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Praetorians are also excellent: https://www.501st.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=95592

Hit Hyperfirm up directly. PM them on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/HFx-Productions-1669859386576227/ They're in SoCal, so if you don't mind a bit of a drive, you can pick one up in person.

Not really. It's just cosmetic. Just something to be aware of.

You will want 1/16" (.060"). The only thing they will carry there is haircell, which is textured on one side.

There are several vetted sellers listed in this thread: http://www.imperialofficer.com/forum/index.php?/forum/55-ongoing-sales-project-orders/ There's a good seller on Etsy too. https://www.etsy.com/listing/493612230/star-wars-imperial-belt-boxes-set-of-2?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=star wars officer belt boxes&ref=sr_gallery-1-1 Recommend going with metal over 3d printed plastic, as it would be a substantial amount of work to make plastic ones look real.

Welcome Stephanie! I got your photos and application, so your review is in the works.

Email sent.

Curious to know where you got it, or who the maker is. Not a lot of fiberglass trooper armor out there.

Will do. Happy to help.

I'm fairly handy. I can bring my soldering gear and supplies if you'd like.

I'll be there.

Welcome Angelo!

Hi Ashley. Welcome! We'd love to have you join us! We do have regular armor parties where we get together to work on our costumes and just generally have fun and talk about Star Wars. The next armor party will be in January, but it hasn't been scheduled yet. Keep an eye our calendar for more info. Prospective members are welcome! Regarding gender and costumes, costumes are open to any gender, with the caveat that it still must be accurate to the character and follow the CRL (Costume Reference Library) for that particular character. We don't do "gender bent" costumes, meaning female variations of traditionally male costumes, or vice versa. For example if you wanted to do a Krennic, you must meet the same standards as a male doing a Krennic, meaning your hair would have to be styled like the character on screen. This could be done with a wig, or with styling, but simply tying it back into a bun or pony-tail, for example, would not be acceptable. In short, you would need to look as convincingly like a man as possible. We have at least one woman who has been approved as Krennic. I'll dig up the photos and post them in this thread when I find them. Hope this answers your question. We have many female costumers in the Legion, and many costume choices available. Check out our CRLs here for a complete list of current "bad guy" costumes. Note that this list is always growing as members add "new-to-the-Legion" costumes. http://databank.501st.com/databank/Costuming:CRL Feel free to reach out if you have any questions! Edit: Found the photos.

Looks really close! Shoulder bells are rolling back. Needs a bit or trimming on the bottom front of the left thigh to even things up. Should really upgrade those boots when he gets a chance, though that is optional. It's a shame he trimmed off almost all the return edges, but live and learn. Overall, this is a huge improvement from where he started. I will want to see this in person since there were a lot of craftsmanship issues the last time I saw it. If those have all been resolved though, should be an easy approval on Saturday. We can take new pics here. Great job!

Looking good! • Butt and kidney are flaring out too wide. They should be more form fit to his body. May require heat shaping. • Make sure the calves are sized properly to fit OVER his boots vs on top of them. • Any gap between the ab and the kidney should be straight vs. angled as much as possible (pic 3) • You already caught the calf switch. Openings should face the inside of the body. Keep up the good work!

The fit is definitely improving. Make sure when you do your final fitting, you wear an undersuit vs. street clothes. It will affect the fit. I can't see enough detail to see if you have addressed the craftsmanship issues yet, but make sure you are getting your lines straight, and repairing the stray cuts, etc. as you go along. Glad to see you are making progress!

Yep, Eli is in the queue. Just working my way through the post-comic-con crunch. Should be an easy approval, since you were very close last time.

When you are ready to submit, here are the instructions.

Overall looking really good! Minor suggestions., • Eye flashing is looking much better. I'd still take more off, but it's good as it too. Just down to preference at this point. • Calves should sit a bit lower onto the boots. That will open up space at the knees too to make it easier to walk. • Might want to add a bit of additional strapping to the sides of the butt plate so the butt-wings don't flare out (common problem). • Forearms should sit lower. Showing too much wrist. • Adjust bicep/forearm strapping so they are equal both sides of your body. Your right bicep and forearm are a couple inches higher. • Rear shoulder straps are a bit out of alignment with the back armor. Can do the elastic band trick to keep them in place. • Crotch strap not attached? Butt plate should curve up more so you don't see those snaps. • Might eventually want to trim a bit off the top back of the thighs if you find it pinching there when you troop. • In a previous pic it looked like you were using white strapping to connect the kidney plate to the butt plate, but I'm not seeing it here, so looks like you took care of it. Very clean build! Should be an easy approval when the time comes.

There is some room for flexibility, but in the Legion we generally strive for what we call "idealized accuracy". When you look at the costumes used the actual films, there are many examples of mistakes, poor craftsmanship, broken parts, chipped paint, sloppy repair jobs, missing decals, etc. Although those are "accurate" to the screen used parts, we try to consider what the costume designers would have done had they had the time, budget, and quality of materials we have today and replicate that. We also try to give a nod to what the standards would be if these were real-world military uniforms. There are many details we see today due to high-def films, access to the actual costumes, touring museum shows, etc. that were never meant to be seen on film by the audience. Again, it's a balancing act. Consider that most of our viewing public won't have the level of knowledge of the costumes that we do, so generally try to avoid anything that could come across as "sloppy" (even if it is accurate. :-)

Looking good! There some extra flashing around the eyes that could use some cleanup, but it's coming along nicely.

Welcome Tim!

I know Darren Wright over at DW Design studios has a lot of experience with that particular kit, and Kevin Weir sells that armor kit too. https://www.facebook.com/DW-Design-Studios-156217621115393/?pnref=about.overview http://www.imperialsurplus.com And of course, as Jeff mentioned, the Detachment is a great place to start as well. http://501stclonetroopers.com

Hey Derek. All you have to do is contact the GML from your current garrison (SCG), but I'll get the ball rolling for you. Email sent.

Marcelo and EVO both make acceptable helmets, but be patient as all these guys have day jobs, and it can take a bit to respond to queries.