Chopper

Congratulations Scout!

Nice job

Looks good for the most part. You might want to loosen your crotch strap slightly and bring your cod up about an inch. That'll keep it from pulling through your legs at the bottom. Also try and pull your knee armor up about an inch.

Yes, you are correct that you will need to take in the legs. The patches look generally fine. I would take a half inch off each side of the butt flap an an inch off the bottom.

Reference this thread if you choose to build your own:

Hello, are you still having the same problems you listed here? Do you have any photos or can you provide and more details on the issues you're having?

Welcome back, trooper. Thanks for the reply.

For the ROTJ Scout, yes, remove the clip and the leather tab.

FYI, that post is from 2013 and the user hasn't visited the forums since 2023. According to their build thread, the gloves are from Sith Armory, which aren't available anymore as far as I know. That said, I believe the process would be the same or similar for Wampa Wear gloves. You can always make a small, unnoticeable cut in the lining to check if you can pull the rest of it out.

I've found that the hard edges and stiff foam filling tends to make positioning the pouches harder for folks with a narrower build. Try using cotton batting instead. It'll make them a little more flexible and less prone to sticking out at odd angles.

The Sierra Sneaker was used as the underboot for the biker scout boots in the film. They are no longer available and haven't been since the 80s. For level two you would have to make cuts into the underboot in order to approximate the pattern of the Sierra Sneaker. It doesn't have to exactly match, but it should approximate the pattern. Your other option is to get a set of Gio/Crowprops underboots or biker scout boots, which use the Sierra Sneaker sole pattern.

They're sewn together like that? That will cause issues then. Generally, the cod attaches to the vest or flight suit independently of the bund. Having it set up like that then allows movement of the bund without pulling the cod and causing scrunch issues.

Is your cod attached as a single piece to your bund?

Yes, I recommend that you affix some velcro to your bund so that it can attach to your flak vest. That should keep it up securely. Looks like it needs to come up about 2". Your belt also needs to come up. Find your belly button and put the top edge of the belt just below that. Take some of the tightness out of your crotch strap. But also, you should look at adding some stiffening material to your cod to keep it from scrunching so much. Check this thread for more tips:

Walt has worked closely with us on his armor kit revisions, but we have yet to see it assembled and worn by anyone. It should be fine for basic clearance, as even his prior kit was okay for basic and this is an improvement on that kit.

Pouch color is not dependent on whether you've weathered the armor or not. Either is fine for both weathered or clean as long as you follow the CRL stipulations regarding pouch and strap coloration. "If using off-white cummerbund pouches and side straps, the drop box straps are also off-white."

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As best I know, there are no US-based vendors who offer everything fully built and ready to wear. Best you can do is get a fully trimmed kit and then do the rest of the strapping and build work. Studio Creations and Mon Cal/Far Away Creations offer fully trimmed scout kits.

Reach out to Far Away Creations/Mon Cal, as they will sell parts individually: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063541723701

Yes, that looks about right. Reference the SDCC costume: A specific length is not called out in the CRL. However, looking at the SDCC photo, the belt boxes appear to be around 2"-2.5"-ish inches from the bottom edge of the bund. That should get you in the ballpark. You shouldn't have an issue with a 2-piece cod and bund, b/c a one-piece isn't called out in the CRL. And even if it was in the future, it would likely be for Level 2/Lancer. If your GML has any questions about the CRL, they can always reach us via the Detachment Questions section of the main 501st boards.

Congrats!

Constructed properly, the studio creations helmet is approvable. It does run small, so it's not the best option for all scouts, but it is approvable. If you want pre-assembled "ready to go" armor with little prep, then you might want to look at RS prop masters. https://www.rspropmasters.com/store/biker-scout/biker-scout-biker-scout/scout-trooper-armour-pre-order-copy/ Note that nothing is approved out of the box and approval ultimately depends on how everything fits on you.

Hiya, thanks for checking in. Here's what I can see -- Back side of the riding patch looks fine. Front side should be more rounded at the top. This is typically recommended so you don't have right angles showing from the sides of the codpiece. See marks in attached photo. Butt flap is too long and slightly too wide. See marks in attached photo for approximate adjustment. For additional reference, you might want to read these threads, if you haven't already: https://forum.501stpathfinders.com/topic/19967-soft-parts-best-practices/ https://forum.501stpathfinders.com/topic/19259-undersuit-mods/ Please let us know if you have additional questions.

@Hask can you advise on the Chef helmet visor question?