Imperial Remnant Scout (WIP)

[Tarrif]

 

A few days ago I decided to start putting together a Imperial Remnant Biker Scout. I have a bunch of stuff laying around so here's what I used...

Helmet: Walt's Trooper Factory

Armor: Walt's Trooper Factory

Boots: Chef's Creations

Flight Suit: Wampa Wear (Tie Pilot)

Gloves: Wampa Wear

Cummerbund: Tye O'dell

Balaclava: Amazon

Neck Seal: Trooper Bay

Blaster: HFX

I trimmed and washed the armor then let it dry overnight. It's assorted colors of plastic from old projects (pink, red, white, black) so I did a nice base coat of Montana Gold "Marble" which is just off white. Then I sprayed everything down with Krylon Satin White paint, but let some of the grey show through. While that dried to scrounged up the correct strapping and greeblies. Then I used acrylic "burnt umber" color paint and sea sponges to give it that weathered effect. I used some of the watered down paint to gently weather the cummerbund too. All told there's not much left to do. Still waiting on my P37 large pack and baby Yoda to arrive to complete the kit. I didn't do much in the way of WIP photos but when I build my next one I'll document it more. 

Things to do: 

• Get P37 Large Pack and assemble it.
• Reverse the pouches so they are opposite the ROTJ way.
• Make the cummerbund look even more sloppy.
• Slightly more weathering on the drop boxes.
• Add fans to the helmet.

[BikerScout007]

Looks pretty good!  I think you need to reverse your pouches  Also I haven't seen evidence of a neck seal on the troopers on the show.  You can see the neck closure of the TIE pilot suit.  

Also you could probably go dirtier.  Especially on the boots

[Tarrif]

I'm going to give the left boot another round of weathering. The pouches have to be switched. I wasn't sure if there is a neck seal. Some said yes, others said no. It's really redundant so I probably won't wear it again. The mandarin collar hides it. I need to do another weathering pass on the armor but I think the lighting also hides some of it. Didn't want to over do it. Would love to know how they attached the TD. I did it the ROTJ way but I'd bet they did it differently. I see zip ties in some shots. 

[BikerScout007]

The neck seal is worn by the Jedi Fallen Order Scout so maybe some people confused it with that?  

My experience with weathering my Shoretrooper is you have to overdo it a bit if you want it to show in a picture.  I think the boots for sure need another pass.

Overall this is the closest I've seen so if you are aiming to be the CRL model you might just have the job! 

[Tarrif]

Happy to be of service for the CRL! I'm definitely going to dirty it up more tomorrow, especially the boots. Maybe take some better pictures in natural lighting as well. Let me know when you need the pictures for the individual parts for the CRL. 

[BikerScout007]

13 minutes ago, Tarrif said:

Happy to be of service for the CRL! I'm definitely going to dirty it up more tomorrow, especially the boots. Maybe take some better pictures in natural lighting as well. Let me know when you need the pictures for the individual parts for the CRL. 

Will do!  Thanks buddy

[TKZombie]

Looking good, but dirtier yes...

But doesn't the flight suit need leg flaps tat go straight across? Wampa's are angled, the screen shots shot no angle. 

[BikerScout007]

3 minutes ago, TKZombie said:

Looking good, but dirtier yes...

But doesn't the flight suit need leg flaps tat go straight across? Wampa's are angled, the screen shots shot no angle. 

I'm wondering how much care and scrutiny I should show to a costume that had no care or scrutiny shown to it when it was put on the show...

[Tarrif]

8 hours ago, BikerScout007 said:

I'm wondering how much care and scrutiny I should show to a costume that had no care or scrutiny shown to it when it was put on the show...

I'm thinking the same thing. If the flight suit were the outermost garment like in the Imperial Navy Trooper or something it might matter, but there's so much more going on with the Biker Scout that I'm not sure if this should be a deal breaker. 

[Mr Fett]

14 hours ago, BikerScout007 said:

Also I haven't seen evidence of a neck seal on the troopers on the show.  You can see the neck closure of the TIE pilot suit. 

I actually did see the ribs of a neck seal at one point coming out the top of the collar when I re-watched the show. 

[BikerScout007]

15 minutes ago, Mr Fett said:

I actually did see the ribs of a neck seal at one point coming out the top of the collar when I re-watched the show. 

Grab a screen shot and post it up!  We're getting close to finalizing this CRL.

[Mr Fett]

Right after Adam Pally says "can I see it?", Jason Sudeikis then says a few short things, then tilts his head all the way back, exposing the neck. I count 5 ribs on a neck seal showing above the collar of his TIE Pilot jumpsuit.

[Tarrif]

1 hour ago, Mr Fett said:

Right after Adam Pally says "can I see it?", Jason Sudeikis then says a few short things, then tilts his head all the way back, exposing the neck. I count 5 ribs on a neck seal showing above the collar of his TIE Pilot jumpsuit.

He's right. There's clearly a neck seal. Looks like cloth. Timestamp at 3:27 in Ep 8

[Tarrif]

I'll also add that the left sleeve of the flight suits even have the pocket where the comm pad goes. I was wondering if they removed them but nope, they're there. (Edit: I'll come back to this in the morning. Not 100% on it and will take screenshots)

Additionally, of the four biker scouts we see none of them have the 0 - 6 rank stripes on their tanks.

Also, the pouches are seen tucked under the belt and over the belt in case that was something you were mulling over for the CRL.

Another shot of the neck seal. Honestly it looks like the one from Trooper Bay.

My 2 cents: the strapping is actually Dritz 3/4" strapping as opposed to 1" strapping. I'll do some measurements tomorrow and see for sure.

[BikerScout007]

Okay cool.  Neck seal is on the list.   

I won't be specifying elastic widths on the CRL so no worries there!

[BikerScout007]

On 1/13/2020 at 7:13 PM, Tarrif said:

I'm going to give the left boot another round of weathering. The pouches have to be switched. I wasn't sure if there is a neck seal. Some said yes, others said no. It's really redundant so I probably won't wear it again. The mandarin collar hides it. I need to do another weathering pass on the armor but I think the lighting also hides some of it. Didn't want to over do it. Would love to know how they attached the TD. I did it the ROTJ way but I'd bet they did it differently. I see zip ties in some shots. 

Do you have a different cummerbund and codpiece by any chance?  That one is not built the way they were on the show so I really don't want to use it for the CRL.

[Tarrif]

19 hours ago, BikerScout007 said:

Do you have a different cummerbund and codpiece by any chance?  That one is not built the way they were on the show so I really don't want to use it for the CRL.

Yep. Steph Mortimer is making me one (she’s the one who made them for the show) and I have a few laying around too. I’ve made some adjustments since those photos. What are you thinking in terms of timeframe?

[BikerScout007]

Whenever you are ready.  The first draft of the CRL is pretty much done, though I'm sure there will be tweaks here and there.  To go forward, I will need pictures front and back, as well as pics of each piece of gear.