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| Advanced Recon Commando - Alpha
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Model AR 6065, Photo by Ruud W.
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Description: ARC Trooper - Alpha
Prefix: AR
Detachment: Clone Trooper Detachment
Context: The Clone Wars Comic Series, Star Wars Insider, and Various other Appearances
The "Alpha Class - Advanced Recon Commando" (ARC) was developed by the cloners of Kamino after analyzing the growth of the Null-Class ARC's (whose existence was a closely-guarded secret among the Kaminoans). The lessons learned during production of the Null ARCs helped greatly in refining the Alpha ARCs.
Note:
- Available references show Alpha ARC troopers to have either Blue, Yellow or Red (Dull) markings on their armor.
- Shown here is the blue Alpha ARC.
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Please note that this costume is also eligible for membership in The Rebel Legion, although adjustments may need to be made for RL approval.
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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.
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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.
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| Required Costume Components
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The following costume components are present and appear as described below.
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Helmet
- Episode 2 style Clone Helmet - Fan-made bucket. Some "name brand" helmets may be unacceptable.
- Visor - Mirrored Chrome or Black Visor.
- Helmet Fin on dome.
- Rear fin needs a brake light cover installed.
- 6 Primer Grey Vents on each side of helmet cheeks.
- Helmet frown is charcoal grey in color. Wire or plastic mesh is utilized inside the helmet to cover the open pieces of the frown.
- Command marking symbolizing rank:
- 1. The blue color of the tail fin continues onto the front dome of the helmet as as a painted stripe, ending at the brow line.
- 2. The indented wrap around the dome above the brow is painted with the same command coloring.
- 3. The visor area is outlined with command coloring
- 4. A vertical stripe down the nose, squaring off at the vocoder and wrapping around to the neck ring, is painted with the same command coloring.
- Ear holes may be painted light grey or remain white.
- Wrap-around style Range Finder. Fixed in the down position, green see-through lens. This replaces the Fett-style and is mounted in the ear the same way.
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OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
- Helmet has the appearance of a neck ring.
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OPTIONAL Level three certification (if applicable):
- Helmet has an enclosed complete neck ring that seals the helmet to the neck.
- Wrap-around style rangefinder, fixed in the down position, with a transparent see-through lens. This replaces the Fett-style rangefinder and is mounted in the ear the same way. The rangefinder lens is able to slide outside of the view of the main helmet lens.
- Rear fin light to be lit. Light is steady, does not blink, and is composed of 3 LEDs.
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Neck Seal
- Neck seal is black in color with vertical ribbing or smooth in appearance.
- No logos or labels are visible.
- If the seal is not incorporated as part of the undersuit, a balaclava or other similar covering is acceptable.
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Under Suit
- Black non-textured material, either one-piece or two-piece construction with no visible zippers or logos.
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Command Pauldron
- Command style pauldron.
- The raised panels, across the surface of the pauldron, are is painted with the same command coloring.
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Shoulder Armor
- Armor is painted matte or satin white.
- Shoulders are tear drop in shape with all rounded edges.
- Version 1 - (Shown at left) Shoulder Pad on right shoulder bell which is smaller than the shoulder bell itself. The pad has 4 vertical ribbing sections, surrounded by a tube like box.
- Version 2 - A large Black or Grey colored spaulder which covers the entire shoulder, permanently attached to the right shoulder.
- Command paint follows the contour the the shoulder armor. Front shoulder line matches upper arm location and rear shoulder line matches with rear upper arm line. The command stripe is continuous, from one part to the next.
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OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
- Shoulder bells are not symmetrical.
- The Shoulder bells slightly curve back at the bottom of the shoulder.
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Upper Arm Armor
- Armor is painted matte or satin white.
- There is a dimple on the lower area of the back of the arm.
- The outside of the bicep has a hard line edge at the front that turns in.
- The inside of the upper arm is rounded.
- Armor is seamless.
- No visible traces of how the armor was assembled are shown.
- Command paint partly covers some tricep indentation and 1/2" around the front of the bicep.
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Elbow Armor
- Armor is painted matte or satin white
- There are two elbows.
- On each elbow, on the outside of the body, near the connection point of the elbow strap, there are detail slots that look like an equal symbol.
- Both elbows have strapping.
- The straps have a raised detail line at the top and bottom of the strap.
- Command paint covers the outside of the elbow and 1/2" - 3/4" of the return. The remainder is white.
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OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
- Elbows are mirror images of each other with a notched area on the outside of the elbow, above the detail marks.
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Forearm Armor
- Armor is painted matte or satin white.
- Command paint starts at the back of the bottom triangle of the forearm and continues in a straight line to the top of the forearm.
- The top line starts 1/4" from compad location on right arm and continues in a vertical line.
- The area between these two lines is filled in with command coloring. Match this to the left arm.
- Both left and right forearms are mirror images of each other.
- Right forearm has a compad with 8 small buttons,1 Large main button, and 1 slightly smaller rectangular button.
- Forearm tops have a flattened triangular area with a ridge that comes to a point at the top of the forearm.
- Armor is be seamless.
- No visible traces of how the armor was assembled are shown.
- Left Arm has Alpha control box.
- control box is secured via a webbing wrist wrapping.
- Two wires extend from the box and are secured under the left bicep (upper arm).
- Some personalization is allowed in the details of the Alpha control box, but it should closely resemble the available reference material.
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OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
- Compad has detail antenna on its left.
- Instead of a hard edge the top of the forearm has a bone ridge.
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Hand Plates
- Hand plates are mirror images of each other.
- Hand plates have a top curving ridge that comes to a point over the index or middle finger, just past the main knuckle of the hand.
- Handplates are completely colored with command coloring.
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Gloves
- Black over the wrist gloves made of leather, nylon, or other low pile fabrics. Gloves must not show any labels or logos once the armor is on and cover any exposed skin.
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Ammo Pouch
- On the right side of the Pauldron, over the right breast, there is a three compartment black leather ammo pouch.
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Chest Armor
- Armor is painted matte or satin white.
- Two detail slots on right breast.
- Chest and back plate match together at the sides with no gap, just a seam line.
- Version 1 - dual hard mounted ammo pouches on left and right rib section of the chest
- Version 2 - Hard mounted pouches on right side of rib section. Strapped ammo boxes on the left rib area.
- Shoulder straps are placed underneath the chest to connect to the back.
- There are (4) - 3/4" dots, horizontal to the ground, centered on the left breast and painted in command coloring.
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OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
- Shoulder straps are slotted into the detail ridges of the top connection points.
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Back Armor
- Armor is be painted matte or satin white.
- Rear back plate has a detailed area.
- 4 circles across top.
- Under the circles, at the left side of the back, there are two parallel lines.
- Right side of the back there is a squared detail.
- Chest and back armor match together at the sides with no open gap, just a seam line.
- Shoulder straps are placed underneath the chest to connect to the back.
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OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
- Shoulder straps are slotted into the detail ridges of the top connection points.
- Highly detailed resin insert replaces softer details.
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Abdomen Armor
- Armor is be painted matte or satin white.
- Four 1/4" diameter holes per side on indents of ab plate, eight holes total.
- Ab section wraps around the wearers body and is sealed at the sides or at the back.
- Ab section is completely contained under the chest and back armor.
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OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
- Ab section is seamless at the sides and closed in the back.
- A detail plate covers the seam line to hide all work.
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Codpiece
- Armor is be painted matte or satin white.
- Attached buckle is situated under the belt front center.
- Cod and Posterior armor connect at the hips.
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OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
- Hips are connected via a snap with the correct detailed shape of the armor at the connection point.
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Posterior Armor
- Armor is painted matte or satin white.
- Cod and Posterior armor connect at the hips.
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OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
- Hips are connected via a snap with the correct detailed shape of the armor at the connection point.
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Belt, Belt boxes, and Detonator
- Armor is painted matte or satin white.
- (8) boxes total are attached to the belt.
- (4) on each side of abdomen.
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OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
- Belt Boxes are notched and fit flush with the details of the belt.
- Left Rear belt box has two square buttons in the top left corner and and equal symbol detail at the bottom right.
- Right Rear belt box has a bar with two small cylinders centered with an equal symbol detail on the bottom left.
- From the rear two belt boxes the belt has a ribbed detailed appearance.
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Kama
- Kama is (as close as possible) the same shade of Blue as the armor accents.
- Kama extends from the waist to the ankle and attaches to the shin details.
- Rear of kama is split up to the posterior armor.
- Kama material is a heavy weight, flowing fabric.
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Thigh Pouches
- Actual pouches can be either the same material and color of the kama, or black leather-like material. Pouches hold a rectangular box with large flap. Boxes are attached to the belt via straps and a buckle (similar to Galactic Marines, Cmdr. Bly, etc).
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Thigh Armor
- Armor is painted matte or satin white.
- Front of thigh armor has a flat triangular area near the knee.
- From the top of the triangle a ridge line travels up the front of the thigh to the top.
- Rear of the thigh has an indention.
- Armor is seamless.
- No visible traces of how the armor was assembled should be shown.
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OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
- Outside of lower portion of the thighs comes to a point.
- Inner lower end is rounded.
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Knee Armor
- Armor is painted matte or satin white.
- Knees wrap around the front of the leg.
- From top center, a raised detail line is present.
- Knees are strapped to the leg via a white strap with a raised center area.
- Strap wraps around the leg and connects on both sides of the Knee.
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OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
- Center strap is colored primer grey.
- Connection between the knee and the strapping has a detail clip.
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Lower Leg Armor
- Armor is be painted matte or satin white.
- Lower Legs are mirror images of each other.
- The front of the armor has a triangular detail at the top of the leg and a hard ridge line down the front of the shin.
- 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 arch detail at the heel.
- Outside of the calf is closed.
- Calf can have an access area on the inside of the leg.
- Calves are seamless and have a trap door access through the indent in the rear of the lower leg.
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OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
- Outside of the lower leg has a pointed tip at the top.
- Inside of the lower leg is rounded off at the top.
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Boot Caps (Foot Armor)
- Boot caps are black.
- Boot caps are fitted to and wrap around the boots.
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Boots
- White, ankle high or tall enough to cover the ankle and eliminate any black undersuit visible at the ankle.
- Boots are lace-less.
- The boots have armor detail to include a natural seam at the toe and a strap that goes over the top of the foot with two protruding disks at each side of the strap.
- There are no markings or labels from the shoe makers.
- Boot soles are flat.
- Boot soles are colored primer grey.
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| Optional Accessories
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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.
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Westar-M5 Blaster Rifle
- The WESTAR-M5 blaster rifle is adjustable to fire in semi-automatic, automatic, and burst-fire modes. It can be equipped with a variety of attachments, including a under-barrel grenade launcher and pump-action missile launcher for use against armored advancements.
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DC-15S Blaster
Manufactured by BlasTech Industries, the DC-15S is smaller in scale than the DC-15A blaster rifle. Although it has a shorter range than that of the “A” model, it is easier to handle with a higher rate of fire and features a folding stock for braced firing.
- Realistic Clone Style DC-15S Blaster.
- Blaster may be scratch built out of plastic, wood, metal or cast in resin.
- Blaster has realistic Episode II or Episode III details:
- Wire frame sight.
- Folding stock.
- Twelve radiator fins evenly spaced along the length of barrel.
- Igniter detail knobs.
- Charge magazine clip on right side.
- Total length is approximately 26 inches (66 cm).
- Because of the scale, the Hasbro version is incorrect.
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OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
- Charge magazine detail on clip is metal to gun metal grey in color.
- Detail bolts and screws are metal to gun metal grey in color.
- Igniter knobs have some copper coloring.
- Blaster is weathered.
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OPTIONAL Level three certification (if applicable):
- Functioning Blue LED is installed in barrel.
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DC-15A Blaster Rifle
Manufactured by BlasTech Industries, the DC-15A is a Tibanna gas cartridge powered weapon. Hyper-ionized blue plasma bolts are more than capable of penetrating armored units. Exceptionally effective against both droids and contemporary targets.
- Realistic Clone Style DC-15A Blaster Rifle.
- Blaster rifle is scratch built out of plastic, wood, metal or cast in resin.
- Blaster has realistic Episode II or Episode III details:
- 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 left side.
- Igniter detail knobs.
- Total length is approximately 55 inches (139.7 cm).
- Because of the scale, the Hasbro version is not allowed.
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OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
- Charge magazine detail on clip is metal to gun metal grey in color.
- Detail bolts and screws are metal to gun metal grey in color.
- Igniter has some copper coloring.
- Power setting adjuster detail lever is metal or gun metal grey.
- Sniper scope is metal or gun metal grey.
- Blaster is weathered.
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OPTIONAL Level three certification (if applicable):
- Functioning Blue LED is installed in barrel.
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