Common Acronyms

[Daetrin[Admin]]

A

AA - Andrew A., the self-proclaimed original maker of screen-used helmets and armor.
ABS - Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene, a lightweight, rigid thermoplastic used to form white armor.
ACD - Armored Calvary Detachment
AFX - Armor FX, a supplier/producer/brand of stormtrooper armor.
AKA - Also known as (i.e. alias)
ANH - A New Hope, Star Wars Episode IV.
AP - Authentic Props. A maker of ANH style armor.


B

BBY - Before the Battle of Yavin.
BSN - Bikerscout.net, the official website of the scout trooper detachment.
BFG - Big freaking gun, reference to a SW weapon based off of a machine gun, rifle, etc. Essentially any SW blaster aside from sidearms or carbine sized


C

C1 or CI - Star Wars Celebration I (1999).
C2 or CII - Star Wars Celebration II (2002).
C3 or CIII - Star Wars Celebration III (2005).
C4 or CIV Star Wars Celebration IV (2007).
C5 or CV - Star Wars Celebration VI (2010).
C6 or CVI - Star Wars Celebration VI (2012).
CO - Commanding Officer.
CTN - Clonetroopers.net, the official website of the clonetroopers detachment.
CRL - Costume Reference Library (http://www.501st.com/crl/index.php)


D

D*C - Dragon Con, a large sci-fi convention held annually in Atlanta, Georgia (USA).

D.O. - Deployment Officer.  Responsible for approving level 2 (Expert Infantry) and level 3 (Centurion) TK armor.
DL - Detachment Leader, elected head of a detachment.
DOA - Dead on arrival, often used to indicate something was broken when you received it.


E

ECG - Empire City Garrison
EIB - Expert Infantry Badge (nee Elite, nee Mark) (http://whitear...?showtopic=8583)
ESB - Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars Episode V.
EU - Expanded Universe, a term often applied to anything Star Wars that was not seen in the six films themselves.


F

FIDM - Fashion Institute of Design Merchandising
FRS - Family Radio Service, a small and relatively inexpensive two-way radio system.
FISD- First Imperial Stormtrooper Detachment-The official website of the 501st stormtrooper detachment.

FO- First Order.  
FX - Generally refers to Armor FX, a supplier/producer/brand of stormtrooper armor.


G

GF - Gerardo F., a one-time maker of screen accurate stormtrooper armor as well as the original FX sculpts
GL - George Lucas.
GT - Galaxy Trading : an early purveyor of armor


H

HWT - Heavy Weapons Trooper, a kind of Stormtrooper found in the EU (Expanded universe).
HIPS - High Impact Polystyrene, a kind of hard but brittle plastic. Most common after ABS used for Vacuum forming Stormtrooper armor. Cheaper but more fragile than ABS.

 

I

 

I.A. (or IA) -  Imperial Attache.  Extended Staff members who assist new members and liaise with the FISD and their local unit.

 

K

KOTOR - Knights of the Old Republic
KS - Kropserkel


L

LFL - Lucasfilm Limited
LOL - Laugh out loud.


M

MEPD - MEPD.net Mos Eisley Police Department. A 501st detachment dedicated to the armor and equipment used by the Sandtroopers shown in Star Wars: A New Hope.
MG - Mountain Garrison.
MOM - Magic of Myth, a traveling exhibit of Star Wars props that toured years ago.
MOTF - Matters of the Force, the Star Wars programming track at Dragon Con.
MWG - Midwest Garrison.


N

NEG - New England Garrison.
NER - Northeast Remnant garrison.


O

OL - Outpost Leader (equivalent of a CO).
OLG - Old Line Garrison.
OS - Outpost Second (equivalent of an XO).

OT - Original Trilogy (Episode 4-6)


P

PA - Polymer Armory, a maker of clone armor
PVC - Polyvinyl chloride, a thermoplastic resin commonly used to create plastic pipes. PT - Pirate Trooper (A recaster) / Prequel Trilogy (Episode 1-3)


R

RA - Richie's Armor
RC - Republic Commando.
RL - Rebel Legion.
ROTJ - Return of the Jedi, Star Wars Episode VI.
RPF - Replica Props Forum, a non-501st forum for prop replication information sharing.
RS - Rebelscum.com, a website for the Star Wars collector.
RT-MOD - a supplier/producer/brand of fan-sculpted stormtrooper armor.


S

SC - Studio Creations
SDCC - San Diego Comic Con, a large sci-fi con held annually in San Diego, California (USA).
SDS - Shepperton Studios
SF - Star Fortress: a maker of many costumes and props that is shunned as the owner is a wanted pedophile.
SL - Squad Leader, or Sith Lord
SWW - Disney/MGM Studios Star Wars Weekends events held every summer in Orlando, Florida (USA).


T

TAG - Terror Australis Garrison
TB - 501st Costume designation for Biker Scout
TBA - To be announced.
TBD - To be determined.
TD - 501st Costume designation for Sandtroopers and Heavy Weapons Troopers
TDH - The Dented Helmet, a non-501st forum for Fett and related costuming discussions.
TE -Trooper Expert, the original supplier/producer/brand of ANH stormtrooper armor.

TFA-  The Force Awakens
TFN - theforce.net, the official website of the Fan Force.
TFT - Toys for Tots, a U.S. charity that collects toys for Christmas distribution.
TK - 501st Costume designation for Stormtroopers

TLJ-  The Last Jedi
TM - Trooper Master, a supplier/producer/brand of stormtrooper armor.
TOD - Tour of duty, a record of your event attendance and participation.


U

UKG - United Kingdom Garrison.


V

VoNC - Vote of No Confidence.

 

W

 

WTF -  Walt's Trooper Factory.  "Vetted" TK armorer.


X

XO - Executive Officer.

[Vultren]

Why is there no CAP or CAP W in here?

 

If added, please just delete this post. Thanks!

[Smitty]

Why is there no CAP or CAP W in here?

OMG! and CFO too! ROTFL

 

Oh and when do we find out what TBA means?

Edited July 22, 2011 by Smitty

[Warmshoe]

Very new to this, so can you tell me what the difference is with the stormtrooper 'hero' and 'stunt', I can see the physical differences but when were the two used in ANH?

 

Many thanks

[ZeroRoom[TK]]

Hi Warmshoe - head over to the new member introductions and introduce yourself. It's great to have you join

 

The differentiation between "stunt" and "hero" is primarily that the stunt helmets were worn by the 'anonymous' Stormtrooper troops (Tantive IV raiding party, Tatooine, Death Star etc) while the Hero lids were those worn by Luke and Han when in Stormtrooper disguise or for close ups at the Millenium Falcon gangway.

 

Of course this isn't a 100% strict division. 6 hero lids were made for ANH and there are times when background troops can occasionally be seen wearing them but basically that's the rule.

 

Hope this helps

[Warmshoe]

Have done Lucas, thanks

And thanks for answering the question too.

So much great advise and help form you lot.

[Dracos]

What is HWT?

[Locitus[Admin]]

What is HWT?

Heavy Weapons Trooper

 

We should add that to the list.

[Dracos]

Heavy Weapons Trooper

 

We should add that to the list.

 

 

I have learned something new for the day! Doesn't take long to do that around here. Thanks for the assist!

[Locitus[Admin]]

No problem.

[Darth Hilarious]

TPM, AotC, RotS...

(not as important for TKs, I know)

 

HIPS?

[challenge64[501st]]

When people say OT, that means Original Trilogy?

[BigBadaBoom]

When people say OT, that means Original Trilogy?

 

Yes

[MinionTK[TK]]

What a great thread for a newbie like myself!

[Jarek_Solan]

AWESOME THREAD!  Learned a lot!.....Still don't know what CAPS is though......Klaatu Berata....erg um.....

[NoVATie[Admin]]

CAP is an armor type.  Talk to Scootch on here for more info.

[bjsavage7[TK]]

How about adding LMO, TK Boots, ATA, T/MC, CFO, NE, & FLG?  

[Geekin']

Sweet!! thanks much!!!!

[Ripper_L[Admin]]

CE & CE2 for the two Celebration Europe's (London & Essen)

[MTom973]

This is absolutely perfect! Thank you for this thread.

[Sly11[Admin]]

Helpful thread, has cleared a few things up for me

 

 

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[Joey Bloodstripes[501st]]

I was looking for a thread like this. I was getting cornfused when I would read a thread and not know what was being said.

 

Thanks a Bunch!

Edited June 1, 2015 by JAsencios

[C0bra_M3nace]

This is great!

 

I'm pretty new to all of this and during my research I've landed on a lot of these and have no idea what some mean. It's great to have them cleared up!

[darthanael]

Thanks for posting these! Super helpful! I've been reading "NE" a lot in reference to a type of armor. Didn't see it in the list. Is that a specific producer of suits? Thanks in advance!

 

 

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[NoVATie[Admin]]

Thanks for posting these! Super helpful! I've been reading "NE" a lot in reference to a type of armor. Didn't see it in the list. Is that a specific producer of suits? Thanks in advance!

 

 

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Look here, it's listed after RT MOD: http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/11538-the-various-types-of-armor-and-where-to-find-them/