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Please everyone join me in congratulating Joseph as the incoming DL of our fine Detachment. Congratulations, Joseph, I look forward to seeing what the next chapter for FISD will be under your direction. The membership is in good hands, and I am here to support you with what ever you need, as I am positive any of the staff existing and new into the future will. Once again, congratulations

Yeah the base of the image is Anovos' armor diagram, and then Tony (ukswrath) added in the measurements for this AWESOME thread HERE. I also slightly modified them to remove the round numbers to make the images less busy when I used them on my thread.

Day 2 pics Branding of new 501st clone Messing about with my TK twin

That is correct, you get basic approval to then apply for Expert Infantry, then you can use the Expert Infantry approval to apply for Centurion Good luck on your approval, the costume is looking good

74) 05/02/2024 - 2024 Chinese New Year Night Parade (Dress Rehearsal) @ Hong Kong Cultural Centre (TST)

Congratulations Joseph!!!!! And a massive thank you to Andrew for all the great work as DL the past few years. FISD is is great hands.

My name is Josh... I'm a Star Wars-aholic... I've been with the 501st since 2022 as a Revenge of the Sith Darth Vader. I've currently got 3 costumes in various stages of completion (hence the "aholic" moniker) above... TK, Tank Trooper, and Imperial Officer. I'm finally getting the ability to put together my ANH Stunt starting in February at an armor party. I've got a second hand Walt's kit that never got beyond some very minimal initial trimming, so everything is still mostly in its untrimmed form. I've been following the WTF ANH Stunt Build thread and I've got about everything except for some of the soft parts (strapping, velcro, etc.) that I will be procuring this weekend (my daughter gets an employee discount at JoAnn's... YEAH!). I'm looking forward to another lovely costume that it's difficult to see and sit in !! ...sitting, yeah, that is what the Imperial Officer costume is for... lol!

Greetings fellow members, It is my pleasure to announce the two newest recipients of our Imperial Attaché Outstanding Achievement Award. This honor is bestowed on Attachés who go above and beyond the call of duty in their role as an Imperial Attaché, and both of these troopers have consistently exemplified the qualities warranting recognition. Arthur @giskard8 - TK39093, Hong Kong Garrison A seasoned veteran of the Detachment, when Arthur is not trooping he can be found welcoming new members to the forum and congratulating our new and higher level approvals. His actions contribute to the long tradition of FISD being the friendliest forum in the Legion, and no doubt Arthur will continue to consistently be at his Attaché post! Today we salute your unquestioned loyalty, Arthur! Gerald @Doggydoc - TK96004, Canadian Garrison It's nearly impossible to sneak in a new member introduction or special approval post without Gerald jumping in and welcoming the aspiring builder or joining the celebration of the new approval. He is also known to provide valuable input and helpful feedback throughout the forum. Today we salute your unquestioned loyalty, Gerald! Please join me in congratulating these two troopers!

Troop 10, also listed in Fire Team Sousa Troop Log (Hong Kong Garrison) Event: 2024 Chinese New Year Night Parade (Dress Rehearsal) Location: Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui Date: 5 FEB 2024 Double-digit troops!

I have the ab section altogether and gold leaf ordered. That's next up, going to try for this weekend!

Blaster arrived from Imperial Arms.

[53] Brick Fest Live - NRG (2.4.2024) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[52] Krew of Gambrinus Parade - Galveston (2.3.2024) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Not vendors as such, but there is a guy who has done some really nice work on his own Kama. I haven't delved deep into his vs accuracy, but he has shown them off in a video that you may find interesting. https://www.facebook.com/reel/1360466424601222

2024-02-03, BrickFest LIVE Loveland 2024 - Day 1 & 2 Got some great outreach done working the table & costuming this weekend. Many many attendees, great questions and lots of very interested individuals that I hope will join our ranks. Day 2 One of the highlights was this little boy whose dad said they saw us, but I left to go on break before they could get to us to take a pic. In the last 20 min of the day they happened to make their way back in time to get to meet the trooper in White Armor. His dad was as happy as he was.

They should be listed on your local garrison staff page

Thank you Paul, that's awesome.

I always found this diagram helpful too.

Troop #39 We returned to Cumbernauld comic con for day 2 in the centre. Had a blast this weekend with Lottsa love from the public, loads of photo ops, high fives and fistbumps.

Troop #3 This troop was an appearance at a birthday party (for the child of a member's friend), and this was a quick appearance of about 20 minutes given the short attention span of children. We were a hit with both the children and the adults present, with ample photos taken among all! I made sure to snag a selfie of us just after we returned to the changing room (it seems I have a trampoline as a halo...): The trooper on my right was the only one of us with a voice amp, which really came in handy for interacting with the group! Looks like I need to prioritize getting my own voice amp as that will certainly help with interacting with others when I am wearing my bucket!

Troop #2 I live far enough west in Indiana that many sizable towns in Illinois are within a reasonable driving distance. Knowing this, I reached out to the Midwest Garrison to see if I could occasionally troop with them (in addition to my trooping with Bloodfin). They welcomed me aboard their forum and Facebook chat just a few days ago, and I was in luck as they had a troop coming up soon! That troop was today, and it was the Quadcon Comic & Toy Expo in Champaign, Illinois. This expo was mainly used as an opportunity to recruit new members into the garrison and Legion, so I was happy to help by talking with individuals interested in joining! We met someone who has built a complete Anovos ANH Stunt kit, and his partner who has a complete TIE pilot costume, but have yet to take the next step of applying for membership! Needless to say, we gave both all details about the CRLs and the application process, which they were very receptive to. Hopefully we convinced them to apply! I didn't have much time for photos, but I made sure to get a photo of me under the Midwest Garrison's banner, and next to the mannequin we dressed as a Mandalorian: Interestingly enough, the venue was not open to masks or head coverings (strange for a place hosting a convention where may people were in cosplay), so I was only able to wear my bucket when in the immediate confines of our booth, and I had to be bucket-less when venturing anywhere outside our booth. Venturing around bucket-less seemed to be very helpful in that I could invite anyone who showed interest in my armor over to our booth! This especially happened when I made my way to and from the food court. I was able to get many people interested enough to visit our booth, and sure enough, just about everyone I had talked to came by at some point! I went to this troop thinking it would be the only one of the day, but during the troop I was told another TK was needed for a birthday party later in the day. It didn't take much for me to say yes, so soon enough I was off to the next troop!

Way to go Joseph! As you know being a DL is a marathon, not a race, and you've been training for this for years. I'm sure you'll be a stellar, amazing, and highly effective leader for this detachment. The fact that you ran unopposed is a testament to your dedication, and the positive relationships you've built throughout the years. Your contributions to FISD are noteworthy and of singular accomplishment. I can't wait to see what you do next. Seems like I'll need to go to FL for a staff breakfast in 2024!

Awesome! Congrats brother. Just the man for the job

Congratulations Joseph!!!

Congratulations, Joseph! I'm very much looking forward to this next year

Happy February 2nd!

Thank you for this award, it is a true honor. I certainly have no idea why on the Death Star I deserved this, but I will take this as an encouragement and continue to server our community with pride. One thing I like to report on a project I am currently working on; I am making a series of video guide, localized in Cantonese about DIY a Stromtrooper. This project is inspired by our late FISD member CableGuy (Dan), I hope to follow his footsteps on documenting the building process and introduce the collective wisdom of FISD to Cantonese speaking Star Wars fans in Hong Kong, UK, Canada and other countries (yes, we are now scattered all over the world), hoping to make a connection and keep the Cantonese language alive at the same time. I planned six 25mins episodes of A-Z introduction and will move on to do a new kit TK/TD after that, the series is now into its 2nd episode and I am currently making the 3rd one. I will make a thread and report on the progress in the Chinese section under "Imperial Embassies".

This is cool. https://ew.com/ahsoka-captain-enoch-wes-chatham-goes-behind-the-mask-8548945

The old guard.

Nearly there…. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Shriners Hospital Visit (Oct 23), Boop on a Troop with my daughter, CLOR5465, as Young Leia Shriners Hospital Visit (Sep 23)

73) 17/12/2023 - ToySoul 2023 / HKG Recruitment Event (Day 3) @ E-MAX (Kowloon Bay)

These are wonderful! Do you have stencils for the tears and traps too?