Costuming:501st Trooper The Mandalorian

501st Trooper (Non Saga) — The Mandalorian

Model CT-42128, Photo by Ardeshir Radpour

Description: 501st Clone Trooper — FBFX Prefix: CT Detachment: Clone Trooper Detachment Context: Obi-Wan Kenobi and The Mandalorian: Season 3 The 501st Legion, later known as “Vader’s Fist,” is an elite unit of troopers commissioned by Supreme Chancellor Palpatine during the Clone Wars that later became a Stormtrooper unit. The 501st have fought in many battles, such as the Battle of Teth and the Battle of Coruscant, becoming one of the most well-known legions. It was the 501st that was led into the Jedi temple by Darth Vader to helped destroy the Jedi. In 19 BBY, the 501st became Darth Vader’s personal unit as he led them during Operation: Knightfall, in which the troopers helped take down the Jedi, whom they believed to be traitors to the Republic.

For 501st membership only the requirements in black need to be met. In the page below, items listed in blue are recommended features that will improve the quality of the costume. Items listed in red are intended to further enhance the finished costume. Special Notes: • The “Animated” armor design, seen in 2008 The Clone Wars Cartoon Series, differs from the “Realistic” armor design used to create characters from the theatrical films, video games, and graphic novels. See this thread at 501stclonetroopers.com for the differences between the sculpts. (This may require an additional forum account.) • Armor parts shall be made from fiberglass, ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene), HIPS (High Impact Polystyrene), or a similar rigid material. This includes vacuum formed plastics as well as properly finished and smoothed 3D printed armor forms. See this thread at 501stclonetroopers.com for examples of acceptable and unacceptable levels of 3D print finishing. • All numerical measurements given in CTD CRLs are approximate. Measurements should be followed as closely as possible while not affecting the proportionality of costume details. Proportionality should take precedence over exact measurements.

This Visual Guide has been reviewed by the detachment staff and the LMO team and is certified for use as a minimum approval guideline for GMLs. GMLs are free to approve this costume type. This document is not intended to be a detailed how-to on costume construction; rather a visual guide to be used for 501st costume approval. Details on construction may be found on the respective costume detachment web forum. GMLs uncertain about an aspect of submitted costume shall post questions in the appropriate DL/GML peer review section of the Legion forum. Measurements given in this document are intended to be approximate and generalized; not criteria for approval. Requirements for all 501st costumes are proportional to the wearer in scale, fit and size. Text descriptions are only one part of the guideline. GMLs and costumers must consider both text and pictures (CRL and Reference) when reviewing the costume.

Required Costume Components

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

General Construction Notes This version of the character is based on their non-saga appearance in the Disney+ limited series Kenobi and season three of The Mandalorian, replicating the armor made by FBFX. NOTE: Revenge of the Sith realistic Phase II armor is not acceptable for this CRL. As previously noted, all armor is constructed from rigid material such as fiberglass, plastic, resin, sintra, vacuum-formed ABS, firm rubber, metal or similar. All armor pieces are painted gloss white or gloss blue with matte grey or black details, unless otherwise noted below. Areas painted gloss blue feature light scuffing revealing white underneath. Armor has little to no weathering in shades of grey. All pieces are scaled proportionally to the wearer.

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Helmet Black eye lens visor. Outer corner of visor edge is raised on either side. Helmet has a mohawk on the dome. The mohawk features raised edges on either side along its entire length. Helmet has a matte black brow band, just above the eye lens, that extends around to the back of helmet. Helmet frown is matte grey in color. Wire or plastic mesh is utilized inside the helmet to cover the open pieces of the frown. Black aerators with metal grills are mounted inside the two indented front jaw tubes at the base of the helmet. Ear caps are painted matte black. There are nine dark blue vertical hash marks on each side of the helmet cheeks. Hash marks are indented into helmet. Matte grey indented helmet band warps around back of the dome. Helmet has a flat rear helmet disc with no detail. Rear recessed rectangle is flat without vents. A gloss blue stripe runs vertically up front of the helmet starting at chin, and widens as it continues on top of the dome. The stripe running between between the vocoder and frown is about 1 inch (25.4 mm) wide. The stripe edges along the center of the “T” lens are about ⅜ inch (9.5 mm) wide at the bottom and expand to about ⅝ inch (15.9 mm) near the top. The stripe continues above eye lens with about a 3 inch (76.2 mm) width and expands upward to align with blue on the dome. Stripe above the black band is about 3 ½ inches (88.9 mm) wide and expands outward to about 4 ⅜ inch (111.1 mm) at front edge of the mohawk. Stripe at center of dome is about 2 ¾ inches (69.85 mm) from edge of the mohawk. The stripe narrows slightly toward back of the dome and is about 6 inches (152.4 mm) wide, and stops short of the dome edge leaving about a ⅜ (9.5 mm) inch white border just above the grey indented band.

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	Neckseal Cyclindrical neck portion has horizontal ribbing. Lower portion of neckseal “dickey” is made of ribbed fabric. Ribbing is fine with thin rows, matching undersuit. “Dickey” ribbing runs horizontally. Cyclindrical neck portion has horizontal ribbing.
	OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): A black balaclava is worn with the neckseal.

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	Undersuit Undersuit is made of black ribbed material. Ribbing is fine with thin rows. Ribbing runs horizontally across the torso, and concentric around the limbs.

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	Shoulder Armor Shoulders are painted with gloss blue. Shoulders are teardrop in shape with all rounded edges. Shoulders feature soft peak located at the top third.

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Bicep Armor Armor has soft inner and outer edges giving it a soft rectangular shape. Armor piece has a recessed arch on the back of the arm. The Arch comes to a point with a ridge going vertically from the top point. Armor features faint seams on the interior and exterior sides facing towards and away from the wearer. The seams are completely vertical, with little to no gap between the armor “sides”.

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	Elbow Armor Armor fits tight to the wearer’s arm, close to the bottom edge of the bicep armor. Armor features two hard vertical edges at “bend” points to conform to the wearer. Armor features raised rectangular detail with two recessed slots on the exterior faces near the termination point of the elbow strap. Matte white silicon strap is present around the wearer’s elbow-pit.

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Forearm Armor Right forearm has a compad with eight small buttons, one large main button, and one slightly smaller rectangular button closest to the elbow. Compad has detail antenna on its left. Compad sits symmetrically on top seam line. Armor features soft triangular face on the exterior side of the wrist edge, with a soft ridge continuing vertically up the side towards the elbow. Armor features faint seams on the top and bottom sides. The seams are completely vertical, with little to no gap between the armor “sides”. A gloss blue thin stripe is present around the wrist opening, split halfway by the compad position.

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	Handplate Armor Handplates have a top curving ridge that come to a point over the index or middle finger, just past the main knuckle of the hand. Handplates attach to gloves using Velcro, with no other visible attachment method.

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	Gloves Black gloves are made of fabric, with leather detailing on pointer finger. Gloves feature accurate padding on palms. No visible logos or inaccurate details are visible when worn.

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Chest and Back Armor Chest and back armor match together at the sides with a gap. Gap is filled with matte black panel to ensure chest/back stay together at all times. Shoulder straps are slotted into the detail ridges of the top connection points on both the chest and back. Shoulder straps are made of white urethane or other flexible material. Chest armor features raised pectoral panels with hard edges. Chest armor has gloss blue pillar “A”-shape design pattern that runs up the center of the chest. Blue pillar design is narrowest at top with about 1 ¾ inch (44.5 mm) width and widens downward. Design is about 3 ½ inches (88.9 mm) wide at the elevated chest edge, and about 6 inches (152.4 mm) wide at bottom, just above top abdomen edge. A blue pillar design flares outward along bottom edge, about 3 ½ inches (88.9 mm) in length, creating about a ¾ inch (19 mm) blue border on surface that tappers to about ½ inch (12.7 mm). The blue carries over the beveled indented edge along the abdomen. Flares end in vertical cut edges. Two white rectangles aligned vertically in center create the “A”-shape design. Top white small rectangle is about ⅜ H x 1 ½ W in inches (9.5 x 38.1 mm) and located in center of the chest just about ¼ inch (6.4 mm) below the elevated chest area. Bottom white long rectangle is spaced about ½ inch (12.7 mm) below top rectangle and is a continuation of the top rectangle’s width, continuing down the length of the chest armor. Stripe does not fully go to the bottom of the chest armor. Back armor features raised rectangular plate, with lowered “tusks” fading down to the main armor on either side. A gloss blue panel is inset in the raised rectangular plate with the following gloss white details: Four recessed circles on the top row. Each recess features a domed greeblie with a central knub. Left side features two recessed slots with vertical ribs. Bottom right features recessed rectangular grill detail.

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Abdomen Armor and Front Belt Abdomen features two vertical grooves that flare apart at the top, featuring four indented circles in either groove. Abdomen section wraps around the wearer’s body and connects at the rear. Rear connection area has raised rectangle to help align the kidney plate. Abdomen is completely contained under the chest and back armor. Abdomen armor is connected to front portion of the belt. Belt is made of hard plastic, same as the rest of the armor. Belt front, between front boxes, has three vertical rectangular indents which are spaced apart by two protruding rectangular areas. The rest of the belt is flat surfaced with raised edging on top and bottom that runs along the remainder of the belt. Six boxes are present on the front belt: The two largest boxes are in front with a Recessed “C” detail. The smallest boxes are located behind the front boxes, with ⅛ inch (3.2 mm) spacing between it and the other boxes on the front belt. The medium sized matching boxes, with flat top covers, have ⅛ inch (3.2 mm) spacing between them and the other boxes on the front belt. Belt halves slot together with little gap.

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Kidney Armor and Rear Belt Kidney armor is rectangular and covers any visible seams at the rear of the abdomen armor. Kidney armor is connected to the rear belt, which is made of the same hard plastic as the rest of the armor. Rear belt features the following details: Left rear box is spaced closer to detonator and has two square buttons in the top left corner, and two dashed indented detail marks on the bottom right. Right rear box is spaced closer to detonator and has a bar with two small cylinders centered, and two dashed indented detail marks on the bottom left. A detonator is centered and attached to back of the belt. Detonator tube is about 2 ¼ inch (57.1 mm) diameter with wider detailed end caps. Seven horizontally aligned square buttons are on the left side of the tube, facing backwards. From the left, the order of buttons are painted as follows: two gloss blue, two gloss white, two gloss blue, and a gloss white. Belt halves slot together with little gap.

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	Cod Armor Cod armor hangs from abdomen armor, separated from the butt plate. Cod armor is triangular in shape with a soft bottom edge. Cod features a trapezoidal groove on the bottom area.

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	Butt Armor Butt armor hangs from kidney armor, separated from the cod armor. Armor features raised circular details on either corner facing closest to the cod armor. Armor features raised details in the center.

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Thigh Armor Thigh armor has a flat triangle above the knee which transitions to a ridge line that extends up the front of the thigh to the top edge. Rear of armor has an indented arch section. Armor features faint seam on the interior side facing towards the other thigh armor. The seams are completely vertical, with little to no gap between the armor “sides”. Outside lower portion of the thighs come to a point, and the inner lower end is rounded. Armor features gloss blue stripes going along outer face of the thigh armor. The forward stripe goes vertically along thigh, with the stripe behind it angling out towards the dip in the armor geometry.

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Knee Armor Knees have a protruding rectangle in front oriented towards the top end. Knees bend around the front and taper towards a white silicon strap. Bottom edge of knees feature gloss blue stripe. A white colored silicon strap, about 2 inches (50.8 mm) wide, wraps around back of the leg. Strap features raised edge details. Near the connection point on exterior side, three raised arches are present on the strap.

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Lower Leg Armor Front of lower leg has a flat triangular detail at the top, which transitions to a ridge line traveling down the front of the armor to the ankle. Back of lower leg armor features arched indentation, just under the calf, that follows down to the ankle. Bottom of this indentation features a smaller arched groove at the heel. Armor features two gloss blue stripes that run up the exterior face of the shin armor. Stripes are parallel, and follow the curves of the shin armor. The outside of the calf is closed. Bottom edge of calf armor has a steep angle, with bottom edge angled towards the front with the lowest part behind the heel. Armor features faint seams on the interior face. The seams are completely vertical, with little to no gap between the armor “sides”.

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Boot Armor Boot armor features two ankle disks with an arched rectangular panel that connects the two. Recessed from the arch is another armor plate that goes down over what would be the lace area. Panel features two rectangular details, with the larger one being at the bottom. Details are made of grooves and have no dimension from the main panel. Boot armor attaches to main boot with a Velcro patch.

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	Boots The boots are above-ankle height, and made of white leather or leather-like material. There is a seam down both sides of the front that swoops out to the side of the foot. There is a vertical zipper on the inside that spans the height of the boot. There is a flat black sole with no heel, buckles, or laces.

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Optional Accessories

Items below are optional costume accessories. These items are not required for approval, but if present appear as described below. If adding in an accessory after initial approval, the item still needs to be submitted to local GML for approval before use.

	DC-15a (FBFX) Blaster rifle is scratch built out of plastic, wood, metal or cast in resin and has the following details: Silver flip up sight in down position. Ten radiator fins are evenly spaced along the length of the barrel. Power setting adjuster detail lever. Sniper Scope attached under rifle in storage position. Charge magazine clip on the left side. Igniter detail knobs. Total length is approximately 55 inches (139.7 cm).
	OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): Charge magazine detail on clip is silver. Detail bolts and screws are silver. Igniter has some copper coloring. Power setting adjuster detail lever is silver. Sniper scope is silver. Blaster is lightly weathered.
	OPTIONAL Level three certification (if applicable): Functioning blue LED is installed in the barrel.

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	DC-15s (FBFX) Blaster may be scratch built out of plastic, wood, metal or cast in resin with the following details: Wire frame sight. Folding stock. Twelve radiator fins evenly spaced along the length of barrel. Igniter detail knobs. Charge magazine clip on the right side. Total length is approximately 26 inches (660 mm).
	OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): Charge magazine detail on clip is silver. Detail bolts and screws are painted silver. Blaster is lightly weathered.
	OPTIONAL Level three certification (if applicable): Functioning blue LED is installed in the barrel.

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