CommanderBaz

Have you met any of the actors from the movies who played the parts we costume at events you attend? Id love to see your pictures if you have, always good to show that there is continued love for the Empire and the costume.
 
I met with Imperial Officer actors from the Saga at the weekend at the For the Love of the Force event in Manchester, UK....proud to show off my IOC costume to Alan Flyng and Paul Markham who loved it.
 

 
....and my patch jacket too haha
 

 

Anytime Barry

The whole costume would be needed even if its only a different bar

Congrats!
 
I'm just down the road in Derby! Love your ROTJ Officer build - has got me thinking!

ID20003 officially reporting for duty

As Kris says, and is the same case as your blaster/holster, any change to a cleared costume will require it to be re submitted for UKG attendance.

Looking sharp!

Dressed pics;

This question is more suited the UK Garrison forum. Each Garrison has slightly different 'house rules' by the book for the UK Garrison, as I understand it, you should not troop with configurations or alterations to the costume which haven't been cleared. Furthermore in the UK Garrison we only troop with cannon costume configurations (e.g. we do not allow custom pauldrons on our Sand troopers).

I see part of my role as to try and inspire and guide people in to producing costumes to high a level of accuracy.
I don't penialise people who don't wish to go that far, it's not everyone's cup of tea. I see it as encouraging not alienating.

You definitely inspire me Phil.So i am going to take on what you say and attempt to change the colour.
In the meantime if i was say to troop tomorrow can i wear it?
Thank you as always mate.

As I stated above it meets the clearance requirements, this is why I have and will clear lighter brown holsters. Executor and Imperator clearance requests are judged on the costume as a whole. If asked for advice prior to the submission I will give a moon on a stick answer, if I don't how can you aspire to greatness?
What I am saying is if you want to go that little bit extra, above the requirements outlined in the CRL, it would be great if you could get / dye the holster a chestnut brown colour to match the colour of the holsters worn by officers in the film, e.g. the gantry officers Pol (TK421 why aren't you at your post?) Tredium and Malcolm Weaver.
What i like to see is people going that extra mile, it's things like that that inspire people to up their game. And that's the point of Executor and Imperator to up your game and get a top notch uniform that could be mistaken for one in the film?
I was the first person to clear at Imperator level with the Fahrenheit 451 uniform, since then I know of at least 5 people (4 UKG and 1 Russian Oupost) who were inspired by this, and constructed their own uniform is this more accurate styling.
At the end of the day, our uniforms are not screen used, we aren't clones of Peter Cushing, but we can try and do the best we can to give that illusion.

Whilst the quality of the holster is good, it has stiff leather and is formed around the blaster, the colour isn't quite accurate. It meets th clearance requirements, but ideally the colour could be a chestnut brown colour to match the ones seen in the film, e.g. Pol Tredium or Malcolm Weaver.

Might I inquire as to where you got such a marvelous looking piece from?

Yes, looks great! 

This  

You put it on and submit pics to the Imperator section 

Looks good to me.

So I'm just curious what everyone carries their costume in when they go to/from a troop.
 
My first few troops I just used a large rolling suitcase which fit my boots, flight suit, and all other accessories. Today I was at Target and found a 45 gallon wheeled tote bin for $20 bucks so I picked that up. Especially handy now that I have the gunner costume as well. I can fit all of my costume stuff (and the helmet, which is kept in a separate bag in the bin) in one place and its easy to swap out costumes when I want to. Also keeps everything together in my closet, as sometimes I needed to use the suitcase for...luggage.
 
Also, I now have a great place to put Legion/Garrison/Detachment/Star Wars stickers and decals.

I'm pretty sure you have to be a member and have a 501st approved Officers or Crewman uniform.

The hat I have from Museum Replicas just says "Star Wars."

I have searched but can't see what I want.
 
I am after a ANH Merr Sonn Power Blaster and holster that would be good enough for Level 3 approval
 
Can someone please point me in the right direction.