Tie Pilot, Cadet, Reporting

[Jokr]

Hello there,

I'm Jak "Jokr" Wages.

I'm a resident near the I-26/385 Y, in South Carolina.
Having originally joined the Jolly Roger Squadron forum group 5 years ago, life and a major drop of income occurred. Well, my kit gathering had to give.

In the last moth or so, I've been able to shift it back into high gear.

I'm getting closer and closer to getting the Reserve Pilot kit together. I have or have in-transit the harder-to-find stuff.

Ultimately, I'm looking to get both a "standard" film pilot kit together and the additional parts for a 181st pilot.
The helmet and "hard" stuff will be ordered once I replenish my finances (if the wife doesn't figure out what I've already spent to get this far ...).

My "kick-start" was getting NVA (East German, not Vietnam) boots I could afford. Oh, and a minor fender bender causing me to redo my themed 09 xB. It was lastly a "Moonshine Runner," but all the "vintage" parts had to come off for the bodyshop.
So, I decided to go with a non-canon Star Wars theme:
7 Cwt (name from a vintage English small van badge) Tie- Commando Weaponized Transport/ 7- Cargo-weaponized
transport-Like with the SR-71. an official mis-passed a T into a &, but it was adopted, rather than corrected.

The idea is a Tie Advanced x1, with the ball altered into a hidden heavy weapons bay (ala A=26K invader, as was trained at the Columbia Airport during WW2), A small cargo are is added behind a side-by-side cockpit just above and behind the top of the ball. That bay holds a 4-6 man squad of SEAL-esque commandos. As an armed and armoured drop ans support ship, it has shields and a hyperdrive, but can hide among ties and tie-bombers.
I have drawings and will mod a larger Action Fleet Tie, if I ever start going to car shows again ...
The rear will have 2/3-3/4 scaled accurately armored and armed storm commandos (I hope some on here will be able to help create the molds for me to use).

I have also made some real-world-use SW/tie pilot stuff for every-day use. Picts will follow, once I get time to take them ...

The long-term plan fr 501st costuming is to be adaptable for whatever is needed, within a Tie context. So, I'm trying to keep it accurate/quality (the FIRST tme) and simple.
I've done living history pirate/early 18th Century mariner/sailor. In that, there are WAY too many captains and not enough sailors. At an event, I was able to shift between a huge range and portray many aspects of pirate-life, as needed- by changing accessories. That was fun, so I want to do the same here.

I look forward to meeting everyone, on here and in the real-world. I would like to participate as a handler until I get TI-approved.

-Jak

Oh, and Jokr is another nickname (besides my pirate "Tartan Jack"), as I am a huge Batman fan and a bit of a nut. I used that with my son on Star Wars Battlefront, as a mispelled ID. I thought it looked "Star Wars-y." . . .

Shiny.

[Jokr]

Where at, tonight:

Boots- 2 pair
13" tall East German jack boots, with rounded heel pattern (left sole glue dissolved when using hot-water-stretch technique)
15" tall East German NVA jack boots, with "slant" heel/side pattern

Fight Suit:
3 Red Kap suits on way, have JRS patterns for pockets
1- "standard" black
2- Red stripe (181st)
3- material for other 2. If get what need. from legs/seat, will make the upper part into a daily light jacket (but with accurate pockets)

Belt:
Have 2" blank and dye, from non-completed kilt-belt project. Need time and weather (and no kids running around (I NEED SCHOOL BACK IN SESSION!)
Have Tandy blank buckle
Need Imperial Disk

Gloves- on way from WW (ordered as many on JRS seem to like those)
- I know there are issues with WW, which I'd love to hear.

Officer's Cap-reserve pilot- have pattern, need disk
-will mostly hand-sew
---- I make (have made) 4-yard box-pleat kilts, so I aint skeered)

CommPad- On list (paid) for one from JRS
- Also plan to make a screen-accurate vacuformed and hand painted one, once I relocate my small machine.


I will need a helmet, period.
=MUST be screen accurate (NO RUBIES!)

For Standard pilot, need the chest armour and box

For 181st- need most of the chest stuff, esp, box and ALICE belt.
I have the materials /buckled for the rest of the straps from car-part/accessory projects.
The vest just needs a pattern and lots of time to make all that stitching (and figure out how to use my commercial sewing machine ... It's a BEAST!)

I have a number of Hasbo E-11s, plus Hasbro/Kenner and a Rubies DL-44.
A DD E-11 conversion kit is on it's way ...
Holsters to come once converted to acceptable (have patterns).
-For the above-mentioned car=project, I need/want a small arsenal ...
Plus, with 3 kids, I need a range of breakable/break=each-other blasters.

Any assistance (or stuff for trade), would be greatly appreciated.
i made hundreds of models, mostly planes and aircraft carriers. when I was a kid, through the first years of marriage. Kids break fragile stuff ... Now, I have a bunch of kits ib a storage building in my yard ...
So, I think painting, modding, and weathering may be doable ...
Where did my tools go?

[Jokr]

One last post, promise.

For those who watch Frozen over-and-over ...
and play it with their kids ...

Weselton has an Imperial Garrison.
As we know the Empire doesn't take trade disputes lightly. Wars have started that way ...

So, be careful and enjoy the moment. THEY are coming:



(Imperial Snowtroopers attack makes for much fun play!)

[RogueTrooper]

Welcome John!
Good to see that you are signed up! please take a moment and look around and use the other areas of the forum to post etc..

If you need anything happy to help

Make yourself at home.

Tom

[Cantina Security]

Yeah man, looks like you have your pilots in a row so to speak...

I will shoot you the Tambo info!

[Cantina Security]

Tambofett@gmail.com

Nice guy!