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Sith emblems on hat and belt and some nice red piping 
 

 
 

My Galactic Academy officers threw a party for me.

Congrats.

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Update: Approved by GML today! Waiting for headquarters to issue ID, ETA by Saturday! I'm EXCITED! 
 

i have found a close up at the strap from a pickture taken at star wars celebration where they put the orginal costume for exhibition.
so im assuming if i get the same strap as on the pickture it will be just perfect for approval. correct?

so just to be clear. i need to get my shoemaker to put the adjustment strap in the top on the boots i linked with a silver buckle and it will be fine for approvel?
 

Hi everyone,I'm aware this might not be the best place to post this and might be a little too controversial,feel free to delete it if you believe so,but I just wanted to share some thoughts I had about the matter which came to me a few days ago after rewatching ESB and I would like to know yours as well.I'm a big military history buff ever since I have a memory and my favorite period is WWII,one of the characters in history that I'm the most interested about is Erwin Rommel,a german general nicknamed as the "Desert Fox" by the British for his ingenious tactics with armored units during his campaign in Africa.I might not be the first one to find the similarities and possibly some authors that expanded Veers' story noticed them to.These are the things I found in common between these two men:
 
-Background: Both men came from humble origins,Veers came from a working-class family and Rommel was the son of a teacher.
 
-Family: According to wookiepedia,Veers was a family man and was devastated when his son defected to the rebels.Rommel was very caring towards his family,he would send letters to his wife daily and had a happy marriage and discouraged his son from joining the army.
 
-Rise through the ranks:Veers roose through the ranks for his courage in battle as well as his fast thinking and cunning tactics,he was also closely involved with Vader who recognized his talent in armored warfare,which led to his assignment to Vader's Death Squadron. Rommel earned a reputation in WWI as a lieutenant and defeated his enemies with his ingenious tactics,on one occasion capturing 9000 enemy soldiers with only 150 men, during the interwar period he developed a close relationship with Hitler and became the commander of his security detail.
 
-Units commanded: Both of them made their reputation commanding armored units (AT-ATs and Panzers respectively).
 
-Leading from the front: Both led his troops from the front,as they believed this allowed them to see the battle with more detail,which also served as a morale booster.Both of them were wounded many times during their service,but this did little to none to discourage them.
 
-Reputation: Rommel was held in high regard by friend and foe alike for his effectiveness and,although not explicitly stated,we can assume that the rebels respected Veers as a brilliant strategist too.
 
-Uniform and appearance:You can't tell me that watching Veers decimate rebel troops from the cockpit of an AT-AT isn't similar to Rommel on the turret of a Panzer,not to mention that both had similar uniforms,specially their goggles.
 
-Virtues:Both men were calm and focused during the battle.Rommel is remembered as a man who respected his POWs with dignity,and his famous goggles were actually a gift from a British POW for retrieving his hat after a german soldier took it.
 
-Fate: In Legends,Veers was disgraced after the Battle of Hoth and his son's defection,demoted and sent on a suicide mission.Rommel was forced to commit suicide after being accused of being involved in the 20 July plot to assassiate Hitler.
 
-Regimes they served: The Galactic Empire and Nazi Germany have many similarities that I need not mention,it is unknown to what degree was Veers involved in the atrocities of the Empire.Rommel's role in the Holocaust is still debated between historians
 
-Relation with their troops:Like I said before,both of them led from the front putting themselves in the same danger as their troops,this kept morale very high among their troops despite the harsh environments they fought in (North Africa and Hoth) and were both used as propaganda tools.
 
-Terrain: Both fought in harsh conditions but achieved significant victories nonetheless,Veers in the ice of Hoth and Rommel in the deserts of North Africa.
 
-Possible inspiration: Lucas is a great history nerd too,and he took many inspirations from history,for example the Galactic Civil War is inspired by the Vietnam War,so it is possible that he was thinking of Rommel while writing the scropt for ESB and/or Julian Glover grew up hearing stories of the Desert Fox.
 
Keep in mind that I did a little bit of speculation in some parts,so I encourage you to look more into the resemblances between these two men and their individual stories.I personally am a great fan of Veers.

Looking sharp.

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Ouch!
 

Sounds good.

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I'm putting together my TIE reserve and Imperial Bridge Crew outfits for those days I can't be Darth Vader. Also, the TIE Reserve and Imperial Bridge Crew have always been favorites of mine...simple but cool. 

I should be ready to submit for approval when my jumpsuit arrives, probably October 10th. 

Jumpsuit: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B011I304AI/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_iSfKDbF33Q4HG ETA October 10th

Cap: TiggWolf, ordered, ETA October 5th

Belt and buckle: TiggWolf, ordered, ETA October 5th

Boots: AdTec, https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00OUHOT9C/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_b0fKDb6TXYCQ0, IN HAND and mods completed

Gloves: Leather gauntlet, IN HAND

Comm Pad: WampaWear, IN HAND

Patches: I have approvable replacement patches if the set included with the jumpsuit are no good. IN HAND.

I'm in contact with my GML and hope for an easy, quick approval by mid October, and should be able to use these pieces for all OT versions depending on configuration. 

Dave Gomcse Cadet
  Posts: 1 Joined: September 26th, 2019, 2:30 am 501st ID / TKID: 0 Garrison / Outpost: Imperial Sands Garrison      

Attention IOC!
 
Are you bored of having the same old Officer photos? Well perk up and feel good about your images with the new warning label that all Officers should be kept a safe distance from all Sith Lords. Try it now and let your friends know that you are a special and not to be choked. Enjoy!
 

 
 
 

I was trying out the patterning that I did after reading some books on pattern Manipulating.

I will try to do the breakdown if I can. (and I will be editing the wording alot the way. Sorry for the in convenient) 

When you do your base pattern, mark out on where is the main base on the front, as the shoulder is a different cut out.



This is how the pattern will look.



Next, draw the line that you will be doing the fold later on, try to get them in the same point.   



Cut up the panels into 4 parts like the picture below. After you place this panels on a paper and give it some measurements between each other, stick them or glue them down on a paper. 




After that try to get the top line to be aline to one and other then cut the paper again. 




And this is how the pattern looks like after it unfold out. The pointed top will give you the indication on here your fold line will be at. 



And there you have it. This is how the fold looks


And this is how on the fabric may look like after you do the cut out and sewing on it.


 

This information has been a bit buried in the past, so let's bring it out for all to see.
 

Congratulations to you both. Looks like a great time was had.

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Best of luck.

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Some photos that we took over one of the weekend and we wanted to have some fun shots! and I used the Disneyland rank bar that they had. I pretty happy that the size looks pretty good. 

As we wanted to do one photo on wearing a dress or a skirt with our officer outfit. So early on I did a inspired imperial Officer dress with a high slit after I saw the Solo movie on the officers socializing at the crimson dawn party. So just wanted to have a inspired dress for female imperial Officer. 












 

Well he (Veers)does wear a hat onscreen so I would go with the hat version!

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Hi guys.
 
As a few of you know I am undertaking a charity walk in August in support of Shelterbox who do disaster relief internationally. It is an amazing charity organisation supported by Rotary International that I have come to be involved with.
 
I am doing 60 km in 5 days on the Larapinta trail near Alice Springs in Northern Territory in Australia which is going to be a huge challenge for me with my foot issues. I have been training in the valleys here for months now and am on the home stretch.
 
If you have a few spare dollars please consider helping me. I am $1200 away from my total.
 
Thanks so much!
 
 
https://sba-larapinta-2019.everydayhero.com/au/amanda-s-trek-for-shelterbox

Have to say the original Thrawn trilogy and the Tales series way back in the 90s are my favourites, haven't really read any of the newer ones apart from the clone commandos series and death troopers.

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Wow. Nicely done.

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The original Thrawn-Trilogy was my entry into the Star Wars universe and made me join the 501st as Thrawn. I liked "Tarkin" very much and the "Rogue One" novel had some interesting details in it, which did not appear in the movie.
 
I also liked the new "Thrawn" but I like the first trilogy better so far, let's wait what the final chapter will add to my verdict.

The original Thrawn Trilogy was great and I also loved the Tarkin book. Tarkin is the book that got me into reading (although I usually do audio books while driving for work) Star Wars books.

As far as good writing, the original Thrawn trilogy.  As to enjoyment I had while reading them, A. C. Crispin's Han Solo trilogy and the Young Jedi Knights series by Kevin J. Anderson.  The new Thrawn book was very good, the second was good, but not great, looking forward to reading the third.