Fraulein

Hey, Welcome to the MEPD. What a great first troop. The animal adoption troops are in my top three troops. The iguana in my avatar was one one of them.

Ooh that is a tricky one. Are you asking if it is approvable? But yes you can do that. However, IMO I wouldn't sand the seam. I would add a little bondo, and then smooth it out and sand it.

my two cents here (sorry I am late) but I chose to do the "roadblock captain". No they do not have a backpack. In order for me to go SWAT though, I would have to level up to PO, which would require me to build a pack. Which I dont see as necessary because the armor doesn't have it. BUT - I have accepted that as a necessary standard that should be met. If I really wanted to go SWAT, then I would build a pack to make PO. IMO - the iconic Sandtrooper is identifiable by their pauldron. No pauldron is just a regular TK that's dirty.

Where is that page? There is one that y'all put me in charge of, and then made a second one. IIRC - the original group is for all 501st, and the second group was for just those old approved as TD. I don't recall what happened with that second group. This is the original one that y'all put me in charge of https://www.facebook.com/groups/1482152515420346 But no-one really ever posted in it. It was usually just me making announcements. I just stopped posting because there was zero activity or any interaction with what I was posting.

@Punisha Dang - just now seeing this. His armor IO is the best. I dont have access to the FISD - is the run still going?

Hey @swirlie, I dont have the answers but I'll tag @Punisha. He is one of the armorers for MEPD an might be able to point you someone who has completed the Jedha trooper.

Rio Grande Down Syndrome Network's Buddy Walk (9-16-23) Albuquerque AIBF Evening Balloon Glow (10-13-23) Albuquerque AIBF Morning Ascension (10-14-23) Albuquerque UNMH Children's Hospital Troop (12-16-23) Albuquerque

TD 10743 Moriarty Mini ComicCon 8-5-2023 (The short sandy. Not the shiny wearing a pauldron)

Children’s Miracle Network troop 5-27-23 https://imgur.com/srMdqGc

TD 10743 - Special Olympics New Mexico - State Summer Games May 20, 2023 https://imgur.com/a/BaBcFma

Thank you. I’ll share that wit our garrison.

Sounds like a fun thing. I’ll try to get around to it.

Great find. Thank you for sharing this.

Heyo, I joined in 2015. I pop in and out the past two years due to medical things going on with me. And I haven’t trooped much for similar reasons as to what Airborne Trooper said. It is harder for me to troop a few hours now. When I do pop in, I skim through threads trying to answer any questions that may still be open, or at least try to direct individuals to those that have more knowledge on a specific subject. I also agree that the influx of all the new Disney titles for Star Wars. - there are so many new characters that are available now. I also think it is a money issue. Prepandemic it seemed our garrison had a new Jawa every week. I’m still mad at that. Because prior troops, I trooped, never thinking about documenting my troops with a photo. I trooped for the fun of it. Then when we started that I believe I had close to 50 or so troops. All documented on our garrison’s “trooper tracker”. But without a photo those did not count. I had started to sift through however many years of troops to fins even just the smallest picture of me in the background, and then just decided it wasn’t really worth that effort.

Wow, sad that the New England garrison did not have any recommendations. There are several armor makers. They all have different styles, and some have better quality or better sizing for what you need. I have had a poor experience with a well known maker so I would prefer not to speak of them. When I get a moment I can compile a short list. I can let you know though, currently waiting times for most makers is about 3-5 months. Before you start though - https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/19329-where-what-and-whom-to-avoid-when-buying/ There is a list - but it has not been updated in recent years - https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/11538-the-various-types-of-armor-and-where-to-find-them/ Not on that list is Far Away Creations - https://www.farawaycreations.com/