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Trooping the Old Market, Imaginarium; Omaha, NE 9/4/2022

While waiting for the glue to dry on the forearms, I started to work on the shoulder elastics. They were pulling out where the shoulders attach as seen below. I had the ends of the elastics triple folded over to hold the snaps but the mid section was just 1 layer. I tried redoing them with a 3 layer front to back elastic but it still pulled out and the reduced stretch gave me a trooper wedgie. Next I put some Velcro on the underside of the shoulder bridge and on the corresponding elastic portion and this seems to be working well.

A hearty hello from the south of Germany (Baden-Württemberg, not Bavaria ) I joined the 501st (German Garrison) at the beginning of the year. It all started with my TB and for a long time I was able to resist a second armor... What was meant to be a winter project was "unfortunately" completed in three weeks: My new TK ANH stunt. And last week I got my approval I am happy to be one of the white guys now. And: I am especially proud to be part of the 69th Fireteam (hot number ) and the Chaos Division together with my great friends (you will have heard of them ). Until then, I wish us all many great Troops, and maybe we'll see each other at some of them. Yours TB/TK-70815 (Floowbee)

(22) 9/10/22 - Albuquerque Isotopes Star Wars Night TK Troop 22. This was the yearly Star Wars night at the local baseball park (you may have heard of the ABQ Isotopes from The Simpsons). This was the first years back since 2019 due to COVID. My first Isotopes troop (obvz) but also MOST of our first Isotopes troops as a group. They're really hard to sign up for and even most vets haven't been able to do it. (I'm next to Vader) We worked the line for the first 15 minutes of the troop and posed with not one... ... but two little Vaders! I didn't actually notice they were different until looking at the pix after the event. Different shoes. I thought the kid just took off his hat. We hung around inside the park and chatted up the crowd. We rode the elevator to the top of the stadium (obligatory elevator selfie (I'm next to Han)). The top level terrace was amazing (I'm the tall one). This is clearly our indie album cover. We visited the swanky press boxes at the top and posed for pix. This smallest ewok was too cute not to share. The official event photographer snapped a bunch of our TK trio and shared this on their Twitter feed. (I'm on the left). And then he asked if I'd go down a few stairs for a photo. WORTH IT! This also went on their Twitter. The sun set on this incredible troop. It was the most fun I've had in all my 22 troops. The crowd was just phenomenal. I swear my bucket nearly broke from the smiles. I'm still grinning about it nearly a day later. I love being a TK.

Hey troopers, Welcome back for another update. But, before I do *** making the blaster heavier *** As this is a 3D printed model, it was feeling very light. More like a toy. To make it feel more “real”, I actually filled the scope with salt. Yes, salt. As this was easily available and cheap. I also drilled some holes in the body and filled parts with salt, so this prop now feels more weighty. I’m now almost finished with this blaster. After the previous update, I added a couple of light coats of Grey primer. As before, this was Halford’s brand: Based on the reference photos of the “promo trooper” SE-14R, I chose Gloss Black as the top coat. Although the lighting is not great, here’s pretty much where I’m up to. In the flesh, it’s looking really nice. It’s certainly more towards the gloss/satin look, which I like. I will weather it back a touch, but not to have the appearance of metal coming through. As I’ve said in this thread, I believe the Promo Trooper had a studio made prop, not a real modified Remix.

[23] 20.08.2022 -- 14. Stadtteilfest Kiel Wellsee First time as the organizer for a troop with two friends of mine to accompany me to a local street celebration for kids. Of course the three of us took this as an opportunity to act our age and try out everything on offer for the kids. With a median age of "just over 19" and the enthusiasm of five-year-olds we decided to do some harm to our armor and sit down repeatedly. ... I had to repair six small cracks afterwards, but the fun was worth it. The kids had a lot of fun meeting us and we could barely move without getting drawn into tense debates about who of us was "the realest Star Wars" (I won, which I'm very proud of), requests for pictures and spontaneous hugs. In the end we stayed half an hour longer than anticipated because we couldn't leave before everyone had taken a picture of us and with us, but no-one minded. Aside from some kids that were too enthusiastic we all had a lot of fun and I'm happy my first time organizing a troop went so well. TK-66744 signing off

Arts Alive 2022! at Hylton Performing Arts Center (Sep 11, 2022) -Garrison Tyranus, Inferno (NOVA) Squad We hung out in our private dressing room for a while and then went backstage. After the Indiana Jones theme, the orchestra performed several Star Wars themes, beginning with Duel of the Fates! On the Imperial March, we went on stage and loomed over the audience! At its end, a boy in Jedi robes came out and we fled the stage. We hung out up front for pics with patrons and performers. My first troop is in the books!

This was a blast to read and look at. Hope I can experience similar in a few months time. Bart

Greeting all Please all join me in congratulation TK61490 TheRascalKing (Justin) on achieving two awards in this last week. Firstly he has completed the requirements for our first level Armorers award And secondly a 3D contributors award for his efforts in assisting with the development and refinement of some 3D printable First Order TK greeblies. He was also instrumental in getting these files offered up to our members free of charge, so please visit our 3D section and check them out.

Thanks for the tips! And 1 year and 7 months, holy cow….

Mirko Baltes 20188 EIB A4 Joseph Ready to go, brother!- https://www.whitearmor.net/eib/certificates/20188-eib.png THANK YOUSO MUCH!!!!

That turned out schmick as Dan, great work.

Congrats.

Wuhuuuuu Thank you so much for this honor

Quite a bit more than I thought there may have been, I'll just post a couple of pics for now

Hi everyone! I'm Anne from the Wisconsin Garrison. Just got my Legacy Era Female Stormtrooper approved on Wednesday and I'm super excited! Did my first troop today as a TK and it went great!

Great photos. Yes the forum only allows a certain amount of images/size as you could understand the amount of members we have would clog the server with how many images could be here

Welcome to FISD My name is Andrew forum name Sly11 TK11469 and Detachment leader (2020-current) of these wonderful forums. It is my pleasure to welcome you to what we hope you find is the most inclusive, friendly, welcoming and above all, helpful resource to bring your Stormtrooper dream to reality. The Detachment is truly immense in it's knowledge base and archives which can get somewhat overwhelming, but fear not as we also have many members and staff all waiting to assist you in any way we can. We do not judge or discriminate, we treat everyone as equal, and only ask kindly, you do the same. We don't only look after those who wish to join the 501st, we help anyone with a desire to build an accurate Stormtrooper costume, offering advice that could save you time and even money by choosing the right path for you. Some easy advise to get you on your way. The more you interact, the more information you will find. Please ask plenty of questions and the answers will flow. There is no such thing as a dumb/stupid/silly question, we are truly here to help you. These are your forums, the staff are here to serve in every way we can. You will meet some tremendous people both here and in real life on this journey you have chosen, share your stories and become part of our community. With unquestioned Loyalty TK11469 Andrew Franke

now also pictures of my 2nd event in armor ... it took place in Outpost One. This is a place by fans for fans...a fantastic place for a troop

105. Weekend Blender (Fall), Clovis, CA - 8/20 On the left. With a fellow ESB TK! She found us and I helped her a lot in building and it was just so awesome to have another ESB. We've only managed to troop together twice, but it's awesome when we do! (We later trooped our Offworld Jawas together, we're the only two in the Garrison as of now (three more in the works) and we built them together, and it was her debut of it!) Oh ESB TK my old friend, how I have missed you! It felt so good to be back in it! And as I started walking around I immediately thought, "Wow, this is so easy to wear!" One more TK troop and that armor's at 100 troops itself!

Some great images there, well done troops

[22] 07/08/2022 -- Elbenwald Festival Cottbus, Day 3 The third and last day was started by the Empire taking over the Nerf Arena to test out some new weapons and check if they were any more accurate than our E-11 blasters. (They weren't.) Still, we had lots of fun and got surprised with a package of gifted muffins for a late, sugary breakfast. Afterwards we decided that a patrol around the borders of the terrain could be even more helpful than just a patrol across the festival, so, led by ID-48170, we made a deal with the park train officers to allow us free access to the train. Aside from the two Jedi joining us, we were unsuccessful to catch any Rebels through this measure, even if it was very fun for all involved troopers and guests. Once the train ride was over, we headed back to our base, where ID-56347 and I decided to participate in the best episode of undercover boss: Undercover Boss -- Empire Edition. Probably the best lunchbreak of the festival, walking around as an officer, shadowed by ID-14445 in my armor. A near-perfect fit, and I can't wait to have him properly join the ranks with his own armor. Once our lunchbreak was over, we had to switch back for the parade, where we met a small Lord Vader (who's too short now?), as well as various other excited guests. One of the most special parts of the parade was the life music by TK-23115, provided both Saturday and Sunday. After the parade there was a quick opportunity for a Chaos Division group picture before we had to suit down and drive back. Shout-out to ID-56347 and his girlfriend for driving me halfway, so I could stay with ID-48170 for the night before facing the last hours of travel the next morning. TK-66744 signing off

#5 -- 28/11/2021 -- Comic Con Stuttgart - Day 2, Stuttgart, Germany The second day was a lot more relaxed than the first and we spent the whole day with a friend from the French Garrison (Tie-Pilot in the picture)