Costuming:BF2 RC grunt

Republic Commando (BF2) — Grunt

Model RC-29198, Photo by Mathias Ender

Description: Republic Commando (BF2): Grunt Prefix: RC Detachment: Clone Trooper Detachment Context: Star Wars: Battlefront II Republic Commandos are elite trained soldiers of the Grand Army of the Republic. They are assigned to carry out operations too delicate for standard troopers, such as covert infiltration, sabotage, demolition and assassination. In Battlefront II, the Republic Clone Commando is an Enforcer-class reinforcement outfitted with a reconfigurable DC-17m capable of standard blaster fire and an anti-armor attachment. The Commando is also outfitted with a short-range repulsor blast.

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.

	Helmet Katarn-Class Helmet from Star Wars: Battlefront II. Helmet is painted white. Helmet has a satin or gloss finish. Helmet has minimal weathering. Blue or black mirrored visor. Visor area includes the frown. Detail groove lines are painted black to bring out groove lines. Spotlight holder on each ear, with no light. Spotlight holders and the disk they are placed on are painted black. Side vents under the ear column include a large white rectangle recess, with four black vertical rectangles on top of that recess. Three cheek vent recesses are present near the ear column. In front of the ear column, under the front brow, there is a painted black triangle going the length of the ear column ending before the cheek area. This painted detail has no dimension, and includes a thin line along the brow before reaching the forehead detailing. The twin chin aerators have a grey rim and main cylinder, along with a black center recess. Chin communication greeble detail piece painted black. Two bands around back of helmet, top band is white and bottom band is black. The black band is broken up by the back vent detailing. The rear ventilation detailing includes four white vertical shafts, with three black recesses inbetween. The vent detailing chamfers down near the bottom of the helmet, which is where the black recesses end. Armor is weathered with shades of grey and scuff marks.
	OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): Visor is black with blue lighting for visor illumination installed along the upper edge of the visor and concealed behind the helmet edge (Preferably EL Wire, LED and Acrylic Rod also acceptable).

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Neck Seal Neck Seal is made of black vinyl or leather type material. Bib covers the entire area within the neckline of the chest/back armor, and includes trapezoidal detail shapes. Shapes can be done with or without 3-dimensional features. Neck ribs connect to bib. Bib cover shapes are 3-dimensional and include 12 raised rounded trapezoids, starting out longer in the front center and as they round the circumference of the neckseal area, they decrease in size. Armor is weathered with shades of grey and scuff marks.

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Shoulder Armor Katarn-Class shoulders from Battlefront II. Shoulders are rounded on both ends with a raised center section in between the ends. Shoulders are painted white. Shoulders have a satin/or gloss finish. The central raised band has diagonal grooves starting farther away, and starting to go towards the other reaching the bottom end of the raised band. Recess in center of shoulder bell with embedded buckle detail. Buckle is painted black. Shoulders have minimal weathering. Groove lines are darkened with black, dark gray, or weathering. Armor is weathered with shades of grey and scuff marks.

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	Upper Arm Armor Katarn-Class biceps from Battlefront II. Biceps are painted white. Biceps have a satin or gloss finish. Biceps have minimal weathering. Biceps have a rounded trapezoid recess on the other sides, with the longer edge up top. Trapezoid recess is painted light grey. Front of biceps have two vertical grooves. Biceps are seamless. Armor is weathered with shades of grey and scuff marks.

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Elbow Armor Katarn-Class elbows from Battlefront II. Elbows are painted satin or gloss white. Elbows have minimal weathering. Elbows are attached or hinged to gauntlets. The elbows need to have a light grey band going around the elbow-pit, with white raised details on both edges along the length of the band. These bands also have a dark grey trapezoid greeblie that connects the elbow armor to this strap, with the longest side in contact with the elbow armor. Armor is weathered with shades of grey and scuff marks.

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Forearm Armor Katarn-Class forearms from Battlefront II. Forearms are painted satin or gloss white. Forearms have minimal weathering. Forearms have raised detail on top and curving indented designs, side with double curved indents goes on outside of forearm. Right forearm has the following unique details: Grooved thin rectangle in the center of the gauntlet top detailing. Small grey circle with no dimension painted on the back of the top detailing. Left forearm has the following unique details: Three red squares with outward dimension, lying normal to the direction of the gauntlet detailing. A light blue trapezoid with no dimension, with the shorter side lying close to the red squares. A large grey circle with outward dimension lying on the other side of the valley on the gauntlet detailing next to the trapezoid. A groove shaped like a cross, with the shorter cross part lying close to the wrist area of the gauntlets. Small grey circle with no dimension painted on the back of the top detailing. On the raised wrist-area band, there are two horizontal dots that run parallel to the direction of the top gauntlet detailing. These two dots are present on both sides of the major gauntlet top detailing, on both gauntlets. Forearms are seamless. Forearms have attached or hinged elbows. Armor is weathered with shades of grey and scuff marks.

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	Hand Plates Katarn-Class handplates from Battlefront II. Handplates are painted satin or gloss white. Handplates have minimal weathering. Right handplate specific detailing: Handplate has an elevated horizontal bar on top of the handplate. Side chamfers have a rectangular groove. Left handplate specific detailing: Handplate has an elevated rounded “T” shape with edge indentation. Long vertical groove with a grey greeblie along the top of the groove.
	OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): Vibroblade attachment on left hand. Vibroblade attachment is painted white with a light grey edge. Armor is weathered with shades of grey and scuff marks.

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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 Katarn-Class chest armor from Battlefront II. Chest is painted satin or gloss white. Chest has minimal weathering. Armor has an elevated “V” shape front with elevated chest area. Chest and back armor match together at the sides with a slight open gap. Shoulder area is seamless. Armor is weathered with shades of grey and scuff marks.

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Back Armor Katarn-Class back armor from Battlefront II. Back is painted satin or gloss white. Back has minimal weathering. Backplate is flat on back and aligns with backpack. Back has a matte finish. Bottom of back includes a recessed bottom, with a slight curve along most of the bottom of the backplate. Chest and back armor match together at the sides with a slight open gap. Armor is weathered with shades of grey and scuff marks.

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Backpack Katarn-Class backpack from Battlefront II. Backpack is painted satin or gloss white. Backpack has minimal weathering. Backpack attaches to back armor without visible hardware. Backpack includes a small grey circle painted on the sides with no dimension, lying on the sides near the back of the backpack. A raised detail panel is present on the left side of the center portion of the backpack. Detail panel is painted black. Detail panel has a large illuminated square, with matching glowing areas along the right side. This includes a small top right rectangle, three smaller rectangles along the right side under the top right rectangle, and a long thin glowing rectangle along the left of the three vertical rectangles. Detail panel also has a red and light grey circle under the large glowing square. There is a recessed trapezoidal detail in the lower right of the center portion of the backpack. There is a small light grey circle with no dimension painted above the recessed trapezoidal detail on the back of the backpack. The bottom section of the backpack, including the handles, is painted black. Backpack may be removable, but has a finished look matching the back armor. Backpack construction shall have no visible seams. Armor is weathered with shades of grey and scuff marks.

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Abdomen Armor Katarn-Class abdomen armor from Battlefront II. Abdomen armor is painted satin or gloss white. Abdomen armor has minimal weathering. Armor is a solid cod and abdominal piece with surface 3-D details and a permanent belt box waist attached on the sides. Side belt boxes include a front detailing, including a recessed rectangle leaving a thin edging along with more rounded recesses in this area. The abdominal area includes four raised details, two on the far sides being squares and the center two being a similar shape but conforming to the bottom of the chestplate. On either side of this ab detailing includes raised door hook details, with the hook facing down. Cod includes raised detailing and grooves. Abdominal plate attaches to the lower back and posterior armor with a visible closed seam. Armor is weathered with shades of grey and scuff marks.

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Posterior Armor Katarn-Class posterior armor is a solid butt and back piece with protruding rectangle and angled edge butt detail. Permanent belt box waist aligns with Abdominal armor. The lower back and posterior armor is painted satin or gloss white. Lower back and posterior armor has minimal weathering. Posterior armor includes a curved “H” groove detail. Armor is weathered with shades of grey and scuff marks.

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	Thigh Armor Katarn-Class thigh armor from Battlefront II. Thighs are painted satin or gloss white. Thighs have minimal weathering. Has arching indent in back and raised ridge in front, flaring out when reaching the knee. Thighs have a matte finish. Thighs are seamless. Armor is weathered with shades of grey and scuff marks.

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Knee and Lower Leg Armor Katarn-Class knees and shins from Battlefront II. Knee and shin armor is painted satin or gloss white. Knee and shin armor is minimally weathered. Shins are rounded at the calf and have a flat front. Rear of shins have an arching indent in the back calf area. Top of shins have a tiered design, with three tiers of indents that go around the circumference of the top of the shin armor. Knees have a rounded shield pattern with a single horizontal groove at the bottom middle of the knee. Shins are seamless or constructed with hidden closures. Rear or inside leg seams are acceptable. Front seam may also be overlapped with indented edge to provide appearance of seamless edge. Knees are attached to top of shin. Angle of knee follows alignment of front leg surface. Armor is weathered with shades of grey and scuff marks.

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Boots Katarn-Class boots from Battlefront II. Boots are similar to regular grunt clone 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 painted primer grey. Boots are weathered with shades of grey and scuff marks.

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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.

	DC17m Interchangeable Weapon System Manufactured by BlasTech Industries, the DC17m weapon system may be reconfigured into a standard blaster assault rifle, a compact sniper rifle, or an anti-armor grenade launcher, depending upon the needs of the user. Base weapon has bulky design similar to the in-game characteristics. Has trigger handle. Elongated stock located under front compartment. Back angled cover with louvered design Ammo clip slot on left center compartment. Shield flap on left above trigger handle. Multiple sights on top edge. Assault Rifle attachment with short barrel and rifle ammo clip. DC17m is weathered.
	OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): Blue lighted 3 digit numeric display counter. Blue LED light bars on ammo clip. Blue LED power on light bar on top edge.
	OPTIONAL Level three certification (if applicable): Blue LED barrel light activated with trigger. Game accurate sound effects. Display countdown when firing coincides with diminishing ammo clip light.

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