Skriker

Yes blaster is optional even for level 2. Weapons are always optional because some places just don't allow even replicas of sci-fi guns to be owned or carried. Best test for the blaster is: If it fits your hand very comfortably and there is room for all your fingers in the grip guard it is probably too big. The proper scaled ones feel tiny in my hands. Butch

Yeah I get around Gene. Have multiple folks doing TXs as cadets now in the academy so making sure I have the info I need to support them as best as possible. Saw your name on the Swamp trooper thread and figured I'd take a peek. As Chef said, sometimes it is much easier to shoot for the higher level from the get go instead of trying to retrofit. Something like the blaster is no big deal. That is one you can definitely add later, but things like stitching differences and the like can be tough to redo later without a lot of work. Yeah money is always a wonderfully limiting factor, but give it a good thought to try and get as far as you can on the stuff that would be tough to have to work on after the fact. I was eyeing up level 3 for my staff officer, but to do so would have to replace all of the velcro holding my tunic together and replace it with snaps or zippers. That change would require me to pretty much take most of the tunic apart almost completely. Just the kind of stuff you want to look for before you call it done, because you know once you have this green monster approved you are not going to want to hang it up for modifications later. Hahahahahaha! Butch

Hey Gene! Kit looks great. Only 2 things I see specifically to do with level 2 are the chevron on the cummerbund which the CRL specifically states MUST be a curve for level II or higher and not the obvious chevron you have. This has come up in the past for approvals with scouts in the garrison too as their CRL is written the same way. The other is the blaster. That blaster looks like one of the larger sized versions of the scout blaster which are *not* approvable for level II or higher. I know someone in out garrison who was telling me the only manufacturer of a scout blaster that is approvable for level 2 and up. We actually had one in the auction at the Academy Bash this year. I have to admit it feels really strange in the hand because it is smaller. I'll see if I can track it down for you! Butch