Chaos

Apologies all, work has been a blotch, I'll get the belt done this week.

1st, positioning looks good. 2nd, a single connection is OK, you might want to widen the connector, I'm just thinking with a narrow single point you have a fulcrum point and any pressure on any of the ends could cause a structual failure at the connection point. 3rd, center based upon the blue line.

I just put a nose pad where my Anovos presses down on my nose. It still sits on my nose but is less painful. Even with the helmet liner, you can put a pad in the top to raise it up slightly as well.

Thank you Andreas, we can come back to the legs, joints and boots when we get to them. Next up will be the belt. I will finish up sometime this week, as I had lost my reference photos and had to check on a few minor details.

Considering that the joints were CGI'd, the way you have made your joints works. Impressive craftsmanship. We can fine tune the joints later, but I believe we are at a 98% solution for the joints.

Ok the helmet can be basic approvable. The nose bridge meets the basic CRL as it is. To be Level 2 you'd have to add an additional raised bar to the middle section. The 8 side vents would need to be drilled out so the slots are open. Then add the metal screening and black fabric backing to be basic approvable. Everything else meets basic approval.

Hey guys, if you post the photos of the helmet in question here, I can take a look and tell you if it will pass Basic and/or L2. LOL I have been looking at helmets for years and as long as the photos are decent resolution and in good lighting it should be simple to identify if anything needs correcting.

Perfect! Thank you.

That would help a lot, thank you

Revision 0 Posterior Armor Gloss black in color. Is generally curved to follow and cover approximately ¾ of the wearer’s posterior area which extends up under the belt. There is a raised elongated rectangle located on the top center of the armor. A black elastic strap, approximately 1" to 1.25" (25mm to 32mm) wide, may be used to connect the cod and butt plates between the legs. Posterior armor may be slightly weathered but must be uniform with the rest of the costume. There aren't very many good photos from the show, so we may have to just rely on the Hot Toys figure for details. I'll update the supporting photos when I get home from work today.

do you have a 501st Legion Forum account? The link https://www.501st.com/forum/app.php/howto-new-crl-and-crl-updates works for me.

This might help with the process we are following: https://www.501st.com/forum/app.php/howto-new-crl-and-crl-updates

I've taken a look at some options on how to replicate this detail. To be honest, I think this is one of those details we should consider too insignificant to replicate. With a costume with this much CGI detail, we can never get a wearable 100% accurate kit.

LOL "Package Check!!!"

@IcyTrooper perfect! I'm in the middle of a 10 day Mediterranean cruise. I'll post up the next piece text within the next few days.

Happy to see you've started. Check.out the vendor's thread to locate potential suppliers of your additional needs. Looking forward to seeing your build.

@IcyTrooper Ryan, I took a look thru the screen shots and couldn't get a good image of the cod piece. However you are correct, the Exhibition photos and the 1/6th scale Hot Toyz have a secondary piece under the front part. The front part's outer edges are turned in to the slightly wider flat plate. I'll work on the additional verbiage tomorrow. Regarding the cod to butt strap. I think it's a good idea to have it to keep the pieces tucked tight. We could say "may have an elastic strap" I know my DT needs one. It prevents hearing the proverbial "is that your cod piece? Or are you just excited to see me?" 😅🤣

Next up: Revision 0 Codpiece Gloss black in color. Extends under the belt at the top and may be attached to the lower edge of the abdomen. Has a general V shaped appearance with three equal distinctive tapered sections with the bottom of the V being a horizontal edge. The side edges are angled slightly back towards the body. The bottom edge has a small section angled back towards the body. Has a “U” shaped recess outline on the left of center as worn. A black elastic strap, approximately 1 - 1 1/4th inches (25mm to 32mm) wide, is to be used to connect the cod and butt plates between the legs. Codpiece may be slightly weathered but must be uniform with the rest of the costume

I actually was thinking about a color scheme guide to standardise the metallic black and silver to align with the DT. If we use a paint code people are more likely to not use what they have sitting in the garage. Let's keep it and make a scheme.

@IcyTrooper since you added a "color scheme guide" I guess we will have to come up with one. The DT is the only costume we have that has one, I think.

Congratulations on your approval. I would not worry about the "weathering" of the silver. The CRL says "slightly weathered with black matt paint" the definition of "slightly" is open to interpretation. The Anovos helmet (made from having a screen used helmet) is pretty much the standard as far as paint scheme reference.

Next up! Revision 0 Abdomen Armor Gloss black in color except where noted below. Shall be centered under the chest. The outer upper corners are tapered and angled up and out from the center. There are two vertical details that are angled outward and have 18-20 raised horizontal ridges. They are positioned outside a raised center section. Details are painted metallic black, silver, or dark gray. There is a raised center section which has a raised circular ring. There is a half spherical recess in the upper right corner of the center section. There are two small elongated vertical rectangles along the top of the raised center section. The Abdomen and Lower Back side extensions, if any, may meet flush at the sides. Two pistons may be present. If present, the ends must have the appearance of being attached to the abdomen and extended to be hidden by the belt. Pistons shafts will be painted metallic black or silver. Abdomen section may be slightly weathered but must be uniform with the rest of the costume.

Actually, the CRL is quite specific on all the color schemes. Here is the link. https://databank.501st.com/databank/CRL_Gallery:Imp_Death_Trooper

What's the Group consensus? Are we OK with this? Does it need any modifications?

I think the posted CRL wording adequately provides the details to present the costume close to "screen accurate" as possible. We can further define L2 requirements later on.