Blackwatch

Sebastion did the work and the research and figured it all out. I just built the costume.

I emailed WW again given our long history of working together. He is asking for better photos than what I sent him last night, which was the suit i put in my WIP. Ill be sending him photos of the original USMC coverall photos for clarity. If I could get the Det statff to weigh in on the color choice that would be SUPER helpful.

Thank you! I love wearing this

Ok, so here is the final set of photos which we had to take in the front driveway because the ligth in the back of the house was fading fast. Corrections from my last set of photos: A: SewingJenny hat with correct greeblie with notch, vs my original Gina hat with standard disk. B: moved my belt up and redid my harness for better fit. C: painted my buckles on the boots dark metallic grey.

When i was working on mine I got a LC 2 pack frame for it. I also have one of the BSA packs that the Endor and Hoth trooper packs are based on.

i fixed my harness more to my liking, and I painted the buckles on my boots Tamiya metallic grey. If it is not storming tomorrow I plan to take new photos.

Thank you And agreed I will take care of that tonight.

I would concur with the use of WW and other prefab ready made suits with the removal of arm pockets for level 1 and using a converted suit for level 2 and 3.

for con frfiendly ill make my shovel from foam and sintra. which pack frame is intended to be usd with this?

i am seriusly digging this. When I was doing my trooper some years back I was figuring all this out on paper .... this looks SO much better than what I was doing !

REVIEW PHOTOS for the Imperial Pioneer: Soft cap (missing greeblie notch detail, It was windy and I had to switch from my SewingJenny with the right notched disk to my old Gina hat with a standard disk) . Converted coveralls with four pockets, chest and lower front, snap on the mandarin collar. Imperial Army patches with olive green rocker tab. Patch and tab are spaced per the CRL reference photos. Short gloves with three lines on the back, no straps or buckles. TIE boots used with all my other uniforms. Black ALICE pistol belt,with three MA47 handcuff pouches and triple mag pouch, laid out per the CRL . Black webbing harness with ALICE hooks attaching it to the ALICE belt. Photos taken indoors, and outdoors, alongside TIEmlord TI11561.

its 1130. My coveralls are done. patches and snap on. I am ready to take review photos tomorrow during the work day I hold monthly.

The first tab is done!!!!! There Take a look at the trials; there were two total failures, and one that almost made it. This is almost four complete hours of work on my wifes part, using her home embroidery machine that she normally uses for her business. this is on the "Army Green " fabric from Joanns. I am VERY happy to see this happen!!!!!!

Two hours in, my wife is on the third test. So far the third test has made it further than the other two have. My wife learns from each test, but its clear that a home embroidery machine with the program CAN do it....with considerable operator effort. UPDATE! NOW were moving along! this is black embroidery on Army Green fabric (as they call it) from Joanns.

The last of the pouches arrived today and I need to make one adjustment to my harness for better fit. Currently waiting on the green patches.

Thanks, I have worked on a lot of CRLs and Standards over the years and I know that things get left in when copied from the original source text. I know all too well the work and effort that goes into creating these. On the purple suits I have always taken that to be either dark grey or black , but should charcoal be chosen for the coveralls Automotive Workwear has a set of charcoal coveralls in their CT10 line.

im a big guy so I got two of those, figured out where it had to be cut, and stitched them together to make my belt.

get a black coverall, take the back pockets off the back with a seam ripper,. and put them on the front. Look at the recommended USMC vintage green coverall for the Army trooper, it will be the same for the black. Take a piece off the cuff at the bottom of the leg and make a collar extension. I had to learn to sew out of necessity. I watched youtube videos and read sewing forums. Im a firm believer in actively gaining new skills.

early speculation usually leads to both wrong information, or incorrect CRLs which get changed soon after a movie drops. I feel this wilbe the same case.

im glad you said that. I was planning on spice brown llke the current patches. black it is!

my wife is doing her best to make my tabs now. I plan to go whole hog as well.

i just made commentary on the propoosed CRL. The CRL only describes the four pockets, and the images that will be approved will bear that out. We will need to wait and see about approving the eight pocket variant. Definitely talk to your GML since he or she will be making the call based on the published CRL. I was pretty by the book , what I see in the CRL picture and what is in the CRL text when I was a GML.

Checking it out now, Ill have comments in that topic thread. THANK YOU for movign this forward!

I would think that that the backpack version would be a different named costume. When I was building mine several years ago, I took that to be a demolitions expert carrying Mengalore torpedoes, and that is how I was intended to build it. Olivier used Thermal Detonators on his orignal build, simliar to what can be interpreted on the art. Question: Has the Pioneer (soft cap, shortie gloves) been removed, or will it be integrated as a option? The main reason I ask is that there is no differentiation in the gloves, like in the original CRL proposal. Engineers had the ganutlets like TIs and Pioneers had short search gloves like Officers. I have both. Only the Trooper near the top has a mention of the guantlets, indicated for level 3. It would be confusing to have the same description, but photos indicating one without guantlets. Originally the only Tab present was on the Pioneer, but to me it makes sense to add it to both uniforms since it is a distinction that would be earned early in a troopers career. CRL Proposal Observations: Imperial Army [DH1] I believe this should read Imperial Engineer Trooper Web Harness For 501st approval: Black 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 CCP from the Army Trooper, should read black webbing. Belt For 501st approval: Belt is a nylon military style quick release web belt. Belt is olive green in color. CCP from the Army Trooper, should read black Belt Pouches For 501st approval: Belt pouches are black in color and should be made of nylon or similar material. MA47 double handcuff MOLLE PALS belt pouches should be on either side of the belt buckle where the harness meets the belt. A tactical triple magazine PALS belt pouch should be on the rear of the belt where the left harness strap meets the belt. Any additional OD black MOLLE style pouches are encouraged to fill out the belt, but are not required. Strike OD Boots are discussed twice in seperate areas, once under belt, again where you would normally find boots in a typical CRL.

My belt came in today, and TIEmlord received webbing so I can make up his harness Sunday at the work day. We will get photos this weekend. Im waiting on my handcuff pouches and patches. My wife is trying to embroider the tab now.