181st Patch Anyone?

[Gadge 4,294]

Cheers dude, much appreciated!

[ArdusKaine 359]

Alright, I've gotta ask now... where did you get / how did you make the rank badge and the Imperial insignia? Those are just too awesome. Also did you put the patches on yourself just with sewing, or...? I'm a bit unfamiliar with (for lack of a better term -- I'm fashion illiterate) modyifing clothing. There's another tournament or two I'd like to attend over the next few months, and I'd love to show off my Imperial Allegiance for them.

 

Very, very cool stuff you've got. Also to the TIE / Rebel Pilot suits earlier: awesome!!!

[Mikael Hasselstein 6,896]

The Empire patches are easily available online. A simple Google search will bring that up. (I got one a few months ago to show my Empire pride at tournaments. )

 

It's the more specialty patches that are harder to come by. It looks like Nightshrike has a great contact for making custom patches. I'm thinking of designing a Star Destroyer patch as well as a TIE Bomber patch.

[Punning Pundit 4,746]

The Empire patches are easily available online. A simple Google search will bring that up. (I got one a few months ago to show my Empire pride at tournaments. )

 

It's the more specialty patches that are harder to come by. It looks like Nightshrike has a great contact for making custom patches. I'm thinking of designing a Star Destroyer patch as well as a TIE Bomber patch.

I'm trying to figure out which Star Destroyer would be best for a patch, and it looks like 181 was incredibly mobile. I'd go so far as to say that they might wear a Corscunt patch, with the understanding that they are the Emperor's Own.

[Nightshrike 1,810]

If somebody designs a patch for ISD Indomitable, I'm all over it.

[Radarman5 1,347]

A bit late here, but I think Option B would looks cool if you added a red stripe down the sleeve and have the 181 centered on top of it.

[Nightshrike 1,810]

I was originally going to have a red stripe added on the sleeve with the patch centered over it, but honestly taking it to a tailor to get a stripe sewn on isn't worth the time I don't think because the jacket isn't real leather.  It's a cheap pleather thing, and frankly not worth the investment.

[Radarman5 1,347]

I was originally going to have a red stripe added on the sleeve with the patch centered over it, but honestly taking it to a tailor to get a stripe sewn on isn't worth the time I don't think because the jacket isn't real leather.  It's a cheap pleather thing, and frankly not worth the investment.

 

Paint it. Back in my punk days my motorcycle jacket had red, spike covered lapels and sleeve, all of it was done with acrylic paint. Both leather & pleather take acrylic paint very easily, and all you need to do is run some masking tape down as stencil. If you wear it all the time you'll get a little bit of cracking, but you can easily touch it up.

[Punning Pundit 4,746]

I'm living in CA, where we only have enough water for the next year or so. The idea of wearing a jacket is just a cruel tease.

Which means I should come up with some sort of T-shirt design.

[Radarman5 1,347]

I'm living in CA, where we only have enough water for the next year or so. The idea of wearing a jacket is just a cruel tease.

Which means I should come up with some sort of T-shirt design.

 

I didn't know CA was having water issues, but then I gave up on the news. I'm in NY, you can have our snow, it's like DIY water, and we've got more than we need.

[Joe Boss Red Seven 11,292]

Patches?

 

The only patches i wear are my regulation Imperial Navy ones

 

Some would say Simon and I take our weekly game too seriously.....

 

 

 

 

Simon is the mean-ass-imperial-guy... right?

[Radarman5 1,347]

 

 

"I can't see a thing in this helmet..."

[Hawkstrike 5,372]

I so want to see someone go to world's playing a Scum list while dressed as Boba Fett.

[Punning Pundit 4,746]

I'm living in CA, where we only have enough water for the next year or so. The idea of wearing a jacket is just a cruel tease.

Which means I should come up with some sort of T-shirt design.

 

I didn't know CA was having water issues, but then I gave up on the news. I'm in NY, you can have our snow, it's like DIY water, and we've got more than we need.

CA's drought is quite literally the worst and longest in all of known history. The fact that the whole world knows about East Coast snow, but not about the West Coast dust bowl is a source of unending frustration.

But anyway. Yes: please mail us your snow.

[Gadge 4,294]

Nah Simon is the xwig pilot.  Its me in the imperial kit.

[Radarman5 1,347]

Nah Simon is the xwig pilot.  Its me in the imperial kit.

 

You look like a proper imperial, must help that you're British. For some reason the Empire recruits it's officers exclusively from England, but fill the Stormtrooper ranks with Americans. What's that all about, lol...

[Nightshrike 1,810]

 

 

I'm living in CA, where we only have enough water for the next year or so. The idea of wearing a jacket is just a cruel tease.

Which means I should come up with some sort of T-shirt design.

 

I didn't know CA was having water issues, but then I gave up on the news. I'm in NY, you can have our snow, it's like DIY water, and we've got more than we need.

CA's drought is quite literally the worst and longest in all of known history. The fact that the whole world knows about East Coast snow, but not about the West Coast dust bowl is a source of unending frustration.

But anyway. Yes: please mail us your snow.

 

 

California is bringing a lot of that on itself, to be fair.  Southern California was never meant to support that kind of population density.  So, it's not surprising that the water is drying up.  Las Vegas is going to be in for it too.

[Mikael Hasselstein 6,896]

If somebody designs a patch for ISD Indomitable, I'm all over it.

 

Is there something special about this ship? On the Wookiee, all I'm seeing is that it was an ISD-I, which according to the Adventure Journal was one of six names to be sliced and handed over to the Rebellion. Is it part of something you're writing, or do you just like the name?

[Nightshrike 1,810]

 

If somebody designs a patch for ISD Indomitable, I'm all over it.

 

Is there something special about this ship? On the Wookiee, all I'm seeing is that it was an ISD-I, which according to the Adventure Journal was one of six names to be sliced and handed over to the Rebellion. Is it part of something you're writing, or do you just like the name?

 

 

Yes and yes.  I love Royal Navy ship names.

[Punning Pundit 4,746]

I'm living in CA, where we only have enough water for the next year or so. The idea of wearing a jacket is just a cruel tease.

Which means I should come up with some sort of T-shirt design.

 

I didn't know CA was having water issues, but then I gave up on the news. I'm in NY, you can have our snow, it's like DIY water, and we've got more than we need.

CA's drought is quite literally the worst and longest in all of known history. The fact that the whole world knows about East Coast snow, but not about the West Coast dust bowl is a source of unending frustration.

But anyway. Yes: please mail us your snow.

 

California is bringing a lot of that on itself, to be fair.  Southern California was never meant to support that kind of population density.  So, it's not surprising that the water is drying up.  Las Vegas is going to be in for it too.

Yes and no.

Most of our water is being used in the Central Valley and exported as food. The cities actually use less total water than they did 30 years ago, despite having more total people. Our urban and suburban citizens have drastically cut back on water use, without sacrificing quality of life. Unfortunately, Central Valley farmers want to use slave labor and free water, and throw a fit whenever they're asked to be smarter about their water usage. It's pretty ugly.

The drought itself is being caused by-or at least is intensified by- global climate change. That's something that CA has done a lot to fight against, but it's a fight we've been losing.

So yeah, there's things we can do, and some of the issue is on us. A lot of the problem is on the East Coast, where the assumption that ice caps melting on the poles, and turning into snowfall on New York somehow means the Earth is not getting warmer.

[DariusAPB 6,925]

 

Nah Simon is the xwig pilot.  Its me in the imperial kit.

 

You look like a proper imperial, must help that you're British. For some reason the Empire recruits it's officers exclusively from England, but fill the Stormtrooper ranks with Americans. What's that all about, lol...

 

 

Dunno about Gadge, but I use my accent as much as possible, when either roleplaying an Imperial or an elf...

[Nightshrike 1,810]

 

 

Nah Simon is the xwig pilot.  Its me in the imperial kit.

 

You look like a proper imperial, must help that you're British. For some reason the Empire recruits it's officers exclusively from England, but fill the Stormtrooper ranks with Americans. What's that all about, lol...

 

 

Dunno about Gadge, but I use my accent as much as possible, when either roleplaying an Imperial or an elf...

 

 

Or when meeting American girls in pubs?  Let's be honest, that accent...

[DariusAPB 6,925]

It's true.

[Nightshrike 1,810]

It's true.

 

Do you get tired of hearing, "OH my GOD, you sound SOOOOO sophisticated!"

[DariusAPB 6,925]

I get tired of coronation street references, but no I like the accent compliments. Since I like playing Elves in D20 and I am very Imperial I admit I tend to milk it.

 

Let's face it, the long curly hair & goatee help too. (Maybe i should switch to half elf...)

Edited March 16, 2015 by DariusAPB