Hey David I read up your post on the FG boards so welcome.
You are in excellent we have a lot experience on here when it comes to building awesome Spec Ops costumes.
I myself dont have much knowledge on the shadow scouts so I am leaving it to the experts.
As far as I know TBSDiva in florida completed a shadow scout last year you may see her marching in SWW.
She is super nice so if you have time maybe say hello or something. She resides in Jacksonville though so shes a bit far away.
Anyways welcome good luck with your build, cant wait to see your progress and dont forget when you are finished and approved to stick around and check out the awesome programs we have .
I think I had mentioned the Dragon Slayers on the FG boards let me know if you are interested.