Finally Accepted by the 501st

AnlaShok

[URL=http://www.501st.com/members/displaymember.cfm?costumeID=7&userID=5768]http://www.501st.com/members/displaymember.cfm?costumeID=7&userID=5768[/URL]

And before you say anything, shut up Sanfam. Post your best costume and I may decide to pay attention to you.

Biggles

So... uh... now what do you do? :)

Sanfam

He's too short! :P

CurZ

So it's sort of like plastic furries?

Trident

The 501'st is like one of the most popular Star Wars groups out there. They were in charge of security durring Celebration III, so getting into something like that puts you high in my book.

Plus it can be fun too!
[URL=http://exotrident.home.comcast.net/c3_groovie_trooper.jpg]Groovie Trooper![/URL]
[URL=http://exotrident.home.comcast.net/c3_arc_clones.jpg]Arc Troopers[/URL]
[URL=http://exotrident.home.comcast.net/c3_clone_new.jpg]EP3 Clone Trooper[/URL]
[URL=http://exotrident.home.comcast.net/c3_royal_trooper.jpg]Royal Guard + Stormtrooper[/URL]
[URL=http://exotrident.home.comcast.net/c3_scout_speeder.jpg]Scout Troopers[/URL]
[URL=http://exotrident.home.comcast.net/c3_jarjar.jpg]What should be done with Jar Jar Binks![/URL]

Ok that was off topic, but seeing [URL=exotrident.home.comcast.net/c3_hottrooper.jpg]this stormtrooper[/URL] around C3.... definitly made me want to join the Empire!

Messiah

[QUOTE][Ok that was off topic, but seeing [URL=exotrident.home.comcast.net/c3_hottrooper.jpg]this stormtrooper[/URL] around C3.... definitly made me want to join the Empire! [/B][/QUOTE]

Thats what clonetroopers should really have been. Well well, when I start my army, they will be.. ;)

WORF

I saw some 501st troopers at a recent convention here in the UK.

They were outside keeping an eye on the people waiting to get in but what really amused me, a van tried to leave the carpark...one stormtrooper stood in the road, forcing the van to stop, then two more approached from either side and started hassling the driver, asking if he was smuggling Rebels :D

On a side note, the group has become so well known they've been recognised as part of the Star Wars universe and have been featured in books and Battlefront 2.

EDIT: I found pictures: [url]http://www.ukgevents.com/displayimage.php?album=582&pos=71[/url]
[url]http://www.ukgevents.com/displayimage.php?album=582&pos=73[/url]

[url]http://www.ukgevents.com/displayimage.php?album=582&pos=74[/url] <- I can see myself!

A2597

Congrats dood. Thats pretty sweet!

AnlaShok

Watch the rose Parade this year. I will not be in it because I am not a Stormtrooper, and they already have the Vader picked out, but the 501st will have about 200 members marching.

Plastic Furries? Furries get off on their perversion. I just like strangling people from a distance.

These troopers are all 501st members:

[URL=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p55YD8QhQ3o]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p55YD8QhQ3o[/URL]

Eternity

ROFLMAO

That Shatner clip is just hilarious! hehe I gotta download that!

Arethusa

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Messiah [/i]
[B]Thats what clonetroopers should really have been. Well well, when I start my army, they will be.. ;) [/B][/QUOTE]
Excellent. I will shoot your sexy army in the stomach until I win.

Messiah

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Arethusa [/i]
[B]Excellent. I will shoot your sexy army in the stomach until I win. [/B][/QUOTE]

Oh, but my troopers will all have a built in version of Oiroke no Jutsu, so youre going to have to deal with that nosebleed first.. ;)

Random Chaos

The Ewoks will own you!

Trident

Correct me if I'm wrong... but if I remember correctly, Storm Trooper armor provides zero protection against blaster fire Anywho.. They take one shot, and their down for the count. It's basically for the look, not for the protection.

AnlaShok

According to the novels, it protects somewhat against grazes, but not so well against direct hits.

And this trooper is about to find that it's no good at all against Lightsabres....

[IMG]http://borgknight.twistednode.com/vader/day03_70.jpg[/IMG]

Arethusa

Actually, that depends quite heavily on what novels you read. Some are quite heavily revisionist (Stackpole, notably) in adding a degree of gritty realism. Fighter descriptions are lifted from WW2 fights (dialing in guns to specific distances, etc) and stormtroopers and urban combat descriptions are written more with modern combat in mind than the mindless enemies in the movies.

It's... interesting, sort of. At least as interesting as a crappy Star Wars book can be. At the very least, it is an improvement on the movies.

Don't ask me how I know all this. I went through a brief period in high school where I didn't read good books.

AnlaShok

Stackpole and Zahn are the two best Star Wars writers. Luceno is good for prequel-era stuff. Just about anybody else can be passed over.

One reason Stormtroopers are such bad shots is that they can't see a damned thing in that helmet! ;-)

sinclair

Congratulations!

To celebrate this event, I'll give you a virtual present:

[URL=http://www.hedonistica.com/yt.php?path=http://www.youtube.com/v/5blbv4WFriM]Darth Vader[/URL]

ShadowDancer

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by sinclair [/i]
[B]Congratulations!

To celebrate this event, I'll give you a virtual present:

[URL=http://www.hedonistica.com/yt.php?path=http://www.youtube.com/v/5blbv4WFriM]Darth Vader[/URL] [/B][/QUOTE]

lmao! that video is awesome!