Costuming:P1 hawkbat

Clone Trooper — Hawkbat Battalion

Model TC-15775, Photo by Ben Duhaime & Ty Naifeh

Description: Clone Trooper — Hawkbat Battalion Prefix: TC Detachment: Clone Trooper Detachment Context: Clone Wars 2003 micro-series Clone troopers are an army of identical, genetically-modified clones, created to serve in the Grand Army of the Republic. Cloned and raised on the water world of Kamino, the clone troopers are trained from birth to serve as efficient military forces. They possess unwavering loyalty to the Galactic Republic and its leader, Supreme Chancellor Palpatine. Hawkbat Battalion troopers (nicknamed “Mud Jumpers”) have adapted to the conditions of the muddy worlds they are deployed on. They wear a heavy cloak over their armor to protect them from the mud and rain of the hostile environments.

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.

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 Phase I style clone trooper helmet. Phase I style fin on dome. Helmet is painted matte or satin white. Helmet has a black browband, just above the eye lens, that extends around to the back of the helmet. Helmet frown is painted charcoal grey. Frown has six small, parabolic vent holes Wire or plastic mesh is placed behind center frown vent holes. Six vertical vents on each side of helmet cheeks below the ear sections. Black detail greeblie, with ridge pattern oriented forward, is embedded in chin opening. Grey indented helmet band around back of dome. The raised, circular detail on the back of the helmet features a blank, flat surface without the standard movie-realistic style details. Helmet has an enclosed complete neck ring that seals the helmet to the neck. Helmet has little to no weathering.

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Cloak Dark brown heavyweight cloak. Bottom edge of the cloak should rest approximately knee height to just above the knee armor. Material is tightly woven and uniform so that no definitive grain is visible, such as wool. Cloak has a large rounded hood with a visible center seam. Bottom edge of the cloak is moderately weathered with shades of gray, brown, and tan with light weathering throughout the rest of the cloak.

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	Neck Seal Neck seal is black in color with horizontal 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 Black non-textured material, either one-piece or two-piece construction with no visible zippers or logos.

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	Shoulder Armor Realistic style shoulder armor. Shoulders are tear drop in shape with all rounded edges. Armor is painted matte or satin white. Armor has little to no weathering.

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	Upper Arm Armor Realistic style Upper Arm Armor. Armor has a front hard line outside edge and inside rounded edge, with indented area on back. Armor is painted matte or satin white. Armor is seamless. No visible traces of how the armor was assembled are shown. Armor has little to no weathering.

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	Elbow Armor Realistic style 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 the elbow at the strap connection. Armor has little to no weathering.

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	Forearm Armor Realistic style forearm armor Armor is painted matte or satin white. Right forearm has a compad with eight small buttons, one large main button, and one slightly smaller rectangular button closest to the elbow. Armor is seamless. No visible traces of how the armor was assembled are shown. Armor has little to no weathering.

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	Hand Plates Realistic style hand plates. Armor is painted matte or satin white 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. Armor has little to no weathering.

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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 Realistic style Chest Armor. Armor is painted matte or satin white. Two detail slots are present on the lower outside edge of the right pectoral area. 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. Shoulder straps are painted matte or satin black. Armor has little to no weathering.

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Back Armor Realistic Style 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 ridges of the top connection points. Shoulder straps are painted matte or satin black. Armor has little to no weathering.

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	Abdomen Armor Realistic style abdomen Armor Armor is painted matte or satin white. Eight 1⁄4 inch diameter holes, with four holes inside each indented channel of the abdomen. Abdomen section wraps around the wearer’s body and is sealed at the back. Abdomen is completely contained under the chest and back armor. Armor aligns with the codpiece with the seam line hidden by the belt. Armor has little to no weathering.
	OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): Seam line along the sides or back has no gap.

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	Codpiece and Posterior Armor Realistic style codpiece and posterior armor. Armor is painted matte or satin white. Cod and posterior armor connect at the hips. Armor has little to no weathering.
	OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): Hips have correct detail connector snap and edge feature at the codpiece and posterior side connection.

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	Belt Realistic style belt, boxes, and detonator. Belt, boxes, and detonator are painted matte or satin white. 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 an 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 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. 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 the left side of the tube, facing backwards. Armor is weathered with shades 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 connects to back of belt without any visible clips and is firmly secured in horizontal position.

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Thigh Armor Realistic style thigh armor. Armor is painted matte or satin white with dark brown and tan mud splatter weathering around the bottom 1⁄4th of the thigh. Thigh Armor has a flat triangle area above the knee which transitions to a ridge line that runs 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 little to no weathering besides mud.

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	Knee Armor Realistic style knee armor. Armor is painted matte or satin white and is totally covered by dark brown and tan mud splatter weathering. 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 brown and tan weathered flat strap, approximately 2 inches wide, wraps around the back of the leg.
	OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): Flat Strap has raised, 5⁄8 inch wide grey center strap weathered in dark brown and tan mud splatter.

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Lower Leg Armor Realistic style lower leg armor. Armor is painted matte or satin white and is totally covered by dark brown and tan mud splatter weathering. Front of the 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 is seamless, except where the calf spoon connects to the back of the lower leg indent edge.

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Boots Heavy dark brown and tan weathering with some black highlights cover the entire boot. 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-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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