I’ve recently been having some fun with a hobby and wanted to open up the opportunity to members to have a vintage trading card made for their costume. I’m not doing this for any cost as I feel it’s a service to the members, but with that in mind please allow me some time to work through requests in the order they are submi…[Read more]

I thought would it be worth having some sort of a list of individuals with professional skill sets willing to be of assistance to other members?…[Read more]

Two opportunities I’m immediately aware of are
> Camp Nah Nah Mah (this would likely be som…[Read more]

https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/52846-fn1313’s-anh-stunt-build-thread/

I do again feel though that this should be up to the event…[Read more]

My first consideration here is who was the club that got the request? I feel that they are the club that should be able to determine how they want to handle splitting things off. But outside of that I feel the GECs should be the ones to determine the event staffing situation. Other…[Read more]

Troops that are limited capacity, I.e. hospital visits. Should go through a system such as a raffle and/or a “who did it last time doesn’t go this time” system. the current method of posting on Facebook and first come first…[Read more]

What is a hangout vs an armor party?
In Speaking with Shawn further after we actually thing another good use of an “armor party”…[Read more]

Currently we’ve requested he smooth out his weathering

Definitely check out the CRLs and then I’d look into the detachments for each of the costumes you want.
If you want to go the route of a scout (though it’s not as cheap as a Jawa may be, it’s a cheaper trooper than most. I did a scout as my second armor) the Pathfinder detachment is for you! http:…[Read more]

By all means you are welcome to build whatever costume you want so long as it has a Costume Reference Library (CRL) and we would be happy to help you along!

I have a scout I’ve built myself and it’s a great trooper kit that isn’t as pricy as some of the others. For scouts and Jawas here’s some links to help you as well.…[Read more]

Whichever route you choose, those are both fairly inexpensive options when it comes to 501st costumes. Here’s some links to help you along for both

Scouts
CRL:https://databank.501st.com/databank/Costuming:TB_Scout_trooper
Detatchment f…[Read more]

Each CRL will have a link to the detachment forum under the detachment field.

All 501st detachments can b…[Read more]

Although approval means a costume does not need to be approved again with subsequent CRL updates (unless the costume owner has been retired from duty), costumes go through normal wear and tear and wearers also may change in shape and size.

As an…[Read more]

1. Troopers costumes must be visibly accurate to the CRL no missing items or with approval from GMLs minor modifications required

2. Costume must have been submitted to the GML for approval with ample time prior to events for consideration.

3. No changes or modifications…[Read more]

Your active status has been reinstated.

You’ll also be able to better look at the build process for the costume that others have done in their build threads.

The garrison forums aren’t bad, but you’ll definitely get bet…[Read more]

The Legion Census is upon us.

For the entire month of October we as members are expected to simply fill out the census and account for our activity in the legion.

You should have received or will be receiving and email from the legion detailing the census as such our post will be brief and regarding our garrison.

First off,…[Read more]

https://501stclonetroopers.com/

The CRL for costume requirements is here

https://databank.501st.com/databank/Costuming:CT_-_Waxer_Phase_2

If you can reach out to your previous garrison GMLs and have them transfer your membership to our garrison then we can go from there.

If you show as retired or so then we will need you to resubmit your costume and CRL to the GMLs.

Information can be found here: ut501st.com/how-to-apply

We can then review your costume and reinstate…[Read more]

https://databank.501st.com/databank/Costuming:TX_Sith_Trooper

This will take place from January 30-February 20, 2022.

You may still submit costumes for approval, but we will not be able to approve or temp approve in this period of time.

Thank you for understanding!

I’ve been building a Din Djarin and had a couple of files that I gathered and after looking into things found they’d not be good for approval. Luckily I didn’t print them because the time and cost of filament does increase for mistakes.

One recommendation I’d make prior to investing entirely in an armor without any CRL would be to reach out and discuss this with the clone trooper Detatchment

Without a CRL there’s not a way to be approved for 501st armor. As such we generally recommend building armor that has existing CRLs so you can be approved. Thi…[Read more]

That being said for both of those adopts I’d recommend you sign up on the pathfinders forum here.
http://www.501stpathfinders.com/

Once you have an account there you could reach out in this section to introduce you…[Read more]

Being as there’s likely some confusion with the new systems that are being used on the 501st website, I’ve put together a little screenshot walkthrough on how to complete the census.

Here’s the step by step:
1. Login to the 501st website.
2. Click Quick Links and then select Member DB
3. You will then need to Login again to the new s…[Read more]

So those might work, the only things you’d want to do is first measure to make sure they wouldn’t be taller than your knee as the CRL indicates they should come just below the knee.

You’d also need to remove the buckle around the ankle and paint the bottom of the sole black (it looked orange in the Amazon pictures)

But so long as th…[Read more]

I’ve reached out to see if one of our Vaders has any specific details, but overall from my experience the best thing most troops use is helmet fans to keep them cool-er.

Heat in general is something we deal with in costume, but fans can make a huge difference. Overall though we will take staggered breaks while trooping so we can r…[Read more]

If you wanted you could reach out to the detachment responsible for Garindan and see if there are any Kubaz CRLs other than that…[Read more]