trooping for kids, and especially in hospitals as it gave him a feeling of giving something special, to kids who had a hard time, which he deeply identified and sympathised with. He once said on a troop "Even though im tired to the bone, it gives me a special energetic boost to see these kids smile at me." He even packed his medical equipment for longer rides / troops, so he could do dialysis in his car and then troop with his Garrison mates for the rest of the day. Anders was a guy who knew "everybody". He knew famous actors, singers and stuntmen who he posted pictures with when he was performing as an extra in various movies. Besides the Legion, Anders' helped out other cosplayer communities with photography and getting the right props, or even 3D printing, as he had 3 big 3D printers. Unfortunately, Anders was diagnosed with Melas Syndrome and Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis in 2008. Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis is a kidney disease which will affect the blood cleansing process. Therefore he needed to have dialysis several times a day to stay in good shape. These diseases did not stop Anders from Travelling all around the globe to places like New Zealand, India, Ecuador, Spain, Mexico, and many more. He was so determined that this should not ruin his life and HE was in control and not the diseases. He was always travelling with his good friend Anne, who helped him pack all the medical stuff and knew his entire situation. Anne was like an extra family member who helped Anders throughout his whole period of illness, from '08 til the last day. Anders fought hard against the diseases but slowly this year his body started to give in. Although he clung on to life in the hope of getting in one last troop in his wheelchair, but unfortunately passed away on the morning of 4th May. Our condolences go out to his family, friends. "Buckets Off" On July 14th, Mark Lillquist became one with the Force. Mark is survived by his wife, Jenny and several adoring pets. Mark joined the Legion in 2011, starting with IC-6653, and soon expanded to a TIE pilot, an Imperial Guard, Tusken Raider, and finally a Shadow Stormtrooper. Mark's irascible sense of humor, paired with his desire to help, made him a beloved member of the Tampa Bay Squad, earning a variety of nicknames. As The Cardinal, in a custom "helmet" made to wear with the Imperial Guard robes, Mark shared many a blessing while he made the rounds at Star Wars Weekends and other cons. He worked with Albin to promote the Walking Wounded detachment, which is comprised of troopers who struggle with some limitation but overcome it to spread the joy that is Star Wars. Mark was a solidly dependable trooper who valued seeing his fellow troopers in action, and also in social meetings. Mark was instrumental in finding venues for squad dinners, often giving catchy names to the events. His cantankerousness, coupled with generosity and compassion, earned him a whole new nickname that he embraced with pride, "Grandpa." He would use his knowledge of mechanics and tools to help fellow troopers build their kits, and then jokingly remind us all to get off his lawn when it was time to wrap things up. Our condolences go out to his family, friends. "Buckets Off" Eternal Legionnaire Gallery: https://www.501st.com/members/memoriam.php Wait!!! Whats this I hear!!! Members around the world who have waited literally years for their First Order TK armour from a vendor we wont mention, are finally getting what they paid for!!! Well I wouldn't have believed it until I started to see Big brown box photos appearing hear on the FISD forums and in our Facebook group. That is correct, you don't need to adjust your ocular vision array, or tun up your hearing sensors, it has finally come full circle. Nothing pleases me more than to read these kinds of posts and imagining the elation of our members, and smiles on their faces because when some lost all hope, deliverance had come to perch. Ok so maybe I was a little over the top there lol, but we are all truly happy that this day has come. Need more proof, here are a couple of photos from a very happy member. For more please visit our forums. Other news: Just a teaser, but looks like we will be starting our next merch run in the near future. The FISD Hoodie will be coming next so watch this space for more information, and don't forget to check into the forums from week to week for future updates and more information on the design process and options discussion. ( only visible to full 501st approved members unfortunately ) I think we are pretty settled on the design, with only a few details to iron out in regards to options. We are restricted based on current legion merch rules so there will be a variant also available. 1 merch slot = item plus a variant. James our DMBO will have plenty of info coming as soon as we are ready. Further CRL updates: TLJ still ongoing, some changes have already taken place, but we still need to replace images to bring them into alignment with the improved descriptions. The accessories upgrade will take place to cater for more fun carries and the TROS inclusion (Electro Prod) once we have the images to represent them. TFA, we are looking at replacing the original model photos at the top of the CRL as this was done at the very beginning of the Anovos Alpha run for the movie premiere. It was recently pointed out that the biceps in this image are rotated and not sitting how they should. To alleviate any potential for confusion we will update this as soon as possible, along with correcting some of the specific parts images contained in the body of the CRL. This is much the same as what is taking place with the TLJ CRL treatment. Ultimately, we want to represent these characters as accurately as possible along with good Centurion upgrades. We are the 501st and we like high standards, this is what sets us apart from other costuming groups out there. I hope you enjoy what this months newsletter has to offer, and until next edition See you on the forums! With Unquestioned Loyalty Andrew Franke TK11469 "Sly11" Detachment Leader Greetings Troopers of the Legion! We are currently working on the Troopers pick merch item. We have gone with a classic School/Academy theme, something a bit simple. We are looking at a pull over and a zip up. While we are still looking to see if we can find a vendor that can make the graphic work with a zip up, but we aren't having a lot of luck so far. If I can't find a way to do the zip up, we will more than likely just offer two different colors (Grey or Black). We are currently not looking at adding a lot of customization as we want to leave that to the individual troopers, or maybe get with your fire teams, squads or garrisons and do something together. Here is a current mock up of the hoodie: I plan to have an interest thread posted soon so we can gauge interest so we can get a better idea of cost. We still have a couple of slots left, so I hope to be making some addition merch announcements soon as well! With Unquestioned Loyalty James Silvius TK-12953 "jsilvius" Merchandise & Branding Officer "FISD Memes" Thank you to Luca "Morgi" TK66744 for starting a FISD specific meme thread, hope to see more of these in the future not only by you but by others as well. You can find the thread here WE NEED YOU TO UPDATE YOUR BUILD THREADS As most would be aware we are diligently working through the forums updating watermarked images, missing images and broken links, this has taken over a year so far and has been a monumental task but there is still a lot of work ahead of us. Members build threads are one of the biggest areas of watermarked/missing images and we are asking you the membership to help and update your build threads yourselves as this is just too big a task for staff. Build threads requiring updates are being moved over to this area https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/forum/241-build-threads-requireing-maintenance/ Thank you in advance for your cooperation. New FISD Tri Fold Brochure We have launched our revised Detachment Tri Fold brochure. It's been quite a long time since we actually had these available and since then many things have changed leading us to updating some of the text to include new costumes, and have more relevant information. 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, and are completed in a very high resolution to ensure quality in a finished product. The thread can be found here for more information and how to access the files. Supporting a Ukrainian Legion Member by SO-CAL Troopers Some members may have noticed that the CO of the 501st Legion's Ukrainian Outpost had posted his ESB Stormtrooper armor for sale on the forums as a result of the loss of his job due to the ongoing conflict in his county. In an effort led by Michael B. @TK6682 and his Force for the Cure charity, the Southern California Garrison (6th largest Garrison in the Legion) came together and in less than 24 hours raised enough donations to "purchase" Bogdan's armor at his asking price, with a clear message - to keep the armor and to continue to spread joy and distraction for the people of his country whenever and wherever he can. In the spirit of "Troopers Helping Troopers", the Garrison raised an additional $750USD+ on top of that to donate to help Bogdan, and a collection of Legion patches, coins, and stickers donated by SCG members will be en route shortly as a further show of support. Kudos to Michael and the troopers of the Southern California Garrison for supporting a member in need! Additional donations can be sent as Friend & Family to (theforceforthecure@gmail.com) with "Ukraine Trooper" noted in the comments. If you would like to donate patches, coins, or other club merch, please PM @TheRascalKing before the end of August. Thank you! With Unquestioned Loyalty Justin Reed TK61490 "TheRascalKing" Imperial Propaganda Machine IMAX Rogue One Screening 26th August We don't have a list of where these screenings will be, but we did get confirmation from Lucasfilm that we are welcome to troop this special screening just like any other movie release - i.e. the theatre does not have permission to advertise they will be hosting a character appearance in any way, shape, or form. Check your local IMAX here https://www.imax.com/movies/rogue-one-star-wars-story *REMEMBER* Always follow your garrison/squad's guidelines when in comes to organising Disney/LFL troops, only command staff can deal direct with LFL. With Unquestioned Loyalty Nicky Blum TK-8397 "Doc Bev" LEC INFORMATION & AWARD PROGRAMS For a full list of FISD awards head here 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? Award Recipients July - August TK98695 "Helotech" Dave - TK23011 "TookBreaker" Tarkan - TK78808 "robojoe" 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 , IA Rocker For a complete list of Imperial Attaches, go here 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 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 How's your Fire Team status? Have you added any members? Have you lost any members? Is your logo up to date or even showing? I'm here to fix any of these or any other issues that may come up with your Fire Team. Don't hesitate to send me a PM to answer any questions you may have about your Fire Team's needs. I'm also here to assist in any new Teams set up questions. With Unquestioned Loyalty Mark Ryner TK4584 "captsafe66" Attaché Ambassador 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 ASK THE D.O.s 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.! This area lists all those who have gone above and beyond basic approval toward screen accuracy and obtained EIB or Centurion or both. FOR July - August the 1st Imperial Stormtrooper Detachment would like to congratulate the following. Expert Infantry Badge Award: None This Month - - - - - - Request your free EIB certificate here You can find a list of multiple award recipients 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! Newsletter Editor If anyone has any content for the newsletter please contact me via PM For anyone interested in having a look through any of the older newsletter they have now been moved to a new archive sub forum which you can find Here With Unquestioned Loyalty Glen "Q" Rhodes TK-85421 "gmrhodes13" PRO Newsletter Staff List 2022 -2023 Detachment Leader (DL): Andrew Franke (Sly11) TK11469 Executive Officer (DXO): Steven Sheades (starsaber25) TK-10466 Chief Deployment Officer (DCA): Joseph Pedigo (justjoseph63) TK-10963 Deployment Officer: (DCA): Mario E RT (TKSpartan) TK-48117 Deployment Officer: (DCA): Jose Maria Sanchez (Chemi) TK-30173 Provost Marshal (DCOG): Dan Branton (CableGuy) TK-42911 Provost Marshal (DCOG): Tim Waychoff (Dark CMF) Provost Marshal (DCOG): Chris Pearson (themaninthesuitcase) TK-10911 Merchandise and Branding (DMBO) James Silvius (jsilvius) TK- 12953 Personnel Officer (DPER): AC (Novatie) TK-5597 Fire Team Relations (DPRO): Mark Ryner (Captsafe66) TK-4584 Content Editor At Large (DPRO): Christoph (Danny) Lauber (Ripper_L) TK-55550 Content Editor Support (DPRO): Tony Jobe (ukswrath) TK-10116 Content Editor Awards (DPRO): This will be handled by the XO Newsletter Publisher (DPRO): Glen Rhodes (gmrhodes13) TK-85421 HOF Director (DPRO): Aaron (Bronx) Gibson (Pyrates) TK-99725 Attaché Ambassador (DPRO) Frank Peranteau (Frank75139) TK-75139 Social Media Relations (DPRO): Teresa Nuthall (Soulart) TK-41307 Social Media Relations (DPRO): Justin Reed (TheRascalKing) TK 61490 Systems Administrator (DWM): Eric Brager (Darth Aloha) TK-9674 Systems Administrator (DWM): Mathias (Locitus) TK-2959 Detachment Founder (DF): Paul (Daetrin) TK-8020 Trading Cards Content Support (IPM): Eric Ho (Hoda) TK 77520 Imperial Propaganda Machine (IPM): Brien Edick (Harbinger) TK 92802 Imperial Propaganda Machine (IPM): Jeff Salt (wingnut) TK 50297 Imperial Propaganda Machine (IPM): Richard Tibbitts (CallMeMrTibbles) TK 46116 Imperial Propaganda Machine (IPM): Adam Wolf (revlimiter) TK 89400 Imperial Propaganda Machine (IPM): Daniel Melin (TheSwede) TK 99665 Imperial Propaganda Machine (IPM): Jim Ferrell (Rat) TK-95970 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 On behalf of the 1st Imperial Stormtrooper Detachment Command Staff and the Imperial Propaganda Department Edited August 15, 2022 by gmrhodes13 Updated text 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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gmrhodes13[Staff] Posted August 15, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2022 LATE ADDITION IMAX Rogue One Screening 26th August We don't have a list of where these screenings will be, but we did get confirmation from Lucasfilm that we are welcome to troop this special screening just like any other movie release - i.e. the theatre does not have permission to advertise they will be hosting a character appearance in any way, shape, or form. Check your local IMAX here https://www.imax.com/movies/rogue-one-star-wars-story *REMEMBER* Always follow your garrison/squad's guidelines when in comes to organising Disney/LFL troops, only command staff can deal direct with LFL. With Unquestioned Loyalty Nicky Blum TK-8397 "Doc Bev" LEC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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