Costuming:EU Bly P1

Commander Bly (Realistic) — Phase I

Model CC-70012, Photo by Kelsey Marsh

Description: Commander Bly (Realistic) — Phase I Prefix: CC Detachment: Clone Trooper Detachment Context: Sideshow Toys 1/6th Scale Figure Commander Bly is among the first generation of clone marshal commanders to be trained by the Advanced Recon Commando “Alpha-17”. Bly, having also been trained as an Advanced Recon Commando, has a more independent mindset, allowing the commander to think “outside the manual” when it comes to the shifting of tactical situations. As a commander, it is Bly’s job to act as an intermediary between the Jedi Generals and the regular clone troopers. Bly is assigned to the 327th Star Corps, under the command of Aylaa Secura.

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.

General Construction Notes Realistic style armor. As previously noted, all armor is constructed from rigid material such as fiberglass, plastic, resin, sintra, vacuum-formed ABS, firm rubber, metal or similar. All armor pieces are painted white with "brown" and “mustard yellow” details and a matte finish, unless otherwise noted below. All paint details are scaled proportionally to armor. Painted areas are weathered with various scuff marks, chips and fading. Scuff marks and chips expose the underlying white paint. Armor has black scuff marks. Armor is weathered with shades of grey. All pieces are scaled proportionally to the wearer.

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	Helmet Helmet mohawk on dome is painted a mustard yellow color. There is a brown stripe down the center of the helmet that ends at the nose area and squares off at the rear of the helmet. Visor lens is black. Macro-binoculars are mounted to the helmet. Macro-binoculars feature brown detail striping. Helmet frown is painted primer grey. Wire or plastic mesh is utilized inside the helmet to cover the open pieces of the frown. Ear caps are covered by the macrobinoculars, replaced by an elongated dome painted white. Primer grey stripe wraps around back of dome. A thinner black strip runs round dome circumference on raised edge. Rear helmet raised circle does not have any greeblies or details, unlike other clones. Black chin vocoder is present.
	OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): Helmet has an enclosed complete neck ring that seals the helmet to the neck. Macro-binoculars are able to move up and down.

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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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	Pauldron The mantle over the left shoulder is colored burnt sienna. Panels have mustard splotching. Right shoulder mantle is all black. The paneling on the remainder of the pauldron is black.

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	Bandolier Grey bandolier strap attaches to pauldron and terminates on right side belt box. Three small ammo boxes are located on the strap, with brown recessed details.

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	Shoulder Armor Brown command stripe is present on armor which slightly rounds towards the wearer's chest at the bottom. Shoulders are tear drop in shape with all rounded edges. Shoulders are symmetrical. The armor slightly curves back at the bottom of the shoulder.

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Upper Arm Armor Unlike standard clone arm stripes, brown stripe starts on the hard outside edge of the bicep and extends to the middle of exterior bicep armor. Two smaller white ammo boxes are attached to the right bicep on a grey strap. One ammo box is attached to the front, and one is attached to the outside panel of the bicep. A recessed arch detail is present on the back of each bicep. The outside of the arm has a hard line edge at the front that turns in. The inside of the upper arm is rounded. Armor is seamless with no visible traces of how the armor was assembled are shown.

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	Elbow Armor Elbow armor features silicon or urethane 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 A brown stripe on the top part of the forearm. On the right arm the compad is placed in the center of stripe. Compad is painted white. Right forearm has a compad with eight small buttons, one large main button, one slightly smaller rectangular button, and an antennae is located on right side. Left arm has a second compad, an outline of a compad, or just the stripe. Both left and right forearms are mirror images of each other. Forearm tops have a flattened triangular area with a ridge that comes to a point at the top. Armor is seamless with no visible traces of how the armor was assembled are shown.

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	Hand Plates Hand plates are mirror images of each other with a brown stripe. 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.

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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 A central brown command stripe, approximately two inches wide, runs vertical from neck to upper return curve. Two detail slots are on the right breast. 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.

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	Chest Ammo Belt Three white ammo boxes are attached to a grey strap on the right side of the chest armor.

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Back Armor Rear center plate has a detailed area that contains four circles, two parallel lines in the bottom left, and a rectangular vent detail in the bottom right. Back and chest armor match together at the sides with no open gap. A seam line is present. 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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	Abdomen Armor Two inset lines divide the abdomen armor into segments. Four holes, approximately ¼ inch in 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, kidney armor plate covers the seam line and hides rear seam line.

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	Codpiece and Posterior Armor Codpiece and Posterior armor connects 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. This area and front two belt boxes are painted mustard. 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 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 the 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 viewed from behind. Detonator connects to back of belt without any visible clips and is firmly secured in horizontal position.
	OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): Back of belt behind rear boxes has a horizontal ribbing.

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	Kama Kama is made from a heavy material like canvas or a tight weave burlap. Kama is a khaki color. Lower center of Kama has a triangular split. Kama aligns with the side 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 below the front of the belt.

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	Holsters Holsters are hung from the belt via grey or black web straps on each hip, aligned under the second smallest belt box on each side. No visible attachment to the belt. Web straps run the length of the holster on the side closest to the kama. Inverted triangle detail is present on the front facing edge near top of the holster.

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Thigh Armor Thigh armor is painted mustard with brown vertical stripe in the front. Front of thigh armor has a flat triangular area near the knee. 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 are shown.

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Knee Armor Knees wrap around the front of the leg. A vertical raised panel is present on the top center of the knee armor. A vertical brown stripe is painted on knee armor. Knees are strapped to the leg via a white strap with a raised center area that wraps around the leg and connects on both sides. A raised primer grey strap is centered on white strap. 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. Back of the lower leg armor features an 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 trapdoor access through the indent in the rear of the lower leg. No visible traces of how the armor was assembled are shown.

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Boots White, ankle high boots. Boots are tall enough to cover the ankle and eliminate any black undersuit from being visible. Boots are laceless. Boots have center strip that runs from toe to ankle, flaring towards the ankles. Two rectangular panels are present on the top of the boot. A mustard band wraps across both ankles with circular protruding discs on either side. Secondary mustard band is painted on boot below ankle strap. There are no markings or labels from the shoe makers. Boot soles are flat and primer grey in color.

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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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