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Let's give this a try to see where we're at with the @Deployment Officer Team... Mandatory Information Costume = Stormtrooper, The Force Awakens Costume CRL Link = https://databank.501st.com/databank/Costuming:TK_-_First_Order Name = Justin R. TKID = 61490 Forum Name = TheRascalKing Legion Profile = https://www.501st.com/members/displaymemberdetails.php?userID=26076 Garrison/Squad = Southern California Garrison, Orange County Squad Armor = Denuo Novo Helmet = Anovos, TFA Optional Information Height = 5ft 11in, or 180cm Weight = 175lbs, or 80kg Neckseal & Gaskets = Sheev's Emporium Forearms, Cod, & Belt Boxes = Imperial Surplus, TFA Holster = Dantooine Props (functional) Hand Plates = Dantooine Props Gloves = Endor Finders Undersuit shorts = Geeky Pink's Boots = Imperial Boots Blaster = F11-D, TFA Armor Photos Helmet Off (unadjusted) Full Body Front Full Body Back Full Right Full Left Action Shots Blaster It's hard to believe I headed down this rabbit hole over three years ago. Here we are, finally submitted for approval - 3 years, 4 different FOTK suits owned(/sold), from 4 different armor makers, parts from over a dozen vendors, a new house and workshop, and a new baby along the way since I've started. Thanks for looking!

Had an amazing time Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Oof that’s nasty, but good work so far. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Good news, my armour has been cleared. What a journey and massive thanks to all who has contributed on my thread (especially you Glen). It’s taken a while but never would have thought I would be able to build my own stormtrooper when I joined the 501st in 2021. The journey isn’t over though. I’ll be submitting my Expert Infantry pics soon and hopefully Centurion. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

So, aside from a few adjustments (tighter elastic to hold down shoulder bridges and kidney/ab overlap) I think I’m pretty much ready for basic clearance. Thoughts and suggestions welcome. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I give permission for FISD to repost my photos on social media in an appropriate fashion. 1. 10/06/2022 - New York Comic Con (Day 1), Javits Center - 655 West 34th Street, NYC, NY 2. 10/08/2022 - New York Comic Con (Day 3), Javits Center - 655 West 34th Street, NYC, NY 3. 10/16/2022 - Angela’s House Walk - Holtsville Park & Zoo, 249 Buckley Rd, Holtsville, NY 11742 4. 10/23/2022 - Walk with us to Cure Lupus - THE INTREPID SEA, AIR & SPACE MUSEUM - NYC 5. 11/12/2022 - Star Wars Reads Day - Huntington Public Library - 338 Main Street, Huntington, NY, 11743 6. 11/12/2022 - Amityville P.B.A. Boat Parade Fundraiser for Dale Eickelberg - Unqua Corinthian Yacht Club - 31 Unqua Place, Amityville, NY 11701 7. 12/03/2022 - Star Wars Meet & Greet - Rocky's Pop-Up Shop at San-Dee Lanes Bowling Alley - 342 Hempstead Ave, Malverne, NY 11565 8. 12/11/2022 - Prince and Princess Ball / Galactic Gala - Chateau Briand Caterers - 440 Old Country Rd, Carle Place, NY 11514 9. 12/15/2022 - Pat McGrath Labs - LFL Event - Edition Hotel, New York City, NY 10. 02/04/2023 - Hudson Valley Wing Fest - Mid-Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie, NY 11. 02/25/2023 - Stonybrook Hospital Visit - 101 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook, NY 11794 12. 03/12/2023 - New Haven St. Patrick's Day Parade - New Haven, Connecticut 13. 03/18/2023 - Long Island Tabletop Gaming Expo - Cradle of Aviation Museum - One Davis Avenue - Charles Lindbergh Blvd. Garden City, NY 11530 14. 03/23/2023 - GenreCon - Farmingdale High School - 150 Lincoln St Farmingdale, New York 11735 15. 04/08/2023 - EMCC East Egg Hunt - Veterans Memorial Park East Meadow, NY 16. 05/03/2023 - Star Wars Hospital Visit - Pediatric unit of the Hospital for Special Surgery - 535 E 70th St, New York, NY 10021 17. 05/04/2023 - Star Wars Night - Fenway Park - 4 Jersey St, Boston, MA 02215 18. 05/07/2023 - St. Patrick's School Car Show - Half Hollow Hills Community Library - 284 E Main St, Smithtown, NY 19. 05/10/2023 - Star Wars Concert - Howard B. Mattlin Middle School - 100 Washington Avenue, Plainview, NY 11803 20. 05/13/2023 - Genre Con- Wedlon E. Howitt Middle School - 70 Van Cott Avenue, Farmingdale, NY 11735 21. 05/13/2023 - Rock N' Roll Celebration of the Community and Veterans Causes - American Legion Hall - 141 Carleton Avenue. East Islip, NY 11730 22. 05/20/2023 - MS Walk Long Island - Jones Beach- Field 1 - 1 Ocean Pkwy, Wantagh, NY 23. 05/20/2023 - CradleCon (Day 1)- Cradle of Aviation Museum, One Davis Avenue - Charles Lindbergh Blvd. Garden City, NY 11530 24. 05/21/2023 - CradleCon (Day 2) - Cradle of Aviation Museum, One Davis Avenue - Charles Lindbergh Blvd. Garden City, NY 11530 25. 06/10/2023 - Malverne Comic Fest - The Bridge Church - 11 Norwood Ave, Malverne, NY 11565 26. 06/11/2023 - Long Island Pride Parade - Huntington, NY 27. 06/28/2023 - BBQ Country Viewing Party - Hauppauge, NY 28. 07/08/2023 - Eternal Con (Day 1) - Hofstra University - David S. Mack Complex - 245, Hempstead, NY 11549 29. 07/09/2023 - Eternal Con (Day 2) - Hofstra University - David S. Mack Complex - 245, Hempstead, NY 11549 30. 07/22/2023 - Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County Sci-Fi Mini-Con Event - Levittown Hall - 201 Levittown Pkwy, Hicksville, NY 11801 31. 08/05/2023 - Boston FanExpo - Boston Convention & Exhibition Center - 415 Summer Street, Boston, MA 02210 32. 08/20/2023 - LI Tropic Con - Hyatt Regency - 1717 Motor Parkway, Hauppauge, New York, United States, 11788 33. 09/10/2023 - AHRC Suffolk's Annual Superhero Run For a Reason 5k - Heckscher State Park, East Islip, NY 34. 01/27/2024 - Stony Brook Hospital Visit - 101 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook, NY 11794 35. 03/21/2024 - LFL Event - Imperial March to May the 4th - Empire State Building, New York City 36. 03/21/2024 - LFL Event - Imperial March to May the 4th - After Party - Virgin Hotel, New York City 37. 03/23/2024 - LFL Event - Imperial March to May the 4th - Hasbro Pop up - Empire State Building, New York City 38. 03/30/2024 - East Meadow Chamber of Commerce Easter Egg Hunt - Veterans Memorial Park - 1700 Prospect Avenue, East Meadow, NY 39. 04/06/2024 - Cradle of Aviation LI Tabletop Gaming Expo - Cradle of Aviation Museum, One Davis Avenue - Charles Lindbergh Blvd. Garden City, NY 11530 40. 05/18/2024 - CradleCon - Cradle of Aviation Museum - One Davis Avenue - Charles Lindbergh Blvd. Garden City, NY 11530 41. 06/08/2024 - Maker Faire Long Island - 101 East Broadway, Po Box 465, Port Jefferson, NY 11777 42. 08/24/2024 - Brooklyn Cyclones Star Wars Night 2024 - Brooklyn Cyclones – 1904 Surf Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11224 43. 10/06/2024 - Commack Day - Suffolk Y JCC - 74 Hauppauge Road, Commack, NY 11725

Today I decide to start my journey in creating my ANH Stunt Stormtrooper armor kit. I am already in contact with the GML in my country and I am receiving all the necessary support and advice. I hope to soon be part of the ranks of Outpost Venezuela as an official member of the 501st Legion and continue adding to this noble cause and fascinating universe of Star Wars.

TK-10701's Field training exercises/TOD: Tour of duty. 001 — [Sept 14 2019] Saskatoon Entertainment Expo, Day 1 - Saskatoon, SK. 002 — [Sept 15 2019] Saskatoon Entertainment Expo, Day 2 - Saskatoon, SK. 003 — [Sept 21 2019] Edmonton Comic Expo, Day 1 - Edmonton, AB. 004 — [Sept 22 2019] Edmonton Comic Expo, Day 2 - Edmonton, AB. 005 — [Oct 25 2019] Jasper Dark Sky Festival - Jasper National Park, AB. 006 — [Nov 09 2019] Oil Kings Star Wars Night - Edmonton, AB. 007 — [Dec 19 2019] Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker - Sherwood Park, AB. 008 — [Dec 21 2019] Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker - Sherwood Park, AB. 009 — [Sept 17 2022] Edmonton Comic Expo (Day 2) - Edmonton, AB. 010 — [April 29 2023] Calgary Comic Expo (Day 2) - Calgary, AB. 011 — [May 06 2023] Fort Fan Fest - Fort Saskatchewan, AB. 012 — [June 16 2023] Community Carnival - Edmonton, AB. 013 — [Sept 16 2023] Edmonton Comic Expo, Day 2 - Edmonton, AB. 014 — [Feb 15 2024] Star Wars: A New Hope in Concert - Edmonton, AB.

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Great work trooper, congratulations, you can keep a record of your troops here (and there are some nice awards ) Instructions here

More cold casting done. This time, the counter. Casting had a single coat of flat black and then a little buff to take it back Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk

Congratulations Trooper!

Awesome!!!! Hope to see a troop log soon!

You are correct. They did make some interface changes last week and it does make you go through a few extra steps. I was in the middle of uploading a bunch of photos over a few days and they changed it midway through that. I was very confused for a second.

Congratulations Tim.

Congratulations!!!

Congratulations Trooper!

Well done Tim, and about bloody time !!!!! See you at an event very soon .

Congratulations!!!!!!

You are most welcome, that's what we are here for. Congratulations trooper and well done

A very nice update indeed

Well, actually, D.O.s don't just follow the CRL. If you look at the reviews, we always say the following: "please keep in mind that we consider both text (CRL) and pictures (screen caps/reference images) when reviewing submissions." However, we never ask for a photo with a measurement scale to check that everything is OK, we only ask to correct the TD in the case that it is clear that something is not measuring what it should... We can also be wrong. We may think something is wrong and it's really ok... The CRL states(L1, Basic): -The total length is approximately 7.50" (190.5mm). -End caps are approximately .78" (20mm)in width. I think RS should not send the clips screwed on in the kits, because when you glue the end caps, it can happen as in your case. You could have glued them without inserting them all the way and you would have had the millimeters you needed... What glue did you use? If it is cyanoacrylate, it will be difficult to remove it...

Hi everyone, it's been a while! So, as always I have been looking to improve on my builds. Recently I have been working on cold casting the scopes. Step 1 was to cold cast in brass Step 2 was to overlay with a coat of matt black Step 3 was to buff the black back Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk

Tomorrow, Sunday the 25th of February, at 15:00 GMT there'll be a meet-up in the Discord Video Chat. If you're interested in seeing a few familiar faces from the forums, chatting about Stormtroopers, Star Wars and FISD, and maybe even getting to know a few troopers, feel free to join! I'm looking forward to seeing you there! And don't worry if it doesn't work out this time, we're aiming to have this as a regular event with and will be having this at different times and dates in the future to allow everyone to join in.

Troop 121: 2/22/2024 - Skyview HS Robotics Showcase - Vancouver, WA (288th troop overall)

Same, same but different

Troop 1/2

[54] Mardi Gras Ball for Special People ~ Galveston (3.18.2024) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[12] Mardi Gras Ball for Special People - Galveston (2.18.2024)

2/17 - MOSI Day of Discovery Let me out of here!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Troop 20 - Chicago Wolves Star Wars Night (2/17/24)

014 — [Feb 15 2024] Star Wars: A New Hope in Concert - Edmonton, AB.

Troop 19 - Chicago Steel Star Wars Night (2/3/24)

[64] 03.02.2024 -- Retro Amour, Day 1 First troop of the year! I have no idea, just why I expected the event to be less boring this time around, but similar to last year there was minimal interest in us and it was a pretty small convention. However, we did not let that stop us from having fun. We took pictures with the few people who wanted to take pictures with us, listened to the frequent Ghostbusters song playing at the booth across, quite a few of us bought merchandise, and we simply used the time to catch up with each other. It was great seeing so many familiar faces and getting to troop with my former squad once more! [65] 04.02.2024 -- Retro Amour, Day 2 Not only were there fewer visitors on the second day, but also our white plastic got reduced to myself and a scout. Instead we had a group of Tuskens and quite a few pilots with us on Sunday. To pass the time, we did booth duty, patrolled the convention and stumbled across some retro games that had been set up. Can't believe I didn't find them the previous day -- they were really fun, even if I spectacularly lost at Mario Kart. DZ-88900, TB-88723 and I went to catch some fresh air at some point in the afternoon and almost caused a few cat accidents by standing next to the street on the sidewalk. Luckily, traffic was slow so nothing actually happened. In general a very quiet troop. Still, thank you to DZ-88900 for letting me stay at his place, so I could attend this troop in the first place! TK-66744 signing off

[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

Looking forward to seeing the big brow boxes and the updated DLT-19

Crossing a few things off my bucket list

Troop 18 - Zavier's 8th Birthday (1/13/2024)

Finished the year and my 25th troop with the same event from last year, which had been my very first troop event. A bit light on attendance, which means we got a lot of silliness and photos. Some cool lighting courtesy of our local Jedi & ROTS Anakin. Sounding out some Santa stories. Group of white armors. The Tuskens make comfy chairs I hear. A little elvin trooper.

Johnstown Trick or Treat Street I have discovered a lot of small towns in northeast Colorado since joining the Mountain Garrison. This was another. A great day and first troop in my First Order TK kit. For the First Order! One of my favorite photos. Serving with Lt. Galek Trying to keep warm on a 27 degree (-2 celsius). Darn cold whatever your unit of measure. That is the advantage of the FOTK over the OTTK kit I discovered. So much warmer. This will not be something to brag about when it's summer time.

Troop 120: 10/21/2023 - WA State Toy Show - Ridgefield, WA (284th troop overall)

NoCo Down Syndrome Walk Beautiful cool day signaling the start of fall. I'm here for it! A great cause and a lot of smiles. One kid called the stormtroopers robots and like it when we waved to each other and high-fived. So we did that, a lot! Love this one. The only thing we're missing is a shore trooper! Go figure. :O

Edits made to include full body photos. Submission should be complete. David Gdula David G TK-15028 Garrison Carida, Eastern PA Armor = AM Helmet = AM Blaster = Trooper Bay Height = 5'10" Weight = 185 lbs Boots = Imperial Boots Canvas belt = RobKittel (Imperial Issue) Hand Plates = JustJoseph Electronics= ICOMM Neck Seal = Trooper Bay Holster = Trooper Bay EIB Submission Reference Notes on this Centurion submission Some pictures were from my EIB submission, I am providing the correct images of relevant changes. For those who commented on the images I incorrectly included, please accept my apologies. Items requiring correction or suggested changes based on DO and expert feedback from EIB submission are titled in green. Many thanks to the DOs and others for your patience with the changes! Full Body It was requested that I submit new full body shots with the modifications made. The shoulder bells were brought closer to the torso as shown in the front and back shots. The difference in the appearance of the belt height is due to the angle of the photograph compared to the photo showing the correction. Armor Details Corrected Shoulder Bells Shoulder bells were too far out as non-snapped end was glued-in-place. The reference image was provided for illustration. Installed Velcro in bells for adjustment as needed, see results in full body shots, above. Corrected Ab Plates Requirement for the large ab plate was that it have an obvious border edge, unrounded at the corners, that did not extend past the protruding base. The reference image below was provided. I prepared a new large button plate rather than try to correct the old one. It was suggested that the small ab button plate be trimmed as in the reference image. I did so. Corrected Belt Position The ammo belt needed to be brought up in the center as per the reference image. I utilized the recommended Velcro strategy to prevent sag in the center of the belt as shown below. Correction of the Sniper Plate The sniper plate had excess material at the top edge, which is not screen accurate; the following images provided suggested reference. I cut the sniper plate as indicated to conform to the suggested trim lines and reference images. Correction of the Thigh Ammo Belt The top edges were rounded, which is not screen accurate. The curved edge at the bottom was shown to not be screen accurate as the curve was too pronounced. Reference images were provided as below. Proportional analysis of the photo was done and a new ammo thigh belt was fashioned to conform to those ratios. The angle is moderately rounded and is not a straight cut. Correction of the Helmet For Centurion, it was suggested that I raise the brow on the helmet as shown below with the yellow markings. I have redone this part of the helmet as shown below. This suggestion made a significant impact on the look of the armor! Accessories Blaster Two additional photos taken with different lighting showing a gloss black handle with no weathering: Thanks to everyone who provided valuable feedback on the changes to make to achieve EIB and the improvements I would need to make to apply for Centurion. Thank you for the patience with me as I got photos ready in the time of COVID-19. It was not the easiest to do. Thank you to the DOs for your consideration with this application! Respectfully, TK-15028

Hi David, and thank you for your Centurion application! CRL and Centurion Application Requirements: All required photos have been submitted, and on behalf of the entire D.O. staff we are pleased to welcome you to the rank of Centurion. Congratulations! Other-Armor Fit/Assembly; In this area we review observations made by your fellow troopers and the DO team. Some observations may lead to suggestions to improve the overall look of your armour. Note that we consider both text (CRL) and pictures (screen caps/reference images) when reviewing submissions. Well done Trooper !!! ***************************************************

Beautiful build brother. Good luck. You got this.

002 — [Sept 15 2019] Saskatoon Entertainment Expo, Day 2 - Saskatoon, SK. Day two! The TK armour is growing on me and it's getting easier to walk around in.

001 — [Sept 14 2019] Saskatoon Entertainment Expo, Day 1 - Saskatoon, SK. Woohoo!! My first troop as a TK. Now I know what everyone was complaining about when the said "armour bites." Man do they pinch and I have some really interesting bruises to explain. LOL.