Hmmm. I detect a hint of SG-69 in my squad. Yes, the AAH (so named after the satisfying sounds our prey makes) Squad is active mostly at night. Sometimes during the parade if there are cute girls watching the parade. Or girls in general.

During the colony sweep I mainly hang out in the rear (I am watching your asses!) because my cowboy hat makes a good marker. At least that's what Mike told me that year...

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Basically, no - No-one really takes it seriously.
About the only serious aspect of costuming is being really anal over the correct details of teh kit and being geeky about the movies.

We do this for fun, friendship and the general social side of things.
In fact, in some circles we're known for being the least serious of the costuming groups.
When everyone else is there at 8am, already fully kitted and ready to go, we roll in at about half 10, hungover and having a laugh!

But we look damned good doing it.

Oh, and we've led off the parade two years in a row.

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~Jay

The problem with me is that I wanna take things seriously because I want to meet the standard. It's a habit I've gotten from JROTC and the Guard.

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"I kill Xenos and Preds for fun, but a job's a job. Stay professional and watch the backs of your Marine brothers and sisters."

thx dom, kev was the first marine i met three years ago at dcon , and i vaguely remember drunk dialing kevin this last year and him being extremely helpful .of course i cant for the life of me remember why i called , but anyway his squad needed filling . so im in

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"I am the ULTIMATE BADASS , state of the badass art"
Alpha squad. Burton's Bandits

Sure made you easy to follow when I was taking pictures in 2008.

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General all around pain in the ass and master of the overshare.
"...a geeky kinda dorky kinda nerdy kinda gurl...and I like it!"

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"DEVIANT DRAGOONS"

Getting my gear together. Mostly pulling together to get an accurate Sgt. Apone as I can. I don't have the money for armor does that matter for the parade?

Not as far as I'm concerned. I won't be wearing my armor for the parade, you can borrow it if you like.

Woody, although I understand the spirit of what it is you're trying to say, your statement doesn't speak for me... and I can think of a few more.

Don't get me wrong, I do have fun doing this but I do take it very seriously.

Speaking of armor, what's a good way of transporting it as luggage while taking a flight? Figured of asking ahead of time.

Some form of large firm-sided suitcase generally.

I use one like this:

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Corporal in 69th Regt. 1st Batt. Homer’s Heroes.

"I'd like to die at the age of 80 in my own bed, with a belly full of wine and a girl's mouth around my c**k."

Taking the hugger as a trophy? "Hey, how'd that get in there?"

You should see the party in my (even bigger...) suitcase...

Always good to have some accessories:

viewtopic.php?p=133284#p133284

http://www.sci-fi-london.com/news/festi ... st-roundup

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Steve
Corporal in 69th Regt. 1st Batt. Homer’s Heroes.

"I'd like to die at the age of 80 in my own bed, with a belly full of wine and a girl's mouth around my c**k."

That's why I'm building the rifle from scratch. Not to mention, I'm gonna get extra magazines and grenades due to having ammo pouches and a bandoleer. I thought: "Why not come prepared with as much as you can so that there's plenty to go around?"

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"I kill Xenos and Preds for fun, but a job's a job. Stay professional and watch the backs of your Marine brothers and sisters."

As long as you don't build your armour from cardboard and fiberglass...

A lot of us here are very creative... but even we realize that it is pointless and frustrating to reinvent the wheel. Reasonably priced armor and pulse rifles exist out there, so we support the makers. If you want to build a pulse, try building a spulse! Want more of a challenge? You could get an airsoft conversion kit and go from there.

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I did think about getting Spat's pulse rifle kit, but the problem is that it didn't have any working mechanisms. And if I got an airsoft conversion kit, it would cost too much. I'm trying to be resourceful due to a tight budget and also be creative by doing some work by myself instead of having something that is already made for me. Like right now, I am building my pulse rifle from scratch and I will soon dye my urban camo BDU.

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"I kill Xenos and Preds for fun, but a job's a job. Stay professional and watch the backs of your Marine brothers and sisters."

mattsu sells pulse rifle parts , shrouds , grenade launchers , stocks and vents etc . just an fyi , ive made some parts , but if you want a decent pr your gonna need help

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"I am the ULTIMATE BADASS , state of the badass art"
Alpha squad. Burton's Bandits

And since nobody thought of giving help on reassembling the R870, I might as well get another. I can't seem to get the mechanism working on the pump and the trigger. They feel jammed.

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"I kill Xenos and Preds for fun, but a job's a job. Stay professional and watch the backs of your Marine brothers and sisters."

I can use help on getting a proper handguard for the launcher since most of the gun part sites have zip.

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"I kill Xenos and Preds for fun, but a job's a job. Stay professional and watch the backs of your Marine brothers and sisters."

You're not using the one that came with your Spas 12?

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Steve
Corporal in 69th Regt. 1st Batt. Homer’s Heroes.

"I'd like to die at the age of 80 in my own bed, with a belly full of wine and a girl's mouth around my c**k."

I was suggested on getting an getting the actual cage, and I am hoping to get a replica vent and buttstock. Just need to wait on the dough to come in.

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"I kill Xenos and Preds for fun, but a job's a job. Stay professional and watch the backs of your Marine brothers and sisters."

By then you'll probably have access to this forum's sales & wants, then there's bound to be a sale of cages and handguards.

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Steve
Corporal in 69th Regt. 1st Batt. Homer’s Heroes.

"I'd like to die at the age of 80 in my own bed, with a belly full of wine and a girl's mouth around my c**k."

I am hoping to purchase that stuff from Matsu one of these days.

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"I kill Xenos and Preds for fun, but a job's a job. Stay professional and watch the backs of your Marine brothers and sisters."

I just remembered something not too long ago. Along with the Spat armor I'm gonna get, I am thinking of purchasing a two-way radio to put into the helmet. However, I cannot find the right kind that is available. What I am asking is this: If any of you are using radios, are you planning on upgrading any time soon before the con?

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"I kill Xenos and Preds for fun, but a job's a job. Stay professional and watch the backs of your Marine brothers and sisters."