76th Independant Battalion Pt 21 : Zero hour is upon us
POSTED BY: nvghostrider
UPDATED: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 12:17
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Hi Z...I can answer a few of your questions.. Firstly, 98 percent of the uniforms you saw were hand-made by Tristan!! (Yes, he is amazing...and no we didn't lock him in a basement with piles of material and a sewing machine for a year...altho, I'm sure to him it felt like that at times!)... Secondly...I had a hand in the helmets (of which I am sooooooo very proud!).. We had discussions on the proboard about the look of the two types of uniforms...and out of that came a find of a type of helmet that could be gotten (when they're in stock)...Being an impulsive sort, I bought ten of 'em and practiced with different spray paints...once Tristan and the others in command gave the okay..I started buying, painting, selling and shipping them all over (with a goodly supply at Tristan's for those that would need them at D*C)... That's ALSO how a number of the weapons made it to Atlanta without a number of our group being arrested! Some of our members came from lands (Oz) where you can't even buy the airsoft rifles. (Oh, and that was another discussion on the board before we all decided on what model we all needed to carry). Others who were arriving by plane pre-mailed their weapons to those of us who were driving in to avoid homeland security freak out. One of our members, Lost, was actually in charge of and did a great job with the 'loaner' arsenal making sure that everyone had what they needed and wanted to march! Oh, this has been SUCH a fun year getting ready...I'm hoping desperately that we will continue to grow so I can continue to paint helmets! (I had about 7 that I took to Atlanta for anyone who wanted a different size/etc. and ended up donating them to the SEBC table so they could sell 'em for their good works.)...those are the questions I could answer...if'n ya have others...ask away. (And please do consider joining us! We want to be even bigger at D*C next year!)
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bimp.
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Can't believe it's over.
Bump!
"Come a day there won't be room for naughty men like us to slip about at all"
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Sister, I don't think you need worry about not having more helmets to paint. we have 24 new members just since the con, not even counting the applications filled out at the SEBC table.
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Commander, Alpha Company, 76th Independent Battalion
also the designated sasquatch
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Good morning fellow browncoats. Sister thanks for the info and btw you’ve done a great job with the helmets. I might add that Tristen also did fantastic work with the uniforms. I’ve seen a couple videos of the parade on Youtube and the 76th independent battalion really stands out. The picture of you guys pointing your weapons at the camera is impressive. I dare to say that had the group been at Serenity Valley the Unified army woulda turned tail and hauled a$$ away from the battle and the war may have turned out completely different. Course that would have changed the tv show FF and Mal and his beloved crew wouldn’t have made their home on that little transport Serenity. Well what’s done is done. When Firefly returns maybe the 76th will be able to engage the Unified troops in another battle and scare the pants off those purplebellies.
Also I am considering joining the 76th but there are a lot of activities and family stuff that would likely keep my participation at low ebb so I’ve been holding off joining. I would love to make it to DragonCon next year and be involved with the fan movement for getting more FF/Serenity. You guys looked like you had a lot of fun and I’ve really enjoy meeting the folks I’ve been posting with for over a year. Well, I’ve got a year to make it happen. Thanks again for the info.
Z raises a mug of mudders milk “Salute”
Ps: Just to add, I think all of the FF/Serenity fans did a super job
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Thought I'd throw in a few pics of the promotion ceremony. I've tons more and will turn it into a screen saver shortly...but for now
oh and HUGS thanks Tristan sweety:)
and of course...our adorable Zeph:)
"I'm not all that interested in the mental health of people who want to kill me. "- Leroy Jethro Gibbs
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nice!
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oh, god...it's monday.
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Quote:
Originally posted by Sister:
one week ago...in Atlanta...the browncoats did rise again!
[ silly ]
I'll have you know that every time I hear that line in The Ballad of Joss I would add "at Dracon-Con" in the break after it.
[ /silly ]
I have a lot of pics of the promotion ceremony and the BBQ as well, I just haven't gotten around to posting them yet (D*C just ended for me yesterday).
zzetta, if you are interested, go ahead and join up. We had almost 200 members by the time D*C hit, and only 35 of us were able to march. If nothing else you can see how the discussion (and derailment) goes on the proboard and how we sometimes get focused on the tiniest little details (which helps us to look our best).
As for Serenity Valley, well, it's in our (fictional) history. We actually got the name for the unit from a deleted scene, the one where there are fields of people just laying around dead or dying, and the med ship flies overhead (the original opening scene for the series). Zoe says "we've lost 4 more from the 76th" and this our unit was born. Hell, we even have some fanfic about members who died in that Valley.
~jimi
I switched glasses when your back was turned! Ha ha! You fool! You fell victim to one of the classic blunders! The most famous is never get involved in a land war in Asia, but only slightly less well-known is this: never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line!
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Quote:
Originally posted by Hell's Kitten:Quote:*snikkers*
Originally posted by Tristan:
It was one of those "Aw, hell" moments when I started reading through them and realized I would not be able to contact them....
... Dumbass
*giggles and RUNS AWAY!*
Hey! That's Colonel Dumbass to you Kitten.
Only 352 days to Dragon Con '08.
*sighs*
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