BikerScout007

Hard to tell from the pic, but the angle of the bend there seems very sharp. Making that curve a little more gradual with a heat gun might help prevent further cracking. Just like @Dmorja said above, I've done the same things you have done, and all it does is slow the process. I ended up getting a new belt from Studio Creations.

I recommend Imperial Surplus. High on accuracy, they are ABS vacuum formed plastic so they can take a lot of punishment.

I have to echo @Dart and @Tarok -- it's really going to vary by garrison and I see you are in San Francisco, ie Golden Gate Garrison, and they are known for being pretty strict. I'm not aware of events where helmeted characters are not allowed -- I mean, when people ask for Star Wars, generally helmets are part of the deal! But yes, at cons if you are asked to say, man the booth (which would involve speaking to folks about the Legion and how to join), I can imagine they'd allow you to remove your helmet and in that case the black hat is a good way to maintain some of the illusion.

Looking pretty good! A few things I would do before submitting: 1. Put some stuffing inside your pouches to give them some shape 2. Rotate your arm armor forward for your submission photos -- it just looks better that way 3. Your vest sleeves are a bit long, I would roll them up inside themselves about an inch or two and hem them down 4. Straighten the codpiece out a bit before taking submission pics Good job! Should be pretty easy pass for basic.

Cool! I just printed one for my daughter (scaled down for a 6 year old of course) and the results were really great

Dont know if you have access to a 3D printer (or someone that does), but @MrPoopie has created a complete set of Patrol Trooper armor files. If something isn't salvageable, maybe it can be replaced.

We only listed exact colors and fabrics where we had the info (most of it came direct from the costume designer himself, so that helped!) Just do your best to match the CRL photos and screen shots and you should be fine. I believe @KOtrooper did a lot of her own soft goods -- maybe she will have some recommendations there.

The ones you picked look very close. I think you should be fine with them. Having the exact color would be more of an L2 issue

Coyote Brown is the color that was used -- so that's the one you want to search for!

FYI, there was no CRL change. It would have been announced here. Basically Chef's tank topper was a casualty of the Biker Scout arms race. As the armors have gotten better and more accurate over time, what was good for L2 10 years ago doesn't always hold up today. His tank topper is fine for L1.

Alright that's a lot taller of an order since there are some significant differences between that one and the real life one. Happy to help you along, but it is almost a different CRL. If that's how you want to go, we can proceed!

I printed my E-22 at 20% infill and that was fine.

Well done! Welcome to the ranks

On behalf of Pathfinders Command, it is my pleasure to induct Dan "KaiserintheHood" Quinn (TB-80419) into the Pathfinders Hall of Fame as a Lancer Scout Trooper for the "TB - Scout Trooper - ROTJ" CRL! Great job, @KaiserintheHood ! You have been sent a Certificate of Achievement to your email on file and your picture has been added to the Pathfinders Hall of Fame. Check out TB-80419's application here:

Same place they've been available for the last 11 years: In fact, the first comment on that post is from you, dude

My initial impression is you didn't do yourself any favors getting WTF armor -- as it is oversized and you are too small for it. But for what you've done, it's not so bad at all! Other big note is your pouches are reversed. The angled side should be on the outside. And yes, stuffing with it a foam block will help make it look a lot better! Also -- not seeing the crescent on the codpiece. If it's higher up on the fabric, it should be lower anyway. Maybe about 4 inches above the point where the elastic connects. But for what you've got, you did a good job. Pat yourself on the back!

You're in the home stretch now!

Not yet.... still working on it

On behalf of Pathfinders Command, it is my pleasure to induct Frank "fragarock" Fraga(TB-92111) into the Pathfinders Hall of Fame as a Lancer Scout Trooper for the "TB - Scout Trooper - The Mandalorian" CRL! Great job, @fragarock! You have been sent a Certificate of Achievement to your email on file and your picture has been added to the Pathfinders Hall of Fame. Check out TB-92111's application here:

Looking good! That blue color looks great.

Yes it was strapped top and bottom. Watch the video I posted.

In the film, the tanks were strapped to the back plates with an elastic strap. So they weren't permanently connected. If you want to rivet your tank to your backplate, you should try to get it pretty close to lined up with the bottom Personally -- I would do the elastic strap.

Well you're mistaken. It has said "Helmet is true to the shape of original screen used helmet." for several years now. In fact, I'd say at least 5. The reason that language was put in was because years and years and years ago, folks tried to get approved with Don Post helmets with flared visors that looked like someone sat on them. There used to be a long list of requirements detailing all the things that needed to be corrected for those and it made the CRL unwieldy. So it was simplified to 1 sentence. CRLs are not build instructions, they are a general guideline for approval for GMLs. So now we have another toy that people think should be approvable just because of its price point and ease of availability and once again we have to modify the CRL to address a deficiency. Same as we did when a rash of 3D helmets hit the market with real vents and no earholes. There are a wide range of helmets out there, from Kropserkel to EFX that meet our requirements, and some of them don't even look as good as the black series helmet does. But a defining characteristic of the Scout helmet, which is the visor shroud with a return edge, is something that can't just be waved away because there's a new popular helmet out that doesn't have it. Again --- prop makers have been making helmets with the return edge for decades with absolutely no issue. Just because Hasbro comes along without it doesn't mean we have to devise a whole chapter in the CRL addressing it. It's either true to the shape or it isn't. Sometimes the best advice is "make it look like the picture." In this regard, Hasbro dropped the ball. But their aim wasn't to make an approvable prop for trooping. Their aim was to sell toys.

Well folks just to put this matter to bed once and for all, we have now added the Level 1 requirement: This is to all CRLs using the ROTJ base helmet -- so ROTJ, JFO and Mando Scouts. Now I know some of you will take this as a challenge to totally convert one of these Hasbro helmets, and I look forward to what you come up with. But if you consider the base cost of the helmet, along with the time and materials invested -- you'll no doubt be better off picking up an offering from one of the many vendors out there that understand our requirements and make their stuff accordingly. I mean, I just picked up a Kropserkel kit for my son that was under $200. And it has a return edge. This stuff ain't rocket science. And I will take this time to reiterate -- toymakers do not determine our standards, we do. The visor shroud with a return edge and hollow interior is one of the basic requirements of this helmet. Makers have been getting this detail right for decades -- including going back to Don Post. The fact the black series skipped over this is pretty surprising to me, but no doubt they needed to run wires or other electronics in that space. But that is their issue, not ours.