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NEW

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

 

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Greetings one and all to the August edition

 

Well it finally happened, just after the last newsletter went live we received the approval for FISD's latest costume, the Artillery trooper, as seen in the Mandalorian!

Congratulations go to Honeymustard TK-22540 (Logan Hole) of the Wisconsin Garrison for his great work and assistance in allowing us to add this great costume to the detachments growing library of colourful TK's

 

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ANH Hero upgrade

In our ongoing quest to improve our existing CRL's the ANH Hero has received some treatment too.

The space pack is now officially part of this CRL, and you guessed it, it will remain on the ANH stunt CRL  as well.

Recent discussions had the staff looking at some readily available behind the scenes images of the actor suiting up for the scene where you see 2 TK's external to the Death Star standing buy a gunnery turret.

It is clearly seen he was wearing a Hero version of the TK costume, so staff voted to have it added where it belonged but to also keep it in the current Stunt CRL.

This is a win for all.

 

Rogue One TK update

Since this CRL's inception, the incorrect type of gloves have been acceptable.

We all know the ANH style rubber gloves were never used for this costume, so they are now no longer acceptable from basic level up.

We have left Nomex and leather gloves as the basic option as they are closer to the First Order TK gloves but in all black.

Of course you can have the accurate gloves at basic as well if you like.

This was missed on the last major overhaul, but is finally as it should be.

 

Yes I have harped on about the Commander Pyre CRL for a long time now, but we are getting close now.

I recently spoke with the member (Dino) currently refining this costume and he has booked a photo session to get the last 4 photos done required to get this CRL complete for LMO review.

I promise the next time you hear about it from me will be to announce it as green lit and open to legion.

 

Don't forget our latest campaign Advance to 1500!

If you have a TK and are considering the next level of approval, then check out our Expert Infantry program. Generally its only a few inexpensive mods to get you a step closer to screen accurate, you get a nice banner on your forum side bar, pride in the fact you reached a mile stone, and further more you help the detachment reach our milestone of more troopers looking the best they can.

Yes there is also merch and even some exclusives only available to those who achieve this easy step towards accuracy.

You will also be included in upcoming merch and more exclusive as we Advance to 1500.

The 1500 unquestioned loyalty!

Sly11

With Unquestioned Loyalty

Andrew Franke

TK-11469 "Sly11"

Detachment Leader

 

 

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Greetings Troopers!

Exciting times here in the Merch office!

 

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The FISD Pin Run is closed.

The order was placed on 20 July 2023, and they will start shipping 12 Aug 2023.

Please keep an eye out for PayPal request for the shipping cost

Please check the run thread here for any updates!

 

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We are excited that FISD shield stickers are still available! Our continued thanks to Tony and Assassin Graphics for doing this for use. 

You can find more info on the thread hereOr you can go to their website and order at: www.assassingraphics.co.uk Password: alienLV426 

 

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The official Interest thread for the FISD Shield Patch in 5" and 12".

You can find more information about this on the the thread here.

The Interest thread will be open until 19 Aug 2023.

 

Hope all are and getting out to events!

Keep an eye on the forum, there is some exciting merch in the pipeline!

 

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With Unquestioned Loyalty

James Silvius

TK-12953 "jsilvius"

Merchandise & Branding Officer

 

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Artillery Stormtrooper - The Mandalorian

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New CRL added to FISD's roster, Artillery Stormtrooper as seen in the series The Mandalorian has the green light form the LMO office and is live and ready to use. I would like to thank Honeymustard TK-22540 (Logan Hole) of the Wisconsin Garrison for his epic work

CRL here

 

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Rogue One Update

 

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ANH Rubber gloves no longer accepted at basic, only Nomex and leather type, all other higher level requirements taken from Lvl 3 and moved to lvl 2 Expert Infantry.

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ANH Hero Update

 

Recently we had a discussion and ran a members Poll on making a change to the OT ANH Stunt and Hero CRL's. After analysis of some old behind the scenes images, it was realised that the Space pack as seen in the film was actually worn with the hero version of this costume.

The Poll asked should the Pack be removed from the ANH Stunt CRL and added to the Hero, or should it be allowed on both. The results were for the later so now we have officially added the Space pack to the ANH Hero so you can wear it with either of these costumes.

There are a few minor stipulation as there already were in the Stunt CRL so it cant be worn worn with certain other accessories.

The Space Pack falls under the accessories section and reads as below.

 

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Only nose bumps for Vader's favorite chumps! :dancing-trooper:

Please welcome for the second time, TK 89400 to the Stormtrooper Hall of Fame, July 2023!

@revlimiter Troop log can be found here.

 

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Congrats on 70 troops Adam! Many more to come!

Other HOF recipients can be found here.

 

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With Unquestioned Loyalty 

Jonatan Östling 

TK-23592 "Nairy" 

Curator Hall Of Fame

 

 

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A few of Morgi's favourites

 

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Thank you to Luca "Morgi" TK-66744 for starting the FISD specific meme thread, you can find it here

 

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New Youtube Series

 

1: Become a Stormtrooper

 

 

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With Unquestioned Loyalty

Jonatan Östling

TK-23592 "Nairy"

Content Editor Support

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Trading Card Archives

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For those with FISD detachment trading cards please consider sending two to Paul keeper of our detachment archives.

Address and more info here

 

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With Unquestioned Loyalty

Paul Hoeffer

TK-8020 "Daetrin"

Detachment Founder

Keeper of Archives

 

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INFORMATION & AWARD PROGRAMS

For a full list of FISD awards programs head here.

 

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*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

 

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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.

 

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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.

 

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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 DGx4MwQ.png  DjQ8bJi.png 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.

 

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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 July - August

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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 6PLrnxJ.png and  IA Rocker  dPN7mwd.png

 

You may also be in the running for an Imperial Attaché Award   7UlPmRQ.png  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! In the coming days be looking for an update thread in the Attaché forum area, and remember, too, to 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!

 

OUR NEWEST ATTACHÉS

On behalf of the Command Staff, I would like to take this opportunity to introduce and welcome our returning and newest Imperial Attachés! Make us proud both here on the forum and within your local units!

 

Kyle "FN-1313" (TK-81313) - Alpine Garrison (Utah)

Alex "Alikh" (TK-31701) - Old Line Garrison (Maryland/D.C.)

 

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With Unquestioned Loyalty

Caleb Mask 

TK-73692 "MaskedVengeance"

Attache Ambassador

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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

 

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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. 

 

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With Unquestioned Loyalty

Mark Ryner

TK-4584 "captsafe66"

Fire Team Relations

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So what exactly are kKf6hGu.png and QrRRhuF.png 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)

 

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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.!

 

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The 1500 unquestioned loyalty!

 

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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:

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No awards this month  

 

GREAT job on your approval, now on to Level 3!  :salute:

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

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Centurion Badge Award:

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Alex  "Alikh TK31701 Centurion 525

 

Outstanding job on reaching Centurion, Troopers!  :salute:

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!

 

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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.

 

 

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With Unquestioned Loyalty

Glen "Q" Rhodes

TK-85421 "gmrhodes13"

PRO, Newsletter

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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 

 

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15 hours ago, gmrhodes13 said:

New Youtube Series

 

1: Become a Stormtrooper

 

 

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With Unquestioned Loyalty

Jonatan Östling

TK-23592 "Nairy"

Content Editor Support

 

"Forever cooler than your friends".   Love it!  I'm going to tell mine the same thing.  Bart

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On 8/14/2023 at 11:20 AM, BAZINGA said:

 

"Forever cooler than your friends".   Love it!  I'm going to tell mine the same thing.  Bart

 

That was also one of our favorite lines of the video discussed in staff chat. :laugh1:

 

@jsilvius - You see that meme? :salute:

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