SDCC photo complaints

bh7603

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ok, i've been told that there were people at the SDCC legion photo that had an issue with my custom mando beingn in the photo.

who are you? lets discuss WHY?

the SCG photo has always had customs in it as long as i can remember, and this year there were several other customs in it as well.

so what is your issue? please let me know. The group of BH's that was taken should've been fine as hopefully we all were members of TDH. Don;t forget the two bobas that arrived right as we finished and didnt get ANY pictures of themselves, or the boba that refused to take their helmet off in the helmet off photo.

email or pm me if you wish.

jszarecki@gmail.com

i personally would be complaining abotu the 4 mandos in the TDH picture as its listed here that are NOT members of the TDH.
 
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I told my friend not to wear his white paldron and leave the MG34 in the room because it was a 501st shoot and his suit needed to be as seen in the movie. Now, this was my 1st year at Comic Con, and I'm not aware of your traditions, but when it says 501st shoot, I thought it meant 501st approved costumes. That's why I didn't wear Vader, I don't have my official SL designation yet.

I personally don't care who's in the photo, but I interpreted it as a 501st shoot since the heading on the legion boards was "Official 501st Legion Photo". That's why I got confused when I saw a bunch of different suits. I realize those people are 501st members, I just expected to see movie suits for the official picture.

I don't know that it was a complaint, rather just an observation and in the whole scheme of things really not that big of a deal as long as everyone is having fun.

my.02
 
I would suggest posting in the SDCC section on the 501st boards. Posting in the custom mando section makes you cry out to people who were not even there.

About you wearing your custom in the 501st group photo... well tons of members were offended, I heard countless times from many members that "this isn't a place for customs." The Legion is a group for movie quality costumes from the movies or the EU, your custom can never be an approved costume in the Legion.
 
Actually, 5204's right. If you're going to be in an official 501st picture, you should be wearing a 501st approved costume. Right now, custom Mando's are not accepted, so there shouldn't be any in the 501st pic.

On the other hand, the same could be said of the TDH picture. Why would you want to be in a pic for a website that you aren't a member of anyway?
 
Sorry for posting multiple times, a PSP can only post so many characters.



You also defied your CO, you were told to wear your Sandtrooper, you chose to ignore him as you do quite frequently.
 
Both Andy and Craig are right, we were ALL confused as to why you showed up to be in on the 501st Legion photo. custom Mando's are NOT 501st approved however, they can sit in on the SCG photo which you are not a member of and should not have been in that photo either. Like Jango 5204 said, we were all having fun. that's why we were confused as to you being there in the first place. the TDH photo on the other hand is always open to anyone.

hope this clears up your confusion.
 
I said I would post over on this thread if you made one
However, Everyone else already said the same stuff I would have

501st pic requires 501st costume.
Customs are not 501st
Therefore , you should not be in the pic
simple really
 
Honestly guys, I dont see why this should be dragged on any further. I dont see what the big deal is.

Yea, the costumes have to be 501st approved but then again, its just a photo. I will assure you that you guys will all get more photo ops than this. More 501st shoots. I dont see it as a big deal for him to have been there.


But on the other hand I do see what you guys are saying how a 501st shoot should be limited to 501st approved costumes, not whos a member and who isnt.
 
Honestly guys, I dont see why this should be dragged on any further. I dont see what the big deal is.

Yea, the costumes have to be 501st approved but then again, its just a photo. I will assure you that you guys will all get more photo ops than this. More 501st shoots. I dont see it as a big deal for him to have been there.


But on the other hand I do see what you guys are saying how a 501st shoot should be limited to 501st approved costumes, not whos a member and who isnt.
He is a 501st member, so he has every right to be in the photo as anyone else who has a number. The problem was that he attended in a costume that isn't Legion approved.
 
I was looking through this and I was just curious if the 501st have a rule for their group photos that requires costumes to be screen accurate?

Not asking the question to be snide or anything, I'm just honestly curious because everytime I've ever seen a photo for the 501st the costumes were all screen accurate.

The reason I'm asking is if they did have a rule forbidding non-screen accurate suits why was he allowed to take the photo with them in the first place? Someone shouldda said something if there was a rule about screen accurate costumes only I would think :confused.

But like I said, I wouldn't really know lol.
 
Female_Fett said:
The reason I'm asking is if they did have a rule forbidding non-screen accurate suits why was he allowed to take the photo with them in the first place? Someone shouldda said something if there was a rule about screen accurate costumes only I would think

Here's the answer to that question from what I can gather.

You also defied your CO, you were told to wear your Sandtrooper, you chose to ignore him as you do quite frequently.
 
Nobody said anything because ;
1. they don't wanna cause a problem
2. Feel it's not their place
3. don't know the difference (sad really, but true)
4. It's just a photo, why get all in a bunch because someone doesn't follow the rules?

That's a few reasons I came up with.
BTW- I wasn't there, so I can't say positively why, just guessing.
 
Not to sure what your talkin about Ghostsoldier. I can see why people would get upset about custom mando's in a 501st Legion photo... I mean you have a group of people that have to have screen accurate costumes that needs approved ahead of time. To have a custom costume thrown in there kind of takes away from what the Legion is trying to portray... I don't think its such a big deal that a custom mando was in the pic more or less that it was the fact that it was meant for only 501st members... and even tho he WAS a 501st member he showed up in the wrong costume.

I'm sre there were a million other photo ops available, I dont tihnk he needed to jump into that photo... Would Mando mercs be a little confused if a black hole or a custom stormtrooper jumped into their photo?

I dunno just my .02

Either way tho, your custom mando looks sweet... haha. like the bucket :p

El1te
 
im not in the SCG photo. illsay it again. IM NOT IN THE SCG PHOTO.

also note there were several custom clones in there that are not approved customs. (from the new movie).

as it stands ive worn that particular mando the the 501st SDCC photo ever since that mando was approved and i had a BH number for that costume. every year that custom has been in the photo, and sometimes even more customs (ive got the pics to back it up) were in the photo, not just mandos. if youd like for me to post them i can.

i understand what my CO said, and see his POV, but I've always worn it and NEVER been told not to.

but someone was right, if it was a big deal, someone should've said something, which frankly i woudl've had issues with, as i woudlve made sure the other 6 customs would have to be taken out as well.

i wont post this on the legion forums cause its not the place for it.

EDIT: i recounted there are 6 custom, non legion members and or non approved legion costumes in the photo. and i think its awesome. and im gonna go out on a limb here and say the XO of the SCG thought it was awesome as well, or she would've said get out, as she was the one placing people in the photo.

this is kicking a dead horse and really isnt a big deal. I'm just curious as to others thoughts. mostly from people who have been in the scg legion photos before.
 
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Sounds like a personal preference on the part of your leaders to give a BH designation, but I didn't see it on the 501st Website. I saw the TD, not the BH.

"B. FORMAL/CANON - Costumes must be authentic, canon Imperial costumes from the movies or licensed media (games, books, etc.). Costumes must be devoid of stickers, ornamentation, or any other decoration not found on the original costumes. Costumes must be complete, containing all the parts in good working order and appearance. If a member has a question whether his or her costume meets the specifications of a formal costume, they may refer to information provided by the Costume Reference Library (CRL) on the main website or the LMO. Formal events include any event involving Lucasfilm and its affiliates or any other event where formal presentation is expressly asked for or required. An example of this would be escorting celebrities associated with Star Wars - this is considered an official event and calls for the group to represent the club in formal dress, unless the event organizer has specified that non-formal costumes are acceptable."

Now this is a Convention, not a 501st event, so wear what you want. My only question was the photo. Advertised as 501st official photo. That, to me meant 501st suits.

I don't see how starting an arguement at the photo shoot about who can be in the photo would've benefit anyone.
 
I don't see how starting an arguement at the photo shoot about who can be in the photo would've benefit anyone.

Oh, I didn't mean it in that sense, I just thought they had a rule about screen-accurate only and if they did then they probably should have said something at the photoshoot. However, from the sound of things it doesn't appear as though that particular photo constituted those rules, particuarly if he's been in that suit before in that type of photo.

So, what's done is done. Hopefully not too many toes were stepped on in the process and if they were then we can hope those toes learn to speak up before the camera flash:D (refering to the 501st in the photo that had an issue with it).
 
Sounds to me like you guys (Mercs) need to have your own photo shoot. I agree with Jango 5204 100% and IMO, you should have not been in the photo period no matter who thought it was cool. there are hundreds of people turned down every week who's Fett isn't good enough for 501st approval and having you in those photos only raises more questions for them. I'm surprised any of them haven't come forward yet to complain about you being in those photos. we all work very hard on our costumes and the Legion has rules that need to be followed so for us to raise an eyebrow for your presence in the photo is understandable.

and for the record, you ARE in the SCG photo, I heard Lesley say that the next picture was for the SCG only and your in it. I will try looking for it later when I have a bit more time.
 
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