Costuming:CC Commander Thire

Commander Thire (Phase II)

Model Greg Gatzka CC-6838, Photo by Lynette Gatzka

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Description: Commander Thire (Phase II) Prefix: CC Detachment: Clone Trooper Detachment Context: EU (Action Figure) Commander Thire is Commander of the elite Shock troopers of the prestigious Coruscant Guard. Shock Troopers are distinguished as part of the guard by their many red armor markings. The Shock troopers increase security and order on Coruscant acting primarily in a police capacity. Their duties also include escorting and providing body guards for diplomats and other dignitaries including the Supreme Chancellor.

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 Realistic style Clone Phase II helmet. Armor is painted matte or satin white, with red detail. Mowhawk on dome is red. Front chin area below frown is red. Indented cheek areas are red. Indented rear sections of helmet are red. Front forehead section of the dome has 12 evenly spaced red vertical red stripes. Front section of the aerator tubes have (6) evenly spaced horizontal red stripes. Black eye lens. Helmet has a black brow band, just above the eye lens, that extends around to the back of helmet. Grey indented helmet band around back of dome. The charcoal grey frown has 6 removed teeth spaces. Black mesh inside the helmet cover the open pieces on frown. Black vocoder greeble under chin area. Black aerators with metal grills are mounted inside the two indented front jaw tubes at base of helmet. (9) dark blue vertical hash marks on each side of helmet cheek in front of ear column. Ear caps are painted a dark grey, with black edges and two elongated black ovals between the three grey elevated vertical detail. Indented vertical rectangle area with ribbed detail on back of helmet is black. Helmet has black scuff marks and scratches on red areas expose underlying white. Armor is weathered with shades of grey.
	OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): Helmet has the appearance of a neck ring.

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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 red. 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 and covered with red. Red 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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	Upper Arm Armor Realistic style ROTS Phase II Upper Arm Armor. Armor is painted matte or satin white, with red detail. Two approximately 1/2 inch red stripes, spaced approximately 1/2 inch apart, encircle the lower part of the upper arm. 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. (2) smaller white ammo boxes are attached to the left arm on a white strap. One ammo box is attached to the front, and one is attached to the outside panel of the bicep. Armor has black scuff marks, and scraps on red expose underlying white. Armor is weathered with shades of grey.
	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 has black scuff 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. 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. Armor has black scuff marks. Armor is weathered with shades of grey.
	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 has black scuff marks. 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 red detail. Chest area is red, but does not carry over front return edges. Shoulder straps are white. Two detail slots on right breast. Chest and back armor match together at the sides with no gap. A seam line is present. Shoulder straps are slotted into the detail ridges of the chest to shoulder connection points. Armor has black scuff marks, and scratches on red expose underlying white. Armor is weathered with shades of grey.

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	Chest Ammo Belt Realistic style ROTS Phase II Chest Ammo Belt. (3) detailed white ammo boxes are attached to a red strap on right side of chest. 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. Back has a detail plate with four circles on top, two elongated areas on left, and vents on lower right. Back and Chest armor match together at the sides with no open gap. A seam line is present. Shoulder straps are slotted into the detail back to shoulder connection points. Armor has black scuff marks. Armor is weathered with shades of grey.
	OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): Highly detailed resin back box plate cover with circuitry insets.

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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.
	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.
	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 matte or satin black. 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. Belt, beltboxes and detonator may be weathered with light touches of grey.
	OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): Boxes are notched on back and fit flush to belt.
	OPTIONAL Level three certification (if applicable): Back of belt, between rear boxes, has horizontal ribbing. Detonator has a secure connection to armor.

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	Kama Kama is made from a heavy material like canvas or a tight weave burlap. Kama is red with black border edge. Lower center of Kama has a triangle split. Kama aligns with front belt boxes. Kama extends to the bottom of the knee armor. There are two straps from the Kama that connect to a command buckle centered to the front of the belt. Straps have metal connector clips.

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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 red details. A thin vertical red stripe travels the length of the outside of each thigh, just forward of center. Stripe is about 5/8 inch wide. From that vertical line, two wide horizontal red stripes extend to front armor ridge. Stripes are about 1 1/8 inch wide. 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. Armor has black scuff marks, and scratches on red area expose underlying white. Armor is weathered with shades of grey.
	OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): The outside lower edge of the thigh armor comes to a point and inner lower edge is rounded.

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	Knee Armor Realistic style ROTS Phase II Knee Armor. Armor is panted matte or satin white. Knees have a vertical protruding flat area in front that extends down from top edge about 2/3rds of knee. Knees bend around the front and connect to white detail clips that connect the back strap on each side. Back strap is white with grey raised center strap and wraps around back of leg. Armor has black scuff marks. Armor is weathered with shades of grey.
	OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): Raised center strap is 5/8 inch wide.

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Lower Leg Armor Realistic style ROTS Phase II Lower Leg Armor. Armor is panted matte or satin white and covered with red. 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. Armor has black scuff marks, and scrapes on red areas that expose underlying white. Armor is weathered with shades of grey.

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Boots Realistic style ROTS Phase II Boots. Boots are red with primer grey colored soles. 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

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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