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  1. Hey! Great to see more that a couple replies in a thread!
    :)
    As stated by everybody, lets hope that the wheels keep turning and we can find a way and a moment for the MEPD, the forums and the members to come back with excitement, participation, ideas, discussions and much more.


    Take this community back to life and much more!

    Saludos

     

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  2. Yep!
    Being a Sandtrooper is something different.
    It's not simple another costume that you can just collect and use every once in a while.
    if you commit to building this armor correctly, you will end up wanting to wear it as often as possible. 

    Let's hope that more content, more members and more excitement keep coming to this forum so it stays a community.

    I'm half way building a new armor up to specs, with all correct parts and gears. Also a new Backpack with 90% found parts... but have been into that for the last 4 or 5 years... maybe more. But as soon as I get back to it and finish it, I promise I will come back and share it.

    Saludos.
     

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  3. MAN!!!

    This is what I was talking about in the other thread about a slow forum.
    THX for sharing Henry.

    This is just awesome!!!
    I didnt even know that the Solar radio (or brand) existed.
    And I actually own a K-8 Radio... mine is green but it is just the same.

    I had only knowledge of 3 Sonix and 1 North Star in existence within the community, and one in the possession of a Radio Aficionado who just got tired of us geeks reaching out to him so he put down his website.

    Thanks for sharing.

    My prop life dream is to own a Sonix, or now a Northstar or Solar radio... So far I have a Replica made by Woodman.
    Maybe someday, Even today I cant help but check up every single store, house, office, restaurant or any place I can see old things stored or displayed. Someday.

    Saludos


     

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  4. Hey There brothers!
    Long time...

    (Hope this post doesn't kill the thread as it has happened to me several times)

    I have not been in the forums for several months. Even then, I don't remember having posted any time recently. And yet, when and if I come to take a look, read a bit or simple get some memories and smile, I do notice the lack of activity, posting... life.

    In the last months of Mike Harrison period as DL, and during the first few months of Noel aka Bluey, we went through something like this. Some of the more veterans will remember it no doubt. To put it simple,  the MEPD was dead.  

    At the time, it was a completely different experience being a Sandtrooper.  An Underrated character, with no action figure yet. Only a few Sandtrooper lovers had developed a basic kit for all TD gear. Crashmann had the basic pack kit available, there were a few proto-pauldrons made (before Jay revolutionized how it was done), no baptys, no sonix radios... It was a dark time.

    A few troopers, mainly Rolf and Noel, kept posting nonstop. Always bringing new info, references, ideas, anecdotes or just good vibe. Slowly, people started to join the party and more content was posted. I myself got all excited at the time... 

    Then what I call the era of discovery came. When we all as a community joined forces and time to research, dig up and find new information and most importantly, found parts. From the Shires Syphon, to the correct Tupperware pitcher lid, to the Gyostyle canteen for the pack. Every day was exciting, spending hours on ebay, antique stores, flea markets and just on google. Trying to find the correct parts, and correctly identifying the pouches.

    *BTW, I just saw a thread and understood how different this moment is to that, when a Spanish pouch can go up to 60 USD. I got mine for 6. Low demand meant low price, I guess.

    And that is what brought more and more people to the forum at the time.

    Then... new and more accurate armor. After the so called Armor Wars, back in the day, armor options were rare and "exclusive". Then, it suddenly was possible for anybody to get an accurate kit. And even better, later on, the holy grail of armor. RS Armor appeared. I do remember that day... I was so excited that I did not sleep reading and rereading all and every single post published originally by Simon (I think I remember his forum name at the RPF was Siman or something similar).

    We researched every single detail, from bronce snaps, to shoe brands, from latex and foam handguards, to color scheme for the backpacks. From Boy scouts backpack frames to WWII Machine guns!! And more!

    Anyway... years went by as this community discovered pretty much all and every part (almost). Then came the first few Sonix Victory 75 Radios. And also the northstar one. That was magic! 

    Then came the replicas, the kits, the mockups and... the readily availble off the shelf Sandtrooper kit and experience. And... for what the MEPD meant to me, that was it. At least the end of an era.

    At the same time, under Bluey's command, the CRL was upgraded (and then the rest of the Detachments followed). Years later, with all the discoveries, under DirtyBoy's command, the SWAT program was developed and then came the Level 3 for us and all detachments, again.

    New movies, new characters, new times... For me and a few others, it was time to step down, step back and get a few quiet years. I was personally tired of being here 24/7 first posting exciting new news, then moderating the super busy threads, and finally replying the same answers for the same questions day after day.

    I loved this place. I still love it. It is the center of my SW and 501st experience... even more (from a certain point of view) than the movies themselves. I was just tired.

    So... after all this years watching from the sidelines, Im happy to see this still going on. Sad that it is so slow... but hey, we are still here.

    So for the unsolicited advice. Keep the news, ideas, references and anecdotes coming. Not just replying to the same questions. We do need moderators, but most of all, a forum needs content creators. That will attract people. And the right content, will no doubt attract the right people.

    Then, you will call that people not only friends, but brothers!

    We are Sandtroopers. 
    And we are brothers.

    Happy to be here. 
    Hope to come back soon.


    And to all of you still here, veteran or newbie,  thank you.

    Saludos
    Juan


    PS. Man! Typing this brought some good memories and a smile to my face!


     
     

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  5. Hi all!
    How are you my dirty brothers.

    Have not been here in ages, again... LOL

    Looking at this list, and going through the names, specially the first 20 or 25, brought a lot of memories back.

    I have to say that specially approval proceses for Rolf and Jay...  #1 and #2 definitely set the standard for all submissions, evaluations and approvals coming after. I have to say that for me, the most difficult one to evaluate correctly was Jay's armor. 

    @trooper1I am sure you can remember that bro, don't you? That weathering texture and pattern... if it was difficult to evaluate, I for sure was 10times more difficult to create.

    Anyway... 
    Good to be here if only for a post or two.

    Saludos

  6. On 2/25/2020 at 10:14 AM, MaskedVengeance said:

    Juan and Roger - Would you mind sharing with me a little more about your process of lining the barrel with the threading? What size you used, the amount, and adhesion technique? I've starting my own T-21 build and would like to incorporate this feature. Thanks!

     

    Urs - Did you ever find out more about the barrel lining process, and if so, did you implement it?

    Sorry for the delayed reply Caleb, I hope it is still useful.
    I used E6000 on the under part of the tube. Just a bit along the cannon. And made the thread rounds very tight... It was a bit slow and made me tired too often. The most important part is getting all the loops together. I used some other tool to do it all around the tube. Hitting the loops towards the end. Don't remember just what.

    Sorry if this is no help at all. 
    Hope it helps a bit. 

    Saludos.

  7. On 1/29/2020 at 2:25 PM, RoCKo said:

    Like Thomas I bought my medium spanish pouch off eBay a few years ago. 
    They pop up from time to time but are harder to find the last years.

    03715-FFB-CB3-E-4-BCE-9-D98-8-B063-F3-B8

    8-DEA8-A0-C-E1-A4-4-C7-E-B708-AE5-F2-F10
     

    And this is my small pouch on my current TD setting...

    44-BEC035-1007-415-B-A3-E0-039-A56-F4-D8

    Man! 
    That medium Spanish Pouch is Beautiful!

    This is the only pouch I still need to get. Some time ago I was offered one by... don't remember... Maybe PandaTrooper, or was it Woodman? Can't remember... Or, was it you???
    At that precise moment didn't had cash to spend, and passed on it. That same night I give it a second thought and decided to get one and it was already sold. 

    I do have two original small ones, and the large one. But that... Oh man! I still don't. 

    Some day.

    Anyway... no thread derailing from here.

    Saludos

  8. WOW!
    Big congrats Tim!

    All the best.. you are now leading the best detachment in the 501st, and one that has always set the standard not only in accuracy and attention to detail, but to commitment to its character(s) and to living the real sandtrooper life (might feel outdated now but i am old MEPD school).

    Congrats to all te Command Staff as well. You really are a dirty bunch.

    Saludos.

    Juan

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  9. Hey there brother!! How are you RoCKo, my old friend.
    Yeah, its good to see new faces here, but man I love seeing old timers... It's been a while. Time flies indeed.

    I am old now, demanding job and an 8yo daughter! I remember when I announced here she was coming.

    I am no longer able to log in for several hours everyday as I used to, and I feel that what was once a TD encyclopedia inside my head is now outdated. Feels like Encarta in the times of Wiki. LOL!

    Anyway, I am a Sandtrooper... in and out of the forum or armor! thats for sure.

    Glad you stopped by and said Hi!
    Was wondering why from almost a couple hundred visits to this thread, I only had one reply! (Thx as well Steve!!)

    Anyway, happy to be here every once in a while!

    Saludos

  10. 4 hours ago, MrFlavaFlave said:

    Hey everyone, I am finally working on the Special Edition Sandtrooper. I plan to post photos of the progress and all the research I have discovered along the way. There is also a research build in the SE Sandtrooper section that has been super helpful. I will also discuss armor purchase, the E-11 blaster, pauldrons, weathering, SE back pack, and everything else in between. I hope to have this built by the end of the year and I am so excited and cannot wait to add this costume to my collection.

    I also hope to finish this CRL and get more SE sandtroopers out there patrolling and arresting the Empire's scum and villainy.

    So far I have purchased ROTJ armor from TM armor, a SE Crookknight's backpack (a new version with new source material), a ROTJ E-11, some items from Trooperbay, and new TK boots. I plan to build this costume from scratch and will update everyone along the way.  So until the items arrive, we will play the waiting game.

    Thank you my TD brothers and long live the 1997 Sandtrooper!

     Hey Brother,  how are you?

    So the time of the SE TD has finally come?

    I did some deep research on the SE TD a few years ago when we tried to build the first CRL. I don't remember if the pictures I gathered ended up somewhere over the board, but I think I might still got them in my backup drive. Just send me a PM or even better, a mail, if you would like me to send you those files. 

    Some are the classic references, but some are (or were) very oscure materials... 

    let me know.

    Saludos.

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  11. Hey everyone... How are you doing?
    It's been a while, or more than a while, since I logged in for the last time. 
    Just came back to pay a visit to the old MEPD and Im glad to see that everything seems to be up and running as usual.


    I don't think I will be able to come back for good and be as active as I used to, but hope to be able to log in more often than these past  years, is that right? Years?

    Anyway... just wanted to say hello and see who was still here. Old faces... and new faces.

    Saludos!

    Juan.

  12. I know it's a bit late but -had not logged in a long while-, thanks for your concerns Darren. 


    As Tigui said, it was a mess here around Sept 19 laste year. It was a huge earthquake and many ppl was killed. Close ppl were trapped or lost their homes. Even I got some damage in my appartment. But fortunately it were just minor things. 

    The city pretty much stopped still for a few days and things were very slow and difficult for a few weeks. But a year from it, we are almost ready back as usual.

    Thx for your thoughts. 

    Saludos.

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  13. I can't say it enough, this radio is probably the closest we will get to a real one, except this is crisp and brand new. The price, even if I wouldn't consider it cheap, but no quality is. And this is worth it, and a very good deal considering the craftmanship put into it.

    I love mine. A beautiful piece of prop replication art.

    In my opinion, the only Radio that could top this would be a real Sonix. And even then, I don't know if I would use a real to build a trooping wearable pack.

    Don't miss this opportunity.
     

  14. On 9/7/2017 at 0:15 AM, Daetrin said:

    Thanks for sharing those photos. I've never seen them before - they are amazing!  Can't wait to see this CRL final and someone do it, just 'cause.  Heck, we only have 2 Sky Troopers in the Legion, and they are way more work.

    Hey Paul!
    :)

    I remember that chat we had a few years ago, when I said doing a Centurion TK was way more work than a TD. You told me all the extra work we put on the TD but know we just ignore cause we are used to it. You were right.

    And Well.. I would say, ANH TDs are still more difficult to build than most of the Legion characters... they are not easier to build than the SE TD. Less gear, less "specific" details different from a TK. So, its partially out of the box (as out of the box as any TK... and they are not really).
    But as I said somewhere else, I dont thing there no SE Sandtroopers because of available resources, found parts, kits, or references... there is not one single SE TD cause, well, so far no one has wanted to do one. Not enough anyway. 

    Don't mean we should not have them, and anyone who wants one should be able to do it. But so far... Not much love for it.
    LOL!

    So, yes! I hope to see the first SE TD soon!! We need to see it, as a group we owe it to ourselves!

    I have been thinking in the back of my mind about building a McQuarry Sandtrooper sometime in the next 5 years. Hope to see a SE TD before that! HEHEHE!

    Saludos my friend.

  15. Sounds interesting. 
    We have ANH TDs sans-packs, but only for Level 3. 

    So, this is a window for a wider view... meaning, for ages the entry level CRLs have been based more on what the Legion believes should be each character, and less on how (and why) it actually appears on screen. At least, for the basic most popular characters. So, if we are shooting to include all kinds of stormtroopers with their own CRL from level 1... not only based on kind of armor or gear, but also weathering, this is something cool, interesting and exciting. 

    Meaning that,weathered Endor Troopers should have a different CRL than regular ROTJ troopers... right? And, based on the deployment assumption, such deployed endor troopers should be part of the MEPD, not the FISD... Am I right???

    I don't think I am for this, or against it... just saying that we are setting a different standard with this propositions...

    What do all you guys think?

     

     

    @Daetrin
    @dutchy

    What are your thoughts?

    Saludos

  16. Woody, you have claimed Lee is Chris brother. I think after Lee's post it's fair to admit they are not siblings. If you could please clarify that in your original post, it would be appreciated.

    About your request to thoroughly discuss this before removing other statements, I would ask you just to really start taking Lee's post in consideration while we have Chris postings.

    Lee, I think you have a valid case and posture. But as far as I understand, we do need to read Chris declarations and really start a discussion here to clear all what needs to be clear.

    I don't want to point fingers at all and won't take sides here. I'm really sorry if you are being signaled unfairly, but to help clarify this even more, could you go ahead and post pictures of your packs?

    I really don't think you should need to defend yourself to prove you are clear of anything. And I am sorry to ask you this. But hope you can help us here calarify all this as much as possible.

    To be honest, key declarations here will come from Chris but I don't think you should need them to keep your image clean.

    Facts shall speak the truth. Facts is what I asked woody and Chris. And, sorry about this but we don't have a choice, text and post by themselves are not enough to be consider facts.

    Facts we expect come from woody and Chris.

    But something backing up your facts Lee, would be very useful too. Again, I and the whole CS are trying our best to solve this within the detachment.

    Please let me know if I can do anything to help.

    And... also consider that the CS, even if will always keep it friendly and impartial, will act accordingly and make the decision that we might need to take. Whatever they might be. No doubt of it.

    I need to say too that Chris is aware of this post and issue, we are all expecting him to hopefully post soon and provide info, proof and answers.

    We will always look for the best interest of this community and its members.

    Saludos.
    Juan.

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