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    Yosh's Build

    in Rogue One Sandtrooper Armor

    Posted

    5 hours ago, yoshix said:

    Some small side notes if anyone is interested. 

    I would love to be the CRL model for the Crystal Patrol Trooper as well. I have the pack and orange pauldron ready, I just really want to finish up this new helmet mold first to have for the photos. 

    Yes please. Lol

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    MEPD on Instagram

    in Announcements

    Posted

    2 hours ago, Rostwor said:

    Guys, again MEPD Instagram is quiet...

    I was also trying to find some new Sandtroopers account, but not many of us on IG :(

    #rostwortrooper

    Yea, its slowed quite a bit. Need to replenish the posting queue and we will be back in action.

    Troops send over your photos and we can feature them on Insta! 

     

     

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    A Tale of Two Blasters (Fieldmarshall & DD) Henselmonster Build

    in E-11 and Bapty Blasters

    Posted

    I just picked up on of Fieldmarshall's new all aluminum blaster kits. This is a thing of beauty. Since I'm building my new Bapty out of this kit I have some (a lot) of parts left over. Luckily I just so happen to have an unfinished Doopy kit so I will be using my unused parts from the FM kit on the DD kit. 

    First up, the Tunisian "Bapty" E-11 (Sandtrooper Blaster) 

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    I got these wonderful cast aluminum parts from @bigwam. The grip and rear end of the blaster will be solid aluminum. Need to do some finishing work on these but I am so excited to have a Bapty made with real cast metal parts. 

    To go along with it I have a real magazine. A great replica Hengstler (courtesy of Field Marshal again). A real Sterling folding stock. and a real 1942 M38 scope. 

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    Got a lot of mods ahead of me on this one. But I'm excited to have a fully metal Bapty build. Hard to get in the states without re assembling a cut up Sterling. 

     

    Next up, the standard E-11

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    This is a blend of the rest of the Fieldmarshall parts and the Doopy kit. 

    As much as I would like to, I doubt ill be able to get the bolt to fit in this thing sadly, same with the barrel, so I will probably be selling those parts off. Keep an eye out if interested. 

    I am super impressed by the kit. It is super fun to put these parts together, the folding stock and grip/trigger were so much fun to build. The grip details are insane. And it came with switches and whatnot to put electronics in it. 

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    This second kit should pull together much faster than the Bapty. But this will probably be my new main trooping blaster. The Bapty will be on display in my Sandy shrine lol. 

    I'm excited to start these builds fast so I can get to my favorite part, the weathering. 

    Thanks to Fieldmarshall for such a cool kit, sorry I'm splitting it up, I know some are probably thinking I'm crazy of doing it this way, but Sandy's are my first love and I'm going to uber accurate on that blaster. 

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    Clearance Proceedures

    in MEPD Police Officer Program

    Posted

    TD2190 is a Legion member approved by the UKG, but he has not requested 501st access or Sandtrooper access yet. Just to clear that up.

    He is perfectly eligible to apply for PO (granted he places his 501st forum access soon).

    All the DOs are asking for is updated photos of certain pieces of the armor. Once he does that and re-opens his application the approval process can proceed. Its all in his court right now! 

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    Clearance Proceedures

    in MEPD Police Officer Program

    Posted

    On 10/21/2018 at 12:54 PM, TD2190 said:

     

    I have looked at a fare few MEPD requesting deployment. Some of which are no different then what I had posted!.

     

    So why did mine get picked out?!? Over presentation when others are no different!!.

     

    I had posted pictures/ requirements. What was required.

     

    There was nothing wrong with mine!!.

     

     

     

    Sent from my Moto G (5) Plus using Tapatalk

     

     

     

    By presentation, what was meant was yours was missing was certain photos requested by the DO.

    From what I can see from the application you deleted, you were asked to provide photos of: 

    Green Lenses on Helmet

    Neckseal

    Snap on Ab Plate (the right top one)

    Rubber Gloves 

    Latex Handguards (show they are made of rubber by flexing them in a photo)

    Side photo showing the gap between your ab and kidney plate (wearing armor with arms raised to see the fit)

    Pack photo, just the pack alone with decent lighting to see the details, the lighting is a bit dark in your photos

    These are all pretty standard in applications, it was just a request so your application could move forward, it has nothing to do with photo quality or how it was presented.

    The DOs frequently ask applicants for more photos so they can see what they need to see. Its not an attack on you, just the application process. 

     

     

     

    Merch Runs- MEPD still waiting?

    in Off Topic Cantina

    Posted

    46 minutes ago, Plainsrunner said:

    So we've had a fairly long drought in merchandise runs here of late.    I check every day but it's been dead silent over in the Merch sub forums.    :( 

    We just had a patch run end less than 2 weeks ago! Lol

    Also we have a new PO coin!

    The Hockey Jersey is still pending from the legion, hopefully that will resolve soon. 

    SOLO - Mimban Trooper CRL Development

    in Mimban Trooper Armor

    Posted

    10 hours ago, Dragon_a said:

    So if I'm understanding you correctly you wouldn't need a pack for basic but for level 2 you would, then for level 3 you can take the pack off again?


    I have to say I hope this isn't the case for the Mimban Stormtrooper as those with packs are only seen very briefly.  The only 2 clearly seen onscreen Mimban Stormtroopers (the ones who throw Han to "the beast"), the promotional materials and even action figures all have no pack.
    Unlike the sandie I'd argue the pack is not an iconic part of the armour and having it as an optional item is more in keeping with the movie.
    Just my opinion.
     

    Thats a fair point. We will consider it. Typically we encourage the building of packs and accessories to further your skill sets, but we are also bound by screen accuracy and representation. 

    We treat our level 2 (police officer) as a way to show that you have completed all aspects of a deployed trooper, armor, blaster, and pack. 

    Our level 3 (SWAT) is for complete screen accuracy, its standards are held higher and higher as we find more accurate information. Weathering patterns, imperfections, unique props and additions, etc.  It is probably the hardest level 3 in the entire legion. 

    For basic approval most accessories will be optional, and basic is all you need to get out there and troop! 

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    SOLO - Mimban Trooper CRL Development

    in Mimban Trooper Armor

    Posted

    11 hours ago, Dragon_a said:

    The pack should be an optional, definitely not required.   As you say, there are far more seen without one than with one.

    We are thinking of treating the packs the same way we handle the ANH Sandtroopers. Considering many Sandtroopers don't wear packs too.

    For Sandtroopers packs are not required for basic approval, for level 2 they are required, and for level 3 they are only required if the on screen trooper you are emulating wears a pack. It will probably be more or less like this for the Mimban, but maybe a little different since there are so many variations of this trooper. 

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