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I need to finish sanding and painting the helmet doughnut.

I hear you guys. I got a stalled Endor Commando that’s been sitting idle for months.

You’ll want to cover that whole inside seam from back to front. If you slop some higher onto the Mohawk then that’s ok since after everything dries you’ll be cutting it off anyway. Take a look at the first pic in this post.

You’re “in the groove” on your grooves Jill! Those look just fine.

Using my ex-GML eye I don’t see any show stoppers at all. I’d say you’re good to submit that rascal for basic. Great work Joe!

Hi Pedro. Yes. It looks to me that the top and sides could use a little more trimming. @Chopperdo you agree?

That’s going to look amazing Phil. Take your time and feel free to post up pics of your progress if you need anything. We’re always here for you.

The most important thing is that you cannot see any skin when wearing the flight suit, balaclava and helmet.

Dennis gave you some good advice with the flight suit. I sewed stirrups into the legs to help keep them tight. Suiting order should go flight suit, knees, then boots. Once you get your knees on the you can pull the excess down and smooth everything before you start your vest, bund and belt. Regarding your mud flap we’d have to see a pic of you dressed in full sunlight to gauge that length but for basic it looks just fine. When you execute your submission photos you’ll want to be against a contrasting background with good lighting and take a front, back, right side, and left side photo. Make sure you tag up with your Garrison GML to make sure what photos they want. Once you get those photos taken we’d be happy to give you a once over before you submit if you like just let us know. Great work!

Looking really good Gareth! You’re correct in that you will need to paint not only your chest indent but don’t forget your drop box indents as well. On a minor dressing note make sure your forearms are on top of your gauntlets and not in them. Might want to weather your drop box straps a little as they look shiny and new contrasted against your great weathering on your armour. Looking at your back picture I noticed that you have strapping around the TD tube. Is this a tweak that you mentioned in your post. This isn’t on the CRL model so I thought I’d ask. Always good to use the CRL as your checklist to make sure you’ve addressed everything. Really well done! https://databank.501st.com/databank/Costuming:Scout-Trooper-The-Mandalorian

That’s a good pair of boots right there. I wear a Chef vest that I got when I first joined in 2016 and it’s still in amazing condition. A couple of things to keep in mind when you get ready to install your holster on those boots. First, depending on the overall length you may have to trim some excess off of the top and bottom so if you want post up a pic of the holster and let us take a look at it and we can give you some guidance on that. Second, when you assemble your armor use the 3mm (1/8” US) rivets and you shouldn’t go wrong. Oh and did your seamstress remove those pockets on your flight suit I mentioned in my earlier post? That’s a requirement for basic approval so you’ll want to get that addressed. This is coming along famously! Keep up the great work!

Hi Pedro. I talked with the team and you shouldn’t have any issues if you keep the spacing between 2.5 and 3.0 cm for the vest sleeves. Hope that helps and keep asking those great questions!

Congratulations Lancer!

Not too shabby for your first suit man you should be proud! Once you get your boots and knees on pull down on your flight suit and smooth it into your boots. Sometimes what happens is that the knees cause some bunching to occur right above the armor. A lot of scouts use velcro to keep the armor in place so if your biceps aren’t tight enough they’ll slide down. I think you’re just about there man. Once you get everything fixed shoot us some front, back, and side pics so we can look you over again before you submit if you like.

The cod is looking good nice work there and on your riding patches and thigh straps. One thing I’m noticing is that your belt weathering is looking a little on the heavy side. Remember that less is more with the weathering you don’t have to add too much to get that well worn Scout look.😉

Hi Andreas! From the picture I would agree that there is a bit of bulking going on there. I don’t think that would be an issue for your basic approval and it’s something that you can remedy later. I think you’ll have to tailor that area and take the material in. You’re looking good and I wish you the best of luck with your submission!

Hi Pedro! Looking at your flight suit your thigh straps are looking a little bit loose. I also noticed what look like pockets on your flight suit and those should be removed per the CRL “The suit is free of any visible labels, logos, zippers or pockets.“ The bund is looking pretty good and the only thing I see there is that the back isn’t fully closed at the top. It’s always helpful to keep a copy of the CRL about as a “checklist” so you can compare each of your build steps against it. https://databank.501st.com/databank/Costuming:TB_Scout_trooper You’re doing a great job so far so keep those questions coming and keep up the great work!

You’re doing great Phil! You’re dedicated and talented and that shows in your thread. Although frustrating at times the end goal is to enjoy your costume and bring smiles to everyone....You got this bro!

You're doing great Joe. Keep taking it a step at a time and don't get yourself frustrated with anything. We're here to help if you need so don't hesitate to reach out.

Salut Aurel et bienvenue chez les Pathfinders! In order to give you a good once over we'll need your left and right sides and a back photos. Make sure you do this without the DLT-19 so we can focus on your costume. The one item I see that might hinder you some for basic approval is that your cod piece is much too large. You'll want to make it smaller as shown in the CRL photo below. We're here to help you be successful so please post up a few more photos and we'll do everything we can to help you out.

We'll be happy to answer all you have DJ. MoTM is the Magic of the Myth show where they exhibited one of the screen used ROTJ Scouts from the LFL Costume Archive.

DJ, Thank you very much for your application! After a thorough review the team has come up with the following items. Flight Suit -Take about 1.5" to 2" vertically off of the butt flap Shoulder Armor -We'd like to have some additional photos of your should bells from the front and sides. Upper Arm Armor -Bicep armor should be at approx 90 degree position -It looks like these can be trimmed around the circumference to help them sit flat against your arm. Can you provide additional photos of the back and sides? Forearm Armor -Forearm armor should be at approx 45 degree position Back Armor -Back armor needs to come up. Front looks good. Might need to do some shoulder bridge trimming on the back to even it up. -The mini-strip on the center of the horizontal tank pin-striping was only seen on the 4 stripe scout (the one who catches Leia). Recommend removing two stripes to match that Scout. Cummerbund and Cod -The cummerbund is tucked under belt. Should sit just over the belt. -A stiffener piece can be added to the lower cod piece to help keep it from flexing. Pulling the bund up to bring it above the belt may also help flatten the cod piece. Belt and Detonator - From the way the boxes are sitting with your belt we think the proper look would actually be better achieved by bringing the boxes down a little bit in excess of the 1" listed in the CRL. They should sit comfortably on your thighs. -End caps on detonator are too wide, the excess should be trimmed down about a quarter inch. -Center buckles on drop straps Knees The knee armor you have is an older version and does not match the CRL photo for the ROTJ Biker Scout. These will need to be replaced with a newer set. Tank Tank Rivet location: The rivet on your tank assembly is much too low compared to the screen scouts. We recommend that you remove this rivet replace it with a 1/8" rivet and relocate it closer to the location shown in the MoTM screen used armor in the pictures below. Holster -There seems to be a hole in the back part of your holster where the horizontal piece fits in. Can you provide a close up of that area? -The rivets used for these areas look oversized. The screen used versions used a 1/8" rivet and we recommend changing these rivets out with the proper sizes. Chopper has had experience in drilling out rivets and he recommends that you use 1/8" DeWalt Cobalt drill bit for removing aluminum rivets. He says that it goes through them like butter and should not heat the surrounding ABS. Boots - The horizontal seams should be either removed or camouflaged with white paint. I realize it seems like a lot but you should be very proud of what you've accomplished so far. Your overall kit is well done and just needs some fine tuning to get you over the line. If you have any concerns or questions please feel free to reach out to us at anytime.

I think the 3.2mm (1/8th") will do nicely. If you want to drop in a pic we'd be happy to verify that for you.

Sounds good. Recommend checking out Christina's build thread for some excellent insight on weathering this armor.