The 501st
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- msduncan
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Re: The 501st
The interesting part is going to be getting the sound system set up properly. I've seen several troopers that have sound systems but their natural voice overrides the effect. whitearmor.net has a couple options that appear (at least on video) to do an excellent job of making your voice sound like the over-the-speaker Stormtrooper voice. They also play background loops of radio chatter.
SOOOOO looking forward to this. I've now been in contact with the local garrison.
SOOOOO looking forward to this. I've now been in contact with the local garrison.
It's 109 first team All-Americans.
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It's a college football record 61 bowl appearances.
It's 34 bowl victories.
It's 24 Southeastern Conference Championships.
It's 15 National Championships.
At some places they play football. At Alabama we live it.
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Re: The 501st
Update: Ordered. <GULP> That's a lot of money.
I have no idea how long it will take them to build it.
I have no idea how long it will take them to build it.
It's 109 first team All-Americans.
It's a college football record 61 bowl appearances.
It's 34 bowl victories.
It's 24 Southeastern Conference Championships.
It's 15 National Championships.
At some places they play football. At Alabama we live it.
It's a college football record 61 bowl appearances.
It's 34 bowl victories.
It's 24 Southeastern Conference Championships.
It's 15 National Championships.
At some places they play football. At Alabama we live it.
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- msduncan
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Re: The 501st
Around $2500 shipped from England. It's hand made, along with the backpack, two different types of blasters and an extra shoulder pauldron. I picked up a white/black one to go with the orange. Orange = Captain. White/Black = Sargent. I figure if there is another guy at an event I go to that only has orange, I'll wear white.
You can get kits and build them for a good bit less. I just didn't want to go through the time and pains of building one for my first uniform. I might try building from a kit if I like it and want to add a standard white armor kit later.
It's 109 first team All-Americans.
It's a college football record 61 bowl appearances.
It's 34 bowl victories.
It's 24 Southeastern Conference Championships.
It's 15 National Championships.
At some places they play football. At Alabama we live it.
It's a college football record 61 bowl appearances.
It's 34 bowl victories.
It's 24 Southeastern Conference Championships.
It's 15 National Championships.
At some places they play football. At Alabama we live it.
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Re: The 501st
My wife really struggled getting her first costume built, even something as relatively easy as the imperial guard had a lot of details to get right, but once she got in the legion it got a ton easier. Not only do they just go a little easier on you in the approval process once they know you, but our local garrison at least has a lot of armor parties where people will get together at someone's house and work on armor together. One of the main guys has something like 30 costumes and has come up with a solution for almost any costume problem you can imagine.
That's a long way of saying it's probably wise to get your first costume done professionally, and then working on a second one with the legion for support.
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Re: The 501st
Let us know when you find the droids that we are looking for, by the way.
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Re: The 501st
In my younger days (after I got out of the army) I had a WW2 German outfit. Complete with a MP 40. It was fun slaughtering those Americans.
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- Daehawk
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Re: The 501st
Im not a 501st and Im poor but I have one of these on the way to me....
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- msduncan
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Re: The 501st
Those are cool. They have some good stuff on that site. I started browsing around when I went to look at what you bought.Daehawk wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2018 2:13 pm Im not a 501st and Im poor but I have one of these on the way to me....
http://waltstrooperfactory.com/wtf-poke ... ilot-gold/
It's 109 first team All-Americans.
It's a college football record 61 bowl appearances.
It's 34 bowl victories.
It's 24 Southeastern Conference Championships.
It's 15 National Championships.
At some places they play football. At Alabama we live it.
It's a college football record 61 bowl appearances.
It's 34 bowl victories.
It's 24 Southeastern Conference Championships.
It's 15 National Championships.
At some places they play football. At Alabama we live it.
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Re: The 501st
I plan to carry it as my lucky coin.
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Re: The 501st
It's 109 first team All-Americans.
It's a college football record 61 bowl appearances.
It's 34 bowl victories.
It's 24 Southeastern Conference Championships.
It's 15 National Championships.
At some places they play football. At Alabama we live it.
It's a college football record 61 bowl appearances.
It's 34 bowl victories.
It's 24 Southeastern Conference Championships.
It's 15 National Championships.
At some places they play football. At Alabama we live it.
- Daehawk
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Re: The 501st
It arrived? Sweet. its really dirty. Might try a magic eraser on it.. I KEED!!! I am not the idiot you are looking for. Move along.
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- msduncan
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Re: The 501st
LOL! This is the extra bedroom that is about to get new flooring. So pardon the messy looking floors.
It's 109 first team All-Americans.
It's a college football record 61 bowl appearances.
It's 34 bowl victories.
It's 24 Southeastern Conference Championships.
It's 15 National Championships.
At some places they play football. At Alabama we live it.
It's a college football record 61 bowl appearances.
It's 34 bowl victories.
It's 24 Southeastern Conference Championships.
It's 15 National Championships.
At some places they play football. At Alabama we live it.
- Skinypupy
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Re: The 501st
Holy crap, that looks AWESOME.
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- msduncan
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Re: The 501st
Thanks! Believe it or not that picture doesn't do it justice. Better pictures coming tomorrow or over the weekend. I have to take all of my approval pics for the 501st.
It's 109 first team All-Americans.
It's a college football record 61 bowl appearances.
It's 34 bowl victories.
It's 24 Southeastern Conference Championships.
It's 15 National Championships.
At some places they play football. At Alabama we live it.
It's a college football record 61 bowl appearances.
It's 34 bowl victories.
It's 24 Southeastern Conference Championships.
It's 15 National Championships.
At some places they play football. At Alabama we live it.
- Smoove_B
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Re: The 501st
Aren't you a little short for a storm trooper?
But seriously, that looks like movie-prop level work. Like..you could be an extra.
But seriously, that looks like movie-prop level work. Like..you could be an extra.
Maybe next year, maybe no go
- Daehawk
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Re: The 501st
Maybe if he shows up to the next movie shoot he can get in.
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Re: The 501st
I made that joke as like the fourth response in this thread, damnit.
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Re: The 501st
That's awesome. Looks like you've hit your target.
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Re: The 501st
But it was out of context - now there's a visual. Timing is everything! Or as Yoda would say, "That is why you fail."
Maybe next year, maybe no go
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Re: The 501st
I have this image in my head of MSD in the Stormtropper battle armor out searching a field for Civil War relics. It's oddly, somehow, conguous.
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Re: The 501st
LawBeefaroni wrote: ↑Fri Mar 16, 2018 9:07 am I have this image in my head of MSD in the Stormtropper battle armor out searching a field for Civil War relics. It's oddly, somehow, conguous.
It's almost as if people are the problem.
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Re: The 501st
I'd so wear that to a restaurant. Course my wife and kids would be mortified and stay at home.
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Re: The 501st
Looks great man, congrats!
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Re: The 501st
No, he just would be shooting at Ewoks and Gungans.
LawBeefaroni wrote: ↑Fri Mar 16, 2018 9:07 am I have this image in my head of MSD in the Stormtropper battle armor out searching a field for Civil War relics. It's oddly, somehow, conguous.
Hmm, I sense a spinoff!
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Re: The 501st
Hey is this MS here at 19:37? Its clearly the same gun. He must have earned his red pauldron here .
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- msduncan
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Re: The 501st
Thanks guys!
I'll post more pictures later this weekend!
I'll post more pictures later this weekend!
It's 109 first team All-Americans.
It's a college football record 61 bowl appearances.
It's 34 bowl victories.
It's 24 Southeastern Conference Championships.
It's 15 National Championships.
At some places they play football. At Alabama we live it.
It's a college football record 61 bowl appearances.
It's 34 bowl victories.
It's 24 Southeastern Conference Championships.
It's 15 National Championships.
At some places they play football. At Alabama we live it.
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Re: The 501st
Funny how the universe has a way of sorting things out. One day a lost untraceable untrackable UPS shipment the next day boxes magically appear on a doorstep and into a barren bedroom with a dirty desert Stormtrooper threatening us with no bed sheets and a very long blaster rifle.
Congrats man, the outfit looks screen authentic and damn badass.
Dare you to wear it when the next SW's movie opens...will need picture proof of course.
Congrats man, the outfit looks screen authentic and damn badass.
Dare you to wear it when the next SW's movie opens...will need picture proof of course.
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Re: The 501st
Honestly with joining the 501st, I think they usually send people to the openings.JSHAW wrote: ↑Sat Mar 17, 2018 12:14 pm Funny how the universe has a way of sorting things out. One day a lost untraceable untrackable UPS shipment the next day boxes magically appear on a doorstep and into a barren bedroom with a dirty desert Stormtrooper threatening us with no bed sheets and a very long blaster rifle.
Congrats man, the outfit looks screen authentic and damn badass.
Dare you to wear it when the next SW's movie opens...will need picture proof of course.
It's 109 first team All-Americans.
It's a college football record 61 bowl appearances.
It's 34 bowl victories.
It's 24 Southeastern Conference Championships.
It's 15 National Championships.
At some places they play football. At Alabama we live it.
It's a college football record 61 bowl appearances.
It's 34 bowl victories.
It's 24 Southeastern Conference Championships.
It's 15 National Championships.
At some places they play football. At Alabama we live it.
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Re: The 501st
Can't wait! The first photo is incredible!msduncan wrote:Thanks guys!
I'll post more pictures later this weekend!
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Re: The 501st
I concur. That's pretty awesome!
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Re: The 501st
It's 109 first team All-Americans.
It's a college football record 61 bowl appearances.
It's 34 bowl victories.
It's 24 Southeastern Conference Championships.
It's 15 National Championships.
At some places they play football. At Alabama we live it.
It's a college football record 61 bowl appearances.
It's 34 bowl victories.
It's 24 Southeastern Conference Championships.
It's 15 National Championships.
At some places they play football. At Alabama we live it.
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Re: The 501st
"PUT THE SHEETS ON NOW!!! NOW!!!"
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Re: The 501st
I'm guessing those things are as hard to see out of as they look?
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Re: The 501st
Im wondering how you clean it. I mean how do you know it needs cleaning? And when you do clean it does it stay dirty looking somehow?
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- msduncan
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Re: The 501st
Yes. Terrible visibility. You also kinda need a handler to put it on, but it can be done solo if you don't have one. Not ideal though.
It's 109 first team All-Americans.
It's a college football record 61 bowl appearances.
It's 34 bowl victories.
It's 24 Southeastern Conference Championships.
It's 15 National Championships.
At some places they play football. At Alabama we live it.
It's a college football record 61 bowl appearances.
It's 34 bowl victories.
It's 24 Southeastern Conference Championships.
It's 15 National Championships.
At some places they play football. At Alabama we live it.
- msduncan
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Re: The 501st
With sandies it doesn't really matter. The TKs (regular storm troopers) polish theirs from time to time.
It's 109 first team All-Americans.
It's a college football record 61 bowl appearances.
It's 34 bowl victories.
It's 24 Southeastern Conference Championships.
It's 15 National Championships.
At some places they play football. At Alabama we live it.
It's a college football record 61 bowl appearances.
It's 34 bowl victories.
It's 24 Southeastern Conference Championships.
It's 15 National Championships.
At some places they play football. At Alabama we live it.
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