Blackwatch

I updated the boot part of the CRL to reflect the commuter boot as the preferred boot. super happy to see the strikethrough and color options back!

I dont think the level 2 requirement line got added in, referencing back to my reply above. While It can be added in but I havent seen much of a difference in the pouches in the panels they are in, other than whats already described. New boots Original boots https://i.imgur.com/DuHoMhc.jpg

This looks like a good start the color flap tab should be pointed like the art shows. You can tuck it under and Stitch it. To me the color on everything else looks good. Adjust your built so that it sits lower and you might try moving the H harness back straps in one hole to get it to lay down on your shoulders. When you look at the backside of the trooper their harnesses are slanted. I had to rebuild my harness three times to get it right. Also you will want to remove the velcro patch tabs with a seam ripper or very sharp knife.

Here is the start of my Imperial Army Trooper. Elbeco coveralls, straigth from the box. Commuter boots (see how short they are, and no extra stitching) I have made my harness and pistol belt, but not put them together yet. Both are painted Montana Gold olive green spray paint. Painted up a couple of dump pouches in the MGOG paint, and I ordered a few M47 cuff pouches. Need more pouches! i will order the french green gloves found at sportsmans guide. My hat maker is on recuperation but she will make my hat when shes ready and healed, and I sent her vintage OG107 fabric to make it with. I have had discussions with a holster maker to make a green holster matching my gear color.

I updated the names. Gianluca I edited to show you have received yours. If others who are on the list here have received them please let me know so I can update the topic and keep it current. Josh its good to see you in here!

that is good news! I am back now, I will go through this topic and post up who currently needs them on the front page.

freakin wow

Jon did the pair you have have decorative stitching like the pair linked above? I may be able to slink into a shoe store and have a look see tomorrow. Notice I said slink--not stroll. I like to get IN and OUT of shoe stores!

back when I was building BSG Deck Gang helmets I made the outside from a custom mold and the inside was pool noodle foam wrapped in black spandex. I will likely do the same for mine.

im with you. It looks like I dont have all the editing tools in the current forum setup that I had on the last forum, i had some pretty sweet moderator tools. This one is basic, so it was easier just take text out since I cant do strike through or color change, etc. Under level 2 in the blue text I had put that the boots need to match source art , which "should" have covered the commuter style but I will set up the boots for level 1 jack and level 2 commuter, and we can discuss that and how that will shake out. I found a pair pretty easy---that is NOT something I have said often in ten years of costume building! I carried the PRC-77 radio mount backpack and it was not at all comfortable, but has a similar appearance. For now I will leave mention of the frame and how the boxes out. https://www.ebay.com/itm/PRC77-PRC25-CARRYING-HARNESS-CARRIER-RADIO-BACKPACK-FRAME-BAG-PRC-660T-SEM35-/173280050729 ADDITIONALLY, this is another item to discuss. In the image below you can see that the artist intended for some text on the tab. it does not show in other panels because the tabs are too small, but this tab (highlighted) is clearly showing some sort of text. I feel that this needs to be an option for the uniform since its represented here. I also agree (other arrow) that the pack has a slab mount. Everyone please go back through the document and make sure I have not missed something, or if you see something that needs to be fixed.

hey everybody, my floors are done, I have my house back, and I am back! Ok, let me catch up on a couple of things. ...... Ok I read up on a couple of things, and I see what you are saying. Matt Nelson did the original art for the commlink, binocs, pack etc. He works with Crookknight, so the discussion could be made that his renderings would be intended to mount to one of the backpack frames. Honestly, Im with you either way--I have a BSA pack and it looks wrong for this application. Lets say for discussion I just edit out the part about the frame, how will it all hold together? Neal I totally agree that the frame could be concealed- we have been making internally framed packs for a long time, but those have a sack around the frame. I made a Squirrel Girl tail a few year ago and put the whole rig on a back board made out of sintra with hidden straps that went under the fur suit. Would it be advisable to make the pack out of a luan board, heavy sintra, etc? That would remove the frame, and keep in kind with the art. Here is something my research turned up, I remember seeing stuff like this in old books. https://huckberry.com/journal/posts/history-of-the-backpack . I need to make a mockup once I get my table moved back in place, but I have a few large sheets of heavy cardboard I use to mock things up and can come up with a protoype based on Matts renderings, without the tube frame. On the boots I have also received my commuter boots (THEY FIT! Im size 14EEE and they FIT!) and I will modify the CRL to reflect this as well. ADDITIONALLY---I have continued to study the photos and realize that I made an error. There is an image of a trooper with the "grenade string" on his back as well as the shovel. In THIS panel (below) the shovel looks like stamped steel!!!! it does not look tubular at all. maybe I am wrong, but the shading does not look like tube stock, and the cheapest thing you can issue a grunt is stamped steel.

thank you! we have been painting rooms, moving boxes and crates, moving furniture (we found the couch tonight, havent seen it in a month!!) . Im sick of painting--the hallway is left and we are DONE painting. The tile guy is a commercial tile guy and doing this after work now that he is back to three jobs a week. This is all after hours stuff for him. But its pro level work!

Dig it. Whats the source for your triple mag pouches?

Im back in the forum, and looking things over. Neal you are on track with the harness and pouch. I dont know that I agree with the chelseas after being around TKs and TXs for ten years, the commuter boots look much closer. When the day comes that I can find my coveralls in this construction mess Ill get a pic of the commuters with the coveralls. There's no pull loops on the chest pouch but thatll come right off with a sharp knife. The snaps are perfectly located. Roy the patches certainly are an issue. I dont know what the final outcome will be on that. EDIT I looked back at the source images and i can see where the artist drew the TX chelseas differently than our engineer boots. there are a couple of good images of the TK shoe vs the boot, int he same frame, posted at the top of the topic.

Im finally back online after what has seemed like forever. We flooded in 2016 and the last three weeks we have moved our house into our kitchen and dining area and living room. its a mess. I dont know where anything is. But tonight my room finished with new baseboards and I can start setting up my work room and office again. now I will be back in here working and helping out. I have a bit of reading to catch up on. No more busted concrete floors. yay!

Shane I did a search on the 'bay for commuter boot and those came up. Ill do my best to get to them this weekend. I need to see how they look in relation to my suit since I lopped off a little of the legs of my suit, but they should be fine for blousing and I have Army blousing rubbers.

Thanks for the update Walt. I know several people do not follow the page and are not aware of the ongoing situation.

The patches are an ongoing issue and I dont know what the outcome of that will be. Im looking forward to your build. I have sent WTF several messages about the helmet I ordered back in February.

awesome! and thats a good time frame to finish those troopers to the existing standard.

my commuter boots came in , and THEY FIT! they are actually LOOSE on my big size 13 EEE feets!!!! Evahboddy holla UP-GREYYED!

I have corrected the CRL , cleaned up extra characters from the server migration, and checked it in both tablet and phone modes. This SHOULD appear "clean" on your devices.

Its moving along. Ive been on several CRL teams, and considering just how many there are in development, this is going at a good rate.

I live to serve! While knowing is half the battle, awareness is the final fifty percent of the conflict in question. This is good news.

Falcon you may want to hold off on purchasing anything quite yet until we get a working, formal CRL. At this point this is discussion phase, and like the big yellow warning at the beginning of the topic says, things might change before we are done writing the CRL. Andrew this is a very interesting graphic as well as your photos of the helmet and respirator. I have a couple of questions: It is confirmed that the fabric is a dark grey gaberdine? On the goggles, and earlier question / answer pointed that there are two goggles. I must admit that by looking at the reference pictures posted I cannot tell the difference between the two.