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| Advanced Recon Commando - Null Class
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Model AR 75017, Photo by Stefanie Geveler
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Description: ARC Trooper - Null Class
Prefix: AR
Detachment: Clone Trooper Detachment
Context: Republic Commando Novels, Star Wars Insider, and Various other Appearances
Although the original attempt was to create twelve individuals, only six survived past the incubation period. the Null-class Advanced Recon Commandos were the first clones of Jango Fett created by the Kaminoan cloners, and the prototypes for the Grand Army of the Republic. They were deemed a failure by the Kaminoans and were not put into mass-production. However, Mandalorian mercenary Kal Skirata saved them from termination by the Kaminoans and later adopted all of them.
Note:
- Available references show Null ARC troopers to have either Red, Blue or Green (Bright) markings on their armor.
- Shown here is the red Null ARC, known by name as "Ordo".
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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
- Phase I style helmet.
- Some "name brand" helmets may be unacceptable.
- Helmet Fin on dome.
- Rear fin has a "brake light" cover installed.
- Black eye lens.
- Helmet frown is charcoal grey in color. Wire or plastic mesh is utilized inside the helmet to cover the open pieces of the frown.
- (6) Primer Grey Vents on each side of helmet cheeks.
- Command marking symbolizing rank:
- 1. The top fin is painted the same command color as the remaining pieces of the helmet and continues down to the brow line.
- 2. The indented wrap around the rear of the dome is painted in 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 in command coloring.
- Ear holes may be painted light grey or remain white.
- Rangefinder with silver stalk on right side of helmet.
- Rangefinder top is painted black.
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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.
- Fett-style Range Finder on right side of helmet.
- Mounted in the ear, not to the outside.
- Rear fin light is 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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Pauldron
- Pauldron is Episode III style.
- The left shoulder is colored with the same command coloring as the remaining armor components.
- Right shoulder is all black.
- Paneling on the remainder of the pauldron is black.
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Shoulder Armor
- Armor is painted matte or satin white.
- Shoulders are tear drop in shape with all rounded edges.
- 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 armor is not symmetrical.
- The Shoulder armor slightly curves back at the bottom of the shoulder.
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Upper Arm Armor
- Armor is painted matte or satin white.
- Armor has 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 semi covers part of the 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.
- Both elbows have strapping.
- The straps have a raised detail line at the top and bottom of the strap.
- On the outside of each elbow, near the connection point of the elbow strap, there are detail slots that look like equal symbols.
- Command paint covers the outside of the elbow and 1/2" - 3/4" of the return. **The remainder is painted matte or satin 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.
- 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 seamless on the outside edge.
- Due to the shape of the armor, a butted seam is acceptable on the inside if required.
- 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.
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OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
- Armor is seamless.
- No visible traces of how the armor was assembled are shown.
- Compad has detail antenna on the 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 come to a point over the index or middle finger just past the main knuckle of the hand.
- Hand plates are painted with command coloring.
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Gloves
- Black over the wrist gloves made of leather, nylon, or other low pile fabrics.
- Gloves cover any exposed skin.
- Gloves do not show any labels or logos when the armor is worn.
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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 open gap.
- Shoulder straps are placed underneath the chest to connect to the back.
- There are (4) 3/4" dots, painted in command coloring, centered on the left breast in a horizontal line.
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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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Ammo Pouch
- On the right side of the chest, over the right breast, is two or three compartment black leather ammo pouch.
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Back Armor
- Armor is painted matte or satin white.
- Rear center plate has detailed area that contains 4 circles.
- Under the circles at the left side of the back there are two parallel lines.
- On the right side of the back there is a squared detail.
- Chest and back plate match together at the sides with no open gap.
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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 painted matte or satin white.
- Four 1/4" diameter holes per side on indents of ab plate.
- Abdomen section wraps around the wearers body and is sealed at the sides or back.
- Abdomen armor is completely contained under the chest and back armor.
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OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
- Armor is seamless at the sides and closed in the back.
- A detail plate covers the seam line and hides all work.
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Codpiece and Posterior Armor
- Armor is painted matte or satin white.
- Codpiece 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
- Realistic style belt, boxes, and detonator.
- Belt, boxes, and detonator are painted matte or satin white.
- Belt front, between front boxes, has three vertical rectangle indents which are spaced apart by two protruding rectangle areas.
- The rest of the belt is flat surfaced with raised edging on top and bottom that run along the rest of the belt.
- Eight Belt Boxes are attached to Belt, with four on each side.
- The two largest Boxes are in front with an angled top surface that is higher toward the center.
- The smallest boxes are located behind the front boxes, about 1⁄8 inch apart and have an angled end on top.
- The medium sized matching boxes, with flat top cover, are about 1⁄8 inch from smallest boxes.
- 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 Belt.
- Detonator tube is about 2 1⁄4 inch diameter with wider detailed end caps.
- Seven horizontally aligned square buttons are on the left side of the tube, facing backwards.
- Armor is weathered with shades of grey.
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OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
- Boxes are notched on back and fit flush to belt.
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OPTIONAL Level three certification (if applicable):
- Back of belt, between rear boxes, has horizontal ribbing.
- Detonator connects to back of belt without any visible clips and is firmly secured in horizontal position.
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Kama
- The Kama is black or extremely dark gray.
- Kama is made of a heavy material like denim or duck cloth, similar to that seen in the films.
- Kama is trimmed along the border with matching color fabric to rank.
- The rear of the Kama has a triangle split.
- Kama starts at the front belt boxes.
- The Kama extends to the bottom of the knee armor.
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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 edge.
- Rear of the thigh has an indention.
- Armor is seamless.
- No visible traces of how the armor was assembled are shown.
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OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
- Outside lower edge of the thigh comes to a point.
- Inner lower edge 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 that 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 primer gray.
- Connection between the knee and the strapping has a detail clip.
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Lower Leg Armor
- Armor is 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 edge.
- Inside of the lower leg is rounded off at the top.
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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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Captain Rank Pistols and Holsters
- Used by Null ARC's at the rank of Captain.
- Holster and pistol set uses a modified blaster with longer barrels.
- Modified holsters to accommodate the pistols.
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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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