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Hi Nico, The team has completed your initial assessment and we have the following comments: Armor Weathering The weathering on your armor looks like a heavy black dusting. Is it possible to reduce the weathering a bit? Helmet Can you please provide some close up photos of the helmet bolts? The bolts for Level 2 should be the gray 3M bolts, or replicas. See example: https://databank.501st.com/mw501/images/9/97/Bolt1.jpg Shoulder Armor Bring your shoulder armor closer in to the bridges by approximately 1.25 cm. The bottom edges should be more rounded. See reference photo as an example: http://www.501stpathfinders.com/images/scoutopedia/06. Back Armor/ROTJ pouches tank.jpg Chest Armor Please provide measurements on the side straps. Back Armor The top of your tank has two rivets. You will need to remove the second rivet, which is behind the tank topper, and fill the hole with putty or abs paste. http://www.501stpathfinders.com/images/scoutopedia/06. Back Armor/Tank greeblie.jpg Codpiece Your codpiece appears to be sewn to cummerbund. For Lancer/Level 2 the CRL states: "The codpiece is NOT sewn to the bottom edge of the cummerbund." A separate codpiece that attaches to the flight suit the vest, the undersuit or the backside of the cummerbund will need to be added. Pouches Pouches are also mounted low. They should not hang over the belt. Exterior stitching is visible on the pouch flaps. The pouch body should not have any exterior stitching, outside of the stitching for the velcro tab. Either way, if you plan on modifying your existing pouches, or if you plan on getting new pouches, then you will need to provide us with measurements of the dimensions, which should be: 6 inches high, 5 inches wide and 2 inches deep. Belt Can you please clarify if this an Studio Creations belt or from a different maker? Also, please provide left/right photos of the belt. Detonator Detonator tubing is silver. It will need to be repainted in a neutral gray color. Boots Sole cuts are only present on the heel of the boot. Please add the corresponding cuts to the front portion of boot. Holster There are two rivets in upper right portion of the holster mount. Only one rivet should be present in each corner. The plastic cracks near the two rivets means that the holster will likely need to be replaced. Again, thank your for your application, Nico. Please let us know if you have any questions, need any clarification, or if you need any guidance on how to make the suggested changes. Thank you!

From the Level 2 portion of the CRL: "Vest sleeves have the appearance of being raglan (ie, the connection seam is at the collar of the vest, not the shoulder)" We know from the costumes book that the screen used vests used a raglan sleeve for the flak vest, in other words, the sleeve construction was similar to the attached photo below. For the CRL, we are only asking for the appearance of it being raglan. That is to say, if we can't see that mid-sleeve seam under the shoulder armor, then it's not an issue. If we can see the seam and it's fairly obvious with all of your gear on, then it would be an issue. Should you strive for a true raglan sleeve on your flak vest? Yes Is it ok if you only have the appearance of a raglan sleeve on your flak vest? Yes

Excellent work and thank you very much! The team will review everything and return with our assessment.

Hi Nico, you'll need to post them as images in your application (not links, please). Again, this helps us do our review and is part of the deployment requirements listed here: http://forum.501stpathfinders.com/index.php?/topic/20150-lancer-deployment-request-rev-2021/ In order to post your flickr images in your application, you can reference the "Copy the BBCode" instructions on this flickr help text page: https://www.flickrhelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/4404078014356-Share-or-Embed-Flickr-Photos-or-Albums Thank you!

Looks great! Good luck!

Hi Nico, thank you very much for your application. I noticed that you added the additional files as a transfer link. We ask that you please post the additional images in the thread, as this makes our review more efficient and means less time for us to get back to you on our feedback. You can look at using flickr, imgur, or dropbox to host the images in this thread. The photos also need to be of appropriate resolution, so that the team can zoom in and examine the details of your build. You can follow this post as an example: http://forum.501stpathfinders.com/index.php?/topic/22040-tb-92576-lancer-deployment-request/ Thank you again!

Lancer is available for the Mando Scout under the optional Level 2 requirements of the CRL. That said, for basic clearance the boot you've posted should be fine.

Hey Manoh, thanks for the the additional photos. Pete and I chatted a bit and unfortunately, the current soft parts are just too weathered for Level 2/Lancer. Since I'm guessing you used spray paint, I'm not sure what it would take to reduce the weathering without also destroying or further discoloring the fabric at the same time. You might try a handwash and a toothbrush in a small less visible area to see if that does anything? As a reference, the soft goods in ROTJ had black spray misting, but were not heavily weathered.

Looks great Andy. From what I can see, you shouldn't have any issue with basic clearance. Good luck!

1) Based on the photos we have of the screen scouts, the bottom of the holster was cut shorter than the top. See below. I think the top of your holster is fine. No need to cut it further. 2) The only time I've ever seen additional support material added to a boot is with Gio's Crowprops boots -- and that's b/c he uses real leather. In your mock up shot from a few years ago, I'm not seeing a lot of boot crumpling? As mentioned, the most common solution to keeping the boots up is to add an elastic strap on the inside, which goes around your leg. You can conceal the stitch marks behind the holster, so try to get it rigged before you rivet it onto the boot.

Years ago Polymer Armory sold me an extra metal trigger guard. Not sure if they're still actively producing gear, but you might want to send them a message. https://www.facebook.com/Polymer-Armory-177316858426/

There's this, which has some photos from the blu-ray: http://www.501stpathfinders.com/scoutopedia.php You can also look at swscreencaps to find the scout images: https://starwarsscreencaps.com/4k-star-wars-episode-vi-return-of-the-jedi-1983/

Hi Manoah, nice to see you checking in again! Hope things are going well for you in CA? I'll tag in @Retrofire, the other Level 2 armorer, for his opinion as well. IMO, while there was some subtle weathering on the Endor scouts, I unfortunately do think your soft goods are bit over-weathered for Level 2/Lancer and it would likely come up as an issue.

Nice Arne. You're almost there.

Your belt actually looks slightly high to me. Your navel should be approximately just over the top edge of your belt. Is that about where you have it positioned now? Also, if your chest armor is still too low, you can work on overlapping the shoulder bridges to bring the chest and back armor up a bit. You can mock it up with some tape before doing any trimming. You might also want to put some foam or stiffener material behind your cod, which will help to stop the indent effect. I can't really see the boot vinyl creasing from your photos very well. They should pass basic clearance, at least from what I can see in your photos. What maker of helmet are you using?

I think it looks great. No issues as far as I can tell.

There is only one rivet on each side of the belt for both the ROTJ and Mando scouts. Additionally, for the Mando scout, there is no narrow upper elastic on the knee armor along with no rivet.

Hey Phil, congrats again on your approval. For Lancer, I recommend you read through this post first as a quick checklist: http://forum.501stpathfinders.com/index.php?/topic/20150-lancer-deployment-request-rev-2021/ Otherwise, just go ahead and proceed with submitting a Lancer deployment request in the link below and the review team will work out any required changes that way: http://forum.501stpathfinders.com/index.php?/forum/51-lancer-deployment-request/

Congrats Lancer!

You can also try some 90% iso alcohol on the excess E6000. Sometimes iso alcohol plus a q-tip will get it off too.

Unfortunately yeah, the SC instructions are quite old and Jeff hasn't really updated them to match the current CRL. You can use an awl to punch through the webbing, or just make a small opening with an exacto knife. You don't need much of a hole to get the end of the rivet through. If you want to prevent it from fraying, you can wick the edges of the hole a bit with a lighter. And if you have any scrap plastic from your build lying about, you can make some ABS paste to repair the holes in the belt: https://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/42866-how-to-make-abs-paste/

Looks pretty good overall. One note, the bridge covers you're using looks like twill tape, as opposed to elastic or webbing. It shouldn't matter for level 1/basic clearance though.

Studio Creations offers just the holster from their website: https://www.studiocreations.com/howto/bikerscout/forsale_bike_replacementparts.html Whose armor are you using right now?

Oh you didn't even get a snout piece? Alright, we can fix that. You can get a replacement snout piece from Studio Creations: https://www.studiocreations.com/howto/bikerscout/forsale_bike_replacementparts.html You can get the 3M rotator bolts from amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Fibre-Metal-Honeywell-FM4001-Quick-Lok-Adapter/dp/B002BUMS8Y/ref=psdc_7491811011_t1_B015MG1SMK What else are you missing? Did they include the black lens material?

A lot of people like using these: https://trooperbay.com/star-wars-bikerscout-helmet-decals