BikerScout007

New straps and buckles glued on!

Box art: Black series figure: 3.75 inch figure:

Folks Chris has asked me to clean up this WIP thread. He just wants it to be his progress pics plus any comments from the Armor team. Feel free to start a discussion in the Mando Scout forum if y'all want to talk shop. Chris, I'm locking this thread for now. When you are ready to post more progress pics, PM me and I will unlock for you!

Thanks buddy! I actually consulted this a year ago when I was building the first time. A lot of help! The issue I'm having is I couldn't remember which glue I used! But I figured it out yesterday. It was the Welder's Contact Adhesive. I've gotten both of the lower straps on and will be moving to the upper straps today.

Hey Cam! As @Hask explained above, the 501st Patrol Trooper is based off of canon sources. And "CHiPs" is just a fun name for our builders who have achieved Level 2 status. We have a name for each of our costume families that achieve level 2. Scouts are Lancers, Kashyyyks are 41st Elite, Shoretroopers are Vanguards and Patrols are CHiPs. That's all the name means. The best way to think about the 501st Legion is not as cosplay but as re-enactors. Our goal as an organization is to try to come as close to mimicking what we see on screen as possible, so we give all the folks who come out to see us the closest experience they can get to being in the Star Wars galaxy. Now I am all for cosplay and I do that with other IPs, but when it comes to Star Wars, I keep it screen accurate. By all means, if you want to buy Patrol Trooper armor and paint it a different color and all that stuff, you are absolutely welcome to. But it's something you'd be doing on your own and separate from the 501st Legion. And there's absolutely nothing wrong with that! I see it all the time at various conventions. Hope that all makes sense, and that you still want to build a screen accurate Patrol Trooper costume for approval to the Legion!

Just make sure it's in the proper position when you go for approval!

That's correct. As of now, the neck seal is mandatory! We're still waiting on Sebastian's photos. I understand he's fairly busy as a first responder in NYC right now, so that's the reason for the delay.

Hmm, I think I might need a new tube, because it slid right off. It's a tube I've had for a long time. One of my straps didn't come with a webbing backing and that's the one I tried first. I tried it again with Welder's Contact Adhesive and so far it's holding. I'm going to get a new tube of E6000 and give the other straps a go with it. Thanks!

We're pretty sure it's not elastic but yeah, that's why the thigh straps are there!

What did you use to glue your straps to your shins? I'm already having trouble with that. I can't remember what I used last time LOL

These are the current boot requirements: Boots White and may be lightly weathered. The soles of the boot are tan. A "dog bone" shaped strap covers the bridge of the foot. Dog bones have double stitching along the rounded edges as seen in the film. The boots are secured up the back using 25mm (1 inch) white hook and loop fastener. The calf of the boot rises to just slightly underneath the bottom of the knee armor. Left boot closure is left-over-right. Right boot closure is right-over-left. OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): The boots have slots cut into the heels and toes as seen in the film. The boot sole is a single color with no visible stitching. Boots that are constructed too wrinkled (i.e not stretched/fitted correctly prior to gluing) or poor in appearance will be refused. The cuts and single color sole are level 2 requirements. However, you should always check with your local GML.

In the film, the bund stopped at the belt, it rarely went under or behind it. And in those shots we can see there's no seam at the bottom. That's where that requirement comes from, because for Lancer, you're going to be asked to lay out all your gear and take photos of it so we can closely check the construction!

Panda's thread is old, but most of the techniques in it still apply. So it's worth a look. There are any number of build threads to be found here: http://forum.501stpathfinders.com/index.php?/forum/96-biker-scout-wip/ And there's also Strider's Lancer build thread which is very popular: Hope these help!

Those don't look too long to me. Are they uncomfortable to walk around in?

@TK8271 Rogue Trooper @ScaryGuy: Bone Buddrus attaches a strip of webbing to the back of the upper shin straps. Not sure if I should keep it, remove it, use it to glue to the armor, etc. What do y'all think?

Newb questions is why we are all here! I've seen them done with the belt running all the way through. Not exactly sure of the build method though. Glue would probably work though you'd find few places to glue it to. But like you said it doesnt matter for approval. We never judge the costumes on what happens behind the scenes, only what can be seen from the outside. And that goes for Level 2 as well. As for whether it was nylon or polypro, we've got this pic to go on: That looks like polypro to me, but nylon was put into the CRL way before I came along. We give the option for either.

Great! And remember you can have a lot of free play on the side straps. You don't need the armor to close up tight like a clam shell. The chest straps should be long enough to allow the armor to open up when you are changing positions, like jumping on your speeder bike!

It looks like it's a good fit. You'll need to snip off some of the shoulder strap so they dont overlap. They should abut, but not overlap. Try it on with your soft goods so you can really see how it's going to fit though!

Added to the roster! Thanks for taking the lead on this.

Better late than never! We've learned a whole lot about the Scout costume since 2015 and we've got a crack Armory Team on hand to help.

New Bone Buddrus chest buckles went on easily with CA glue.

Because I'm stuck at home along with the rest of us, now is a good time to do some repairs on the Shoretrooper and Vanguard upgrades as well Already started repainting the Anovos so now I'm turning to the hardware. Here's a set of replacement hardware from Bone Buddrus. Not sure about the belt boxes. They are pretty heavy! I can only imagine that with them and the thermal detonators my belt will weigh a ton!

@lonewolf was talking about making the prototype thigh armor. Not sure how far he got.

Probably a stripe since the construction method would seem to rule out a gap there. Nice catch!

We don't specify the color in the CRL. Our model boot uses white thread; the "brown" would be caused by weathering.