Bobby Boucher

2017 Troop 17: Troop 18: Troop 19: Troop 20: Troop 21:

2016 Troop 12: Troop 13: Troop 14: Troop 15: Troop 16:

2015 Troop 9: Troop 10: Troop 11:

2014 Troop 1: Got to ride a horse on the first troop Troop 2: Troop 3: Troop 4: Troop 5: Troop 6: Troop 7: Troop 8:

It would be a neat way to distinguish those that work hard for SWAT and such. Anybody can get a MEPD patch, but special rockers would set us apart. I'm all for having a little extra flash to showcase personal exploits and achievements, especially when it comes to our own little corner of the legion!

I can't believe I've been here for 5 years and have only managed 25 troops. Life sucks, my goal for 2019 is to more than double my troop tally and reach 50! Upgraded to an awesome ATA bucket in 2017. The FX was a great starting point and has earned it's permanent place on my shelf, but it was time for something more accurate! Yet another Tour of Duty thread 2014: 1. Albuquerque, NM - Joy Junction Troop - 05MAY14 2. Albuquerque, NM - Chickfela Day - 30AUG14 3. Albuquerque, NM - Abq Int'l Balloon Fiesta - 04OCT14 4. Albuquerque, NM - Abq Int'l Balloon Fiesta - 06OCT14 5. Albuquerque, NM - Abq Int'l Balloon Fiesta - 09OCT14 6. Albuquerque, NM - Abq Int'l Balloon Fiesta - 10OCT14 7. Albuquerque, NM - Toys for Tots - 28NOV14 8. Albuquerque, NM - Toys for Tots - 29NOV14 2015: 9. Albuquerque, NM - Boy Scout Troop - 21FEB15 10. Albuquerque, NM - Abq Int'l Balloon Fiesta - 5OCT15 11. Albuquerque, NM - Abq Int'l Balloon Fiesta - 6OCT15 2016: 12. Albuquerque, NM - Isotopes Star Wars Night - 18JUN16 13. Albuquerque, NM - Abq Int'l Balloon Fiesta - 4OCT16 14. Albuquerque, NM - Abq Int'l Balloon Fiesta - 5OCT16 15. Albuquerque, NM - Abq Int'l Balloon Fiesta - 7OCT16 16. Rio Rancho, NM - Rogue One Release - 16DEC16 2017: 17. Albuquerque, NM - UNM Hospital Visit - 18AUG17 18. Albuquerque, NM - Force Friday - 31AUG17 19. Albuquerque, NM - Abq Int'l Balloon Fiesta - 13OCT17 20. Albuquerque, NM - Toys For Tots - 09DEC17 21. Albuquerque, NM - The Last Jedi Premier - 16DEC17 2018: 22. Albuquerque, NM - Ronald McDonald House Troop - 08DEC18 23. Albuquerque, NM - Ronald McDonald house Troop - 09DEC18 2019: 24. Rio Rancho, NM - Star Wars Fest 8 - 26JAN19 25. Albuquerque, NM - APD Public Safety Day - 23MAR19 26. Albuquerque, NM - Truck-a-Palooza - 07APR19 27. Albuquerque, NM - Autism Walk - 28APR19 28. Rio Rancho, NM - Park in the Park - 28APR19 29. Albuquerque, NM - Rebel Donuts - 04MAY19 30. Albuquerque, NM - Robo Rave - 04MAY19 31. Albuquerque, NM - Cottonwood Mall - 04MAY19 32. Albuquerque, NM - Arroyo Del Oso - 04MAY19 33. Albuquerque, NM - Unser Library - 04MAY19 34. Albuquerque, NM - Museum of Natural History - 04MAY19 35. Albuquerque, NM - Abq High - 04MAY19 36. Albuquerque, NM - Explora - 04MAY19 37. Albuquerque, NM - Special Olympics NM - 01JUN19 38. Albuquerque, NM - Summer Reading Kickoff - 01JUN19 39. Albuquerque, NM - Intergalactic Day at the Railyards - 15SEP19 40. Albuquerque, NM - Flix Brewhouse TROS - 12-19-19 41. Albuquerque, NM - Flix Brewhouse TROS - 12-20-19 42 Albuquerque, NM - Flix Brewhouse TROS - 12-21-19

I realize this is a major necro-post, but since no one else responded I thought I would give my 2 cents in case anyone else finds this thread. In my build thread (note the title, it's fitting) I posted a couple pics of my pack. When I first joined the legion years ago I had my FX armor with the big bucket so I knew I wasn't going to go SWAT without major changes. The CRL allowed for a loose interpretation of the pack so I decided to do something different! I turned the seed trays into storage compartments with egg crate foam, I added a pair of silver "pressure canisters" with a gauge instead of the siphon, and I added another braided steel tube around the left side of the radio. All of the other usual elements of the backpack were present so it's not too far off. I will probably retire it soon and go for accuracy now, but it was loads of fun to build something and just wing it!

You're a life saver! Thanks for posting this! I've been losing my ish over the missing pictures from Pandas threads, this is super helpful. Had no idea those photos were all the way at the bottom

I’m loving that backpack! Nice job! I really like that all white pauldron too. Was that only in promo shots or what? I don’t remember it! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Love it! I'm stoked!

I second imgur. I just switched and it's easier than photo bucket ever was

Working 60 hour weeks sucks, hence my lack of progress for the past 6 months. But I finally trooped with the ATA helmet and it's SOOO much better! I can actually look around! The old FX has earned it's place on the shelf for getting me this far. I also redid my thighs. They were much too large down at the bottom, and they just looked odd. Next up is backpack work. Side note. I hope photo bucket dies. Charging ridiculous money for 3rd party hosting is suicide for them Got to find a new way to upload pictures on here.

Me too. I've endeavored to stop trooping until I finish, just to keep myself motivated. I've had nothing but good things to say about the ATA. It's thick and it was easy to trim. Wow...... You need the goodwill more than I do! More pictures when I have time to work. That's what everyone else in the Dewback Ridge keeps telling me, and they all still have their FX kits. But they moved on years ago, and I just feel a little out of place is all! Thanks for the encouragement. All this makes me love the MEPD even more. Thanks everybody for the kind words!

I can't believe it's been a year and half since I started this thread. Life happened, as everyone understands. And I've made some progress recently. Got a raw ATA bucket, I put it together this last weekend. I've started the weathering as you can seen, tough part will be matching it to the rest of the armor that I have worn for years. I also finished my T-21 more or less. Thanks to my airbrush and some rub n buff. I just need a sling

My first thought was, dang those Sandy's run fast!! Second thought, feels like I'm shooting a fellow trooper...

Thanks Nick! I can't wait until I can really get started on my revamp. I just have to wait until November to start.... Speaking of which, here is another project that has to wait a month!

I've been a TD in the Legion since January 2014. I barely beat the cut off for joining the legion with an FX helmet (phew), and I have not formally joined the MEPD because of it. Since I knew I wasn't going to get in I personalized my backpack a little bit and just had some fun. After being in the Legion two years I have grown tired of being a bobblehead trooper. I feel that the helmet is kind of an insult to all the more proper setups out there, and I hate not fitting in during pictures. It's just been bugging me a lot recently, so starting in November I decided to redo a lot of my armor and I'll post my progress here! I wish I could start sooner... I'm going for either the Docking Bay 94 V.2 or V.1. I love being a sergeant cause they're not as common as captains out here in the DRG. I have more parts for the V.2 backpack, but I like the pouches for the V.1 more. We'll see what happens. My goal with this build is not to be SWAT, just a normal officer would be fine. Some things to accomplish: - Ditch the FX helmet - Restrap armor with better snaps and webbing - Touch up previous quick fixes - Replace seed trays on pack - Add cistern to lower tray - and anything else that comes up along the way Now for some pictures! I rode a horse on my first troop, seriously! I even used the stirrups. My last troop yesterday at the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, with the Vader balloon behind me. Here are some of the personal mods I did on my backpack. I haven't used my modifications as much as I thought I would, so I'm not upset at the prospect of removing them. Instead of the cistern I added some "pressure vessels" and a gauge. I love the look and the silver contrasts nicely. Objects that sit around and look useful, but don't have a useful purpose, are a small pet peeve of mine. So I gave the seed trays locks and hinges so that I could store items in them! I took the locks from some storage crates at my old job, added some weatherstrips to keep out water, and I added egg carton foam.

There was about a dozen walking around celebration yesterday, and they didn't know

I've been asked, and asked several TDs today where the MEPD detachment photo is tomorrow and no one seems to know. I'm almost inclined to believe there isn't one. Legion photo is at 315 I've heard, but that's it! Anyone know?

He is. I don't know if you've seen this website, but I'll link it. The troopers name is Davin Felth (Don't know if that's is still the case). And this site goes into depth about his armor, very in-depth. http://www.looksirdroids.com/davin_publicity.htm

I did my research and I could not find a prior thread that was specifically about name changes, and I know there's one on the 501st just not here. So who changes names or how do we do it? (and I hope I'm posting this in the right space)

I've been using Panda's template also, it's nice to see someone else has been using it. I really like the look!

The name is Bobby, born and raised in the 505 (Albuquerque). I've been a TD in the Dewback Ridge Garrison since January. One of the best decisions I ever made was joining! I didn't get around to joining the forums here until today, but I'm here now.