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This was just posted on our garrison's boards: <edit to remove personal details> If an admin could take a look and let him know what's going on, it would be appreciated.

Just referencing the clip above, and nothing else in the rest of the show - These Stormtroopers appear to be wearing R1TK style armor. I personally can't tell if the ear rank bars, traps, and tears are OTTK or R1TK, but Take a look at 0:27, 0:32-0:34, and 0:56-0:58 - I think those tube stripes are cut out, but it could just be the lighting. Or maybe I just want them to be cut out, because I feel that R1 buckets should be worn with R1 armor.

Nice to know that I’m not the only who thinks that.

The detailing is lacking on this last one - just including it for completeness:

"We just call 'im 'Jed'."

2. Weird Al Strings Attached Tour; 23 July 2019 Afterwards:

Sorry, this is just one of those little things that bothers me. Could someone please rename this forum: Episode XIX Stormtrooper There's an extra "X" there (or Episodes Nine through Eighteen were so bad that they weren't even filmed, I mean worse than Holiday Special bad, and we've skipped right to Nineteen ... but I'm thinking it's the "X").

1. Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra - Return of the Jedi in Concert; 20 July 2019 ---- No pictures from intermission yet, but I did the "mannequin" trick twice - the first was unintentional, but the second was entertaining.

{Edit} I give permission to the FISD to use my photos on social media. Starting my hopefully long list of troops as a TK: Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra - Return of the Jedi in Concert; 20 July 2019 Weird Al Strings Attached Tour; 23 July 2019 Rochester Maker Faire; 23 November 2019 Regal Henrietta - The Rise of Skywalker Premiere; 20 December 2019 Flower City Comic-Con Mini-Con; 7 August 2021 Flower City Comic-Con Mini-Con, 8 August 2021 All Heros Free Comic Book Day, 14 August 2021 Flower City Comic Con, 25 September 2021 Flower City Comic Con, 26 September 2021 Al Sigl Community WalkAbout, 24 October 2021 The Strong National Museum of Play - In Another Galaxy, 20 November 2021 The Strong National Museum of Play - In Another Galaxy, 21 November 2021 Regal Henrietta - Fan Film Premiere "Tomorrow and Tomorrow", 1 December 2021 Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra - Happy Birthday John Williams; 18 February 2022 Maker Faire WNY Regional; 30 April 2022 Star Wars: A New Hope Live in Concert; 5/01/22 (1 May 2022) Star Wars Library Visit; 27 June 2022 Flower City Comic Con; 24 September 2022 Flower City Comic Con; 25 September 2022 Al Sigl Community WalkAbout; 23 October 2022 Buffalo Motorama; 25 March 2023 Buffalo Motorama; 26 March 2023 LibCon Erie; 29 April 2023 M&T Tech Conference; 5/04/23 (May the Fourth) Star Wars Library Visit; 5/04/23 (May the Fourth) Western New York Toy Show; 27 May 2023 Intergalacticon (Day 1); 2 June 2023 Intergalacticon (Day 2); 3 June 2023 Intergalacticon (Day 3); 4 June 2023 Webster/Rochester Library Summer Reading Kick-off; 21 June 2023 Nickel City Comic Con; 30 June 2023 Nickel City Comic Con; 1 July 2023 Flower City Comic Con; 17 September 2023 Hamilton Comic Con; 24 September 2023 Al Sigl Community Walkabout; 22 October 2023 The Strong National Museum of Play - In Another Galaxy; 5 November 2023 Maker Faire Rochester; 17 November 2023 Best Buddies Friendship Walk; 27 April 2024 Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra - Star Wars: Return of the Jedi in Concert; 27 April 2024 May the 4th Be With You - Library Star Wars event; 4 May 2024 FLX Pop-Up Expo, 5 May 2024 Niagara Falls Comic Con, 8 June 2024 Niagara Falls Comic Con, 9 June 2024 Webster/Rochester Library Summer Reading Kick-off; 21 June 2024 Nickel City Comic Con, 28 June 2024 Nickel City Comic Con, 30 June 2024 North American Science Fiction Convention, 20 July 2024 Flower City Comic Con, 15 September 2024 Nickel City Comic Con, 12 October 2024 Nickel City Comic Con, 13 October 2024 Al Sigl Community Walkabout, 20 October 2024 Brick Fest Live, 2 November 2024 Brick Fest Live, 3 November 2024 Maker Faire Rochester, 16 November 2024

I'm doing this a little backwards, posting a picture after I reported for duty, but I could only post my submission pics so many times ... I'm on the left TK91593 is on the right.

TK-17032 requesting Detachment Access: https://www.501st.com/members/displaymemberdetails.php?userID=28380

First off - I've been approved! I know - they're a little blocky. I don't know how much I can taper them and still be able to fit my hand through the wrist opening, though.

I 'm already a member, so it should just be a matter of adding the TK, shouldn't it? I know - the paint on the helmet is ... well. The vocoder was overpainted by the original owner, so these pictures are after cleaning in up. All of the stickers were crooked, and the CRL didn't allow them at Centurion then, so everything was removed. So I used the Trooperbay templates for an AM helmet, which I was told this was ... Everything will get cleaned up, as best as I can, but I'll take basic approval for now.

I have to admit - I originally wasn't going to do this. I finished my rebuild of this costume back in April, and with May the 4th right around the corner I went straight to submitting pictures to my GMLs. But I'm still waiting to hear back from them (not a word, not a peep, not even a "fix your bicep hooks!"), so I guess I can still be considered for Pre-Approval Review. So: 1. Gary Sackett 2. Garrison Excelsior / Nickel City Squad 3. Armor maker: AM 4. Helmet maker: AM? (original owner was unsure) 5. Cloth belt maker: Imperial Issue 6. Neck seal maker: Darman 7. Boot maker: TK Boots 8. Blaster maker (if applicable): still being assembled 10. Holster: Darman 11. Height: 5'11" 12. weight: 200 lbs 13. TK type: ANH Stunt 14. Name(s) of any Trooper(s) who significantly helped with your build - none in person, but I would like to thank everyone who commented on my re-build thread.

For example, I'm ID-17032 and TS-17032. I'm waiting on TK-17032 (pictures submitted). And I'm already planning CX-17032.

The wrists are just the right size to slip my hands through, and that's after I removed the return edges. I sent our GMLs pictures with the biceps lowered about a week ago - I haven't heard from either of them yet.

I'm glad that I found this tonight - he's having a 50% off sale right now.

I ... I think I might be done. I should redo the bicep straps, and I need to re-glue a couple of magnets, and there's a couple of things I want to fiddle with in the helmet ... But ... I didn't take all the photos wanted for a Pre-Approval thread, but here are the "basic" five:

I originally thought about using velcro for the shins, but I decided on a method similar to James': Except that I'm using these: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Magcraft-Rare-Earth-1-2-in-x-1-2-in-x-1-8-in-Block-Magnet-10-Pack-NSN0911/204691493 I had used a double pair of regular bar magnets as a temporary measure for the right shin upper closure. There are now two pairs of rare earth magnets in each shin. I'm currently working on shaping the belt and on fixing that crack ...

Wow, I haven't updated this in a while ... So the good news is that I thought that I had everything ready for my Pre-Approval thread/submission pics on Saturday night. Then the right shin kept popping open, the left end of the belt popped off, and ... well, you'll see below. Almost there, stay on target ...

Alay beat me to it. There are three are four events currently scheduled/planned around Albany - I'm over by Buffalo, so I lose track of what's going on in the Capital Region.

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Great, now I'm going to think of this guy as "Commander Duck." Do you think maybe someone at Lucasfilm Animation is familiar with the Donald Duck remarks about the FO helmets, and decided to have fun with it? After all, Disney animators have a history of putting Easter Eggs in their work ...

The FO Commander appeared in this week's episode. And my first thought was "And there's the next CRL-in-progress for the FISD." The "anime-inspired" style takes some getting used to, but at least they didn't take inspiration from the more ... abstract anime out there.

170321 is the service number of my current canine.