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Let's start with the question of why Pryce gets one. Simply put her uniform is 100% different. Animated uniforms in general are 100% different from the movies.
I can't just wear my normal green suit and say "I'm Kassius Konstantine", the rank bars and code cylinders are different shapes, the boots aren't perfect matches, the collars have those black marks on them, the hat disks and belts are totally different. There's nothing I can use from my movie uniform and have it be approved as an animated officer.
 
What's different between Veers, Piett and Needa? Number of code cylinders and rank bar tiles. "But Ozzel has a mustache!" He sure does, but his uniform and accessories are exactly the same as every other officer in the original trilogy. "But Motti and Tagge don't wear hats!" You're right, we don't see them wearing hats and many others in A New Hope are hat-less. But the uniforms and accessories themselves are the same as all the others. "But Tarkin gets his own CRL!" You're right, he does, and about 95% of his uniform is exactly the same as all the others. But he has the dress shirt under his uniform and a very specific hair style and facial features. Admittedly that doesn't really seem like enough to warrant a whole separate CRL, but if I go troop an event as Veers, and halfway through I decide to change up my code cylinders and rank bar and walk back out as Piett that's a 5 second change. If I start an event as Tarkin and want to change to Jerjerrod I'd have to wash my hair, clean off my old man makeup, take off the dress shirt under my tunic, add a hat and change up all the other accessories. Not as simple/quick.
 
But for arguments sake lets say the Detachment Leader decides to publish a Veers CRL. Great. Now people want Motti, and Tagge, and Piett both admiral and captain, and Khurgee... the list is endless and all we're doing between those CRLs is changing accessories, facial hair, and hair styles. That's just a nightmare for the detachment staff, LMO team, and webteam. 
 
My proposed counter idea would be to have character specific galleries in the CRL similar to the TIE Pilot helmet detail examples - https://databank.501st.com/databank/Costuming:TI_TIE_Pilot_Helmet-detail
Similar idea, just list named officers and show an image of their accessories and a small text description example: General Veers - X# of code cylinders in X style, rank bar is X rows with X red tiles and X blue tiles

I understand the want to be an officially approved Veers vs. just a line officer, but there's nothing stopping any of us at a troop saying, "Hi, I'm General Veers" when talking to fans.

It never fails, at least once a year a new, "Why can't Veers have his own CRL" thread is started.

Hi Andy, PM incoming.

That’s Parade Rest lol 

Standing at attention (arms behind your back) works, the Imperial point as shown above is also a good one.

Because its top notch!

Ouch!
 

My first playthrough of the 501st campaign on the game actually coincided with my first meeting of the local outpost of the 501st (sadly now disbanded). So whenever I play that game I think of the 501st. I was really happy when they made it backwards compatible for the Xbox one and had it as a free game of the month a couple months ago with gold live.

Battlefront 2 (2005)

Thrawn, Tarkin, and Jagged Fel

Lost Stars

Hi Nicholas, PM incoming.

Congrats Mark!

Both shows were absolutely fantastic. They're the reason why I wanted to be a Clone Trooper (Hardcase).
The 2003 is a bit over the top on scale of droids, troopers, ships, etc. and make the Jedi into super heroes, but the stories and action were superb.
 

Hello!
This is a call to action for ANYONE who sees this.
 
The 501st is going to attempt to raise money for, and GRANT a wish during Celebration.
Main Legion Link
Direct Link
Please, please, please.  If you can spare a few dollars, donate.
This is such a cool opportunity to be a bad guy/gal, and do some real good.
Thank you,
- Jeff

I need to do a cool professional photo shoot in this suit...
 

Hello fellow Officers,
 
I thought that this preview of the upcoming Tarkin comicbook might be of interest for some of you. Enjoy!!
 
http://www.adventuresinpoortaste.com/2019/04/05/marvel-preview-star-wars-age-of-rebellion-grand-moff-tarkin-1/?fbclid=IwAR2wmWu7a2IpAs5A9xTH722sJFQ7V63TjFQYao0viI6r25q5dLTFBMT_tKo

Gonna look into it. Man I miss Orlando more and more.
Or as Lando would say, "this deal keeps getting worse all the time."

Group photo location has changed AGAIN
https://www.501st.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=215&t=102127&start=120
 
"This time, the change was not by choice. ReedPop rejected the location, and also early access to the changing area. They have security/safety concerns about the size of our group and the location. And now that the weather forecast is confirmed to be showing rain... we've had no choice but to move it one more time.

The new location is frankly NOT ideal in any way. It is small, and will be an extremely tight fit. We are just going to have to make do with it. 

I've had questions about the following:

Where do we park? Sorry folks -- parking is on your own. We can't help with that. The SWCC Website does have some parking links (See their travel pages)

Where do we change? Changing room access prior to the show is not available. So we go with the old standby -- change where ever you can. Hotel rooms, parking lots, etc.

Where do we store bins? Unfortunately same as above. Since we don't have changing room access, we also have no bin storage. So you'll have to store bins wherever you change.

To be honest, we're just too big as a group for most locations to handle a mass photo. 

We're sorry that its not the best time, location, or very convenient. A lot of this is unfortunately out of our control. So please-- don't shoot the messenger. 

NEW INFORMATION--updated AGAIN 04/05/2019:

Date: Sunday April 14th
Time: 9:00 am (yes, before the con starts)
Location: South Building, Interior Steps (S100), [/size][/b]

The plan is to shoot the photo within 10-15 minutes-- we have to move QUICKLY. Don't be late, in fact--arrive early. The doors to these stairs are open round the clock, as its also an access point for the Hyatt.

The changing room is in the west building, the photo location is in the south building. We will not be able to get access into the changing rooms early due to security surrounding the queueing entry line. *I'M REALLY SORRY folks, we tried!* --please arrive at the picture already suited up.

HIGHLY suggest you arrive at 845 am, be dressed and ready to go, we are going to organize the pic, snap it, and then to the west building.

To go inside with the group post photo, you MUST have your ticket/badge on you to show security. No badge, no entry. We will take the skybridge as a group over to the West Building to join the line to enter the hall post photo.

Here's some pix of the location below.

Please spread the word to your garrisons and folks that you know who are traveling to the show. Some of the international attendees are starting their travel within the next few days. Some taking extended trips may have already left!"

Group photo location has changed AGAIN
https://www.501st.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=215&t=102127&start=120
 
"This time, the change was not by choice. ReedPop rejected the location, and also early access to the changing area. They have security/safety concerns about the size of our group and the location. And now that the weather forecast is confirmed to be showing rain... we've had no choice but to move it one more time.

The new location is frankly NOT ideal in any way. It is small, and will be an extremely tight fit. We are just going to have to make do with it. 

I've had questions about the following:

Where do we park? Sorry folks -- parking is on your own. We can't help with that. The SWCC Website does have some parking links (See their travel pages)

Where do we change? Changing room access prior to the show is not available. So we go with the old standby -- change where ever you can. Hotel rooms, parking lots, etc.

Where do we store bins? Unfortunately same as above. Since we don't have changing room access, we also have no bin storage. So you'll have to store bins wherever you change.

To be honest, we're just too big as a group for most locations to handle a mass photo. 

We're sorry that its not the best time, location, or very convenient. A lot of this is unfortunately out of our control. So please-- don't shoot the messenger. 

NEW INFORMATION--updated AGAIN 04/05/2019:

Date: Sunday April 14th
Time: 9:00 am (yes, before the con starts)
Location: South Building, Interior Steps (S100), [/size][/b]

The plan is to shoot the photo within 10-15 minutes-- we have to move QUICKLY. Don't be late, in fact--arrive early. The doors to these stairs are open round the clock, as its also an access point for the Hyatt.

The changing room is in the west building, the photo location is in the south building. We will not be able to get access into the changing rooms early due to security surrounding the queueing entry line. *I'M REALLY SORRY folks, we tried!* --please arrive at the picture already suited up.

HIGHLY suggest you arrive at 845 am, be dressed and ready to go, we are going to organize the pic, snap it, and then to the west building.

To go inside with the group post photo, you MUST have your ticket/badge on you to show security. No badge, no entry. We will take the skybridge as a group over to the West Building to join the line to enter the hall post photo.

Here's some pix of the location below.

Please spread the word to your garrisons and folks that you know who are traveling to the show. Some of the international attendees are starting their travel within the next few days. Some taking extended trips may have already left!"

Oooh THAT gray suit! Got it. When the phrase "cadet suit" was being used I was thinking the white suit that both him, Thrawn, and a bunch of others wear (the one that we have a CRL for that's call "Imperial Cadet" - http://databank.501st.com/databank/Costuming:ID_Imperial_Cadet).
 
So now that I'm caught up and on the same page... yes that suit I'd say is different enough to be its own CRL. Curious what the deciding factor was as to why he has his own different suit then the others around him. Artistic standpoint it was probably to set him apart from the others, in universe reasoning... who knows!

I know a few people, I can reach out if needed!!

Finding another human being to take a photo for us on Friday won't be hard to do, with most of the detachments still doing their stuff on Friday I'm sure someone reliable will be there with a camera that can snap photos and get them back to us.

"Anyone else already worn out?" - Yep! hahaha
With the move to 6 I can come say hi for a bit before rolling out to the Detachment Staff meetup!

I'd vote that his uniform (either one) isn't different enough to warrant its own CRL.
 
You make a great arguments about Daala (kinda with Eclipse too, but she wears different pants, blah blah blah).
These questions come up all the time, heck a few years ago I tried SO HARD to make a Jagged Fel CRL happen (the hair and scar separate him from the rest), but when you break it all down piece by piece is there really anything different?
I've heard the argument comparing our CRLs to the Clone CRLs, "each different clone has its own CRL, why can't Veers, Ozzel, Motti, etc. have their own CRLs". The thought of that is just a logistical headache, and so many people (myself included) would submit so many costumes for approval, "With this hat and rank bar I'm this guy, with this rank and no hat I'm this guy..."
 
So what's stopping you from just getting approved as a Line Officer, wearing Vanto's rank and code cylinders combo, and after approval while trooping just make yourself look like Eli as possible. Most command staffs would be cool with it as long as you can prove that the character exists and that's what he looks like, as a GML and Event Coordinator I'd allow it.