Blackwatch

guys, just wanted to say that this is exactly the kind and spirit of cooperation we look for. This helps everyone doing a muddy. Thanks guys!

Looking forward to that~

I have a doopy conversion and personally---and this is me-- I like them. Just sand off all the star wars markings before you start. There have been a lot of great tutorials over the years on how to upgrade these blasters. Before Doopy there was a feller in Star Garrison makkng resin parts and I have his stuff on my old E11. Back in yesteryear the Blaster Builders Club had plans and templates to upgrade these, so I used aluminum channel stock and plate to make a working stock. I also took the blaster apart and cut open the charge handle track, then wrapped wire around a dowel to simulate the spring, replaced the charge port with a piece of alumumum flashing, opened up the big rail on the back, drilled open all the holes, replaced all the T tracks, made the stock work, used a peephole viewer up front in the site--it was fun and a lot of work. In the end the Hasbro is a smaller than realistic blaster, and the NEW habro blaster that was sold in Toys R Us wound up being a little more correct, but not much. If you are getting the original blaster that Doopy designed his mod for, just be careful cutting the front tip off so you don't nick the LED wire. Its a simple, drop on conversion and looks a lot better than the blaster toy. I just wish he would cast the thing in black resin instead of tan.

hey troopers just to confirm, when you say light up, do you mean the two vertical orange slots in the back of the tank area? I can alter the verbiage to "fully closed"

ok thats an easy fix

OK yep that confirms it, the trade name in the US is Sintra, same product and ABS will give the same shape as well.

OK, made final edits to the proposal, and notwithstanding a line saying "The EC-17 is approximately XX% larger than the typical ROTJ Scout EC-17". I have taken the previous discussion as well as the suggestions for edit to the Mudtrooper CRL into account writing this. Please review: Val Mudtrooper Final Proposal: Prefix: TX Detachment: Spec Ops Context: Solo: A Star Wars Story Description: We first encounter Val in the trenches of Mimban. Wearing the armor of the 224th Imperial Armored Division, or more commonly called “Mudtroopers." She fought alongside Han Solo, with Captain Beckett, Rio, and Korso, but there is more to this unit than meets the eye. HELMET · An open-faced, flared helmet which consists of a dome with rim and helmet skirt. · A telemetry unit is attached to the right side of the dome and is aligned with the rim. · The telemetry unit consists of a rectangle box with detailing that should match the reference image. The telemetry unit is black. · The lower end of the telemetry unit sits out from the helmet to allow the goggle elastic to feed underneath. · A rubber trim, or the illusion of a rubber trim covers the edge of the helmet rim with the join made at the rear center of the helmet. · Metal/silver Imperial code disks are positioned on both sides of the helmet skirt. These may be weathered. · The helmet is to be painted in matte field grey to match the armor. The helmet paint finish may be slightly textured, and is moderately weathered. · Helmet has a black chin cup with tan webbing strap. Tan webbing should be lightly weathered.? OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): · The helmet has a black/dark gray polystyrene inner liner consistent with that of a skate or bike helmet. · Disks do not feature a notch or groove details. HAIR · Seen underneath the helmet is dark, reddish brown curly hair in the Afro style. · Wigs are acceptable. GOGGLES · Goggles shall have an aged chrome frame with detail painting, and weathering to match reference image. The knurled nose bridge adjuster is brass in appearance. · Goggles shall have a trim around metallic frame. Trim shall be rubber or foam. · Goggles have dark angled lens featuring two flat panels on each side. · Goggle Strap features two sizes of elastic - The thinner elastic strap attaches directly to the goggles and is sewn to the larger strap, which forms the main goggle strap. · The goggle strap features a number of buckles: · There are metallic buckles on each side of the goggles through which the 1" (25mm) elastic is threaded. · A large buckle greeblie on the left hand side through which the 1.5" (40mm) elastic is threaded. This greeblie features a beige square. · Two black plastic tri-glides on the right rear through which the 1.5" (40mm) elastic is threaded. · Goggles may be worn over the eyes or on the brim of the helmet OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): · Serrated 1" (25 mm) slide buckles on each side of the goggles through which the 1" (25mm) elastic is threaded. · Goggle straps are approximately 1" ( 25mm) and 1.5" ( 40mm). SCARF · A apple-red color scarf is worn loosely around the neck. Smooth in texture, matte surface. PONCHO · Plash Palatka Style Poncho. · Poncho is dyed or painted black. · Tied or otherwise attached under the chest armor and worn to cover the back plate. · Poncho shall be heavily weathered. OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): · Ring Grommets shall be leather to match reference photo or metal grommets shall be covered with leather to mimic leather grommets. TUNIC / JACKET · A long-sleeved, dark charcoal grey, jacket that falls between upper and mid-thigh. · It is of a darker shade compared to the regular Mudtrooper jacket · Has a high mandarin style collar with an open space in front. · Has two panels on either side of the front, extending to the bottom of the jacket. · Has a stitched "cuff" on the sleeve that extends to around the middle of the forearm. Look may be created with top stitching. · If side pockets are present, they are built into the jacket, with no covering flaps present. · No outer stitched pockets are acceptable unless they are fully covered by the armor. · Shall be moderately to heavily weathered. OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): · Jacket is made of heavy weight bull denim Twill material. · There is an imperial cog patch sewn on each shoulder and are made of an embossed 3D vinyl material. · There are code cylinder pockets on both outside panels of the jacket from about half way between the top and bottom of the seam where the arm connects to the body. CHEST ARMOR · Chest Armor matches visual references. · Accurate shape/design to front of chest. · There is an indented area around the outer edge of the center flat section. · Buckles attach to upper chest plate. · Shoulder straps are affixed to the chest plate at the buckle. · To the lower left side of the center flat panel is a recessed area angled inward from bottom to top with a raised rectangle greeblie and a recessed horizontal elongated oval. · Left of the recessed area is a raised square that extends from the center to the curved side of the armor. · On the top left side of the raised area is a raised oblong detail that protrudes outwards. · Chest and straps shall be painted matte field grey and be moderately weathered. OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): BACK ARMOR · Back Plate has a collar that extends upwards and tapers to the chest plate. · Chest and back plate meet at the sides. · Black foam extends from the arm openings. · 2 hose connectors located at the top of the back plate approximately centered above each rectangular cut out/greeblie. · Back has two large cut out recesses with vent details and greeblies inside. · The walls and floor the recesses shall be matte field grey. · Each recess has different and specific set of boxes inside. · Bottom left features a smaller rectangle cut out with the left side stepped. The floor of the cut out and the walls inside match the matte field grey color of the armor. · Half circle indent detail beneath the backpack section must be present. · There is a long thin raised greeblie positioned central and below the 2 large recess. · There is a small raised circle greeblie positioned central and below the above named greeblie. · There is a raised slot on each shoulder for the straps to fit into. · Shoulder straps are matte field grey with moderate weathering and are affixed to the chest plate at the buckle. · Back plate is painted matte field grey with moderate weathering.?? OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): · Black fabric or leather loop drop down from the bottom of the back plate through which belts must pass through. SHOULDER ARMOR · Each shoulder bell is a mirror image of the other. · The detailing of each shoulder bell is asymmetrical. · Shoulders should have a longer flat edge that covers top of bicep with a shorter flat edge that connects to chest armor · Shallow grooves are present in a pattern matching the photo. · Shoulders are painted matte field grey with moderate weathering. OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): BICEPS · Bicep cover strips are raised and beveled with an added strip layer on top. · Left bicep is matte field grey with moderate weathering. · Right bicep armor is painted red with three yellow squares on the cover strip, with moderate weathering. OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): · Each bicep may feature a slanted fishook detail that is inset into the bicep top facing outward. · Right bicep color is similar to Toyota Red 3E5. · Yellow color is similar to Montana Yellow Cab. GLOVES · Black gloves with black leather or leather-like material on the palm, thumb, and forefinger · The black oval detail is aligned with the index finger of each hand. · Gloves extend underneath the forearm armor. EC-17 BLASTER · A modified EC-17 is worn around the neck, over the armor · EC-17 is modified with a conical muzzle and features a silver or chrome finish on the spine ridge and cartridge at the rear. The rest of the pistol is black · It hangs around the neck via 1/4" (6mm ) thick red paracord. Tied around the back end of the pistol and attached to the front via a D-ring and latch from the Yugo back pack. BELT · The belt is constructed from a non-textured leather or a leather-like material. · Approximately 2" (50 mm) in width, up to 3" (76mm ) is acceptable. · There are no loops on the belt. · A single large snap or rivet is visible approximately 1" (25 mm) from the buckle. · The belt may be worn with the snap to the right or left of the wearer. · The buckle is a standard officer buckle painted with matte field grey paint and is moderately weathered. · Buckle is adorned with an Imperial Code Disk at the center. · Please refer to the Imperial Buckle reference page for information on accurate and inaccurate style buckles. · Suspended from the belt on the right side, via 1” (25mm) leather loops with snaps, are two grenades as shown. · On the left side of the belt are 3 silver-colored EC-17 cartridges, suspended via leather holder as shown · Also on the left are the two ends of a 3/8" (10mm) red climbing rope, tied in a knot as shown. Middle section of the rope is looped at the back PANTS · Black pants with double reinforced thighs. · They do not have visible pockets or other adornment on the legs. · Shall be moderately to heavily weathered. OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): · Pants are made using heavy cotton BOOTS · Jackboot or kersey boot style, knee high smooth black leather or leather like material. · Free of laces, decorative stitching, buckles on the instep or any other embellishments. · Zippers on the inside of the boot are acceptable, so long as they are concealed. · Boots shall be tall enough to fit both shin straps. · Boots shall be heavily weathered. · Boots should form fit to the calf and not be loose. OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): · Boots do not have a zipper. · Boots are made of leather.

Reading through the tutorial I see you are using Phorex. I googled it and cannot come up with the same item here in the US but by using a hair dryer to form it it appears to be sintra , a foamed PVC sheet which holds its shape once formed. Scraps can be had at sign making shops.

I have a 17 pound (mass not currency) Homak. 74 pounds with my tools. My pliers would not fit in that little thing!

wow....this is coming together and Im so happy to see those photos~~~! made the change to the blaster as advised, and we can look forward to this being a published up to date CRL soooooon!

most of my uniforms are not approved with blasters. Its easier to get past the GMLs intense gaze without one more thing to check for approval.

good deal on the weathering. I feel that since the EC17 is a weapon, it belongs at the bottom, not in line with the rest of the Uniform. While it is appropriate, there are Garrisons where weapons are a no-go. I would also remove the jackboot term since jacks tend to be short. In Darrens post he suggested removing the term regarding soviet replica boots.  EC-17 BLASTER · A modified EC-17 is worn around the neck, over the armor · EC-17 is modified with a conical muzzle, with a chrome finish. The cartridge and top spine / ridge are also bright silver or chrome finish. The rest of the pistol is black · It hangs around the neck via 1/4" (6mm ) thick red paracord. Tied around the back end of the pistol and attached to the front via a D-ring and latch from the Yugo back pack. BOOTS · Jackboot or kersey boot style, knee high smooth black leather or leather like material. · Free of laces, decorative stitching, buckles on the instep or any other embellishments. · Zippers on the inside of the boot are acceptable, so long as they are concealed. · Boots shall be tall enough to fit both shin straps. · Boots shall be heavily weathered. · Boots should form fit to the calf and not be loose. OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): · Boots do not have a zipper. · Boots are made of leather. · Exact replicas of Soviet Officer Boots.

tom niether of those boots will work. The pics are overly bright, but the first are a Chukka style, and far too small. More of a shoe than a boot. The second is a Chelsea, which stormtroopers use to make their shoes with, and has a wide elastic U on the side. Common, black jackboots are going to be your best bet, just blouse down the pants over them. I have a blousing tutorial posted. Heck you can even paint the boots green, when I did mine I used acrylic green paint. Clear these with your GML (but at least here ) they are cheap. No idea what the import duty would be there. This comes in size 42 (US 9) boot Link

Val's Belt the one thing that does bug me is the cleanliness of the rope while everything else if dirty. BELT · The belt is constructed from a non-textured leather or a leather-like material. · Approximately 2" (50 mm) in width, up to 3" (76mm ) is acceptable. · There are no loops on the belt. · A single large snap or rivet is visible approximately 1" (25 mm) from the buckle. · The belt may be worn with the snap to the right or left of the wearer. · The buckle is a standard officer buckle painted with matte olive green paint and is moderately weathered. · Buckle is adorned with an Imperial Code Disk at the center. · Please refer to the Imperial Buckle reference page for information on accurate and inaccurate style buckles. · Suspended from the belt on the right side, via 1” (25mm) leather loops with snaps, are two grenades as shown. · On the left side of the belt are 3 silver-colored EC-17 cartridges, suspended via leather holder as shown · Also on the left are the two ends of a 3/8" (10mm) red climbing rope, tied in a knot as shown. Middle section of the rope is looped at the back

Hello Tom, welcome and thank you for asking great questions. Lets look at what you have found. First, have you spoken to your local GML about any of the components you listed? he or she may (or may not) be willing to accept for approval. The GML should be involved in monitoring , especiallythings like the boots. Lets start at the bottom, the boots: I used to be a GML and I used to do approvals, and I know that the boots you listed have zippers on the outside (visible) That will not be accepted, you will need boots with the zips on the inside. I have HUGE feet and big calves, so i cannot wear jackboots, and wear round toe motorcycle boots with the zippers on the inside. If you can wear them ( I WISH I could!!!) a lot of preople in my Garrison wear these. I have 28 TIE pilots and multiple other uniforms that wear there, so there are probably 50 pair in use here locally. Jackboots or knobelberchers are fine for Level 1 Trooper approval. Ebay Boot Link For the webbing, make your own. I use 2" (50mm) Olive green heavy nylon webbing. I buy webbing in 30 foot rolls because it is so cheap. I get the hooks online as well, but per the CRL says the snaps may be visible, and the back of the harness may be permanently mounted. Web Harness Olive green colored, double strap “H” harness which travels from the lower back, and up over the shoulders. The harness system attaches to the belt. Harness is made of 2 inch olive green nylon webbing. Visible snap-hook style fasteners that attach to belt eyelets are acceptable Tri-glides may be present on front or back of the suspenders. Back of suspenders may be permanently fastened to belt, but not required. You will find that if you make the backside of the webbing more into a V shape than an H it will fit better. You can get webbing onilne, its very common, and takes a few minutes to make the harness up with a sewing machine. Olive green webbing You can get the wbbing locally, its a very common color. Snaps are black This is the kind of snap you would need, most are made in China so you can get them online, just make sure they are black. 2" strap snap hook I like the coveralls you listed and I would go with those, with your GMLs approval. Move the pockets to the side while you have green thread loaded into the machine for the harness. Use the sparefabric from the front for the collar extension. For the helmet, ask in your Garrison. Surely someone in the Garison or neighboring Garrisons have one. If nothing else, check into Pepekura--its what we used before we had 3D printing. I had a file for it three hard drives back and made a couple. keep us updated wiht your progress!

Thanks everybody! I wore it for the first time to Dreamnights at the Zoo in Baton Rouge. it was HOT. Sweated out. Its always a hot event.

Great start!!! Another Engineer to man the pumps and build the fortifications!! Couple of things I found from wearing mine: Move the belt way up, Iwear mine right at the coverall split line. Move the shoulder straps forward, over the pockets, otherwise they will constantly want to fall off. There isn't a real load on this rig until you go Sapper and add the MG34 pouches. Make sure the shouldestraps connect under/behind the forward pouches. I mounted mine to the bottom for l2, but you dont have to. Washing it should get rid of some of the shine. I tend to get dirty-----REAL dirty--- so mine has no shine at all. here are where my straps land. Also my straps form a V shape in the back, it helps it sit on the shoulder correctly . I have velcro up there to keep it put when Im not in Sapper wearing the backpack Looking forward to your approval!!!!

i just built three chest boxes this week. Im using four nylon 1/4-20 screws and wingnuts. Ive used this on my TIE box for over ten years, although my ATAT is velcroed on. here is what one of the three boxes i just finished looks like. Mine has metal bolts and metal wingnuts, and it addsweight. Drill your holes through the chest armor first, then transfer to paper and drill matching holes in the chestbox.

good morning everyone! first let me apologize for ghosting. I had to finish four costumes for delivery last week before I leave for a new job. We are settled on the Tunic. I wan to move onto the armor, and put the chest and back together at the same time for review and commentary: For discussion and review: CHEST ARMOR · Chest Armor matches visual references. · Accurate shape/design to front of chest. · There is an indented area around the outer edge of the center flat section. · Buckles attache attach to upper chest plate. · Shoulder straps are affixed to the chest plate at the buckle. · To the lower left side of the center flat panel is a recessed area angled inward from bottom to top with a raised rectangle greeblie and a recessed horizontal elongated oval. · Left of the recessed area is a raised square that extends from the center to the curved side of the armor. · On the top left side of the raised area is a raised oblong detail that protrudes outwards. · Chest and straps shall be painted field grey and be moderately weathered. OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): BACK ARMOR · Back Plate has a collar that extends upwards and tapers to the chest plate. · Chest and back plate meet at the sides. · Black foam extends from the arm openings. · 2 hose connectors located at the top of the back plate approximately centered above each rectangular cut out/greeblie. · Back has two large cut out recesses with vent details and greeblies inside. · The walls and floor the recesses shall be matte olive green. · Each recess has different and specific set of boxes inside. · Bottom left features a smaller rectangle cut out with the left side stepped. The floor of the cut out and the walls inside match the matte field grey color of the armor. · Half circle indent detail beneath the backpack section must be present. · There is a long thin raised greeblie positioned central and below the 2 large recess. · There is a small raised circle greeblie positioned central and below the above named greeblie. · There is a raised slot on each shoulder for the straps to fit into. · Shoulder straps are matte field grey with moderate weathering and are affixed to the chest plate at the buckle. · Back plate is painted matte field grey with moderate weathering. OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): · Black fabric or leather loop drop down from the bottom of the back plate through which belts must pass through.

HM. disturbing. I dont like the sound of that.

well done. Astra welcome. This is an easy build, like VERY EASY. Its mostly mail order. I need to put together a list of resources for people. Ill try to get to that this week.

Ill fix the shins within that post. Ill update M4 hex scew for L2. Im going to wait on the DLT19 until we get a better reference shot. I will alter the rubber trim on the respirator, however, WE WILL NEED A REFERENCE SHOT OF THE INSIDE OF THE MASK, TAKEN AGAINST A PLAIN WHITE BACKGROUND so it can be added to the CRL Gallery.

Ok so busy day today, got a lot of things on the home front accomplished. So lets take a look at this proposals: Take a good look at the gogggle text. I added the requested line to the bottom of the text as published. Is this not the same thing? · Serrated 1" (25mm) slide buckles on each side of the goggles through which the 1" (25mm) elastic is threaded. · Goggle straps are approximately 1" (25mm) and 1.5" (40mm). · 1” (25mm) webbing should be used to attach serrated buckle to goggles. OK< HERE IS THE UPDATED PROPOSAL FOR CHANGES TO THE MUD TROOPER. I lost some of the formatting going between the CRL, WORD and here in the forum, but the text remains the same. Required Costume Components The following costume components are present and appear as described below. Helmet · An open-faced, flared helmet which consists of a dome with rim and helmet skirt. · A telemetry unit is attached to the right side of the dome and is aligned with the rim. · The telemetry unit consists of a rectangle box with detailing that should match the reference image. The telemetry unit is black. · The lower end of the telemetry unit sits out from the helmet to allow the goggle elastic to feed underneath. · A small tactical flashlight may be worn below the telemetry unit. · A rubber trim, or the illusion of a rubber trim covers the edge of the helmet rim with the join made at the rear center of the helmet. · Metal/silver Imperial code disks are positioned on both sides of the helmet skirt. These may be weathered. · The helmet is to be painted in matte field grey to match the armor. The helmet paint finish may be textured, and is moderately weathered. · Helmet has a black chin cup with tan webbing strap. Tan webbing should be lightly weathered. OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): · The helmet has a black/dark gray polystyrene inner liner consistent with that of a skate or bike helmet. · The telemetry unit may feature a tied length of elastic bungee cord, approx. 0.2" (4-5mm) in diameter, looped around the outer upper section. · If worn, tactical flashlight on right side of helmet is approx. 3.5" (90mm) black aluminum flashlight with knurling at both ends and a rubber push switch. Flashlight need not be functional. · Disks do not feature a notch or groove details. · Green color is similar in shade to Pantone350U overlaid with Pantone 433U. Goggles · Goggles shall have an aged chrome frame with detail painting, and weathering to match reference image. The knurled nose bridge adjuster is brass in appearance. · Goggles shall have a trim around metallic frame. Trim shall be rubber or foam. · Goggles have dark angled lens featuring two flat panels on each side. · Goggle Strap features two sizes of elastic - The thinner elastic strap attaches directly to the goggles and is sewn to the larger strap, which forms the main goggle strap. · The goggle strap features a number of buckles: o There are metallic buckles on each side of the goggles through which the 1" (25mm) elastic is threaded. o A large buckle greeblie on the lefthand side through which the 1.5" (40mm) elastic is threaded. This greeblie features a beige square. o Two black tri-glides on the right rear through which the 1.5" (40mm) elastic is threaded. · Goggles may be worn over the eyes or on the brim of the helmet OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): · Serrated 1" (25mm) slide buckles on each side of the goggles through which the 1" (25mm) elastic is threaded. · Goggle straps are approximately 1" (25mm) and 1.5" (40mm). · 1” (25mm) webbing should be used to attach serrated buckle to goggles. Respirator · The respirator is large enough to cover the lower half of the wearers’ face. · The respirator shall be painted matte field grey and moderately weathered. · The respirator has a ‘mouth’ which features a curved bottom, short curved vertical sides and arched top where the tubes attach. · The mouth is painted matte black. · The mouth features seven vertical cut-outs in the top center. The three center lines shall be equal length and run from the top of the mouth to the middle. The next two lines on either side step down in size incrementally. · A silver colored metallic mesh is visible through the cut-outs. · The respirator features two rounded tusks that extend either side of the mouth. · The end of each tusk features a filter. · The filters are aged chrome in color and have a raised center ring with three branches connecting to the outer ring. · Sides of the filter slope to meet the tusks of the mask. · Metallic mesh is visible through between the branches of the filter. · Above each tusk is a black colored buckle through which tan webbing straps are fed. Each strap connects to a metal snap hook. These hooks are used to connect the respirator to the neck strap. · The neck strap consists of a length of tan webbing with metal D-Rings sewn in to place. · Tan webbing should be lightly weathered. · The respirator can be worn to cover the face or suspended around the neck of the wearer. OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): · The respirator color is similar in shade to Pantone350U overlaid with Pantone 433U · The metallic mesh for the mouth and filters consist of a rounded diamond pattern. · In the center of each tusk filter is a M4 hex socket cap screw. · Webbing used is 3/4" (19mm) in width. Hoses · Two black proportionally sized rubber breathing hoses, connect either side of the vertical cut-outs of the mouth. · The hose extends over each shoulder and connects to the hose connectors located at the top of the back plate. OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): · Hoses are approx. 30mm outer dimension, Scarf · A military style scarf is worn around the neck and tucked within the open space of the tunic collar beneath the chest plate. · The color may be solid dark olive grey or solid green and should contrast with the tunic. Poncho · Plash Palatka Style Poncho. · Poncho is dyed or painted black. · Tied or otherwise attached under the chest armor and worn to cover the back plate. · Poncho shall be heavily weathered. OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): · Ring Grommets shall be leather to match reference photo or metal grommets shall be covered with leather to mimic leather grommets. Tunic/Jacket · A long-sleeved, Olive Grey, jacket that falls between upper and mid-thigh. · Has a high mandarin style collar with an open space in front. · Has two panels on either side of the front, extending to the bottom of the jacket. · Has a stitched "cuff" on the sleeve that extends to around the middle of the forearm. Look may be created with top stitching. · If side pockets are present, they are built into the jacket, with no covering flaps present. · No outer stitched pockets are acceptable unless they are fully covered by the armor. · Shall be moderately to heavily weathered. OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): · Jacket is made of an Olive Grey heavy weight twill material. · There is an imperial cog patch sewn on each shoulder and are made of an embossed 3D vinyl material. · There are code cylinder pockets on both outside panels of the jacket from about half way between the top and bottom of the seam where the arm connects to the body. Chest Armor · Chest Armor matches visual references. · Accurate shape/design to front of chest. · There is an indented area around the outer edge of the center flat section. · Buckles attache to upper chest plate. · Shoulder straps are affixed to the chest plate at the buckle. · To the lower left side of the center flat panel is a recessed area angled inward from bottom to top with a raised rectangle greeblie and a recessed horizontal elongated oval. · Left of the recessed area is a raised square that extends from the center to the curved side of the armor. · On the top left side of the raised area is a raised oblong detail that protrudes outwards. · Chest and straps shall be painted matte field grey and be moderately weathered. OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): · Green color is similar in shade to Pantone350U overlaid with Pantone 433U Back Armor · Back Plate has a collar that extends upwards and tapers to the chest plate. · Chest and back plate meet at the sides. · Black foam extends from the arm openings. · 2 hose connectors located at the top of the back plate approximately centered above each rectangular cut out/greeblie. · Back has two large cut out recesses with vent details and greeblies inside. · The walls and floor the recesses shall be matte field grey. · Each recess has different and specific set of boxes inside. · Bottom left features a smaller rectangle cut out with the left side stepped. The floor of the cut out and the walls inside match the matte olive green color of the armor. · Half circle indent detail beneath the backpack section must be present. · There is a long thin raised greeblie positioned central and below the 2 large recess. · There is a small raised circle greeblie positioned central and below the above named greeblie. · There is a raised slot on each shoulder for the straps to fit into. · Shoulder straps are matte olive green with moderate weathering and are affixed to the chest plate at the buckle. · Back plate is painted matte field grey with moderate weathering. OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): · The hose fittings are angled forward, and approximately the same size as the hoses. · Black fabric or leather loop drop down from the bottom of the back plate through which belts must pass through. · Green color is similar in shade to Pantone350U overlaid with Pantone 433U Shoulder Armor · Each shoulder bell is a mirror image of the other. · The detailing of each shoulder bell is asymmetrical. · Shoulders should have a longer flat edge that covers top of bicep with a shorter flat edge that connects to chest armor · Shallow grooves are present in a pattern matching the photo. · Shoulders are painted matte field grey with moderate weathering. OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): · Green color is similar in shade to Pantone350U overlaid with Pantone 433U Biceps · Bicep cover strips are raised and beveled with an added strip layer on top. · Left bicep is matte olive grey with moderate weathering. · Right bicep armor is painted red with three yellow squares on the cover strip, with moderate weathering. · Each bicep may feature a slanted fishook detail that is inset into the bicep top facing outward. OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): · Left bicep green color is similar in shade to Pantone350U overlaid with Pantone 433U. · Right bicep color is a close match to Toyota Red 3E5 · Yellow color is a close match to Montana Yellow Cab. Gloves · Black gloves with black leather or leather-like material on the palm, thumb, forefinger and middle finger. · Back of palm, ring finger and pinky have no leather on the back side · Gloves have a U-shaped Velcro closure around the wrist. · Gloves shall have all logos removed. OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): · Gloves are Highlander Special Ops gloves #GL033-BK, or an authentic replication. Upper Belt · The belt is constructed from a non-textured leather or a leather-like material. · Approximately 2" (50mm) in width, up to 3" (76mm) is acceptable. · There are no loops on the belt. · A single large snap or rivet is visible approximately 1" (25mm) from the buckle. · The belt may be worn with the snap to the right or left of the wearer. · The buckle is a standard officer buckle painted with matte olive green paint and is moderately weathered. · Buckle is adorned with an Imperial Code Disk at the center. o Please refer to the Imperial Buckle reference page for information on accurate and inaccurate style buckles. OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): · Two boxes shall be present on either side of buckle. Dimensions are approximately 2" (50mm) by 3" (76mm) by 1" (25mm). · Box color is similar in shade to Pantone350U overlaid with Pantone 433U. · Belt shall be weathered appropriately. Lower Belt The lower belt is optional but is preferred for approval. Belt is black and is made from two nylon web straps sewn together. The belt features six boxes. 1 x large drop box on the right side of the belt. 2x small and 2x medium worn in the center of the belt. 1x long drop box worn on the left side of the belt. Drop box is longer than the large box on the right side of the belt. Boxes shall be painted matte field grey and moderately weathered. Belt shall be worn loosely across lower abdomen. OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): · Two nylon web straps are sewn together with a zig zag pattern. · The two nylon straps together are approximately 3" (76mm) · Long drop box is hinged. · Green color is similar Pantone 350U overlaid with Pantone 433U. Pants · Black pants with double reinforced thighs. · They do not have visible pockets or other adornment on the legs. · Shall be moderately to heavily weathered. OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): · Pants are made using heavy cotton Shins · The shin plates (greaves) attach directly to the front of the boots using two rubber straps that thread through the back of the greaves. · Each strap affixes on the outer edge of the boot via a cam style buckle. · The rubber straps are ribbed, and equal in size. · Straps extend from each buckle, and the inner side of the greaves. · A “T” shaped knee plate is affixed to both greaves that may appear to angle slightly away from the knee. · The ‘T” shaped plate features a slightly curved rectangle feature that follows the upper edge. The rectangle is raised. · Two triangular ‘knuckles’ are evident beneath the “T” shaped knee plate. · The greaves feature vertical indents and recessed rectangles that should match the reference image. · The bottom of the greaves angle outward to follow the curvature of the boot/foot. · Shins are painted matte field grey with heavy weathering. OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): · Green color is similar to Pantone 350U · Rubber straps are approx. 1.5” (40mm) wide Boots · Jackboot or kersey boot style, knee high smooth black leather or leather like material. · Free of laces, decorative stitching, buckles on the instep or any other embellishments. · Boots may have a single adjustment strap at the top outside of the boot. This need not be functional. · Zippers on the inside of the boot are acceptable, so long as they are concealed. · Boots shall be tall enough to fit both shin straps. · Boots shall be heavily weathered. · Boots should form fit to the calf and not be loose. OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): · Boots do not have a zipper. · Boots are made of leather. Optional Accessories Items below are optional costume accessories. These items are not required for approval, but if present appear as described below. If adding in an accessory after initial approval, the item still needs to be submitted to local GML for approval before use. Ammo Pouch · Yugoslavian M49 - M56 SMG style ammo pouch or replica. Replica must be made from leather or leather-like material. · Pouch is fitted with two straps. · May be worn on either right or left chest with upper strap placed over the right shoulder and the lower strap across the chest passing under the left arm. · The pouch may also be worn around the waist and sit on the left · May be worn with upper strap over the right shoulder with the lower strap across the chest then passes under the left arm. · Pouches shall be weathered or otherwise aged. · Oiler pouch is optional and may be worn on the upper strap above the main pouches. . . Ammo Pouch Bandolier · 4 pouch 5.56mm ammunition cloth bandoleer. The pouches have been modified to make the pockets larger. · Pouch is fitted with two straps and worn over left shoulder to right abdomen. · Pouches shall be stuffed to appear full. Grenade · The grenade is based on the design of a WW1 German stick grenade. · The stick features a number of raised ridges. · A button pad greeblie is present on the stick. · The cylinder at the head of the grenade features 10 ribs. · Grenade is attached via a strap looped through or attached to the ammo pouch shoulder buckle. Strap is attached to either side of the grenade’s center greeblie with loops around the shaft of the grenade and closed with snap buttons. Medic Bicep · Replaces the red version of the bicep. · Right bicep armor is painted white with three heavily weathered yellow stripes on the cover strip. · There is a red image facing front that matches reference photos. · Bicep shall have moderate weathering OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): · Yellow color is similar to Montana Gold Yellow Cab.

HAN Raider is right. This is a very old discussion that pre-dates my ten years in the Legion. Han belongs to the RL. Ive seen this discussion come up in both clubs a couple of dozen times, it comes up in each at least twice a year. Screw is this the M4 screw being referred to? https://www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt-M4-0-7-x-25-mm-Zinc-Plated-Steel-Socket-Cap-Recessed-Hex-Screw-3-per-Bag-803258/204281932 Im going to head out of town for a few hours, and when I get back, I will make up the changes, including someting along the lines of color similar to. I concur that unit members in the same garrison should match, it was a big thing in the Rebel Infantry when I ran that, making sure that people in the same Base used the same paints, and that the same guy painted everones gear "when possibiel" I painted all of our gear here and when we stand in a group, our camoflauge matches. so color consistency is appreciated.