How to not build a Mando

[PhantomBlade]

I figured the Sandhawk command would have a decent idea of what was required. And it's most definitely not them I'm frustrated with. Or 'raging at them' as you put it. The approvals team are who I'm at a loss with (and really only one particular member. The other member was quite helpful). Sandhawks have been nothing but supportive. So I thought I was in with a chance when I posted in pre approvals, as Luciferian didn't think there was very much wrong at all (her first comment was along the lines of stop being so hard on yourself, your kit looks fine). Note, that pre approvals was as far as I'd gone. I certainly hadn't attempted full approval, so I dont know why you feel the need to insinuate that I have. I'm happy to fix what needs fixing, it's just really weird that the local command thinks my kit isn't half bad, but the overall command thinks there's a tonne to fix. The only reason I even bothered submitting in pre approvals is because I'd been lead to believe that besides crooked plates, I was more or less ready to go. If I had known my kit was so far off, I wouldn't have bothered wasting everyone's time. Every costume I've submitted anywhere has been sent back for improvement. It's not the rejection that bothers me, it's the way they went about it. They probably didn't mean it this way, but I'd taken what they'd written about being insensitive as a personal attack. I'm embarrassed to admit that it left me in tears and very nearly ready to throw the kit out. As it is, it's currently sitting in bags ready for the bin. Those shells had been on my belt for months, and the locals hadn't had anything to say about it. A comment along the lines of 'Those aren't swarsy, ditch them' I'd been expecting. Coming close to being called insensitive, and engaging in actions that would reflect badly on the whole club? Not cool. Similar thing with the cape. Patterned cape was sitting in my build thread, for months, and I'm only just informed that the CRL changed. So a cape, that I'd spend 2 hours on, that was approvable a month ago, now isn't.
So can you blame me for being disappointed in how they've done it?