Costuming:BF2 212 Officer

212th (Phase II) — Officer

Model CT-29073, Photo by Jannis Potzl

Description: 212th (Phase II) — Officer Prefix: CT Detachment: Clone Trooper Detachment Context: EA’s Star Wars: Battlefront II Clone troopers are an army of identical, genetically modified clones, created to serve in the Grand Army of the Republic. Cloned and raised on the water world of Kamino, the clone troopers are trained from birth to serve as efficient military forces. They posses unwavering loyalty to the Galactic Republic and its leader, Supreme Chancellor Palpatine. The 212th Attack Battalion Officer was a special trooper class devoted to boosting morale and leading squads into the battlefront.

Please note that this costume is also eligible for membership in The Rebel Legion, although adjustments may need to be made for RL approval.

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.

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 As previously noted, all armor is constructed from rigid material such as fiberglass, plastic, resin, sintra, vacuum-formed ABS, firm rubber, metal or similar. Utilizes movie realistic Phase 2 style clone armor. All armor pieces are painted white with a matte finish, unless otherwise noted below. Armor is weathered in shades of grey, with painted sections scuffed to show underlying white. All pieces are scaled proportionally to the wearer.

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Helmet Helmet has a mohawk on the dome. An orange stripe runs vertically up the front of the helmet starting at the chin, and continues on top of the dome and to the back of the helmet. Two white stripes are present on the Orange stripe running up between vocoder and frown. Helmet has a black brow band, just above the eye lens, that extends around to the back of the helmet. Black eye lens has an elongated “W” angled shape. A small trianglular vent is centered below the 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. Front bottom edge of the helmet is rounded with a carved out chin opening. A Charcoal grey detail greeblie, with ridge pattern oriented forward, is embedded in chin opening. There are nine dark blue vertical hash marks on each side of helmet cheeks. Ear caps are dark grey with black inner ovals. There is a primer grey range finder assembly present on the right ear. The range finder topper is similar in geometry to the animated style rangefinder topper, with added underlying rectangle in the viewfinder. A grey indented helmet band wraps around back of the dome. Helmet has an enclosed complete neck ring that seals the helmet to the neck.

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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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Heavy Assault Harness Shoulder strap harness connector attaches over the right shoulder strap. Harness connection has a white strap connector on front and back, with center band colored black. Front black belt strap extends from the top of the two front belt boxes and feeds through the front harness connector. There are three cylindrical canisters attached to the front of the strap via fabric loops. The sides of the canisters are black and the ends are white. There is a recessed black circle on both ends of each canister. The right belt box strap runs up and into the harness connector from behind, then feeds outward over the front, crossing the chest down to the left belt box. Front belt boxes each have a small, black connector frame detail on top that the strap feeds into. A white buckle is secured at the center of the cross-over strap. Overlaid on top of front straps, over the right chest, is a black angular plate. Plate is located between the shoulder connector and metal buckle. A black belt strap attaches to the back harness connector and extends down to the rear right belt box, next to the detonator. Rear right belt box has a small high white connector frame detail on top that the strap feeds into. There is an additional black armor mantle attached to the harness over the right shoulder.

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Shoulder Armor Shoulders are tear drop in shape with all rounded edges. The armor slightly curves back at the bottom of the shoulder. A soft edged triangular shape is placed on the top of both shoulders. Triangular shapes at the top are a continuation of the chest armor pattern. Triangles are painted orange. Left shoulder has a small triangle on the front center that is a continuation of the chest armor pattern. Triangle is painted orange. Left shoulder has a half circle pattern on the bottom edge of the bicep. Half circle is a continuation of the bicep armor pattern. Half circle is painted orange.

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Bicep Armor There is a recessed arch at the back of each bicep. The outside of the bicep has a hard line edge at the front that turns inward. The inside of the upper arm is rounded. The arms are painted orange from the lower inside corner of the tricep to the front inside area of the bicep in a semicircle pattern. Return edges remain white. Right bicep pattern is cut off at the top of the bicep. Left bicep pattern continues up onto the shoulder armor. Armor is seamless with no visible traces of how the armor was assembled.

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	Elbow Armor Elbow armor features silicon, urethane, or similar flexible material for the strap. Strap may be functional or cosmetic, with black elastic holding the elbow armor to the wearer. Elbow straps have a raised detail line at the top and bottom of the strap. Armor has two parallel dashed detail slots on each outside edge of the elbow at the strap connection.

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Forearm Armor Both left and right forearms are mirror images of each other. Right forearm has a compad with eight small buttons, one large main button, and one slightly smaller rectangular button. Forearm has a flattened triangular area located at the base of the gauntlet, with a ridge that comes to a point towards the top of the forearm. Armor is seamless with no visible traces of how the armor was assembled.

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	Hand Plate Armor Hand plates are symmetrical. 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. Armor is weathered with various scuff marks and shades of grey.

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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 Two recessed detail slots are present on the right breast. Top section of chest has an inverted orange triangle. The triangle comes to a point on the center of the chest, approximately ⅔ down above the pectoral meeting line. Each side of the chest armor features orange painted triangles. Front of chest features slanted orange paint details matching visual references. Chest and back armor match together at the sides with an open gap. Shoulder straps are placed underneath the chest to connect to the back. Shoulder straps are slotted into the detail ridges of the top connection points.

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Back Armor Rear center plate has detailed area that contains four circles, two parallel lines in the bottom left, and a rectangular vent detail in the bottom right. Lower corners of the armor have triangular orange painted sections that align with similar details on the chest armor. Back and chest armor match together at the sides with an open gap. Shoulder straps are placed underneath the back to connect to the chest. Shoulder straps are slotted into the detail ridges of the top connection points.

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Backpack The backpack has a large, black Republic emblem on the back of the pack. The emblem is weathered with scuffs that expose the underlying white. The backpack has a trapezoidal, grey, cloth covering over the top opening. The covering has a grey trim. The covering is attached to the back of the pack with a single silver snap. The sides of the pack feature raised geometric shapes matching visual references. The bottom of the pack features a rounded area where a cylindrical capsule would sit. The pack does not feature a cylinder like the animated or Sideshow Toy versions.

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	Abdomen Armor Two inset lines divide the abdomen armor into segments. Four holes, approximately ¼ inch diameter, are present in each inset line. Abdomen armor goes underneath the chest and back armor. Armor is seamless at the sides and closes in the back. A raised armor plate covers the seam line and hides the rear closure.

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	Codpiece and Posterior Armor Cod features orange inverted trapezoid extending from bottom groove to belt connection at the top. Codpiece and posterior armor connect at the hips. Hip connection should have the appearance of a button greeblie, and the correct detailed shape at the connection point.

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	Belt Belt front between boxes has three vertical rectangular indents which are spaced apart by two protruding rectangular details. These three indents are painted orange. The rest of the belt has a flat surface with raised edging on the top and bottom that runs along the belt edges. Eight belt boxes are attached to the belt with four on each side. The two largest boxes are in front with an angled top surface that is higher towards the center of the belt. The two smallest boxes are located behind the front boxes, about ⅛ inch behind the front boxes and have an angled end on top. The two medium sized matching boxes, with flat top covers, are about ⅛ inch from the 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. Boxes are notched on back and fit flush to the belt. A detonator is centered and attached to the back of the belt. Detonator tube is about 2 ¼ inches in diameter with wider detailed end caps. Seven horizontally aligned square buttons are on the left side of the tube when viewing from behind. Detonator connects to back of the belt without any visible clips and is firmly secured in a horizontal position.
	OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): Back of the belt behind the rear boxes has horizontal ribbing.

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	Holster Holster is hung from the belt via a white strap on the right hip under the second smallest belt box. There is no visible attachment at the belt. Inverted triangle detail is present on front facing edge near top of the holster.

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Thigh Armor Front of thigh armor has a flat triangular area near the knees. The top quarter of the thighs are painted orange across the top on the outside towards the front ridge line. At the front ridge line, the orange angles up towards the cod armor. 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 arched indention. Outside of lower edge comes to a point. Inner lower edge is rounded. Armor is seamless with no visible traces of how the armor was assembled.

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Knee Armor Knee armor wraps around the front of the leg. A vertical raised panel is present on the top center of the knee armor. The raised portion is painted orange. Orange detail angles out from the last quarter of the bottom of the raised detail line, continuing to the bottom of the knee, widening as it goes. Knee armor is 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. Center strap is primer gray. Connection between the knee and the strapping has a detailed clip.

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Lower Leg Armor 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. Orange detail is painted on the lower part of the shins. Orange starts a third of the way down from the top on the inside and goes down to about a third of the way up from the bottom on the outside. Orange detail has a smooth curve transition where it changes direction making it similar to a sine wave pattern. Back of lower leg armor features arched indentation, just under the calf, that runs down towards the ankle. Bottom of this indentation features a smaller arch detail at the heel. Outside of the lower leg has a pointed tip at the top. Inside of the lower leg is rounded at the top. Calves are seamless and have a trap door access through the indent in the rear of the lower leg, with no visible traces of how the armor was assembled.

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Boots White, ankle high boots or tall enough to cover the ankle and eliminate any black undersuit visible at the ankle. Boots are laceless. Boots have center strip that runs from toe to ankle, flaring towards the ankles. Two rectangular panels are present on top of the boot. White band wraps across both ankles with circular protruding discs on either side. 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

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-17 Hand Blaster Manufactured by BlasTech Industries, DC-17 pistols are carried in quick-release holsters. They are widely recognized for their unusually high stopping power and firing rate. The number of pistols carried is dependent on the amount of holsters. This is the realistic variant of the DC-17 blaster.

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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.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	OPTIONAL Level three certification (if applicable): Functioning Blue LED is installed in barrel.

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