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one size up, and be ready to hem sleeves and ankles for more bespoke fit
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you need to use photo bucket and copy and paste their url in message body. Everyone struggles with that at first.
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Did you ever try to dye your uniform? Have you found boots yet? I was just wondering where you were at on your build and if you needed any help.
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I just saw that these have already gone up to 50 dollars on ebay, as apparently the stormtrooper E-11 is rarest as it was the last released and first to be pulled. The boba fett blaster is the most common, so if you see an E-11, swoop on it!
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It is funny that even in the card game they show the Army Officer commanding stormtroopers! I have thought about the Imperial Army trooper a lot over the years and having been at reenactments in the mud and eating rations, I like the idea of a non-elite ground pounder. I imagined the Veers breastplate with no rank and helmet in od green, no backplate but a green army rucksack, and a larger rifle like the rebels' A-117 or whatever that thing is. A jumpsuit in the field isn't really practical; I always imagined green fatigues, like a sheriff's department tactical uniform. Jackboots and web gear and a sleeve compad, you're there.
This type of load-out would be practical in long recon or occupation missions where you would need more gear, a higher level of camouflage, and more stealth and visibility. From what we have seen in the movies, though this concept has merit, these types of soldiers do not exist. Stormtroopers are the infantry of the Empire, though they are supposed to be only Naval shock troops and boarders, like Marines, we see them pulling guard duty and policing Tatooine, a backward outer rim world. The Empire does not choose camouflage or subtlety, they rule by fear, and their soldiers are recognizable and have a faceless menace to them. They are Army and Navy, and though I believe they are impractical for extended ground combat, the canon Star Wars universe doesn't provide an alternative. We trust in Fear and Heavy Armor, the Rebel Alliance uses camo and stealth. If there were similarly attired Imperial Army Troopers on Endor, that battle might have gone differently
I would love to see your take on the ground pounder, but be aware you may not be recognized. I find the whole subject fascinating! -
Chin up, mate! At least you didn't wire transfer 450 dollars to Ukraine for a complete Soviet WWII impression only to have the country be invaded and the warehouse bombed to dust! Someone in Eastern Europe will make you boots for that amount of money, just finding them. Also try western wear manufacturers out of Mexico, my buddy had riding boots made for him there. Best give German a break and brush up on your Spanish!
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what an a-hole.
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I'm an Imperial Officer. The crowd usually doesn't see the distinction. Being a face instead of a helmet, you kind of speak for who you are with. I have been at troops where there are 4-5 stormtroopers, so I am their officer in charge, like a platoon leader. I hang out with alot of TIE pilots too, and in my black uniform i'm their tactical officer. Staff Officers, which really only existed as we know them in ANH, are identified as Lieutenant (4 blue tiles) and Commander (4 blue 2 amber) and I always like to think of the tasks that an O-1 to an O-5 would receive. They are leaders of stormtroopers and pilots, man important stations such as the gantry in the Death Star hanger bay, and directly report to Vader. This means you can be smug, self important, exacting, or you can play off of those expected qualities and be completely bumbling, based on your personal character and the crowd you're playing for.
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I remember when I used to have a good PC that played MMO's! Now my laptops are for work and giant dropbox folders
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Hey Officers, Troopers, and Crew! I just finished and recently submitted my Veers (AT-AT Commander) armor uniform to ACD! I wanted to do Veers since I was a kid, he was my favorite Imperial in the best Star Wars movie! I finally got an opportunity to do it finding someone's well-priced, incomplete kit in one of my fb groups, just finished my paintjob this weekend:
So there are very few AC's in the legion; only 18 I could see at ACD detachment and some few here in the early IOC days, who has the kit still? Phil, I know you do, who else? I wanna do like we did with the Tarkin thread, just for fun, everybody show us your Veers armor if you have it!
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I see the Staff as officers that fight along side the troops hence they are armed, Line officers i see as being mostly ship based those planet side again i see as only staying in command rooms (Yes there were line officers in the field on Endor but i tend to ignore most things about Jedi)
Let's not forget Veers, another Imperial Officer (line officer) leading his troops in battle. He donned battle armor and had a holster and presumably a blaster in it at Hoth. He was in an AT-AT, sure, but sharing the same mortal danger as his men. Fleet officers died in droves in ESB and ROTJ of course, without having blasters lol. I love this stuff.
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Nice write up Ben.
Thanks mate, kids love it when they get to pose with it and it lights up!
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I think they've been pulled, I heard they stopped selling all gun like objects. I found this on ebay before that for about 25, sure it has gone up since then...
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ridersmall.com has custom dressage riding boots that go up to large calf size, I had the same problem but got lucky with someone selling my size in the forums. Keep up the search,you'll get there!
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Hello Chris! I had to struggle myself with boots; I needed size 11 with a 19 inch calf, so it took me a year to find them, and they were a deal at $225. Real leather riding boots in the dressage style with no zipper are very traditional and are getting hard to come by, so patience is a virtue, especially with a large calf. If you want to hop straight in to L2/L3, it is going to cost more than basic approval. To get into the 501st you can get vinyl funtasma captains boots with inside calf zippers and converted chalk holders, and replace these things later, as many of us have done. They just don't look screen accurate enough for the higher levels, and to achieve that level of authenticity, you have to buy higher quality items. I can tell you after wearing cheap boots that the level of comfort and durability goes up significantly along with the price, and it is the most valuable purchase you can make doing officer. You will hate trooping if you're on your feet all day and your boots hurt you. It will take time and money, but if you put into it it will give back ten fold mate. Good luck!
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You should make that thing! Even with shipping to NZ, you should be able to get a plastic airsoft mauser, and folks make the greeblies for it, or you can make them out of plumping parts and garbage as I did! Then ebay for the holster, you could have a blaster soon! How's the rest of your Staff Officer going, got boots yet?
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You're well on your way! Excellent, don't stop now
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That is their fabric color, and it is passable. You can get approved in this first because the look on you is quite well tailored for them! You will ruin it dying it, unless you want to take it completely apart, remove lining, dye it, then piece it back together. Keep it for now and join 501st, get a nicer suit from Clothears or Museum Replicas later when you can. I am more worried about boots being not high enough; that would be up to your GML. They are nice otherwise! Get that uniform pressed, get a matching hat and rank bar made, and submit your application!! That's my advice.
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The other thing about these pvc boots and many others is that they are cloth lined, usually in a poly-wool blend. If you live in Colorado this may be fine for you, but hot places like here in the central valley you will roast in those boots and hate life. Leather is natural, unlined, and breathes and stretches. These boots will do none of those things. I did pvc for about 8 troops before I found my leather boots, and the difference in comfort is incredible!
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Definitely get those boots first, but i'd say if you're itching to troop before April, Wampa Wear has grey flight suits in all sizes in stock right now. Check the CRL, but I believe if you have belt, black hat, and you get boots, the only other item you'd need is a scanning crew compad, which can be found in this forum. Good luck!
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Flight suit size advice please
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I have found with both wampa and moncal that a size up helps with the comfort, you can always hem sleeves and ankles but you can't add material when you need it