Costuming:Commander Blackout

Commander Blackout

Model CC 26257, Photo by Brian D.

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Description: Commander Blackout Prefix: CC Detachment: Clone Trooper Detachment Context: The Clone Wars: Season 2 - Episode 16 Blackout is a Commander in the Grand Army of the Republic. Trained in stealth operations, Blackout is assigned as opperations commander of a Galactic Republic prototype starship crew. As such, he wears distinctive stealth armor and his helmet is equipped with experimental communications gear.

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 Phase 1 sonic dampening helmet. Base helmet is painted matte or satin light grey. Top center section of dome is painted dark grey. An irregular, 6 sided polygon shaped plate is mounted on the front center forehead area. The bottom of this plate extends into the eye lens area. A yellow “Jaig Eyes” design is painted on the front of the helmet dome, starting at the brow line. This design pattern then travels up over the top of the dome, ending at the rear indented area. The “Jaig Eyes” design is outlined in black. Black helmet lens extends down through the entire frown area. Each side of the upper dome is painted with a white, double sided arched box design. Each side of the upper dome has 4 elongated oval vents. Vents may be painted black or grey, or cut out and filled with black mesh. On each side of the helmet are large, domed hexagon earpieces with recessed centers. The outside circumference of the earpiece is red. The inside circumference of the earpiece is light grey. The center recessed area is grey. The top center section of each earpiece has a telescoping antenna. Antenna does not need to function. An irregular, 4 sided quadrilateral shaped plate is mounted on the upper center rear of the dome. The rear of the helmet has a large indented area with a protruding arched center section with center disk. Armor is weathered with shades of white and smoke grey.

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	Neck Seal Neck seal is black in color with no ribbing. No logos or labels are visible.
	OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): Neck seal closes in the front via two small black snaps. A black balaclava is worn with the neckseal.

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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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	Shoulder Armor Armor is painted dark grey. White, "Republic Symbols" are painted on each shoulder. Shoulders are padded so as not to sit flat against the arms. The top of the armor sits 3/4" - 1" above the natural shoulder. Armor is weathered with shades of white.

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	Upper Arm Armor Armor is painted light grey. Armor has a notch on the lower area of the back of the arm that matches with the elbow armor. Armor is seamless. No visible traces of how the armor was assembled are shown. Armor is weathered with shades of white and smoke grey.

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	Forearm Armor Armor is painted light grey. Elbow plate is integrated into the forearm, with an upper extension that fits into the notch on the bicep armor. Left forearm has a compad with 4 main square recessed areas and 1 slightly smaller square recessed area. The smaller recess is closest to the elbow. Armor is seamless on the outside edge. Due to the shape of the armor, a butted seam is acceptable on the inside if required. Armor is weathered with shades of white and smoke grey.
	OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): Armor is seamless. No visible traces of how the armor was assembled are shown. Compad shadowing details in dark 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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	Hand Plates Armor is painted light grey. Hand plates are mirror images of each other. Hand plates have an angled peak that comes to a point over the index or middle finger, just past the main knuckle of the hand. The left and right sides of the hand plates angle sharply downward to conform to the shape of the hand. Armor is weathered with shades of white and smoke grey.

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Chest Armor Armor is painted light grey. Lower portion of the chest has a curved area to match the abdomen armor. Chest and back plate match together at the sides and shoulders with no open gap. Butted seam lines are permitted if required. Shoulder straps are placed over the chest and back armor at the seams. Shoulder straps are painted dark grey. Armor is weathered with shades of white and smoke grey.

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	Back Armor Armor is painted light grey. Rear center plate has detailed area that contains a O11 pattern similar to a Stormtrooper. Chest and back plate match together at the sides and shoulders with no open gap. Butted seam lines are permitted if required. Shoulder straps are placed over the chest and back armor at the seams. Shoulder straps are painted dark grey. Armor is weathered with shades of white and smoke grey.
	OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): Rear center plate has shadowing detail in dark grey.

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	Abdomen Armor Armor is painted light grey. Top edge of the armor is curved to match the chest. The ab armor protrudes out in the middle to match the shape of the chest armor. 4 inset lines divide the ab plate into segments. A butted seam between ab plate and kidney is acceptable. Armor is weathered with shades of white and smoke grey.
	OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): Inset lines have dark grey shadowing.

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	Kidney Armor Armor is painted light grey. A butted seam between ab plate and kidney is acceptable. Armor is weathered with shades of white and smoke grey.

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Codpiece and belt front Codpiece section is is painted light grey. Belt section is painted dark grey with shades of white weathering. Belt is approx 3" tall and divided into 1.75" wide segments. The front segments have a key/slot detail. Cod and Posterior armor connect at the hips. Butted seams are permitted at this connection if required. Belt boxes are mounted at the hips. Armor is weathered with shades of white and smoke grey.

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Posterior Armor, Belt rear and Detonator Posterior section is painted light grey. Belt section is painted dark grey with shades of white weathering. Belt is approx 3" tall and divided into 1.75" wide segments. Posterior armor and codpiece connect at the hips. Butted seams are permitted at this connection if required. Detonator is centered on the back of belt with no control buttons. The detonator has 2 lines set in approx 1/2" - 5/8" from the edges. Lines may be recessed or painted on. Detanator is painted dark grey. Armor is weathered with shades of white and smoke grey.

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	Thigh Armor Armor is painted light grey. Front of thigh armor has a flat triangular area near the knee with a notch cut out for the knee armor. From the top of the triangle a ridge line travels up the front of the thigh to the top. Armor is seamless. No visible traces of how the armor was assembled are shown. Armor is weathered with shades of white and smoke grey.

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Lower Leg Armor Armor is painted light grey. The knee armor is integrated into the shin armor, with an upper extension that fits into the notch on the thigh armor. Knees sections are painted dark grey. The armor has a flat center triangle, below the knee plate, with the single point facing downward. The calf detail of the armor has a ridge wrapping around the upper back of the calf. Armor is seamless on the outside edge. Due to the shape of the armor, a butted seam is acceptable on the inside or back of the armor. Armor is weathered with shades of white and smoke grey.

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	Boots Boots are light grey. Boots are ankle high or tall enough to cover the ankle and eliminate any visible black undersuit. Boots are lace-less and have flat soles. Boots have a center strip running from the toe to the ankle. A strap across the top of the foot, and 2 flat white discs on either side of the foot, terminating the strap.
	OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): Boots have accurate notched soles.

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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-15S Blaster Carbine (animated style) Manufactured by BlasTech Industries, this weapon is commonly carried by the Troopers of the Galactic Republic. This is the animated variant of the DC-15S blaster rifle.

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	DC-15A Blaster Rifle (animated style) Manufactured by BlasTech Industries, this blaster is the standard issue weapon carried by the Clone Troopers of the Grand Army of the Republic. This is the animated variant of the DC-15A blaster rifle.

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