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Hello Josh, was great meeting you at DCC and also great to see you on the forums now too. I see our admin has already updated your profile with crew access, so you should be able to see the upcoming calendar of events. If you have any questions around progressing with a kit, definitely let us know!

Hello @Mad Madame Maddie and welcome! We have a number of members within our garrison from different nationalities and look forward to welcoming more. Definitely keep us updated on how things progress and as others above have said, we look forward to meeting you It is very disheartening to see some of the news on a daily basis, but do know that there are also a lot of good people there and hope this… turbulence… does not become part of the daily norm into the future. We look forward to welcoming you in person.

Just a quick follow up to follow the instructions below and post in this thread to request access VIA our admin.

Hello and welcome Crystina. Always great to welcome new members to our community! Definitely, yourself and Amara should join! (Ideally both RL and 501st!) If either of you would like to join us at an upcoming event, we are always happy to have new people join us as crew which can be requested through the link below. This will allow you to see the events calendar. Crewing is a great way to meet members prior to going through the membership process with either 501st or RL and is an essential role especially where we have TKs or other kits with lower visibility or restricted movement. It can also be beneficial if you wished to target smaller events to meet a few members at a time. We're all friendly, helpful and definitely a little bit crazy!

Hello and welcome Sal! It's always great to have people follow up with us after cons and events. I thought it appropriate to move this thread to Introductions. There are lots of friendly, helpful and slightly crazy members here who can give tips and guidance of how best to move forward. @BandageMonkey has definitely given a couple of good suggestions in terms of crewing and deciding on what type of costume you'd be interested in. In my opinion, there are three main items to consider, each having a different level of importance to each individual; 1) What characters do you like from the Star Wars universe - no point being a TK if you think TK are "meh". The Costume Reference Library (CRL) is a great resource to see whats out there in terms of approvable kits. My only word of warning here is not to read too much into the detail and requirements from the start. Get a feel of what direction you'd like to go in and ask around. Put together a short list of characters you're interested in and even take a look at the detachment forums, which are also listed in the website below. https://databank.501st.com/databank/Costuming:CRLbydetachment Each 501st kit is categorised by detachments; TK are part of the First Imperial Stormtrooper Detachment, Scout Troops are part of Pathfinders, etc. There are 100s of different kits which are clearable with the 501st, so have a look around, get a short list together and ask questions. 2) Expense: (DIY versus Commissions) - this point is something only to consider once your close to deciding "this is the kit for me". If you're into DIY, you can reduce the expense by building or 3d printing components yourself, or if you go down the pre-built route, there are different considerations on cost as well as time until the kit is ready. My TK for example took approx 4 months from ordering to completion. In terms of scale considering a Darth Vader Versus a TK for example, there is a massive cost difference (1000s). 3) Comfort: What is comfortable to wear - if you are claustrophobic or dislike having restricted movement, a TK may not be the character for you, but an imperial admiral is a great choice and isn't restrictive given that its a "face character". Hopefully this makes some sense - before choosing my first kit, I hovered around these forums for at least 6 months, but I'm rather indecisive!

Greetings Jacob and welcome to the forum. Its always amazing to have visitors from our international members. Definitely would be ok with us. We've had international members troop with us previously. We'll organise your access so you can see our events calendar and can go from there. Hopefully one of the dates may suit!

Life always comes first. Look forward to catching up again soon.

Hello and welcome Luciano! Always amazing to have international visitors and even better when they become a permanent feature here. Moving can be such a daunting life event, so if you need anything at all to help acclimate to Ireland and specially Dublin, please do not hesitate to contact us. We’d be more than happy to help, especially if you need any recommendations in terms of anything (restaurants, doctors, schools, etc. ) Id be delighted to work with you and your current CO on the transition, we can probably look to start this in the new year. In the interim, we’ll update your forum status to international member. This will give you have some additional sub-forums to view and be able to see some of the troops we have coming up to get a look and feel as to the running order. Definitely keep in touch and look forward to trooping with you soon.

How goes the build? If you have any questions, feel free to reach out - we’re more than happy to provide some guidance

How goes the build? If you have any questions, feel free to ask anything. We’re more than happy to provide some guidance

Hello and welcome! Looking forward to seeing you at troops and hope the move has gone well! If you’re not already there, we have a FB messenger chat for the clubs and affiliates. A great birthday date mines 19 November, definitely not a flex, just in case anyone wanted to know

Brilliant stuff, if you’re interested in attending events with us or have an interest in developing/ building other kits please let us know! Some information if you’re interested in joining Rebel Legion: https://rebellegion.com/join-the-cause/

Greetings Liam! You’re definitely in the right place. Did we happen to speak yesterday at Barretstown? Welcome either way! @Xadras is our CO of Rebel Legion Ireland and I’m certain he’d love to speak with you

Welcome Sheri and thanks for reaching out! The majority of our members are based in Dublin, but have some also in Cork, Kerry and the south-east (Waterford/Wexford). If during your evenings you plan on visiting other areas of the country, please let us know!

Greetings Matthias! Thank you for reaching out to us! The parade looks great and is amazing to see a good turn out from our colleagues in Germany. We do have a couple of annual troops on St. Patrick’s day however we can include the below and see about participating also. If possible to reach out to our events at events@501st.ie we’ll work out details for hopefully attending either Castlemaine and Killarney.