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The following post is the reason I came to these forums. My name is Mica O'Neal, and I'm 16 1/2 years old. I'm wanting to start a Mud Trooper armor build, and I'm completely in the dark as to what to do to make that happen. There are very few reliable reference images (most are non-screen-accurate action figures), but what few reliable images exist give me a pretty good idea of what I need to make. The issue is how to make it. As for hard armor, I've been looking at this Etsy posting; https://www.etsy.com/listing/607706374/mud-trooper-armor-kit?ref=search_recently_viewed-4. It's affordable, and from what I can tell it seems pretty screen accurate. No inconsistencies that I can see. As for soft components, this is where the real issues begin. I have absolutely no idea what to do, what not to do, how to do it, etc. And, if you guys notice anything wrong with the Etsy armor, please let me know. ANY tips, references, links, assistance of any kind is greatly appreciated. 

Reference image: http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Swamp_trooper/Canon (From what I can tell, this is the only image that is both screen accurate and has sufficient lighting to work with)

 

Important things I have noted (mostly differences between screen accurate version and action figures), potentially contributing to Mud-Trooper CRL

The cloak/cape is black in color on screen, rather than the brown portrayed by action figures

The hard armor components are, mostly, EXTREMELY dull olive green, to where it almost looks completely grey.

The soft top/coat is similar to the hard armor in color, but minus the green tones (just grey)

Right armpiece designates trooper role, however the only two confirmed armpieces are red = infantry and white w/ red symbols = medic (reference: http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Mattiso_Trodu)

The helmet seems virtually identical to other imperial army helmets, notably ATST pilots, with the only visual difference that I know of being that the comms hardlink on the right side of the dome is missing the semi-circle antenna (leaving just the box). Everything else seems identical.

Stormtrooper-style ammo belt (Not to be confused with Imperial Officer-style belt seemingly worn by all mud troopers) and leather Yugoslavian SMG magazine chest-pouches are optional, as many mud trooepers are seen without these, and, in some cases, replaced them with other items (Reference: http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Collum_Woslo)

 

Confirmed weapons are as follows:

Unnamed rotary repeating blaster cannon

E-10 Blaster Rifle (Seems to be most 'standard issue')

E-22 Double-Barrel Blaster Rifle (Appears to be used by support units)

Unnamed short scoped carbine marksman rifle (best description I could think of)

(unconfirmed, from memory) E-11 Blaster Rifle

Edited by Falcon
Changed title to be more fitting and representative
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Edit: I have found the WIP CRL post on this forum for the Mud Trooper. Many of my questions have been cleared up, but tips are still equally welcome. :)

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