Daetrin
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And don't forget the food! Us gringos *love* Mexican food, and once you have the real stuff it's hard to go back. And, the pretty girls in Mexico. And, the friendly people (at least in Oaxaca where I visited). They should do a Celebration Mexico
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As I said in my other post, these should be posted somewhere permanent for all to see. I also think it shows that MEPD is a vital detachment to all things sandtrooper and worth being part of. Things just keep getting better & better.
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These are awesome! Will be a great boon for anyone doing a white paludron version. This should really be in an Academy
Or at least in a stickied visual reference area.
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Looking really good to me - better than my first troop as a TD
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Awesome work gents
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Congratulations Juan! Kiss your free time & money good-bye for awhile. Still I'm sure Rolf will agree that the trade-off is worth it. You'll make a great Dad
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Understood. I suspect at some point MEPD/FISD/SpecOps will be more synchronized on the base armor. In some ways it's becoming less critical a bit of a moot point. With the retirement of FX and the advent of AM, pretty much every armor maker supports going FISD Expert Infantryman out of the box.
'Sides, while I may be DL of FISD, doesn't mean I don't know how to get dirty
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Yes, and that makes sense. For FISD's deployed program you simply can't use FX out of the box. You need to split the butt, close the side gaps, replace the ab buttons, get a fabric belt, and mount the holster correctly. While this is really all of $50 and a few hours work, for some reason it's perceived as more substantial that converting an FX for MEPD, where the only FX specific items are cutting the ab plate and replacing the sniper plate.
MEPD hasn't made any directions about armor in the past two revisions of the Police Officer standards, about butt plates, side gaps, fabric belts, etc. and the old FX armor I had 5 years ago is just as valid now as it ever was.
Now, the packs and BFG's...oy!
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Here is how it's looking as of today. Even on the 501st boards, the FX is certainly no longer 90% of anything.
Interesting that there is more FX *armor* on MEPD than FISD, even though the % of FX helmets is smaller.
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Love it
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I guess the question is what advantage to you perceive his product has over the competition? Is it the best quality? Most accurate? Best price?
Even if he was OK on the sales side, I'd ask what the advantage is. For instance ATA is cheaper than TE2 but TE2 has better definition. AP is excellent but T/MC is $100 less a set (not sure how they look side by side though). TM is beautiful, hyper accurate armor but the tradeoff is high cost and isn't made in quantity.
So...why buy from SDS?
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Yes, here is info, neither favorable.
Imperial Armor
http://forum.whitearmor.net/index.php?showtopic=10295
Supreme Imperial armor
http://forum.whitearmor.net/index.php?showtopic=7824
The best bet is to stay away from Ebay. Below is a list of makers that have been vetted time and again. It's not complete and we're not saying that there aren't other decent makers, but we can say that anyone on the list has been vetted for quality and service.
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Having to work with primitive CAD drawing programs in the late 80's (10 years after the movie came out), it's pretty mind blowing that they were able to do this at all.
In fact, here we are 30 years later and many of the effects still look really good.
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TM is hyper accurate to ANH details, but costs typically twice is much as the next cheapest armor and can be hard to get ahold of. Also, while the UK guys swear by it, I've heard three times from people outside the UK about brittle suits and cracking issues.
TE2, AP, ATA, T/MC while similar are not identical. TE2 & ATA are HIPS, T/MC & AP are ABS. Also, some of the detailing is different between the suits in terms of sharpness or straight out parts. However these will take a keener eye to discern than say the differences between AM & TE2 for instance.
AM & RT are fan sculpts that are ABS and designed to be easily put together, but some people don't like some of the details, e.g. AM's chest is pretty unique and RT's ab plate detail is not entirely accurate. Still, it's really up to the individual to discern what's best for them.
And...regardless of what a person gets...whatever is *best* today will not be next year. One thing for certain, accuracy goes up and prices go down as time goes on.
So - get what you feel is best for you and don't sweat it - it's all for fun
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As Noel says, there is no one 'best' armor, and it can depend on what one wants and what one can afford. I'll second the link to FISD (shameless, as I posted it ;-) ) - it's been a huge help for new members.
There are more choices now than there have been in a long time - as long as he sticks to the list he really can't go wrong.
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Wow - almost 20 sandy's in one spot. I think that's a record?
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Wow - it's my 5 year anniversary here on MEPD as well. It's amazing to see how far it's come.
Do any other old timers remember when 501st standards essentially allowed TK's + parts to be called TD's? Now the 501st standard is what the old MEPD Deployed was back then.
1 out of 3 Legion sandtroops is MEPD Deployed - that's a HUGE success rate that we should be proud of.
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Thanks for the MG-15!
Still need one for the Lewis gun. I mean - *someone* has to have a good hyperfirm conversion or Woodchuck we can use. 10 minutes of your time will bring everlasting fame
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Either way Terry - you're making the rest of us look bad. OK, perhaps just those of us that will be trooping with you. What a great bar to set - will be great having you, me, Christian, and Brian all in the same place some day
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Mesa love the new header boss!
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You're simply amazing Terry - outstanding is not hyperbole.
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Happy belated bro!
Headsets question
in Pouches, Pauldrons, and other Accessories
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Seems like a good tutorial in how to set one up using helmet speakers as a option. Or, using a wireless set in the helmet to talk to the amp in the chest. Me hates wires.