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| Commander Bow (Phase II)
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Model Greg Gatzka CC-6838, Photo by Lynette Gatzka
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Description: Commander Bow (Phase II)
Prefix: CC
Detachment: Clone Trooper Detachment
Context: EU (Action Figure and Comic Novel)
Bow was the nickname of a clone trooper who served as a commander within the Galactic Empire's 501st Legion. Bow was part of a squad that Clone Commander Appo took to Kessel. There, Bow and his fellow troopers rescued Darth Vader from a batch of Jedi Knights who had survived Order 66.
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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.
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.
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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
- Realistic style ROTS Phase II helmet.
- Fan-made helmet.
- Some "name brand" helmets may be unacceptable.
- Helmet is painted matte or satin white with blue details.
- Blue paint overlays the white paint at the affected part.
- Black eye lens.
- Realistic style ROTS Phase II Macro-binoculars are mounted to the helmet.
- Macro-binocular is painted matte or satin white with blue, black and leather brown details.
- Blue paint overlays the white paint at the affected part.
- Left half of dial on top is blue, and detail notch indents are black.
- 1/2 inch wide Blue horizontal stripe on top aligns with front of dial and back center black edge, and extends down left side about 5/8 of an inch.
- 1/2 inch wide Blue vertical stripe on right is set back about 3/16 of an inch from front edge, and extends about 2/8 inch over top and 1/2 inch down right side.
- 1/2 inch wide Blue vertical stripe on front is set in about 7/8 of an inch from right edge, and carries over entire front view covering and extends down bottom about 1 1/8 inch.
- Eye viewing covers are leather brown.
- Top detail edge along back of binoculars and arms are black.
- Helmet Mohawk on dome.
- Helmet has a black brow band, just above the eye lens, that extends around to the back of helmet.
- Blue stripe runs vertically up front of helmet starting at chin and widens as it continues on top of dome.
- Stripe running up between vocoder and frown is about 1 inch wide.
- Stripe edges, along center of T lens, are about 3/8 inch wide at bottom and expand to about 5/8 inch near top.
- Stripe continues above eye lens with about a 3 inch width and expands upward to align with blue on dome.
- Stripe above black band is about 3 1/2 inches wide and expands outward to about 4 5/8 inch at front edge of mohawk.
- Stripe at center of dome is about 2 3/4 inches from edge of mohawk.
- Stripe narrows slightly toward back of dome and is about 6 inches wide, and stops short of dome edge leaving about a 3/8 inch white border just above the grey indented band.
- Helmet frown is charcoal 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 base of helmet.
- Ear caps are dark grey with black edging and detail.
- (9) dark blue vertical hash marks on each side of helmet cheek.
- Grey indented helmet band around back of dome.
- Black Indented vertical rectangle area on back with ribbed detail.
- Blue areas are weathered with various scuff marks and fading.
- Scuff marks expose the underlaying white paint.
- Armor is weathered with shades of grey.
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OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
- Helmet has appearance of a neck ring.
- Macro-binoculars are able to move up and down, and hold in place when in up position.
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OPTIONAL Level three certification (if applicable):
- Binoculars have tinted front view lens, and clear lens in back eye socket coverings.
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Neck Seal
- Realistic style ROTS Phase II Neck Seal.
- Neck seal is black in color with vertical ribbing or being 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
- Realistic style ROTS Phase II Under Suit.
- Black non-textured material, either one-piece or two-piece construction with no visible zippers or logos.
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Pauldron
- Realistic style ROTS Phase II Pauldron.
- Pauldron has a black leather or vinyl base with wedge shaped panel details.
- Small angled shoulder plate with 3 panels is attached to base over right shoulder and all black.
- Large angled shoulder plate with 4 panels is attached to base over left shoulder. Plate is black and panels are blue.
- Ammo strap attaches to front right of pauldron base just above panel top edge.
- Pauldron may be weathered.
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Shoulder Armor
- Realistic style ROTS Phase II shoulder armor.
- Shoulders are tear drop in shape with all rounded edges.
- Armor is painted matte or satin white with blue details.
- Blue paint overlays the white paint on whole armor part.
- Blue areas are weathered with various scuff marks and fading.
- Scuff marks expose the underlaying white paint.
- Armor is weathered with shades of grey.
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OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
- Shoulders are not symmetrical.
- The armor slightly curves back at the bottom of the shoulder.
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Upper Arm Armor
- Realistic style ROTS Phase II Upper Arm Armor.
- Armor is painted matte or satin white.
- Armor has a front hard line outside edge and inside rounded edge.
- Armor piece has a dimple on the lower area of the back of the arm.
- (3) smaller white ammo boxes are attached to the right arm on a light grey strap.
- Armor is weathered with shades of grey.
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OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
- Armor is seamless.
- No visible traces of how the armor was assembled are shown.
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Elbow Armor
- Realistic style ROTS Phase II Elbow Armor.
- Armor is painted matte or satin white.
- 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 elbow at the strap connection.
- Elbows are mirror images of each other with a notched area on the outside of the elbow above the detail marks.
- Armor is weathered with shades of grey.
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Forearm Armor
- Realistic style ROTS Phase II Forearm Armor.
- Armor is painted matte or satin white with blue details.
- Wrist end of forearm has a blue stripe, about 3/4 inch wide and spaced about 1/4 from wrist edge, wrapped around the armor.
- Right forearm has a compad with (8) small buttons, (1) large main button, and (1) slightly smaller rectangular button closest to the elbow.
- Forearm tops have a flattened triangular area with a ridge that comes to a point at the top of the forearm.
- Blue areas are weathered with various scuff marks and fading.
- Scuff marks expose the underlaying white paint.
- Armor is weathered with shades of grey.
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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.
- Armor is seamless.
- No visible traces of how the armor was assembled are shown.
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Hand Plates
- Realistic style ROTS Phase II Hand Plates.
- Armor is painted matte or satin white.
- 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.
- Armor is weathered with shades of grey.
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Gloves
- Realistic style ROTS Phase II 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
- Realistic style ROTS Phase II Chest Armor.
- Armor is painted matte or satin white with blue details.
- Two detail slots on lower outside edge of right raised chest area.
- Armor has blue pillar “A” shape design pattern that runs up the center of chest.
- Blue pillar design is narrowest at top with about 1 3/4 inch width and widens downward.
- Design is about 3 1/2 inches wide at the elevated chest edge, and about 6 inches wide at bottom, just above top abdomen edge.
- Blue pillar design flares outward along bottom edge, about 3 1/2 inches in length, creating about a 3/4 inch blue border on surface that tappers to about 1/2 inch. Blue carries over beveled indented edge along 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 3/8 H x 1 1/2 W in inches and located in center of chest just about 1/4 inch below elevated chest area.
- Bottom white long rectangle is spaced about 1/2 inch below top rectangle and is a continuation of the 1 1/2 wide white that runs down to bottom edge of armor.
- Chest and back armor match together at the sides with no open gap.**A seam line is present.
- Shoulder straps are slotted into the detail ridges of the top connection points.
- Blue areas are weathered with various scuff marks and fading.
- Scuff marks expose the underlaying white paint.
- Armor is weathered with shades of grey.
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Chest Ammo Belt
- Realistic style ROTS Phase II Chest Ammo Belt.
- (3) detailed ammo boxes are attached to a black strap on right side of chest.
- Outermost ammo boxes are painted white, middle ammo box is painted black.
- Armor is weathered with shades of grey.
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Back Armor
- Realistic style ROTS Phase II Back Armor.
- Armor is painted matte or satin white with blue detail.
- Back has a detail plate with four circles on top, two elongated areas on left, and vents on lower right.
- Detail plate is painted blue.
- Back and Chest armor match together at the sides with no open gap.
- Shoulder straps are slotted into the detail ridges of the top connection points.
- Blue areas are weathered with various scuff marks and fading.
- Scuff marks expose the underlaying white paint.
- Armor is weathered with shades of grey.
- A second detonator is centered on lower back.
- Detonator is painted matte or satin white.
- (3) buttons on left side are white.
- End cap detail has center knob that is white.
- Detonator is connected by two protruding brackets.
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OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
- Realistic style ROTS Phase II Clone Radio Pack, no back plate detail is required because it is covered by the Radio Pack.
- Radio pack is painted matte or satin white.
- Radio pack covers back detail box.
- Radio detail on back surface is white.
- Flat horizontal rectangle plate is located in center back plate of radio.
- Horizontal rod is located below flat plate, and extends from around left side of radio and across back ending in alignment with right edge of flat plate above.
- Bottom row detail has slender rectangle flat plate on left and aligned horizontally with 3 black circle knobs on right.
- Top has “T” shape connecting plate that attaches to two rectangle box panels that are angled to sit flush with top of back armor box. Rectangle boxes have inverted “L” indent pattern on them.
- Top plate has a metal or silver antenna with black base and tip positioned on left, and black knob next to it.
- One rounded connector tab is centered on each side of the Radio.
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OPTIONAL Level three certification (if applicable):
- Highly detailed resin back box plate cover with circuitry insets.
- If Radio Pack is build removable the detail back box plate is required.
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Abdomen Armor
- Realistic style ROTS Phase II Abdomen Armor.
- Armor is painted matte or satin white.
- Eight 1/4" diameter holes, with four holes inside each indented channel of the abdomen.
- Abdomen section wraps around the wearers body and is sealed at sides or at back.
- Abdomen is completely contained under the chest and back armor.
- Armor aligns with codpiece with the seam line hidden by the belt.
- Armor is weathered with shades of grey.
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OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
- Seam line along sides or back has no gap.
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Codpiece and Posterior Armor
- Realistic style ROTS Phase II Codpiece and Posterior Armor.
- Armor is painted matte or satin white.
- Codpiece and Posterior armor connect at the hips.
- Armor is weathered with shades of grey.
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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 ROTS Phase II Belt, Beltboxes and Detonator.
- Belt, boxes and detonator are painted matte or satin white with blue details.
- 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 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 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 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 left side of tube, facing backwards.
- Counting from the left side, buttons 1 - 2 - 5 - 6 are painted blue.
- Blue areas are weathered with various scuff marks and fading.
- Scuff marks expose the underlaying white paint.
- 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 has 1/8 to 1/4 inch wide rectangle base, connecting detonator to Belt.
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Kama
- Realistic style ROTS Phase II Kama that is modified with different front detail and duel panel overlap on back.
- Kama is made from a heavy fabric material like duck cloth.
- Leather or vinyl is not acceptable.
- Kama is a black color.
- Kama is made with two panels that overlap on back and creates a “V” split at bottom.
- Kama has triangle ribbed front corners that attach under belt front.
- Kama extends down to bottom edge of knee armor.
- Kama is weathered.
- Two Black 1 1/2 inch wide straps extend from beneath the belt at the detonator with one connecting to each holster.
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Holsters
- Realistic style ROTS Phase II Holsters.
- Holsters are painted black with grey details.
- A grey inverted triangle is painted on the upper front surface of each holster.
- Holsters are sized for DC 17 Hand Blaster.
- Holsters have flat extension straps that run up and connect behind the second (smallest) belt boxes to allow holsters to hang over outside edge of each thigh.
- Holsters are weathered.
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Thigh Armor
- Realistic style ROTS Phase II Thigh Armor.
- Armor is panted matte or satin white with blue details.
- Two parallel vertical blue stripes about 1/2 inch wide each and 3/4 inch apart run down the center of the outside facing side of each thigh.
- Front stripe top edge aligns with armor edge and is spaced about 1 1/2 inches below armor edge.
- Back stripe top edge aligns with armor edge and is spaced about 1/8 inch below armor edge.
- Both stripes continue down to bottom edge of armor.
- Stripes align with stripes on the lower leg armor.
- Thigh Armor has a flat triangle area 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 area.
- Armor is seamless.
- No visible traces of how the armor was assembled are shown.
- Blue areas are weathered with various scuff marks and fading.
- Scuff marks expose the underlaying white paint.
- Armor is weathered with shades of grey.
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OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
- Outside lower portion of the thighs come to a point and inner lower end is rounded.
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Knee Armor
- Realistic style ROTS Phase II Knee Armor.
- Armor is panted matte or satin white with blue details.
- Blue stripe edge follows the bottom curve of knee armor with about a 1 1/4 inch width. Top of blue curve pattern creates a white downward point just below elevated vertical rectangle.
- Knees have a protruding flat area in front oriented towards the top of Knee.
- Knees bend around the front and connect to white detail clips that connect the strap on each side.
- A white colored flat strap, about 2 inches wide, wraps around back of leg.
- Blue areas are weathered with various scuff marks and fading.
- Scuff marks expose the underlaying white paint.
- Armor is weathered with shades of grey.
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OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
- Flat Strap has raised 5/8 Inch wide grey center strap.
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Lower Leg Armor
- Realistic style ROTS Phase II Lower Leg Armor.
- Armor is panted matte or satin white with blue details.
- Two parallel vertical blue stripes about 1/2 inch wide each and 3/4 inch apart run down the center of the outside facing side of each lower leg armor.
- Back stripe is aligned with raised point on outside top edge of armor.
- Both stripes run full length of armor from top to bottom edge.
- Stripes align with stripes on the thigh armor.
- Front of lower leg has a flat triangular detail at the top which transitions to a ridge line that travels 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 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.
- Blue areas are weathered with various scuff marks and fading.
- Scuff marks expose the underlaying white paint.
- Armor is weathered with shades of grey.
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Boots
- Realistic style ROTS Phase II 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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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.
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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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