mike ford

well the parts for my belt have arrived and i found a source to make my jacket things are starting to come togther

just ordered my helmet tomorrow i order my pants and tunic left to order is : shoulder pouch ordered from ebay 20 bucks gloves ordered from amazon for 26 bucks chest plate jacket paint gun ( much much later and not needed for approval )

yes most is copy paste as most items are standard mudtrooper or other CRLed characters such as the navy trooper

so here is where i am on a crl and there is plenty of room for changes HELMET : 12" (304.8mm) diameter black plastic dome. Front and back covers with holes over-laid onto dome, holes are approximately 7/8" to 1" (2 to 2.5 centimeters). Back "wing" extending about 4" (101.6mm) below the rim of the dome at the sides and about 7" (177.8mm) at the back, encompassing about half the circumference of the helmet. Ear blocks with a bend to match the flare of the "wing" over each ear at the front ends of the "wing" with geometric circle patterns in the top half and a spaced out area of "dimples" in the lower half. see navy trooper helmet reference GOOGLES : 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 lefthand side through which the 1.5" (40mm) elastic is threaded. This greeblie features a beige square. 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 or hang loosely around neck JACKET : Made of a medium-weight waterproof fabric that is black with a matte finish. Two flares at the breast overlap and close in the front. A seam runs down the arm on the outside, it begins at the costumers collar. Cuffed sleeves with a single button towards the end of the cuff. On the back the storm shield has a pinch pleat at the top center of the shoulders. The coat has seem running mid-calf and is straight cut along the bottom edge with a send length that extends to just above the top of the boot The coat below the belt has a split seam in the back. Two optional pocket flaps can appear at the costumer's hip. The coat is can be worn open Coat shows wear and is muddy/dirty. TUNIC : Fabric should be a medium weight black suiting material exactly matching the pants and hat. Tunic is double-breasted with a left over right closure on the tapered yoke. Yoke comes straight across from the collar center not coming up to the shoulder seam. The standing collar has square corners and is about 1.25" (31.8 mm) tall and closes snugly and includes a modesty panel. Sleeves are long, and without decoration, cuffs or buttons, containing 2 seams, one along the bottom and one along the back. There are no code cylinder pockets. Princess seams are optional. Shall be moderately to heavily weathered. CHEST ARMOR : see range trooper chest plate for reference plate shall have 3 red illuminated square buttons at the left of plate on a raised area at the bottom center there shall be a recessed area with series of greeblies including 1 long blue illuminated button and 2 smaller blue buttons at mid chest on the right there shall be an elongated oval red illuminated detail no collar present and buckles from back armor attaches at top of chest plate at either side of collar opening BACK ARMOR : CHEST ARMOR : Chest and back plate meet at the sides. Black foam extends from the arm openings. Back has two large cut out recesses with vent details and greeblies inside. The walls and floor of the recesses shall be matte field gray. 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 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 field gray with moderate weathering. 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 gray with moderate weathering. BICEP ARMOR : Bicep cover strips are raised and beveled with an added strip layer on top. Left bicep is matte field gray 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 fishhook detail that is inset into the bicep top facing outward. 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. 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 gray 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. PANTS : Fabric is a black medium weight suiting material. Pockets are acceptable, although not visible with the tunic on. Pants are neatly pressed or ironed, but with no creases. pants are straight leg in style and rest on the top of the shoes without bunching or giving any sloppy appearance. Shall be moderately to heavily weathered. 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.

the collars eems to be part of the shore and mudtrooper but i can not seem to see it on the gunner either that being said i just ordered all the hard parts i need except the chest plate,helmet and gun

range trooper backplate is the same as mudtroopers and shorettoopers just not sure about the collar but the shoulder straps are the same

is it just me or is there no raised colar like on the other swamp trooper back plates

well i ordered my my new buckle and belt boxes today so i can say i have started and i have a sorce for all parts except the feild jacket

i have found a sorce for every part i need except the jacket , there was a guy making them on the IOC but he has gone MIA anyone know of a good source to help me out

that is jim tripons vest and i got approved by my GML with that

other than the belt details the only remaining "unseen" detail is weather of not he actually has the shin armor i have tried but can not catch a good look as the modified officer coat always seems to obscure the shins

do you have the file for this of did you get you get the kit from the Russian guy as i am am working on this heavy gunner costume

changed the name of my research thread due to the character

that sounds cool,,, i suppose i could just troop it as a dual det character

more details found also discovered the underworld det has a CRL thread started

found one more detail after a ton of pausing on and off the helmet is indeed a navy trooper helmet in every visible detail at this point i have not been able to see the belt or belts if any one else can find a pic of this detail it would help a lot

also the seem on his left that runs down the coat arears to no be on the added 4 to 6 inches

ok in the clip at 2:01 he swings around and you can see the 3 red buttons so that means it is indeed range trooper chest i belive the treach in an officer coat with no buttons or straps and in the blow up you see a seem that adds 4 to 6 inches more length

ok i am pretty sure this is the chest armor snd perhaps the back as well but not sure there

ok after more review and blowing up the pics i have found the chest and back i am assuming are officer field armor with mudtrooper shoulder straps and an officer trench coat but i can not find pics of any belts

so i like what i see of this character i i think i want to build him but i have several issues and will need some help. 1. no current CRL for this trooper or with this helmet at least 2. does there need to be a CRL of this version or the navy helmet just added as an option 3. is this a standard navy helmet or is it different 4. as a front line gunner is the bicep armor different like medics 5. if there does need to be a CRL for this variant are there any ref pics or screen grabs to help me build it from (other than from the visual dictionary) ok well here is where i am at the moment who can help with these questions before i dive in deeper

following

would these h-straps work as is ? https://www.ima-usa.com/products/original-u-s-vietnam-era-m1956-individual-equipment-belt-suspenders?variant=25652289669

i do not disagree with the easy way and such but this is the wife's mind here and so i know you will understand it when i say we are waiting on the CRL to be finished and doing what we can in the mean time. after all it is not my place to second ques what she wants ,,,, happy wife ,happy life

would the suit be the same as a imperial ti suit in od green