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Hey everyone, There may be a slight hold on with this. We've been going over all of our references and there may need to be major changes to this. Basically so far either the troopers have the officer hat, OR they have both the helmet and the Backpack. We don't have references for a trooper having a Helmet without a pack. SO there may be some upcoming changes to the CRL upon further CRL Team Review. That being said, Tarrif has Joined the CRL for the upcoming year and will be working closely with the rest of the team to be sure the CRL are accurate to the supporting references. We're excited to see these costumes come to life.

There are more reference pics that need to be tracked down. Unfortunately, it seems we lost quite a few when places like photo bucket clamped down on 3rd party hosting. Those pics were the ones I had back when the forums were initially created. I haven't been to active due to life happening the past few years, but I'm going to be more involved this year and would like to see the references put back in order before we start making changes to the CRL. The CRL is a living document as is meant to reflect the current body of knowledge. So definitely keep up the discussion, and if you can help track down LFL artwork and descriptions, we can put this in order. I will transfer the figures you posted as supporting references to the main pic thread though, so we can look for similarities in your analysis and any further posted figures and artwork in order to make informed changes.

Though things may have changed, as I understood it, Hasbro figures are not usable for paint and detailing options. The reason being that Hasbro used to be able to change colors or add small changes without LFL approval in order to sell more copies of the same figure. At one time Shadow Stormtroopers were allowed blue tube stripes on the helmet due to Hasbro toys, but that was removed by the LMO due to the references being 3 3/4" figures at the time. This is something that will probably need to be researched further.

Cool. I transferred that album to the spec ops boards for easy reference. Awesome work by the way! One thing I've noticed is that with the Black uniforms, it's either a soft cap with the H-harness. Or they have the Helmet, H-Harness and backpack. However, I can't seem to find a reference for a trooper in black that's just the Helmet and H-harness alone, like there are with the green army troopers. Am I overlooking some panels?

I've been looking around but maybe I'm just missing it. Where are the reference images held for this unit?

So Darth Emphatic there told me I need to start coming around more. Honestly, my armor is kinda hanging on by a thread and the last few years haven't been too kind. Thing are finally looking up, but new armor isn't in the cards for some time. However, I have still practiced my costuming skills and had fun with some with friends at the Utah State Capitol building a few weeks ago. I'm the guy without a face (The Question.) I also built the armor for Hawkgirl. The helmet was a pepakura pattern and the rest I freehanded the design. The mace was done last minute with a repainted halloween prop with vinyl wrapped around the handle. Anyway, learned quite a bit about what can be done with 5mm and 7mm craft foam, Enjoy!

Yep, I've heard that they're called Death Troopers as well. Can't wait to see them in action.

No, it will not make the current Shadow void. The current Shadow standard still exists in many games and comics. Though those were removed fro the "official" storyline, they are still part of the Star Wars universe... I want one of the new one though... They really stand out.

Wow. That's awesome!

That's an Atin kit. If I remember right they did pull a limited number of black back in the day. I'll be watching this thread for updates.

Yeah,m bring those straps up a bit, and it'll look great!

I keep thinking I may have to drive to Pheonix... If only for a day.

Depends on how close your eyes sit to the slit. If your eyes are right behind them, then it's not much of an issue. If they sit farther back, don't expect to see.

Great work! Can't wait to see the finished products.

We're so effective because we kill our enemies with kindness... The deadliest of weapons.

Yes!!

Nice.

Oooh... A nova line up!

Good times!

I miss the dark blue tube stripes / Navy underarmor days...

Bwahahahaha!!!

*drool*

Isn't that always how it goes.

Can't wait to see it.

Does SA still make gloves?