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make sure you are wearing yoru under armor that you plan to wear with the armor, and not Tshirt/jeans. I worked with a guy who was a real hardhead, and he refused to wear his under suit to build his Phase1 clone. When we got done and he put the UnderArmor on, it didn't fit him right at all.

maybe the TK sorts would know, Im not familiar with the maker. Good luck with it. I never advise to buy built armor, you never now if it will fit right till you get it, unless the guy is the same size and buid you are.

this thing is sharp looking

Agree with Ryan. CRLs are step by step, incremental, and I find our process different from all the Standards I wrote in the RL because we are working with a LOT more images and resources, where in the RL we didnt have nearly as many. I would suggest you take a read through the final six pages of the Del Meeko we just finished up last week. We got really in depth with that, but there are things that are defintely L1 basic approval items, vs L2 optional/ specialist approval items. Seeing how we handled each component there will give you an idea for how we want to tear this costume apart inch by inch and determine how it will be in the end. Del Meeko CRL discussion

Endorfinders has the IA patch on PREORDER status. I would say if you need this patch, PREORDER today so they will be able to fulfil. IA Patch Preorder

Very good point Chris, thank you. As you can see, Im a big guy. And buying black coveralls in the US? Good luck!!! Never seen em, only charcoal grey and tan. Everything like that is Mail Order and I stick with one company because I know exactly how they fit.

just a reminder everyone, the current CRL is still what we are using. This new CRL proposal is not in use yet.

Then and now. Still green.

Lafayette Comic Con sometime in early 2019 with my Nightingales Lafayette Mardi Gras parade with Nightingales lead Krysis

RED GREEN! Shreveport Geek'd Con October 2019 with Star NTS member Warren Jacbson

Me in the Engineer at Costcon in feb 2020 BC (Before Covid)

bumping this topic. I dont seem to be able to make a feature of it My mod actions are visible on tis one.

Laurie how is your build coming along? I woud love to see another Sapper in our ranks.

updated boot text May 2020

updated to reflect boot apperance.

UPDATED MAY 2020

Thats a GML Call. If I were GML I would say no. I would cover the button by making a new pocket flap with fabric cut from the leg cuff. I did the same for my neck closure strap. I wrote a short how to on that, its posted here i the forums. EDIT Find out if someone in your area has scrap coverall fabric. I havetorn apart around 50 black coveralls so I always have carcasses, leftover butt pockets etc from pulling them apart to make pilot flilgtsuits.

they look fine to me. Your GML will ultimately being the one to approve, but if were still a GML I would have no problem approving them.

Yes, just boots and ROTJ belt The belt will not be grafted into the CRL until the revision is posted. We do not have a timeline for that.

they are not white. This was previously discussed and agreed upon by the CRL Team and the LMO team. they are dity black. As I have previously shown in my dicussions anyone who has ever spent time in the field gets their garrison black boots dirty quickly. I spent a lot of time in the mud and dust in the Army, they were black for about 15 minutes after I hit the ground.

the boots are short, no more than 9" which remains below most mens calves but well above the Chelseas I also wear. You can see this pic of me , I was just approved Specialist last week in the Commuter boot, and compare that to MOPP 4 boots, when tucked in they appear very short, but do not feature the upturn of the Chelsea, nor do they have the U fabric.

Acutally, that moves us off topic, and away from the Patch discussion. You can rename this topic to a WIP topic, or start a new one, but if you rename this one as a WIP it keeps everything in flow. Lemme check on the gloves.

The boots were heavily discussed by the CRL teams when the costumes were developed. It was allowed to use jackboots at first. The jackboots originally allowed just do not match the references, so when the commuter boot was discovered, it became the "go to" reference for Level 2. The TK style chealsea boots you propose do not match any visual reference. Keep in mind, that not only does the Detachment create the CRL, but the LMO and his Deputies must concur with our findings, and agree that what we reference and source, matches the art. I own a brown pair of Chelseas, and they do not cover my anke, so they are far too short to meet the 8-9 inches we would prefer, which is being written into the Imperial Army Trooper. This is the Engineer discussion, so it will be more relaxed. This classic engineer boot should easily be approvable for L1 if you cut the straps off and cut part of the shaft down to around 9" or so depending on individual calf height. This plain, round toe motorcycle boot that been in use by Legion members for over 25 years. Those of us with monster feet *like me* simply do not fit jackboots, they just don't come that size, must less width, and I've wasted over $1000 on custom made mail order boots that did not fit when they arrived. Classic black engineer boot The proposed text only states "short black boot below the calf". honestly, Id get the cheapest pair of jackboots or plain round toe engineer boots you can find at a thrift store, and cut them down to 8". Ive done it with other boots, using boots from cheap shoe stores. L2 , and Specialist approval should by its nature require the commuter, or similar and I still find those on Ebay even in my monstr foot size. I own two pair, once black and one green.

I have the time, if I had the money.... This looks great overall. Funny that its a -60D with the handle rotated and what amounts to the thrower end of a M61 tacked on.

looks like the patches Im approved with . Im FIL for the Engineer and 2nd Sapper, so, yea. My snaps are attached to webbing tabs, I cut the webbing off the pouches the way they came, pounded a snap on one end and sewed the webbing to the flap. If you take a close look at the enhanced gallery of the Engineer you'll see how mine are set up.