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November 30 2021, It was a shock to hear of the passing of Terrell Reber TK1787 "SuperTrooper" due to complications with Covid.

For those that may not know, he was ATA (Affordable TrooperAarmor) and for many years has supplied 501st members around the world with quality TK armour. Not only did he make great armour, but he was a former Detachment leader of FISD.

His wife Tracie is still in ICU also suffering complications also from Covid and we send her our thoughts for a speedy recovery.

 

Our condolences go out to his family, friends.

 

"Buckets Off"

 

 

A Few Words From Our Detachment Founder 

 

It is with a heavy heart that I mourn the passing of Terrell Reber, who was my XO for many of the early years of FISD and later became DL in his own right. In that time, he contributed his insight and wisdom in many areas most particular in the areas of armor, molds, and armor making.  He was the first person to find a legitimate, conflict free path to selling TE derived armor when he founded ATA.  It may be hard to believe, but there was a time those years back when a decent set of FX armor was $1200 and TE type armor was hard to acquire from a reputable person.  ATA changed much of that, and ATA set the bar for providing quality armor at an affordable price.  Hence ATA: affordable trooper armor. 

 

He was very picky about quality and hunted for plastic suppliers who would provide virgin material with the right shade of white.  He could have charged more and had a long wait list, however felt that would be against his principles.

 

These days there are many options for people to procure quality TE type armor at an affordable price, and we have a solid list of reputable makers.  It can be hard to believe that it wasn’t always this way, or that even having a public list of vetted armor makers was considered taboo.

 

With a glance at a picture, he could tell you the make of the armor or helmet and could spot all the “tells” that was uncanny.  He gave selflessly his experience and advice to FISD members time and again. However, most of all I will remember him as someone who was  always there to take a phone call when needed. Who gave selflessly to this hobby that he loved.

 

43 is just too young.  Buckets off, as I drain it of my tears.

 

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With Unquestioned Loyalty

Paul Hoeffer

TK-8020 "Daetrin"

Detachment Founder

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Mary J. (Jane) Stampados - TR5272. Stampados joined the 501st Mountain Garrison in March of 2007. A mom and grandmother, Jane did what came naturally to her during her time with the Mountain Garrison, she took care of the crew at conventions, parades, parties, and charity events with a smile and a snack. An avid costumer, Jane was also a Klingon, a Starfleet Officer, a Steampunker, a Parrothead, and a Pirate.

 

Our condolences go out to her family, friends.

 

"Buckets Off"

 

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Central Garrison was saddened to learn of the passing of their member Mel Knowles, RC-10033, of the Wampa Hunter Squadron.

They are thankful to have shared troops with him and all of their love goes out to his family in their time of loss.

 

Our condolences go out to his family, friends.

 

"Buckets Off"

 

Eternal Legionnaire Gallery: https://www.501st.com/members/memoriam.php

 

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Greetings members

 

As the detachment mourns the loss of a former detachment leader, influential  member, armor vendor and all round wonderful person, I ask you all to be safe out there in the galaxy. Life is too short, we never know what lies around the corner, so live every day to the fullest, be kind and always try and pay it forward.

 

I only have a few things to discuss as we enter the holiday period, so lets take a look.

 

The Celebration patch design competition was extended to the 12th of December and align with release date of this newsletter. It was adjusted in order for the staff to take a vote on a winner and the result is publish further down in this edition.

 

We are working on the detachment shirt run which will launch in early January pending legion approval. Thank you to TK-46116, "CallMeMrTibbles" (Richard) for stepping up to take on the duties of helming this impending run. Shirt runs for FISD are generally large in scale and not for the faint hearted, but Richard will be supported by a few seasoned aficionados of large scale detachment merch runs, so we believe you are in good hands.

 

It's been another tough year for many of you with the pandemic situation continuing to hit in waves, and changing the predicament of members and staff alike. Engagement has dropped across legion in all aspects, but we have striven to bring you as much content, exciting merch, along with a safe friendly environment to spend some time in as we could. Most of the 2021 plan has been achieved already, with a few items to complete between now and the end of term. Those items and other smaller projects will be promoted in our forum Announcements and or the January newsletter if completed.

 

Special anniversary project

I have teased of this for some months now. It has been a monumental task and continues to be with some discussion opened up with the LMBO's.

 

It's new territory for the Legion which has brought with it an air of uncertainty about how it can come to fruition in the day and age of Disney's oversight on what we can and can not produce.

 

It is not an easy task with a huge amount of planning required to get it right and make it something we all want it to be. Thank you to all the members who submitted photos based on a request with little to no information on what they were submitting them for.

Many jumped through hoops to supply raw and high resolution photos which are required for this type of endeavor. Not all images submitted could be considered due to various implications that wouldn't pass Disney scrutiny if we have to run this past them in it's entirety, but I feel if it is something everyone wants, then due to numbers, we will have no choice.

 

We are pushing to do something not openly done in our detachment or dare I say legion history that will be breaking new ground for the LMBO team, so much is pivotal on how we make this happen, that it needs to be done carefully. Because it seems we are trail blazing in this territory, I have been dubious to announce what it is, but this is not fair on any of you or the fact there is probably no ideal time, so hear we go.

 

We have been working towards creating the FISD 15th anniversary Coffee table book. A history in images of what we do best out there in the community.

 

More information will come to light in the future, but for now, we are working on several aspects of this project. Most of the photos are now compiled, other details like cover design, layout and other inclusions are under heavy discussion and work. Due to the shear scale of this, it won't happen over night so your continued patience is appreciated. It will also have to be approved through the LMBO office and most probably through DLFL if it becomes a merch item as numbers could be very high. Rest assured work will continue heartily on bringing this monumental project to life.

 

Thanks again everyone for your tremendous support throughout 2021, have a safe and happy holiday season hopefully with loved ones, and I shall see you all next year.

 

Much love

 

Sly11

With Unquestioned Loyalty

Andrew Franke

TK11469 "Sly11"

Detachment Leader

 

 

 

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ASK THE D.O.s

 

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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.!

 

justjoseph63 

With Unquestioned Loyalty

Joseph Pedigo

TK-10963 "justjoseph63"

Chief Deployment Officer

 

 

 

 

 

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With Unquestioned Loyalty

Mario E RT

TK-48117 "TKSpartan"

Deployment Officer

 

 

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With Unquestioned Loyalty

Jose Maria Sanchez

TK-30173 "Chemi"

Deployment Officer

 

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Expert Infantry Coin (15th Anniversary Version) OPEN

(Only a few coins Remaining)

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The time has come for the new run of EIB gold challenge coins!  The 15th Anniversary gold EIB coins are available now.

PLEASE NOTE: You must be an Expert Infantry member to purchase one of these coins.
If you've ever purchased an Expert Infantry gold coin before, from any run, you cannot purchase another one.  These are once per EI!

 

You can find the sales thread here

 

 

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Celebration Patch Contest is Now Closed 

 

On behalf of the entire FISD Command Staff, I express tremendous thanks to every one of you who took the time to develop and put together a design for submission.  We do know that these are purely labors of love, and we are truly blessed to have such a strong, engaged, and talented community here at the FISD.  So, again, thank you.

When all was said and done though a winning entry was decided on by detachment command staff and that entry was created by 

 

Omar TK56072 "RoninTK72" of the Golden Gate Garrison

 

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You can view all of the submissions here 

 

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"FISD Memes"

 

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Thank you to Luca "Morgi" TK66744 for starting a FISD specific meme thread, hope to see more of these in the future not only by you but by others as well.

You can find the thread here

 

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WE NEED YOU TO UPDATE YOUR BUILD THREADS

 

As most would be aware we are diligently working through the forums updating watermarked images, missing images and broken links, this has taken over a year so far and has been a monumental task but there is still a lot of work ahead of us. 

 

Members build threads are one of the biggest areas of watermarked/missing images and we are asking you the membership to help and update your build threads yourselves as this is just too big a task for staff. 

 

Build threads requiring updates are being moved over to this area https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/forum/241-build-threads-requireing-maintenance/

 

Thank you in advance for your cooperation. 

 

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Using a Torch to Find Small Cracks

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A great tip from Richard TK46116 "CallMeMrTibbles"

You can find his thread here

 

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Making a TK Neck Seal

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A great step by step guide for making a neck seal Gerald "Doggydoc"

You can find his thread here

 

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Pink Force Day Spain

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The Ambassada Droid program and Pink Force accomplished a great victory in Pink Force Day along with the 501st Legion, Rebel Legion, Mandalorian Mercs, DroidBuilders, and Galactic Academy.

 

Story here   More images here   NOTE: If you use Google there is an option to translate to English in the title bar, left hand side

 

 

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INFORMATION & AWARD PROGRAMS

For a full list of FISD awards head here

 

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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.

 

Main Spring Forming Tool 

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Another great 3D file share from Bryan TK14082 "trooper96", this tool will come in very handing for many troopers.

You can find his thread here

 

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FOTK Backpack

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Once again an excellent 3D file share from Germain TK14492 "The5thHorseman"

You can find his thread here

 


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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?

 

Award Recipients November - December

 

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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,       IA Rocker  dPN7mwd.png

For a complete list of Imperial Attaches, go here

 

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 

 


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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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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

 

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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 November - December the 1st Imperial Stormtrooper Detachment would like to congratulate the following.

 


Expert Infantry Badge Award:

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Matt  "Matt Certain TK96119  EIB 1035

Tarkan  "TookBreaker TK23011  EIB 1036

Adam "revlimiter TK89400  EIB 1037

jesse "JHowe102 TK10272  EIB Second ANH Stunt Version

Ardeshir "equuspolo" TK42128  EIB TFA - 7th Award

 

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

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Centurion Badge Award:

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Kris "Crampeat TK23410 Centurion 507

Adam "revlimiter TK89400 Centurion 508

 

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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Newsletter

 

If you have any interesting stories or photos or something you think newsworthy please send them to me via pm.

For anyone interested in having a look through any of the older newsletter they have now been moved to a new archive sub forum which you can find Here 

 

On behalf of the whole FISD staff we wish you all a very safe and Merry Christmas, best wishes for the New Year, we hope it is a better one.

 

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With Unquestioned Loyalty

Glen "Q" Rhodes

TK-85421 "gmrhodes13"

PRO Newsletter

 

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Staff List 2021

 

Detachment Leader (DL): Andrew Franke (Sly11) TK11469

Executive Officer (DXO): Tim Waychoff (Dark CMF)

Chief Deployment Officer (DCA): Joseph Pedigo (justjoseph63) TK-10963

Deployment Officer: (DCA): Mario E RT (TKSpartan) TK-48117

Deployment Officer: (DCA): Jose Maria Sanchez (Chemi) TK-30173

Lead Provost Marshal (DCOG): Steven Sheades (starsaber25) TK-10466

Provost Marshal (DCOG): Chris Pearson (themaninthesuitcase) TK-10911

Provost Marshal (DCOG): Dan Branton (CableGuy) TK-42911

Personnel Officer (PER): AC (Novatie) TK-5597

Fire Team Relations (PRO): Mark Ryner (Captsafe66) TK-4584

Content Editor At Large (PRO): Christoph (Danny) Lauber (Ripper_L) TK-55550

Content Editor Support (PRO): Tony Jobe (ukswrath) TK-10116

Content Editor Awards (PRO):  This will be handled by the XO

Newsletter Publisher (PRO): Glen Rhodes (gmrhodes13) TK-85421

HOF Director (PRO): Aaron (Bronx) Gibson (Pyrates) TK-99725

Attaché Ambassador (PRO) Frank Peranteau (Frank75139) TK-75139 

Social Media Relations (PRO): Teresa Nuthall (Soulart) TK-41307

Social Media Relations (PRO): Jim Ferrell (Rat) TK-95970 

Systems Administrator (DWM): Eric Brager (Darth Aloha) TK-9674

Systems Administrator (DWM): Mathias (Locitus) TK-2959

Detachment Founder (DF): Paul (Daetrin) TK-8020

Trading Cards Content Support (IPM): Eric Ho (Hoda) TK 77520

Imperial Propaganda Machine (IPM): Brien Edick (Harbinger) TK 92802

Imperial Propaganda Machine (IPM): Jeff Salt (wingnut) TK 50297

Imperial Propaganda Machine (IPM): Richard Tibbitts (CallMeMrTibbles) TK 46116

 

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On behalf of the 1st Imperial Stormtrooper Detachment Command Staff and the Imperial Propaganda Department

 

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