roman_imperial Posted January 31, 2006 Posted January 31, 2006 Ok it came up tonight talking with the boyfriend about "did all TD's wear pauldrons or not???" So is it really correct for a td not to have one or is he "out of uniform" ??? Quote
Ilovesand&dirt Posted January 31, 2006 Posted January 31, 2006 Ok it came up tonight talking with the boyfriend about "did all TD's wear pauldrons or not???" So is it really correct for a td not to have one or is he "out of uniform" ??? <!-- s:lol: --><!-- s:lol: --> <!-- s:lol: --><!-- s:lol: --> No they don't have to have a pauldron to be a TD. Check these out: http://www.looksirdroids.com/davin_publicity.htm Look at the pics at the bottom. Quote
roman_imperial Posted January 31, 2006 Author Posted January 31, 2006 OH thx my bookmarks dumped and I lost everything including that site!!! Now I have it back!! Quote
Zolotkey Posted January 31, 2006 Posted January 31, 2006 The ones without the pauldrons were normal TKs. Quote
SethB6025 Posted January 31, 2006 Posted January 31, 2006 I trooped last halloween, sans pack and pauldron, ammo pouches on belt and mg34. It was mostly for convenience though, I felt naked. Quote
Daetrin Posted January 31, 2006 Posted January 31, 2006 Does a dirty TK == sandtrooper? In my mind sandtroopers were more than dirty TK's. Perhaps 'cause I still believe they were specialty pauldrons, not rank pauldrons. So for myself a dirty TK with a BFG != sandtrooper, who I believe were more elite. Quote
TD5422 Posted January 31, 2006 Posted January 31, 2006 I guess I'm a heretic then... I believe there are only Storm Troopers, they just wear different equipment for different environments. Quote
TD-1536 Posted January 31, 2006 Posted January 31, 2006 Bite your tongue! Rob does have a point. Quote
Daetrin Posted January 31, 2006 Posted January 31, 2006 I can agree with that up to a point. Just like ABN, SF, & Rangers are all army soldiers, they do form their own subgroups w/in the army. In my mind, yes they're all stormtroopers, but I see the ones with pauldrons as being the elite of the elite Quote
hpdblues Posted January 31, 2006 Posted January 31, 2006 Bite your tongue! Rob does have a point. Well Seth, I must follow the logical thinking of Mike & Rob on this one. Here's my storyline: I'm assigned desk duties on a stardestroyer that happens to capture a fleeing diplomatic starship above the planet Tatooine. DV calls for a detachment of "stormtroopers" to go down to the planet's surface and retrieve some stolen plans hidden in an escape pod. I volunteer, turn in my E-11 at the armory for a Sci-fire MG-34, a black pauldron AND a (TE) backpack and TADA!!! - I hit the planet as a "sandtrooper". Makes sense, no? HEY, who started this thread any who? What? Katt? Again? Geez, she was carrying two weapons on another thread! Naughty trooper! Naughty. Guns Quote
TD2802 Posted January 31, 2006 Posted January 31, 2006 Guns, Great example! There was a similar thread addressing this issue: http://www.sandtrooper.net/forum/viewto ... 0&start=15 Looks like this puppy's not going to rest anytime soon! Quote
SethB6025 Posted January 31, 2006 Posted January 31, 2006 Gosh, that was just a joke! Everybody's gettin' all RPF over here! You're all wrong, go to ****! I kid, I kid. Quote
hpdblues Posted January 31, 2006 Posted January 31, 2006 Okay, Okay!!! Me's got the answer! We'll all turn in our TK & TD armor AND we'll all be TIE Pilots! I'm sure Matt can get us all suited up for cheap! Guns Quote
SethB6025 Posted January 31, 2006 Posted January 31, 2006 Tie pilots! I'm with you! Do TIE fighters come with A/C? Quote
TD5422 Posted January 31, 2006 Posted January 31, 2006 I can agree with that up to a point. Just like ABN, SF, & Rangers are all army soldiers, they do form their own subgroups w/in the army. In my mind, yes they're all stormtroopers, but I see the ones with pauldrons as being the elite of the elite not to keep beating this thread to death, too late, but the Rangers have hot,cold, Etc. equipment. ^ Sorry I just like that emoticon Quote
TD5422 Posted January 31, 2006 Posted January 31, 2006 it would be more elite if we could get the TK's to stop wearing pauldrons Quote
SethB6025 Posted January 31, 2006 Posted January 31, 2006 it would be more elite if we could get the TK's to stop wearing pauldrons Quote
Art Andrews Posted February 2, 2006 Posted February 2, 2006 The ones without the pauldrons were normal TKs. Not wanting to start a fight, but that is simply not true. The sandtrooper without a pauldron is wearing the same pre-Elstree style suit as all the other sandtroopers. Quote
hpdblues Posted February 2, 2006 Posted February 2, 2006 The ones without the pauldrons were normal TKs. Not wanting to start a fight, but that is simply not true. The sandtrooper without a pauldron is wearing the same pre-Elstree style suit as all the other sandtroopers. Hey bro, Sorry BraksBuddy for being so dense...can you elaborate on the "pre-Elstree style" comment? I've never heard of that particular armor before. Guns Quote
Zolotkey Posted February 2, 2006 Posted February 2, 2006 The ones without the pauldrons were normal TKs. Not wanting to start a fight, but that is simply not true. The sandtrooper without a pauldron is wearing the same pre-Elstree style suit as all the other sandtroopers. The Stormie without a pauldron was also not wearing a backback. To me and possibly to the average SW person, that would indicate he was a normal TK. So it would look awkward for a TD not to wear a Pauldron. Quote
SethB6025 Posted February 2, 2006 Posted February 2, 2006 Brak's is reffering to the Tunisia armor (sandtrooper armor, made before the studio shoots at elstree), ie; different ab plate, no shoulder straps, no drop boxes, diamond knee, no thermal detonator/air tank, plus no holsters & the different helmet paint scheme. I probably missed something, if I did, feel free to beat me with a stick. Those things are equal to pauldrons and backpacks in differentiating a sandtrooper from a stormtrooper (IMO). So while it may be getting over-technical, the sandtrooper armor is undoubtedly different than stormtrooper armor. Quote
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