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TD-28875 new member reporting for duty. Garrison Tyranus

Hello. I was asked to make an introduction and explain my/our background. I personally have worked in the film industry for over 35 years. From Independence Day to Pirates of the C to Transformers to Dark Knight to Iron Man to Avengers, etc. I've been a 501st member since 2003 or 2005. I created the original rubber blasters for the 501st as Sci-fire.com and then later Hyper-Firm. I gave that company over to someone else to continue so I could spend more time with my wife and son. In 2017, I created Praetorian Blasters designed to do less quantity but higher quality. In 2021, I was hired by Lucasfilm/Disney to be the Property/Droid Illustrator and oversee all prop and droid manufacturing for the series "Obi-Wan". I was then re-hired to "Mandalorian S3", "Ahsoka" and more recently in 2024 "Mando and Grogu". I've also worked on "Boba Fett" and "Skeleton Crew" to lesser degrees. Many of my blasters from Praetorian were used on these productions simply because I'd already done the work to create masters, etc. I've been making rubber blasters and armor for over 20 years (I'm old). Now that we're done with Mando for the time being, I've returned to our shop in Louisiana and we are working on several shows at once and continuing the blasters for the 501st members.

We've remolded this bad boy and now offer both styles of DLT-19 and DLT-19X. We're working on the Lewis Gun but it depends on how many are interested.

TD-76221 prośba o dostęp 501. https://www.501st.com/members/displaymember.php?userID=30877&costumeID=446

50: Larne Library, Summer reading challenge 06/07/25

Hey guys. It's been a minute. We just finished working on The Mandalorian and Grogu film in Los Angeles. My partner and I returned to our shop in Louisiana and finally got around to setting up the blaster store on our site. We have people who are permanent employees here molding and casting for us on a daily basis. Please check it out when you get a chance. I've just started populating the store page. Praetorian Blasters We had to leave Etsy and Facebook due to these being "restricted" items by their book. Not sure why but it is what it is. Basically every blaster we make is legacy and/or canon at this point but you should research and make sure that our products meet the criteria of the 501st. IF we do not, we will try to ensure that we will in the future within reason of course.

49: Wake the Giant Festival, Warrenpoint 28/06/25 I should have packed the T-21!

May 4, 2025 - Grand Forks Library - Grand Forks, ND

2 - Revenge Of The Sith Screening - 25/04/2025

Hi everyone, just registered here, looking to join the 501dt eventually, at the moment I don't have any costumes, help for reputable sites would be greatly appreciated, I think I might start with a tie reserve but eventually a sandtrooper kit would be really cool, looking forward to getting to know more people in this community and 502st members from my state

@SandySlicer done, welcome

Hi Ferg. There ara many ways to go with your backpack, depending on how accurate you want to be, and the size of your buget. Over here at the MEPD you will find the most up to date info, but also a few alternatives that were common practice before specific info became available along the time. So... a few tips here: -Wipe bottles are ok. As long as you find them. I would think that there are several sizes dependingh on your local market. One hack... don´t just look for baby wipes. I found mine on the car care section. They are actually armor-all wipes. Found those fitting for my pack. -The size you need will mostly depend on the overall size and look of your pack. I mean, of course there is the desired size and look. But depending on where you source your frame and seedtrays, the size of the rest of the parts can come up accurate or odd... So. If this is your first try, unless you want to go uber accurate from day one, give it a try... mix and match, and if you don't like how it looks or if you do, go with it. I mean, of course we aim for accuracy. But since there is still some debate on a few of the original found parts (like the bottles) and even the seedtrays, there is still some room for interpretation. -Navigate the board. Dig up some old threads and info. It is not just a matter of getting the recipe, but to actually live and understand where things come form and how we got to learn them. It was years and years of peope like you and me playing detectives trying to find out what each part of the TD armor is. Most production armor, props, and weapons have survived till today, so there are many ways to get a sense of how real costumes were put together. Not the ANH Sandtrooper backpacks. This is probably the only part that was not conserved after production. Since they were stripped off parts and refursbished for the rebels backpacks in Hoth. Not a single pack survived... so it is all a matter of investigating, trial and error, more investigating and a lot of love for the hobby. Hope this helps. And, the board might be slow... but all the info is right here. Even if no one replies, you can find all the info you need in these boards. Saludos.

I was super excited at first. Then read the price tag. No more excitement here. Just frustration. You clearly have no use for them, at the same time these could be labeled as treasures for us. But either way, they are just old outdated plumbing parts aka garbage, for most ppl. Hope you can match a price that can work for your target market. And really hope this syphons end up in a MEPD member backpack! Thanks for bringing it here, and good luck with the sale. Saludos.

My brother!!! Welcome back! Glad to see you here again