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I am a horror fan, so The Thing or Event Horizon.

Some photos that we took over one of the weekend and we wanted to have some fun shots! and I used the Disneyland rank bar that they had. I pretty happy that the size looks pretty good. 

As we wanted to do one photo on wearing a dress or a skirt with our officer outfit. So early on I did a inspired imperial Officer dress with a high slit after I saw the Solo movie on the officers socializing at the crimson dawn party. So just wanted to have a inspired dress for female imperial Officer. 












 

Officiated my first wedding, on May the 4th, in my freshly approved Imperial Staff Officer costume. 
Truly a great Star Wars Day!
 

 

Some of you may have seen this on Facebook.  But the Chicago Police Department did a video shoot with members of the 501st Midwest Garrison in promotion of Celebration.  This aired on most of the local news outlets this morning.  

Here is the link:
 
 
Unfortunately I left the Star Destroyer parked in a Loading Zone at O'Hare, at least the CPD got me before Vader
 
 

Brand new VR series game coming out called Vader Immortal! 
 
Something that caught my eye is a Cybernetic Imperial Officer behind Vader, who I think might be the new canon equivalent to Grand Moff Trachta.  I must make him!!!  

 

First time in at least 20 years that I bought a Lego set for myself.
Got it on Star Wars day.
It's the official ME mini-fig!!!

Mini-fig me's hair is a little lighter than mine, but I'll chalk that up to the miniaturization process.
It just so happened that I was making a Rogue One/Solo style Navy Captain rank bar for a friend.  Now I think I have to make one for myself...
 
The kit also came with 2 Range Troopers (meh) and what looks like an Imperial Ground Crew lady wearing a Navy Trooper helmet.
I wonder if that combination is going to show up in Solo?

Nice. I love learning this stuff.

Nobility has been part of the galaxy since long before the founding of the Old Republic, but there were no galactic nobility before the Emperor took control at the end of the clone wars.  Shortly thereafter the Emperor started to name nobility to supporters across the empire to create a system of Peerage.
 
The ascension of Chancellor Palpatine was not without precedent in the galaxy.  His own homeworld of Naboo was ruled by a series of Queens and Kings elected by the populace with a degree of authority stronger than a president or prime minister answerable to a legislature.  Palpatine HAD been elected to office and with no children, did not appear to be creating a hereditary monarchy.  The success of the Clone Wars brought in vast territories that had once been beyond the Empire’s reach.  The largest of these was the Outer Rim Terrirories, Hutt space, another region reorganized into what became the Corporate Sector Authority and effectively the Unknown Regions beyond the Western Reaches.  

With no direct representation in the Imperial Senate these regions were often under military rule or increasingly under control of appointed nobles and sometimes corporate charters.
 
There are at least three grades of nobility that have been found in the 40 years of Star Wars stories.
The first we saw was “Baron” with the appearance of Baron Tagge of the house of Tagge, a noble family that included General from the Death Star.  The head of the family Ormon Tagge controlled a vast industrial conglomerate that brought him a seat at the table governing the galaxy.  He proposed to organize the underpopulated region of space into the “Corporate Sector Authority” for proper exploitation by commercial interested.  The CSA had its own security services separate from the empire and the intruding eyes of the Imperial Senate.  As long as the correct taxes were paid into the imperial treasury, Tagge and his family had an independent fiefdom of their own. 
 
Baron Tagge jockeyed for the number two position to the emperor arguing that it should be him over Vader.  This lead to a confrontation where Vader challenged Tagge to a duel and blinded him with his lightsaber.  Tagge would spend the rest of his life practicing with a jedi lightsaber he acquired trying to become good enough to challenge Vader again and beat him.  Upon his death, a younger Tagge in the imperial military gained the title.
 
The Moff in charge of Cato Nemodia was also a Baron who had started as an imperial officer. 
 
Probably the most famous Baron was Soontir Fel of the 181st squadron, who gained the title after a military victory.
Pilots seemed to be the most popular recipients of the title based on their own accomplishments. 
 
Baron Valen Rudor was an imperial pilot on Lothal that received the title. 
 
The title would come with a baton of office and an estate.  Baron Fel’s estate would come from his home planet on Corellia.  Baron Rudor would receive an estate on Lothal.  Many times this estate would come from the confiscated property of citizens arrested and executed for treason.  Rudor would gain Old Jho’s Pit Stop establishment.
 
A second noble title was given exclusively to pilots the title of Tam.  The title of Tam was given to two pilots in the Star Wars universe Anikan Skywalker and Imperial Pilot Merrik Steele in the video game Tie Fighter.  Creating it as a title was a “retcon” by Pablo Hildago who found the mention of Skywalker in the old newspaper Star Wars serials from the 1970s.  The title for Maarik Stele came in the official companion guides for the game.  And a new title was born.
 
The third and final title is “Lord”.  Lord is usually used for a higher rank than Barons, but no title of Duke or Count is heard in the saga.  Darth Vader is not the only Lord in the Empire.  Lord Tion is an imperial Commodore that first appeared in the Radio drama of A New Hope in 1980.  He is the imperial commander of the subjugation of Raltier and was a suitor for the affections of Princess Senator Leia Organa. 
 
 
The title of a noble supersedes rank.  While an officer can be an admiral, captain, moff, or even a Lieutenant, they are addressed as Baron or even  “My lord”… even by superior officers, unless they are address by a noble of higher rank… which at this time is only the Emperor.
 
 
The purpose of nobility is to support the monarch and the structure that ensures continuity under that form of government.  The Empire passing at only 23 years old did not have the time to create enough peerage to continue this or maybe it was never intended to continue beyond the life of the Emperor as we see from the details of Operation Cinder.  Low level titles were given not so much to run the galaxy but to ensure loyalty and gratitude to the regime. 
 

This is my proposed CRL originally posted in the Spec Ops forums under the Imperial Army sub-forum for the original trilogy Battlefront II Officer (link). Since this character falls into both detachments - the character is part of the Imperial Army but is also a junior officer - I think it's a good idea to post it here as well. Perhaps it'll be an dual-detachment CRL. 
 



Required Costume Components 
The following costume components are present and appear as described below.

Helmet
For 501st approval:
Open face helmet consisting of a dome (with rim) and helmet skirt.  Helmet is based on the shell of the Snowtrooper / Snow Cmdr. and the AT-ST Driver. The helmet is painted a Grey-Green or Gray color. A "Rangefinder" is attached to the helmet dome.  This is centered to the right side of the dome and aligned to the rim. The rangefinder consists of :  Rectangular box about h/l/d 1.85" (47mm), 1.65" (42mm), 0.4" (10.16mm) with a slight bevel and details on. The box is the same color as the helmet. 1 screw cap or cylindrical knob approx. 0.4" (10.16mm) in diameter in the upper left corner. 2 cylindrical pins lined up in the lower left corner of the box. 1 cylindrical pin in the upper right corner of the box. 1 Rangefinder main detail aligned at the lower right corner of the box. Ring shaped antenna on top of the box with about 1.5" (38.1mm) in diameter and 0.35" (9mm) depth being cut at the top. There are 5 flat rectangular clips, positioned equally around the helmet where the dome meets the skirt. (1 in the center, 2 on each side).  The clips are painted the same color as the helmet. Imperial Code Disks are positioned on both sides of the helmet skirt. There are 6 circular greeblies positioned equally around the bottom of the helmet skirt (3 on each side). Greeblies have a flat top are approximately 18mm x 2mm in size. A black trim is covering the edge of the helmet skirt and forehead of the dome. Trim is approximately 5mm to 7mm in size. Silver/metallic cylindrical 'Spine shaped Greeblie' bar in the rear center of the helmet skirt.  The bar is divided into 11 segments with the thicker 6 segments ideally fitting into the 6 depressions of the rear helmet skirt.  
Goggles
For 501st approval:
Black trimmed military style goggles, with a Light Gray/Tan strap.  
For level two certification (if applicable):
Goggles are angular, and not rounded in shape. Strap is light Gray, and approx 1.5cm in width, with a small buckle on both sides.  
For level three certification (if applicable):
Both buckles to have a small cut-out section at the rear.
Tunic
For 501st approval:
Details in development.  
Gloves
For 501st approval:
Gloves are constructed of a non-textured, black leather or leather-like material. Enclosed fingers. Gloves are gauntlet length, fitted, and worn underneath the sleeves. No buckles, straps, ect. Gloves may have seams similar to Original Trilogy officer gloves for basic approval.   
Chest Armor
For 501st approval:
Chest Armor matches visual references. Accurate shape/design to front of chest. Outer rim has a continuous trim edge. As well as a raised trim on the recessed box. Shoulder straps are Stormtrooper style and secured to the chest armor with glue. There should be no visible rivets or screws. Rear of shoulder strap secured to an under-strap. Under strap is olive green, made of nylon or poly webbing, at least 40mm wide, with no distinguishable stitching at least. Two circular greeblies are present on each strap where the webbing meets the plastic should bridges. 21mm Dual Lock Fasteners with a brass brad fastener through the middle is most accurate. Under strap connects to lower chest / rib strapping as described below. The front recessed box includes several detail pieces. One T-shaped slider knob greeblie is present and matches the provided image. Slider is painted gunmetal or olive green. Left of the slider knob is an olive green raised rectangular piece with a notch cut out matching the provided image.  This effect can be accomplished with a decal. Right-hand side of chest has an elongated rectangular strip with three rectangles attached, spaced equidistantly. This piece is glued onto the armor. No visible attachments (ie. rivets) are permitted. Left-hand side of chest has two oblong shaped details which protrude outwards. They are offset and staggered from one another, one being more forward. Lower Chest / Rib strapping. Made of nylon or poly webbing at least 40mm wide. Elastic is Authorized. Strapping runs from one lower corner of the armor around the lower back just above the belt and connects to the other lower corner of the armor Strapping is visibly one continuous piece and secured hidden behind the chest armor. Strapping from shoulders connects to the lower chest strapping and is stitched. No other visible methods are permitted (ie. buckles, snaps).
Rank Buttons
For 501st approval:
Worn on the top left section of the chest.  Rank consists of colored plastic tiles, mounted onto a rectangle or square which is then secured to the armor.  Tile buttons should match Imperial Army rank configuration - red tiles over blue. Two rows, no more than four tiles per row.  Rank tiles are translucent. Colour, quantity & combinations are determined by rank.  
Belt
For 501st approval:
Snowtrooper style abdomen plate, painted to match Helmet and Armor, with circular loop pattern in the center. Secured by a Black leather belt, approximately 2" wide. Visible adjustment holes on the belt are acceptable.
Breeches
For 501st approval:
Fabric is a light to medium weight suiting material exactly matching the tunic. Flared riding breeches have subtle, semi-stiff flares in the hip/thigh area, below the tunic and above the knee. Breeches are worn with tall, knee-high boots. Pockets and waist belts are acceptable, although are not visible with the tunic on. Stirrups may be attached to the leg bottoms to keep material tightly tucked into the boots  
For level two certification (if applicable):
There is a fold on the legs creased from back to front, directly below the jodhpurs flares, tucking tightly into the boots, over the knees.  
 
Officer Boots
For 501st approval:
Knee-high, black, lace-less, smooth non-textured, leather or leather-like material, with moderate to high-gloss shine. There are no stretch panels, buckles, snap tabs, or decoration. Boot seams closely match screen-used boots. Soles are flat. If zippers are present, they are on the inner part of the boot shaft only.  
For level two certification (if applicable):
Boots have a zipper on the inner shaft. Seams and design match screen-used boots.  
 
Holster
For 501st approval:
Holster is made from leather or leather like material. The holster has a crescent shape matching the visual references. Holster is worn on the right side and is attached to the leather belt at one end under the belt armor and at on the other end at the hip. No visible stitching, buckles, or snaps are seen making these attachments.
Optional Accessories
Items below are optional costume accessories. These items are not required for approval, but if present appear as described below. 

Greetings, Promotion Board!
 
I'm a new member, both with the 501st and with the IOC. Although I've obviously met the minimum requirements for 501st Legion membership, I carefully followed the CRL for my costume with the intention of meeting level 2 criteria for OT/ROTJ. I've included a link to it here for ease of reference. I'm therefore respectfully requesting Executor status. My pics follow the CRL link.
 
1. Your Name:  Scott Grant
2.  Your 501st Legion ID #: 90109
3: Your IOC forum name: IC90109
4: Your Garrison: MWG Garrison
5.  501st Link - IC-90109
 
https://databank.501st.com/databank/Costuming:IC_imperial_bridge_crew
 
 
 
Here is the link to my Photobucket album that contains all my 501st Legion submission pics so that you can verify that the entire costume is CRL accurate.
 
http://s38.photobucket.com/user/Moldou/library/501st Legion
 
Please bear in mind that the code cylinders in the album pics are excluded for the ROTJ criteria, and some of the album pics don't show the compad, which is included for the ROTJ criteria, because I only recently got that finished (and is pictured above).
 
Please let me know if you require anything else.
 
Respectfully,
Scott Grant
IC-90109

Hi all, here is a little summary of this years Vienna ComicCon which I attended, among many others, with @Cosmic and @Sokar117.
Have an eye on 2:25  but enjoy the rest as well!
 
 
Regards
The Director

Was in a group interview with some of the guys from the SG 501st. So they took some of my line.

 




The title is "Spend one year, to get the right color"

So my friend help me with some of the translate
<<Due to copyright issues, no company produces perfect/complete star wars costumes so members buy stuff online and custom to themselves, spending a lot of time effort n money to do so.

Only when they meet requirements, then they are awarded a ID number to join 501st and be a part or rhe dark side, make no mistakes it is a tough process.

32 yr old Joey Lim was an ID in the interview, and she spent a whole year just looking for the right colour material.

She said: We strive to make the costume exactly like what is on screen, but green can be a few hundred shades, and sometimes we need to need to order from England, France, Italy to get what is needed. We are very focused on details, and there is a CRL (Character reference library) to follow.

For example, the costume collar must be a V and if it is rounded the costume will not pass
Joey says, many costumers will try two to three colours, and being a tailor, just to make her own 501st approved costume, she has made so many costumes that a big wardrobe in her house is filled with Star Wars costumes. >>


>_> The reporter make a mistick on that filled with star wars costumes only LOL XD 

Great uniform, good luck! 

Really close to submitting. Just looking for some advice or criticism on what should be fixed. I plan on getting belt boxes and a holster at a later date. Thanks everyone for the mass knowledge and tutorials I've received through everyone's topics on this site.
 I plan on doing some weathering on the wood handle. Still looks like plastic to me.

As far as I checked through the screencaps from ANH there is no other tunic than the Fahrenheit 451.
 
Shall we do a separate CRL for it or will this end up beeing too much?
 
What is the FISD doing in a similar case? They have two (!) separate CRL's for the Stromtroopers in ANH (Stunt & Hero) even though they only differ in the helmet-desgin and the number of rivets that connect the Holster to the belt. The ESB-TK als has only minor differences to the one in ANH (frown ist black, Holster moved to the right side and uses Loops instead of rivets) but got his own CRL as well.
 
If one should state the Fahrenheit 451 is similar enough to leave it with one CRL for the staff officer I say: that is not correct.
 
The Fahrenheit 451-tunic is completely different from the imperial tunic. That's what makes it worth to get an own CRL for it.
 
What are those differences?
 
1. The collar Closes on the right shoulder instead of a center closure.
2. the double-breast has two visible seams at each side-edge.

3. the double-breast design continues on the back of the tunic which has the look of open pleats running from the shoulders down.


4. the cuffs are slit.

5. there is a visible seam just beneath the edge of the codecylinder-pocket-edge

6. the center of the skirt part in the back is slit on both sides.
 
The differences concerning the rest of the costume are the silver Clips of the code-cylinders, the flat belt buckle and the single rank-bar.

 
Here are some pictures from the movie "Fahrenheit 451":
 







 
What was obviously altered by John Mollo was the left side of the double breast. They closed the opened pleat and sewed it closer onto the left side of the front. The codecylinder-pockets have already been there from the beginning.
 
Thats what I saw in the "starwarsscreencaps" and on the Internet so far. Let's collect some more visual prove her.
 

good luck!!
 

Good luck, Shane

Nice work, good luck with approval

https://en.rocketnews24.com/2017/10/02/japanese-twitter-is-cracking-up-over-these-incredibly-odd-fried-chicken-pants/



If anyone want to wear that as part of their outfit LOLOLOL....