76th Independent Battalion - part 26

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SISTER

Friday, February 22, 2008 8:09 PM

hey Kanya; visit the 'be all, end all boot thread' for assistance! Those us WITH calves have a number of choices. Hope to see you at D*C this year.

KAELE

Friday, February 22, 2008 11:42 PM

Hi Kayna!

I had the same problem. I got a pair of boots, but they are not perfect. I'm looking to buy a new pair and if I get them approved, I'll add it to the boot thread on the forums.

The boot thread was condensed in January's newswave. If you didn't recieve it, you can also view it on our MySpace blog here:
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=154734
129&blogID=348756168

Since you've sent in your application, go ahead and join the 76th forums here:
http://76thbattalion.proboards59.com/index.cgi

If you want to be included on the newswave mailing list, PM me and I'll add you.

Welcome to the battalion. :)

~Kaele

Commander, Echo Company, 76th Battalion
http://76thbattalion.homestead.com

KAELE

Saturday, February 23, 2008 4:42 PM

Bump.

Had two cups of tea and a nice breakfast.

Here's hoping hubby's nerves calm down. Between work and taxes, he's about as cheerful as a reaver.

~Kaele

Commander, Echo Company, 76th Battalion
http://76thbattalion.homestead.com

MCNUTT

Sunday, February 24, 2008 4:59 AM

I'm in deleware is there any thing neer me?

KAYNA

Sunday, February 24, 2008 7:26 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Sister:
hey Kanya; visit the 'be all, end all boot thread' for assistance! Those us WITH calves have a number of choices. Hope to see you at D*C this year.

Hi Sister!
I would love to go but it looks like it's not going to be in the cards for me this year. Just not enough money to go around.

Quote:
Originally posted by Kaele:
Hi Kayna!

I had the same problem. I got a pair of boots, but they are not perfect. I'm looking to buy a new pair and if I get them approved, I'll add it to the boot thread on the forums.

The boot thread was condensed in January's newswave. If you didn't recieve it, you can also view it on our MySpace blog here:
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=154734
129&blogID=348756168

Since you've sent in your application, go ahead and join the 76th forums here:
http://76thbattalion.proboards59.com/index.cgi

If you want to be included on the newswave mailing list, PM me and I'll add you.

Welcome to the battalion. :)

I'll check all that out! Thanks!

As to the boots thing, I wasn't on here much at all last year (RL did a number on me) so I guess I missed that thread. I like some of the links on the myspace thing for the uniform but I'm also looking for some simple, slip on, or zip up style boots for a general verse style outfit. There's a pic up there but I don't see a link. Any help there?

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Op: You're fighting a war you've already lost.
Mal: Yeah, well I'm known for that.

KAELE

Sunday, February 24, 2008 6:15 PM

Hi McNutt!

Were you interested in joining the battalion?

I'm in the north-east US, in PA, west of Philadelphia. We haven't been having too many informal battalion-only gatherings in our area just yet. But I know that it is becoming more and more likely that I will be attending the Shore Leave convention in MD in uniform. I am unsure if my sister (who is also in the battalion) will be attending, but there is some interest from at least one other member.
http://www.shore-leave.com/

I did help out with registration at the Browncoat Ball in uniform and there were two other members of the battalion who attended the Ball when it was here in Philly in November.

PM me with your e-mail address if you need more info. :)

~Kaele

Commander, Echo Company, 76th Battalion
http://76thbattalion.homestead.com

ROCKETJOCK

Monday, February 25, 2008 12:01 AM

Hello there, 76th!

I posted the message below on the "General Discussions" forum, and somewhere there suggested that you folk might have an answer:
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My family and I were at Wondercon in San Francisco today (had a great time!) Amongst the swag we made off with is a set of four Independent (Browncoat)military insignia patches.

All are the familiar green triangle with two yellow stripes and an inverted blue star, but there is also a rank structure, indicated by dark pips in the triangle's corners -- one has no pips at all, the other three have pips that grow progressively darker.

I presume that the darker the pip, the higher the rank, but does anyone know what the actual ranks involved are? I.E., is the sequence "Private, Corporal, Sergeant, Master Sergeant" or "Noncomissioned, Lieutenant (JG), Lieutenant, Captain", or something else?

I understand there is some semi-official source (perhaps one of the visual guides?), but the dealer didn't know which rank was which, nor could he suggest what reference to look in.

Anybody out there in the black got the answer?

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I've checked out the 76th's home page, and I've seen your uniform specs, so I know you don't use this particular patch as a rank signal. But the dealer was pretty sure that this system was cannonical in some reference somewhere, and you good folks do seem like a good place to trawl for information. If it turns out the dealer was misinformed,I'll still hold onto these as a collector's item, but it'd be nice to know.

Thanks in advance.

"She's tore up plenty. But she'll fly true." -- Zoë Washburn

MSB

Monday, February 25, 2008 4:32 AM

Sigh...sorry no clue here. I am sure someone on the command staff would know. I'll email them and ask that they pop in:)

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Ain't Love GRAND!!!

ROCKETJOCK

Tuesday, February 26, 2008 7:07 AM

My thanks to those on both threads who have tried to help me out. Here's what I've got so far:

1: The Black-Star variant patch w/out corner pips was formerly sold by browncoatpatches.com. The mistake in color was apparently due to bad color register on the screen captures used to design it.

2: The Blue-star patch w/out shoulder pips is sold by Out To The Black Outfitters. This is, I gather, the standard supplier for the 76th.

3: The shoulder-pip variants are from a company called Patches 'n Pins. They include one patch with a gold border.

4. The reference giving the pip-bearing patches canonicity is the Firefly Official Companion Volume Two, but though it pictures them, it apparently doesn't explain rank structure. The pipless blue-star version is also apparently canonical from screen captures.

5: Parenthetically, there also seems to be on-screen reference for the star being worn both point-up and point-down. This is apparently due to a costuming error on set, but which version is the original error is anybody's guess at this point.

Thanks again for your help.

"She's tore up plenty. But she'll fly true." -- Zoë Washburn

BROWNCOAT1

Tuesday, February 26, 2008 1:48 PM

Mornin' 76th.

Hope everyone had a good weekend.

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Holding the line since December '02!

Richmond, VA & surrounding area Firefly Fans:

http://www.richmondbrowncoats.org

Color Officer / X.O. Echo Company

http://76thbattalion.homestead.com/index.html

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