Blackwatch

Thats what the sleeping bag carriers were made out of

For myself I like the term Imperial Engineer for a helmeted version and Imperial Sapper for the soft cap version. Engineers are trained as Combat Engineers and that is their first function. reasoning: Different Armies call their combat engineers by different names but at least in US usage a Sapper is someone who has received the training as a combat engineer, but that is not their primary MOS. A red SAPPER skill tab is awarded. Discussion; In almost all regards this is the same uniform with the helmet goggles and gloves being the difference. The soft cap version is in most respects the easier to obtain and get up and running. In many cases people already have a hat or two. The listed short gloves are VERY cheap and easy to get and there is no lead time while a helmet is sourced, alongwith associated vendor wait time. Regarding the trooper with a backpack, the art for this looks somewhat different and as we have discussed in another thread the color can be construed as charcoal. While it can be argued that this is just a different trooper who happens to have a pack, more pouches on the belt and helmet/ goggles to me this leans towards a different trooper, as we see with Heavy weapons TKs. For sake of discussion Ill use the term Demolitions Trooper. For this demolitions trooper i see two paths: A: use charcoal coveralls as a base and write a new CRL around that including all elements as a one shot for basic approval. B : make the backpack shovel and additional pouches an option for the non armored helmeted Engineer.

A lot of the text had been CCP from the Army trooper, i feel that since this is almost a color swap on all components , that the same ideas in use for the IAT would go along here. The only difference seen here is the olive tab over the green Army patch. Boots, gloves, snap on the mandarin collar and correct pocket and patch layout stand out to me as being the salient points on the higher levels of the uniform.

Ok so you had to order six sizes up to get this to fit you? I cant find a size chart on the site. Are these like those Garrison shirts that dont fit? Ive ordered two of those that I cannot wear because the stated size was much smaller in real life. Im a weird shape and I normally wear a 56. Ive had to buy and ship back way too many things in the last ten years, would you suggest I get like a 62?

Can you expand on the CDCR jumpsuit? I need one as well. I looked into dying a suit and I have a white cotton suit on hand, but dying a suit is always my LAST resort due to how it comes out and immediately starts fading when washed.

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!