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    Requesting an Advisor.

    in Advisor Program

    Posted

    On 3/13/2023 at 6:30 PM, LukeOhara said:

    Thomas "O'Hara", requesting an advisor in the Kamloops, BC, Canada area for help with a Imperial Officer (Non-Saga) uniform. Hoping to shoot my application to the 501st off some time soon :)

    I already have the outfit, just hoping to see if it's possibly viable and if/how I should change it

     

    Welcome! Posted on your new member thread. Let me know if you need other help from there!

    Acceptable boots?

    in Costume Questions - Ask Here!

    Posted

    Hi Eduardo!

     

    For L1 approval, you should check in with your GML. They are the ones that will give the go/no go on these boots.

     

    Having zippers are fine for the Transport Security Officer - like you pointed out, it's present even in the level 2 requirement :-D

     

    For these pair of boots ... the zippers are really obvious. If it's all she can find, you should see if your GML has issues with them.

     

    Good luck - keep us posted on your conversation!

     

    Eric

    Crewman (Non saga) Update Proposal

    in CRL Updates

    Posted

    15 hours ago, Detaleader said:

    Change compad to be mandatory component, unless we find evidence, that they shouldn't be mandatory. 

     

    Rather than changing it to mandatory, maybe updating the "standard" compad image to also include the compad currently found in the ground crew and Mandalorian gunner CRLs?

     

    My thinking is, the non-saga designation for these costumes as I understand it is to allow for some acceptable variations - rather than taking away, maybe it's easier to just add!

    Imperial Officer Crewman (Non saga)

    in New CRLs - Completed

    Posted

    Hello - Is there any updates on this CRL? I was recently approved as the Gunner from the Mandalorian - So technically assuming the same Compad (which i know some GML's have issues with as far as the Colors and finished Print quality of the Model Compad if its supposed to be the same as ground crew)- I would have basically everything for this ready to go for at least level 1 - would have to verify L2/L3. 
    Are you asking if this CRL is ready for GML approval? This is live

    https://databank.501st.com/databank/Costuming:Imperial_officer_crewman_non_saga

    Seeing as compad is still optional - no reason why you can't get approved by your GML without the compad.

    Imperial Tie Fighter Hanger Crew *CRL*

    in New CRLs

    Posted

    @OfficerBlakley I have moved your thread to this section - where we talk about new CRLs!

     

    Love how you have gotten this started! 

     

    Agreed that this is likely to be a Rogue One-style base flightsuit in grey. Have you found someone who can make this suit yet? I know there are very little number of vendors who are currently producing Rogue One-style flightsuits.

     

    Have you seen this other thread? There were some discussions last year about a similar/same flightsuit. The only difference I am seeing between your thread here and that thread = 

    1. Goggles
    2. Pouch
    3. Boots

    This thread >> 

    ACTUALLY, the more I look at that OTHER thread, the more I wonder if their boots is also without buckles?

     

    Here's what else we're going to need - reference images! Do you have access to more high-res images so we can get details of the suit? Ideally we'd like to get front, back, left, right, and close-ups that'll allow us to see more details?

     

    Finalizing CRL Proposal - Imperial Military Officer (Rebels)

    in New CRLs - Completed

    Posted

    Ah yes, a member also reached out about one particular aspect of animated characters - piping! The idea is that maybe piping can help add some details to the seams and make it more cartoon-like.

     

    Here's the state of the IOC CRL wrt piping and Rebels characters - 

     

    No piping - 

    Piping -

    I'd love to hear from the group - 

    • Do you think we should be adding piping verbiage to the CRL?
    • If so, is this something at basic? Higher level?

    I would imagine that this would be a pretty big update even at level 2/3 - I'd love to be consistent, so depend on how the group thinks, we might need to go back and make tweaks to the other CRLs.

    Finalizing CRL Proposal - Imperial Military Officer (Rebels)

    in New CRLs - Completed

    Posted

    Lastly, boots and accessories! I propose we just lift existing boots and accessory verbiage from the Imperial Military Officers (again, since this is supposed to be a generic Rebels officer CRL - I think we can always add on / revise as needed).

     

    Officer Boots

    • Knee-high, black, riding style, lace-less, smooth non-textured, leather or leather-like material.
    • There are no buckles, snap tabs or decoration.
    • Boots have conservative heels.
    • A single stretch panel or zipper may be present, they are to be hidden on the inner part of the boot shaft.
    • Not visible from the front, side or back.
    • The top of the boots may be flat or Spanish Style, but not Cowboy or Super Hero (pointed at the front) style.
    • A small V-shaped notch may be present that the back of the boots top.

     

    OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):

    • Boots do not have a zipper.

     

    OPTIONAL Level three certification (if applicable):

    • Boots are made of leather.
    • Not vinyl or PVC.
    • Exact replicas of English riding (dress) boots or Equestrian boots.

     

    Gloves (Optional)

    • Black, wrist length gloves constructed of a smooth, non-textured leather or leather-like material.
    • Enclosed fingers.
    • No buckles, straps, etc.

     

    OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):

    • Gloves have a plain back and no visible adornments.
    • Gloves made of leather.
    • Gloves end just past the wrist.

     

    OPTIONAL Level three certification (if applicable):

    • Gloves have a notch centered in the edge below the palm.
    • Slit may be straight or rounded.

     

    Belt boxes (Optional)

    • Dimensions are approximately 2" (50.8mm) wide by 3" (76.2 mm) tall by 1" x (25.4mm) thick.
    • Two boxes to be worn vertically, one each on either side of the belt buckle.

     

    OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):

    • Belt boxes are made of metal.

     

    Colored contact lenses (Optional)

    • Colored contact lenses must be worn if required to accurately portray an alien character’s inhuman eye coloring.
    • Contacts giving the appearance of any natural human eye color may be worn to emulate a specific officer's configuration, if desired.
    • All persons utilizing contact lenses are encouraged to first see their optometrist for a fitting.

     

    Holster (Optional)

    • Made of black leather or leather-like material.

     

    OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):

    • Holster is affixed via a single loop over the belt.
    • Holster is made of leather.

     

    SE-14R Light Repeating Blaster (Optional)

    • The barrel detailing is evident with the cocking lever and slider in place.
    • The ejection port is also evident.
    • The scope mount looks similar to the magazine but smaller in size.
    • The scope does not protrude past the blaster body.

    Finalizing CRL Proposal - Imperial Military Officer (Rebels)

    in New CRLs - Completed

    Posted

    On 3/30/2022 at 11:41 PM, kman said:

    While I haven't compared it exactly, I think we should use whatever the language is for other RECENT officer jodphurs, so the language all aligns as much as possible.  The one exclusive bit included (from Pryce) is this: "The flares on the jodhpurs mimic the shape of Rebels officer’s flares"

     

     

    Yes sir! This is the same verbiage as the military officer (w/ the exception of the flare)

     

    On 3/30/2022 at 11:41 PM, kman said:

    Assuming we confirm they're pretty standard (or even THE standard), I still feel like this is a Level 2 detail.  Someone commissioning a costume from scratch will have something to aim for, but we have a somewhat lower bar of entry for a relatively minor detail (I mean... look at the flaps we allow for regular officers!) at the basic level, should someone have another pair at the ready.

     

    I'm cool w/ that. Done!

    Finalizing CRL Proposal - Imperial Military Officer (Rebels)

    in New CRLs - Completed

    Posted

    While we look over the updates I am proposing above, here are some proposed verbiage for the jodhpur trousers. Words taken from Pryce and revised to make it more Rebel officer centric.

     

    Jodhpur Trousers

    • Fabric is a medium weight suiting material exactly matching the tunic.
    • Trousers are flared riding breeches, with semi-stiff flares to the hip/thigh area.
      • Breeches are worn with boots.
      • Breeches are neatly pressed or ironed without creases.
    • The flares on the jodhpurs mimic the shape of Rebels officer’s flares
    • Pockets are acceptable, although must not be visible with the tunic on.

     

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    Finalizing CRL Proposal - Imperial Military Officer (Rebels)

    in New CRLs - Completed

    Posted

    On 3/16/2022 at 4:07 AM, kman said:

    Hey all!  I'm late to the party here, for which I apologize... real world life has been kicking my Imperial hindquarters quite a bit lately.

     

    A couple of thoughts, which can be revisited later if you'd like:

     

    "Cavalry Twill or a Gabardine style weave is most accurate."

     

    That's obviously accurate for real-world officers, but since we are making a uniquely animated costume here, is that actually needed?  Not one little scrap of fabric weave is visible in this animation, even in extreme closeups.  I don't think we should mandate smooth fabric, of course, but I'm also not sure we should get into specific fabrics used in the live action shows.

     

    Then there's the code disc for the hat and belt.  It's a pretty key distinguishing feature, given how different it is from the live action parts.  Are you sure it should be L2, as opposed to L1?  There's at least one established vendor, unless things have changed, AND they don't seem like they'd be that hard to hand make, if you're handy that way... it's basically a washer, right?

     

    For the tunic, should the central seam down the back be a basic requirement, or L2?  Seems like a pretty key distinguishing feature of the Rebels version vs a regular officer, since we're distinctly making this an animated officer costume.  (I guess that could be discussed later, but wanted to mention...)

     

    For the Rebels Code Cylinders, I hope we can get some good examples of how the real Rebels ones should be done.

     

    I'll try to revisit this soon... tonight started off as IOC catch up and ended up crunching Excel spreadsheets for work for three hours, so I feel like I've lost my way here and it's 1am all of a sudden...

     

    Definitely not late to the party at all - that's why we have this discussion out in the open, so we can capture everyone's input!
     

    I very much agree on some of the input you have here - a lot of our current verbiage was a result of us wanting to match up to previous Rebel character verbiage. But then again - no reason why we can't make updates to other CRLs after as well!

     

    What do y'all think of the update? Below in red. These will make it even more accurate for Rebel at basic :) 

     

    Hat, Olive, Rebels-Style

    • Hat is OPTIONAL but only if a specific referenced licensed character’s typical uniform configuration is copied in full, and does not typically include a hat.
    • Fabric is a medium weight suiting material matching the pants and tunic if applicable.
    • Cavalry Twill or a Gabardine style weave is most accurate.
    • Base of the hat is conical, with a crown about 4 inches (101.6 mm) tall.
    • Front and rear “flaps” overlap on the sides, with the back flap over the front, and are about 4 inches (101.6 mm) high.
    • Front bill extends 3 inches down; there are no concentric stitches.
    • Imperial Code Disk is positioned in the center of the front vertical "flap.”
    • Code Disk exactly matches Rebels style disk

    OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):

    • Code Disk exactly matches Rebels style disk

    Tunic, Olive

    • Fabric is a medium weight Olive/Field grey colored suiting material matching the trousers (and hat, if present).
      • Cavalry Twill or a Gabardine style weave is most accurate.
      • The most accurate color is “Feldgrau", or “Field grey”, which is a greenish-gray color, close to Olive.
    • Tunic is double-breasted with a left over right closure on the tapered yoke.
      • Yoke comes up across the shoulder to the top shoulder seam.
    • The standing collar has square corners, is between 1.25" (31.8 mm) to 2" tall, and closes snugly.
      • The wearer's neck must not be visible between the closed collar edges.
      • A modesty panel behind the collar closure is recommended to help with this, but is not required.
      • Collar edges are closed together in front with two eye hooks.
    • There are code cylinder pockets on both outside panels of the jacket, from about half way between the top and bottom on the arm hole.
    • A central seam runs down the back of the tunic, with no princess seams.
    • Tunic has long sleeves which are without decoration, cuffs or buttons.
    • Tunic is constructed with no top-stitching (stitches visible on the exterior surface of fabric).
    • Fasteners on the uniform should not be visible.
    • Uniform is to be pressed and free of a wrinkled appearance.

    OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):

    • Sleeve may contain one seam on the inner arm

    Belt

    • The belt is constructed from a non-textured leather or a leather-like material.
    • Approximately 2" (50.8 mm) in width no more than approximately 3" (76.2 mm) wide.
    • There are no loops on the belt.
    • A single large snap or rivet is visible approximately 1" (25.4 mm) to the left of the buckle, snap can be raised to a semi conical shape.
    • The buckle is constructed from a horizontally brushed metal, or metal looking material.
    • Buckle has a raised metal code disk.
    • Code Disk exactly matches Rebels style disk

    OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):

    • Belt does not have grooves.
       

    Finalizing CRL Proposal - Imperial Military Officer (Rebels)

    in New CRLs - Completed

    Posted

    Now, belt. Also lifted from Pryce CRL.

     

    Belt

    • The belt is constructed from a non-textured leather or a leather-like material.
    • Approximately 2" (50.8 mm) in width no more than approximately 3" (76.2 mm) wide.
    • There are no loops on the belt.
    • A single large snap or rivet is visible approximately 1" (25.4 mm) to the left of the buckle, snap can be raised to a semi conical shape.
    • The buckle is constructed from a horizontally brushed metal, or metal looking material.
    • Buckle has a raised metal code disk.

    OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):

    • Belt does not have grooves.

    Now, I do wonder if we should include in level 2 a "Rebel Style Disk" requirement, similar to what we did for the hat - this wasn't in the Pryce CRL, but I think it might be good to include (consistency)

    • Code Disk exactly matches Rebels style disk

    Finalizing CRL Proposal - Imperial Military Officer (Rebels)

    in New CRLs - Completed

    Posted

    Easy enough - locking rank bar. I don't think we have any issues w/ the Rebel rank bar description from Pryce, so I'm just going to lock it and move on if no objections. The only thing I tweaked are the first two bullets, which I lifted from the Imperial Military Officer CRL.

     

    Code Cylinders

    • Between 1 to 4 Code Cylinders per costume may be worn.

    • No more than 2 code cylinders per pocket.

    • Modified Silver "chalk holder" tube with a short clip and blue top.
    • Dosimeter Style: True Dosimeter with correct clip and Blue top.
    • Clip is silver in color.

    OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):

    • Must be Rebels style code cylinder with correct Rebels style clip and blue caps.

    Finalizing CRL Proposal - Imperial Military Officer (Rebels)

    in New CRLs - Completed

    Posted

    Alright, moving on! I updated the sleeve language to "Sleeve may contain one seam on the inner arm", to make it flow better.

     

    Rank Bar time!

     

    We already have verbiage from Pryce's rank bar. I started from there, and borrowed some verbiage from the Imperial Military Officer (Non-Saga).

     

    Rank Bar

    • Worn on the left side of the tunic over the heart, aligned with the code cylinder pocket.
    • Rank consists of same-sized colored plastic tiles mounted on metal or metal looking bar.
    • Length and height are determined by chosen rank.

    • Each bar is approximately 1" (25.4 mm) height.

    • Rank bar corners are slightly rounded.

    • Rank tiles are translucent, rectangular, positioned side by side in a vertical orientation, and evenly spaced.

    • Color, quantity, and combinations of the tiles/bars are determined by rank, and are appropriate to uniform type/color as supported by licensed reference.

     

    OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):

    • For rank bars with two rows, the rank bar is one strip with four rounded corners NOT two separate bars as with OT rank bars; tiles are opaque.
    • Chosen rank to match a specific officer seen onscreen or other licensed media.
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