sir david

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to be honest with you all guys the standards of builds today are incredible ,so much has happened here in just a couple of short years!..... the new guys that join the boards really study,research,and take on board the various tips given by the various members on here,and i must agree with darthgrace ,that undertaking and also submitting a SWAT build for consideration is not something that takes courage,as the levels of support here are immense,and to be honest,most new guys build their Police officer suits WAY above the current requirements now,and even add a few of the required SWAT mods,like the brads in side of ab,the popper in top corner of the ab,poppers on buttplate and brad on cod section from the start of their builds ,making their eventual move to SWAT less work ! and thanks to the blu ray screen references we now have today ,there are more detailed points of reference to work from as well (a few years back we mainly worked from low res,poor quality screen shots) ,the level of weathering detailing has improved so much as well ! back when i got SWAT ,there were only myself and Dave Mars who had the heavily applied, single pigment Burnt/Raw umber weathering in our garrison ! - us two stood out like sore thumbs next to the others ! lol (all the others were 3 pigment sand colours - which i must say,i am not opposed to in any way,as it is a matter of the individual troopers personal taste ) i remember,back then when we did this ,a lot of guys looked down on us,or slammed us for doing that look,but now ,it's a natural choice for near on everyone who starts a sandtrooper build ,everything has changed....attitudes to the original look,attention to detail,top notch builds from day 1 (eliminating costly re-working at a later stage in their builds) better reference material to work from,better ,newer makes of more screen accurate armour,easier sourcing of accurate pack parts and accessories etc; as i say ,a lot has happened here in a Very short space of time guys,and i salute each and every one of you guys for making this department the best ,most friendly, helpful ,and most SPECIAL detatchment in the 501st Legion !........,and the whole galaxy to be honest ! Respect Brothers ! :salute: :salute:

AMEN Rick ,Juan and Rolf ! ....MEPD ROCKS ! :salute: :salute:

GREAT JOB HERE BUDDY! WELL DONE

AWESOME stuff here Al great pics bro

congrats bro !

awesome job Alan ! congrats on your 501st clearance too bro ! ...you'll be Police Officer status soon bro ...i can sense it !

you can't beat real armoured guys though my bro's cool though, but it does actors out of a job in the end

Nice One ! :) :)

GOOD LAD Neil!

AWESOME buddy!

Congrats bro! following this thread was a pleasure for me to behold ! youv'e worked really hard to achieve this special moment ,and,may i say its so well deserved by you too ! great work here dude ,and ,again, congrats

nice job here buddy

AWESOME !

AN AWESOME BUILD HERE BRO!

that is a SWEET build bro! AWESOME STUFF!

another great,classic tutorial here

PandaTrooper ROCKS ! ...NUFF SAID ! :salute: :salute: my inspiration over the past few years in both blaster and armour weathering ! you da man Terry !

a classic,and great tutorial here

always afterwards dude ! ,as you can blend the shades and effect in a lot better over an assembled suit of armour ,and as lee said above you get a better view of the whole picture then !

looking great there buddy

awesome work here buddy!

:) :)

AWESOME STUFF BRO! congrats dude

AWESOME STUFF guys! Well done on an A1 newsletter ! :D :D