JBar Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 I'm considering making the jump from ROtJ to the Mandalorian but before I do, I want to see how much work would be involved in my conversion. I was wondering if anyone who has completed their builds have anything to add and I can update the list. - Neck Seal with ribs added - The flight suit is a Tie Pilot not a scout trooper - All elastic straps are between 3/4" and 1" - Chest armor does not have cloth that hides the connection to the back armor - Cummerbund and codpiece are once one assembly and hangs below chest armor - Inverted rear parachute buckles - Rank stripes removed from tank - Upper elastic o knee armor is removed along with the rivet - Pouches connect not from a flap but more of a "droop" style to the waist - Sandy weathering Did I miss anything major? I just want to be able to know the work/cost involved before jumping in 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopper Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 If you're only looking for basic clearance, then the elastic strapping measurement isn't specified in the CRL. There's some other minor differences, like: "Rank" stripes would need to be removed from the upper right of the tank. Inverting the rear parachute buckles. The narrower upper elastic on the knee armor will need to be removed, along with the rivet. So you'll need to do some hole filling if you plan to use your existing armor. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBar Posted October 25, 2021 Author Share Posted October 25, 2021 22 hours ago, Chopper said: If you're only looking for basic clearance, then the elastic strapping measurement isn't specified in the CRL. There's some other minor differences, like: "Rank" stripes would need to be removed from the upper right of the tank. Inverting the rear parachute buckles. The narrower upper elastic on the knee armor will need to be removed, along with the rivet. So you'll need to do some hole filling if you plan to use your existing armor. Great catches, I'll add those to the list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikerScout007 Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 On 10/24/2021 at 8:40 AM, JBar said: - Cummerbund and codpiece are once one assembly and hangs below chest armor The codpiece actually connects to the flight suit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBar Posted October 28, 2021 Author Share Posted October 28, 2021 3 hours ago, BikerScout007 said: The codpiece actually connects to the flight suit. Cool. Looks like the CRL states the black strap can connect to either the flight suit or the back of the codpiece if I'm reading it right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikerScout007 Posted October 28, 2021 Share Posted October 28, 2021 4 minutes ago, JBar said: Cool. Looks like the CRL states the black strap can connect to either the flight suit or the back of the codpiece if I'm reading it right Right. The codpiece itself was velcroed to the flight suit on the show. We couldn't tell where the strap ended up so we left it open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarok Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 Apologies for necro’ing this thread: looking for confirmation on a couple of items. - is the flightsuit an OT Tie or R1/Solo/next generation suit? - is the neck seal the same as a TK neck seal? And again OT? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikerScout007 Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 1 hour ago, Tarok said: Apologies for necro’ing this thread: looking for confirmation on a couple of items. - is the flightsuit an OT Tie or R1/Solo/next generation suit? - is the neck seal the same as a TK neck seal? And again OT? The suit is OT style -- I believe it was a Wampa Wear but not 100% on that. The neck seal -- when it can be seen -- seems to be fabric. But because they were wearing Mandarin collars overtop of it, in most scenes it's not even visible. So we didn't get too specific. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarok Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 The suit is OT style -- I believe it was a Wampa Wear but not 100% on that. The neck seal -- when it can be seen -- seems to be fabric. But because they were wearing Mandarin collars overtop of it, in most scenes it's not even visible. So we didn't get too specific. Thanks Mickey, appreciate the quick reply 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gix Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 Thanks for this thread guys - great info. I've started this new project last week as I've been wanting a Biker for so long - its excellent with the Mando version now so I'm super pumped.... especially to be able to sit after being Phasma for about 6 years now! LOL 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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