Centauri

I think we can safely say that those 524 people are the " core " of this Detachment , the members who care

Also , congratulations to Mark for his flawless victory . I'm sure he'll be a great Detachment Leader  

I think we can safely say that those 524 people are the " core " of this Detachment , the members who care

Also , congratulations to Mark for his flawless victory . I'm sure he'll be a great Detachment Leader  

To the IOC members that took the time to actually go to the 501st Forums and vote for the candidate of their choice, I salute you.

I dunno, Spock could give her a run for her money - but LN was a freak in that regard

Might be worth adding to remove any possible confusion regarding the length of the bang .

Only in cartoons can people raise their eyebrows 2 inches up

It's important to remember it's still a great uniform, and the cap is a great addition.
 
Yes it's CE, I spread payments over a 6 month period, it's part of my AT-AT Commander upgrade. Just need new boots.

Imperial to the end 

Most of the books are from the bad guys point of view, you know those terrorists that have brought civil war and chaos to the galaxy

Just check in at least once every week to keep track of Merch runs , and if you fancy it , take part in some of the various discussions taking place here and there

I don't remember where as Wookieepedia is quite vast , but i know i stumbled someday on a list of all non-human Officers .
It wasn't huge , but Thrawn was " far " from being the only one .
I know for sure that there were a couple Zabrak Officers . Most of them were near-human though ( like Zabraks , as opposed to Wookiees or Trandoshans for instance ) ,but the fair skin ones like Bao-Dur , not the kind with fancy tattoos like Maul

If you want to make an alien Officer , go for it !!
You have my total support for that

Name : Cassandra Bernath 501st ID : 65015 IOC forum name : Centauri Garrison : Belgian Garrison Northern Territory

  Hat : Niki Powers Code Disk : Elvis Trooper ( HD disk ) Uniform : CosplaySky Deluxe ( modified and adjusted , twice ... ) Boots : Unknown brand vintage British Equestrian boots , Spanish cut Gloves : Ultra Thin Patrol-X from Tough Gloves Cylinder : Philo Belt : Tiggie Rank bar : Unknown custom made , bought from another member  
My apologies for the mediocre quality of the pics and the poor lighting
 
Executor approval topic : http://www.imperialofficer.com/forum/index.php?/topic/6392-id-65015-cleared-esb-line-officer-general-executor-status-701/

FRONT


LEFT


RIGHT


BACK


ACTION SHOT



Code Cylinders


Rank Bar


Gloves


Cap ( no wobbly stitching this time ! )


Tunic details




Boots


Belt

 
 
I so need a new uniform
 

Name : Cassandra Bernath 501st ID : 65015 IOC forum name : Centauri Garrison : Belgian Garrison Northern Territory

  Hat : Niki Powers Code Disk : Elvis Trooper ( HD disk ) Uniform : CosplaySky Deluxe ( modified and adjusted , twice ... ) Boots : Unknown brand vintage British Equestrian boots , Spanish cut Gloves : Ultra Thin Patrol-X from Tough Gloves Cylinder : Philo Belt : Tiggie Rank bar : Unknown custom made , bought from another member  
My apologies for the mediocre quality of the pics and the poor lighting
 
Executor approval topic : http://www.imperialofficer.com/forum/index.php?/topic/6392-id-65015-cleared-esb-line-officer-general-executor-status-701/

FRONT


LEFT


RIGHT


BACK


ACTION SHOT



Code Cylinders


Rank Bar


Gloves


Cap ( no wobbly stitching this time ! )


Tunic details




Boots


Belt

 
 
I so need a new uniform
 

Lost who lost? dont believe Lucus's propaganda 

It's well written and a pretty good depiction of ... well , his life

I too think he was quite relatable . I've seen people complain that he's too whiny for a villain but when you look back at the movie and Catalyst , i wonder how people would feel if their moment of glory would be stolen by a douchy boss after having invested years of your life into a massive project , dealing with all the issues and setbacks yourself , and getting zero credit for it in the end

Questions for Robert G. Barker

I have read your various answers , and so far i noticed you have mostly emphasized on those facts :
- You work in nuclear power plants
- You want to change a lot of things in the IOC
 
 What is that makes you think that all the changes you want to apply would be supported by the majority of active IOC members , or that the said majority wants so many changes all of a sudden ? While i approve of the Wiki idea it would require either one VERY motivated member to make , or several members in charge of a " web team " , preferably with vague knowledge of HTML and CSS . Everything is working pretty fine in the Detachment so far , we're just suffering from a few unfortunate issues very specific to our lovely Detachment , and there is a french saying about " not changing a winning team / working recipe " .
  You refer every now and then to a lack of interest in some of the newer costumes available for us and the lack of new CRLs being made , particularly since Rebels and Rogue One have a lot to offer . I think i recall Kris opening a Rogue One topic with visual references for a whole lot of new costumes ( here : http://www.imperialofficer.com/forum/index.php?%2Ftopic%2F7138-rogue-one-officers-visual-guide%2F#comment-84160 ) on which people have expressed their excitement about the new options available and discussed the new rank variants . So , if you are to be elected , are you planning to dedicate a bit more of your time to the forum so as to be a bit more in touch with its members and what people are or are not interested about ?

And last but not least Kris' rank is Grand General from ANH , the same as Tagge . I have also noticed on your election banner that you are ( according to the IOC's Rank guide ) rocking the rank of General with a Staff Officer uniform , while the CRL states very clearly ( at least for L3 ) that :

There are only three choices of rank bar for ANH staff officers
- One row of four blue tiles.
- One row of four blue tiles and two amber tiles.
- One row of two or three red tiles.

I find it a bit ironical for someone who wants to encourage fellow members to go for L2 and L3 to not sport a more accurate rank configuration himself . Which leads me to my final question ( forgive my lacking vocabulary in English , this may sound a bit harsher than intended ) : I fail to see how someone with a questionable knowledge about Official IOC ranks and the CRLs makes a good candidate for Detachment Leader , as opposed to ... say Mark , that has a most accurate uniform and de facto extensive knowledge about the CRLs since he's Imperator . Maybe you have plans to remedy to that situation ?

Thank you for your time and good luck for the elections !  

Don't worry mate !
Elvis is one of the most reputable seller around , we all have greeblies from him .
I think i ordered 4 or 5 times from him , never had an issue .
He's most likely away for a few days or on holidays , he'll get back to you quite soon

Dimentex asks:
 
So, I will say for me Krennic was something I fell in love with from the first Teaser Trailer.  I could give 3 ****s about being "first" or the model, I just wanted the costume.  When SWCE came and went and no one had started anything, I stepped up because I wanted the costume, and I wanted it to be official.
 
To be honest, that's the energy we need.  I've seen the Agent Kallus threads, and the Thrawn threads, and so on.  I've seen the people excited about the new changes in Rogue One to old costumes. (Hell, it made me want an olive green one finally, TBH.)
 
My follow up question is this:  If you want to create a team, how do you chose people for it?  What is their role?  And do they put a stop to the...  well, honestly, naysaying that occurs on every thread - the "well, we're not sure yet, you should really wait," or the "we're going to have to wait until Episode 8 to see if we get clearer pictures," and so on?  I felt it working on Krennic - and honestly, some of it was coming from staff.  I wanted to build the CRL - to me a CRL is a living, breathing organism.  It can and should change with new information - and they have as the years have gone by.  At one point FX and Rubies were approvable, now they're not - but we didn't kick out the people with FX and Rubies (though some might want us to) - so is some of the pushback coming from people who don't want "sub-par" costumes admitted before we get that one tiny little detail that will make it perfect?
 
I like your CRL Team idea - I have all the respect in the world for BJ, but as you said, sometimes this is more than one person can handle.  I just would like clarification on how you envision that team working, and how we prevent others, including staff, from trying to slow it down?
 
 
What I'm thinking of for a CRL Team would be an all inclusive team for each new CRL. Including anyone with a vested interest in that specific costume.  We will recognize each of the members that contributes the most constructively by a soon to be designed ribbon of banner under there posting avatar.  All the staff members can contribute as well, as long as it is relevant to the swift completion of the CRL.  
I also propose a staff member Shepard and guide the team as well as award the banners to the deserving team members.    Cassandra (Centauri) of the Belgium Garrison NT, has accepted this position.  She would be a member of the IPM, Imperial Propaganda Machine and could aid in CRL construction, along with aid from other staff and team members.
 
 

Questions for Robert G. Barker

I have read your various answers , and so far i noticed you have mostly emphasized on those facts :
- You work in nuclear power plants
- You want to change a lot of things in the IOC
 
 What is that makes you think that all the changes you want to apply would be supported by the majority of active IOC members , or that the said majority wants so many changes all of a sudden ? While i approve of the Wiki idea it would require either one VERY motivated member to make , or several members in charge of a " web team " , preferably with vague knowledge of HTML and CSS . Everything is working pretty fine in the Detachment so far , we're just suffering from a few unfortunate issues very specific to our lovely Detachment , and there is a french saying about " not changing a winning team / working recipe " .
  You refer every now and then to a lack of interest in some of the newer costumes available for us and the lack of new CRLs being made , particularly since Rebels and Rogue One have a lot to offer . I think i recall Kris opening a Rogue One topic with visual references for a whole lot of new costumes ( here : http://www.imperialofficer.com/forum/index.php?%2Ftopic%2F7138-rogue-one-officers-visual-guide%2F#comment-84160 ) on which people have expressed their excitement about the new options available and discussed the new rank variants . So , if you are to be elected , are you planning to dedicate a bit more of your time to the forum so as to be a bit more in touch with its members and what people are or are not interested about ?

And last but not least Kris' rank is Grand General from ANH , the same as Tagge . I have also noticed on your election banner that you are ( according to the IOC's Rank guide ) rocking the rank of General with a Staff Officer uniform , while the CRL states very clearly ( at least for L3 ) that :

There are only three choices of rank bar for ANH staff officers
- One row of four blue tiles.
- One row of four blue tiles and two amber tiles.
- One row of two or three red tiles.

I find it a bit ironical for someone who wants to encourage fellow members to go for L2 and L3 to not sport a more accurate rank configuration himself . Which leads me to my final question ( forgive my lacking vocabulary in English , this may sound a bit harsher than intended ) : I fail to see how someone with a questionable knowledge about Official IOC ranks and the CRLs makes a good candidate for Detachment Leader , as opposed to ... say Mark , that has a most accurate uniform and de facto extensive knowledge about the CRLs since he's Imperator . Maybe you have plans to remedy to that situation ?

Thank you for your time and good luck for the elections !  

Questions for Robert G. Barker

I have read your various answers , and so far i noticed you have mostly emphasized on those facts :
- You work in nuclear power plants
- You want to change a lot of things in the IOC
 
 What is that makes you think that all the changes you want to apply would be supported by the majority of active IOC members , or that the said majority wants so many changes all of a sudden ? While i approve of the Wiki idea it would require either one VERY motivated member to make , or several members in charge of a " web team " , preferably with vague knowledge of HTML and CSS . Everything is working pretty fine in the Detachment so far , we're just suffering from a few unfortunate issues very specific to our lovely Detachment , and there is a french saying about " not changing a winning team / working recipe " .
  You refer every now and then to a lack of interest in some of the newer costumes available for us and the lack of new CRLs being made , particularly since Rebels and Rogue One have a lot to offer . I think i recall Kris opening a Rogue One topic with visual references for a whole lot of new costumes ( here : http://www.imperialofficer.com/forum/index.php?%2Ftopic%2F7138-rogue-one-officers-visual-guide%2F#comment-84160 ) on which people have expressed their excitement about the new options available and discussed the new rank variants . So , if you are to be elected , are you planning to dedicate a bit more of your time to the forum so as to be a bit more in touch with its members and what people are or are not interested about ?

And last but not least Kris' rank is Grand General from ANH , the same as Tagge . I have also noticed on your election banner that you are ( according to the IOC's Rank guide ) rocking the rank of General with a Staff Officer uniform , while the CRL states very clearly ( at least for L3 ) that :

There are only three choices of rank bar for ANH staff officers
- One row of four blue tiles.
- One row of four blue tiles and two amber tiles.
- One row of two or three red tiles.

I find it a bit ironical for someone who wants to encourage fellow members to go for L2 and L3 to not sport a more accurate rank configuration himself . Which leads me to my final question ( forgive my lacking vocabulary in English , this may sound a bit harsher than intended ) : I fail to see how someone with a questionable knowledge about Official IOC ranks and the CRLs makes a good candidate for Detachment Leader , as opposed to ... say Mark , that has a most accurate uniform and de facto extensive knowledge about the CRLs since he's Imperator . Maybe you have plans to remedy to that situation ?

Thank you for your time and good luck for the elections !  

Mark, I'll take Hawk's question and turn it to you. How would you encourage discussions on new costumes to become making the costumes and then the CRL? I've seen too many comments of "I'll wait until the CRL is finished" - people unwilling to take the chance and maybe have to redo part of a costume later. And how do we recognize those took the jump - the CRL model is recognized, but what about everyone else who put in the work?


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Well if i am correct and the coat is indeed very inspired by those WW2 motorcycling rubber coats , there is great chances the the front looks very much like that
Minus the shoulder tabs probably ...
 

Yeah , the trench-coat coat are really a nice addition . It seems logical as well that some Officers are wearing them if the weather isn't always great on a certain planet , but in the OT all of them were either on the Death Star or Star Destroyers so no need for any additional field equipment .
 
Looks to me like it was loosely based on the rubber trench-coat used by German motorized infantry during WW2 . And loosely is sort of an understatement here ...
 

ACTUALLY ....

There has already been a discussion regarding those trench-coats , and i hate to bring it up again but i have identified those coats months ago alongside Krennic's blaster and boots . The topic you are looking for is this one : http://www.imperialofficer.com/forum/index.php?/topic/6059-rogue-one/&page=3
 

Thing is on those most recent pictures they don't quite look like rubber , so many it's the same kind of coat / pattern but made out of heavy duty fabric . After all those coats weren't exclusively used as rain-coats but were also wind-proof and dust-proof . Or maybe it's just rubber but matte instead of somewhat shiny . Can't wait for the Visual Guide , i'm sure it'll provide valuable informations and pictures as usual . After all they were kind enough to mention what was Hux's greatcoat made of in the TFA one , so they should mention the material for those coats as well . If they are indeed rubber coats they will be easy to find ... Sort of
 
Hmm ... They really look like they're made of heavy-weight fabric though , the parka kind of fabric , most likely treated to be water-proof as well . The have too many folds to be made of rubber . Dammit , we'll need to go custom made again ...
 

Fellow Officers , here is a good article from the LA Times about Krennic's costume , it seems they got a few of the costuming department people to talk a bit . In short , we all already knew several capes had been made for the movie , it's obvious they just don't use one or two . So according to the article there were TWELVES different capes . Some more light-weight , some more heavy , some waterproof , basically one for every situations . And most likely a couple just in case one was dirtied during a shot or something .
They confirm the cape is white and not a light shade of grey , although they seemed to regret their decision at some point .

The only odd thing that strike me in the article is that they say the cape was made of gabardine , while the Celebration board states " cotton weave " .
So i suppose some were made from cotton , others from gabardine . I wish they would've made it clear which ones , or what the raincoat / poncho was made of .
 
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/herocomplex/la-et-mn-rogue-one-cape-20161215-htmlstory.html

 

Fellow Officers , here is a good article from the LA Times about Krennic's costume , it seems they got a few of the costuming department people to talk a bit . In short , we all already knew several capes had been made for the movie , it's obvious they just don't use one or two . So according to the article there were TWELVES different capes . Some more light-weight , some more heavy , some waterproof , basically one for every situations . And most likely a couple just in case one was dirtied during a shot or something .
They confirm the cape is white and not a light shade of grey , although they seemed to regret their decision at some point .

The only odd thing that strike me in the article is that they say the cape was made of gabardine , while the Celebration board states " cotton weave " .
So i suppose some were made from cotton , others from gabardine . I wish they would've made it clear which ones , or what the raincoat / poncho was made of .
 
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/herocomplex/la-et-mn-rogue-one-cape-20161215-htmlstory.html