Harenatrooper

Happy new year!

Happy New Year from the Northern Darkness Garrison to all my fellow Sandies! Hope to meet many of you at Celebration in April!

Thanks everyone for the kind words! I really like the cheese grater aesthetic as well. I need to find a set of them in latex. I am debating PO, I really want to do it. But I have back problems, not sure how well I can deal with the extra weight. We shall see.

Just wanted to say hello to all my fellow Sandies. Life goal achieved of joining the 501st Legion as a Sandtrooper. I was just approved earlier this month. I am from the Northern Darkness Garrison in Indiana USA. While it is just basic approval I took screen accuracy very serious in my build. It is an AM armor and helmet. My blaster is a Hyperfirm that was delivered in August just before they went defunct. Pauldron is by Trooper1. Large Spanish pouch (not visible in pic below) from Blaster 8266. My helmet is entirely hand painted by me. Never done anything like this before, but it was a very rewarding experience. Over the last 6 months of the build I have looked at almost every build thread here on MEPD for details and guidance. I'm especially grateful to SWAT #47 (TD-84414) for inspiration. I have tried to achieve a reasonable facsimile of the Road Block Captain Version 2.

I am requesting Sandtrooper access. Jeffrey Marchant TD-40276 Northern Darkness Garrison https://www.501st.com/members/displaymemberdetails.php?userID=29632

Please post pics of your first troop when you can. Good luck and have fun!

I was wondering the same thing.

I just wanted to say this looks amazing. I’m building my first ever armor and I’m doing a Sandtrooper. Wanted to thank you for putting up this build thread. It’s been super helpful to me. I refer to it all the time.

Hi all! I'm brand new here. I currently do Indiana Jones cosplay with a near screen accurate Raiders Indy outfit. After seeing all the fun the 501st was having at C2E2 in Chicago (that's me as Indy in the pic attached) this year I have decided I need to join up. I am learning all the details and absorbing it all in before I order any armour. I'm planning to go to the Joliet Library Star Wars Day this coming Saturday and talk to the 501st delegation there. I'm wanting to a Sandtrooper because I love ANH and love the weathered look of the armour. Also, the fact ANH and Raiders share Tunisia adds to the appeal for me. My goal is to have armour ready in time for SW Celebration in Chicago next year. -Jeff