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very interesting, I didn't notice that until you pointed it out. Since it's on both arms, I'm thinking it's deliberate and not lighting

Here is a free downloadable STL file for an Ear Relief Strap that I made for the IOC. 


 
 
https://www.dropbox.com/s/iwb4l483dmjjh1p/IOC Rank Bar Ear Relief strap?dl=0
 
please enjoy, share, print some for others but do not profit off it(charge for cost and shipping, but do not put on a resale site).
thank you!

I FINALLY got around to digitizing my Imperial Officer Tunic pattern!!!
I ran a contest where people who donated to a project getting protective gear to doctors got a vote for every dollar they donated and my officer tunic was the winner by a landside!
Free printable PDF here:
http://www.jeneyre.com/2020/04/imperial-officer-tunic-pattern.html 
 
This was originally made to fit - Bust 40, Waist 32, Hip 40 and 5'7" and is made to fit a form with some curves.
If you use the pattern, please consider donating what you would have spent buying a pattern to an organization supporting the effort to fight COVID-19!

My school has moved all the classes online, so I have that to entertain me while sitting at home.

My school has moved all the classes online, so I have that to entertain me while sitting at home.

Just wanted to shout out to all of us in these uncertain times to say just how much our Organization, be it Legion or IOC, helps unite us and keep morale so high!
 
Hope you are all well and in good spirits, wherever you may be....
 
May that old Jedi thing called the Force be with us all!!!
 

Cheers! 

Just read the first one. It was very good! I'm looking forward to read the rest after finals!

Some of you may have seen this on Facebook.  But the Chicago Police Department did a video shoot with members of the 501st Midwest Garrison in promotion of Celebration.  This aired on most of the local news outlets this morning.  

Here is the link:
 
 
Unfortunately I left the Star Destroyer parked in a Loading Zone at O'Hare, at least the CPD got me before Vader
 
 

That third picture almost looks like a scout trooper blaster.  I know it's likely not, but.
One of the things that suffers in digital renders is small three-dimensional surface detail, especially things like protruding half cylinders, antennas, greeblies etc.  Companies that do this type of work find it a better use of their time just either printing the texture onto the flat "skin" of the model in the hopes it will look right or taking creative liberties and omitting them entirely.
 
Things like jodhpurs would have animated so that excess fabric would need to be animated to behave like fabric would when someone is moving/standing still/etc.  Needless to say, it was likely omitted due to simplicity of design and the difficulty of rendering correctly.  All the small details, extra textures and animations consume processing power and it's unlikely someone will see small details missing and throw the game out entirely, but they will likely stop playing if their rig can't handle the graphics.
 
You'll notice that scout troopers in the original battlefront have no knee plates at all!  Probably impossible to configure the moving joint under the solid "armored" knee plate.
 
Your best bet, in all honesty, is to just do the AT-AT commander.  Most of the younger fans (especially those who have played the games) will likely call you an imperial officer from battlefront anyways.
 

I know a while back a few folks were talking about possibly updating the grouping we have our CRLs in.  Since our list is only growing larger by the week, I thought I'd look at that old topic.  However, I wasn't able to find it... probably was within another thread somewhere.
 
Anyhow, I was wondering if it's a possibility?  What, if anything, came of that discussion?
 
I was thinking along the lines of:
 
Crew:
The non-officers folks.  Bridge, Mechanical, Scanning, upcoming things like that
Would keep the IC-Prefix
 
Individuals:
The would obviously be named people, Daala, Tarking, Kallus, Isard, etc
Could update to an II-Prefix
 
Officers:
These would be the generic groups of people, NCOs, Line, Staff, Admirals, etc...
Would keep the ID-Prefix
 
Security:
Navy / Fleet Troopers, ISB, Transport
IN-Prefix
 
By default, if it's a named person, they'd always go to the II or Individual Category.  Otherwise, they'd fall into the Officer, Crew, or Security dependent on their role.  
Just an idea.  Thoughts?

My idea was to make it chronological:
Republic Fleet, Rebels, Rogue One, ANH/ESB/ROTJ, Extended Universe, First Order.
 
Admiral Tarkin
 
Agent Kallus
Imperial Cadet
Governor Arihnda Pryce
 
Director Krennic
Galen Erso – Tarkin Initiative
Imperial Science Officer
 
Grand Moff Tarkin
Line Officer, (Olive Drab)
Imperial Security Bureau
ANH Staff Officer
Staff Officer, (Black)
Warrant Officer
 
Imperial Grand Admiral
Grand Admiral Thrawn
Grand Admiral Thrawn – Rebels
Armand Isard
Director of Intelligence Isard
Admiral Daala – Flight Suit
Admiral Daala – Olive Drab
High Moff Morlish Veed
Moff Nyna Calixte
Juno Eclipse – Dress Uniform
Juno Eclipse – Rogue Shadow
 
General Hux
First Order General
First Order Colonel/ Major
First Order Lieutenant/ Captain
 
But to be honest this was before I figured out that the current list is simply in an alphabetical order, stupid me. Btw this is list is a few month old, so some new CRLs are not included.