Gladius
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Thank You Rick!
more to follow :
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Looks very promising
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Gratulation Gary!
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Thank You, no Problem! For me it's a good compromise.
And they were cheap indeed. I think test and testlenses
were all for free. Well maybe that my normal glasses are
from the same company helped that a bit as long years customer.
It's well worth a try, just maybe ask before about the conditions.
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I'm wearing day-lenses. One pack of each eye is working out quite long. About a year or even longer.
When I troop with my officer and wear them, the eyes become dry quick and I Need to refill eyetears quite often.
It even can start to hurt a bit and tire me. Not so in the helmet as there seems to be another climate and aircirculation
with the helmet on (I have one fan in the helmet).
The sellar of the lenses (Fielmann) did give me quite a lot of opportunities to test different lenses, for free. I dont like having glasses on, neither
for helmet nor without bucket, especially withouth bucket, unless it would be something really spacey or starwars like, but in the starwars
universe there are no glasses.
Putting the lenses on sometimes is a mess. Needs some practice. I enjoy it very much not having to wear that bycicle that I need since teen.
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Thank You guys! Did and do my best
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Gratulations Paul. With deep respect to guys of older age like us.
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Another Noel Top work :
Can't wait to get it! Happy.
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Gratulation
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Mail with info sent :-)
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Placed the payment
Information & Photos will follow by mail
Cheers
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Like the style. Good luck Paul!
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Looking good! Good luck!!
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Thank You! :-)
Well yeah, above 30 degrees, one fan in the helmet - thats how I have it -is not that enough anymore. Been fun though yeah.
Got used to heating up while Dressing after the first times. Just take it slow. And be early enough
on the location so You can dress on piece by piece and relax.
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4) Strasswalchen Austria July 19th 2014
Well.... it was my first experience in trooping with temperatures above 30°.. It started pretty fine in later morning.
No troubles with armor or strapping or the gun. 1 Day before I sat in my appartment with only checking and repairing.
Good.
But well.. It was really hot. A bit too hot. I normally like doing the parade with the friends. But at about half past 15h
I was only happy that it had ended. Boiling and glowing alive.
After the event we were allowed to go to the swimming pools next to the location for free and have some grilled meat
and good salad. In the village there was marketparty, right on foot of the hotel we stayed. Wow 8-) drink drink drink..
Pic by Reinhard Schober:
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Can't tell about RS really as I do not own one
But I'm quite satisfied with the TM.
I had a lot of repairs so far, but only on other Equipment (gun, backpack) of my TD, not so for the armor parts, except strapping.
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Donation sent
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I used the strap only once until now, for walking to the gatheringpoint, but only with help of an experienced member,
I wouldnt dare to strap it over alone.
The T21 I carry often with two hands. One on the grip/handle and one on lower front near where the
strap is attached:
Or like this:
On my first event with it, some parts were letting go or breaking off .
Especially these on pic here under the rubberbands, so I had to remember the dangerzones.
As I have a 2nd weapon E11 I can change pouches and do another sandtrooper what makes it a bit easier
for my arms.
Good luck with Your troops!
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To me looks very airbrushed. Especially the much important helmet.The rest I wouldn't mind that much.
Very pity.
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Hi Hideki! Looking terrible..... terrible GOOD : -)
Congratulations!!
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Other sandpit eventpics from Legoland Germany 2014 can be found also here http://forum.mepd.net/index.php?showtopic=12903
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3) After the first experiences with trooping and doing repairs I went to that marvellous event with a lot
easier feeling, though I haven't experienced yet how it is to troop with higher temperatures, between
20 or 30 degrees. But to my surprise that went a lot better than trooping outside when it is rather cold,
about 13 degrees or so.
Nevertheless it already started for the first deadline, beeing already a bit on the limit, with other repairs
on the strapping, wich turned out funny as all the glue, because it didnt work, remained on the undersuit
and on certain parts a helping cool lady had to paint me black.. at lunchtime it went on with repairs so
I had to spend about 2 to 3 hours only with repairs & wait for drying, this with an already wet armor from sweat.
We had very good time having dinners in the evening with the german lads & ladies. And finally I've met MEPD
guys (Micki with Son, Rico from Belgium and Felice) in person when finally having the armor aswell, ready to troop.
Friday started with a not starting car, as after all the mess and the troop and beeing tired I forgot to turn of the lights.
But the cool helping german guys helped me out. And in the evening I spent some racing session on the motorway,
just to fill up a bit the car's battery.
On Saturday there were a lot more - in Total 7 - Sandtroopers present, what gave a good occasion to do some patrol
and that strengthened friendships. Extremly cool when You troop with Sandies when You do not know who is in the undersuit,
and it turns out - when You lift the buckets - that its the same guys You talked to when You were on work-in-progress state
or do not even have the armor yet ! : - )
Sadly until the parade we lost eachother, but someone made a cool group foto of us with and without bucket. The parade
I found breathtaking and going under the skin. Cool crowd, and a lot of kids reaching out their hands while passing them.
Really amazing!
Sunday I trooped only half of the day as I got more and more a bit exhausted and wanted to have a chance to see at least
some bits of the park
This was the best so far!
Patrol with Alex Zivny (left) and Thomas Walter (middle),
Pictures by SL-11111 Nathan Drake
Micki from MEPD SWAT and his son (left and middle)
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Just the names, from left
Ralf, then Micki, Me, Felix (Felice), Alexander, Rico and Thomas
I don't know if all are in MEPD (Rico, Felice and Micki are, I sure know) , but it was a fantastic day
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Found some too
Walk-In into the arena, other view (Foto from Album Manny Müller, Facebook)
(Foto from Album Manny Müller, Facebook)
Gladius' trooping log
in Tours of Duty
Posted
5) Swiss Fantasy Show - Morges / Switzerland
taken place for 2nd time (Every 2 years). Guests this time:
- John Rhys-Davies (Indiana Jones / LotR)
- Adam Brown (The Hobbit)
- Christopher Judger (Stargate)
- Colin Baker (Doctor Who)
Nice event all in all on 2 days, with more space this time in additional hall. Just a bit very hot by lack of aircirculation inside the building.