Costuming:RC boss

Republic Commando - Boss

Model RC-80069, Photo by Michelle Paul

Description: Clone Commando Delta-38: “Boss” Prefix: RC Detachment: Clone Trooper Detachment Context: Star Wars: Republic Commando video game and novels Republic Commandos are elite trained soldiers of the Grand Army of the Republic. They are assigned to carry out operations too delicate for standard troopers, such as covert infiltration, sabotage, demolition, and assassination. Delta-38, nicknamed “Boss”, is the leader of Delta Squad. Able to issue orders under the heat of any battle, Boss is the true key to Delta’s success across its many missions.

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 Katarn-Class Helmet from Star Wars: Republic Commando. Helmet is painted white with orange details. Helmet has a matte finish. Blue or black mirrored visor. Frown is painted black. Detail groove lines are painted black to bring out groove lines. Dome has orange painted section, going from top of visor, along the top of the dome, widening with the contours of the helmet grooves, and coming to a close around the rear “U” detail. Spotlight holder on right ear. Side vents under the ear column include a black large rectangle recess, with four white vertical rectangles on top of that recess. Three cheek vent recesses are present near the ear column. Chin protrusion is painted orange. Two front chin aerators are painted black or dark grey. Chin vocoder is painted black. The recess behind the vocoder is black as well. Two bands around back of helmet, top band is black and bottom band is primer grey. The black band is broken up by the back vent detailing. Rear “U” detail has two orange painted squares on either side. The rear vent detailing includes four protruding square details between two orange rails going vertical along the back of the helmet. The entire area between the orange rails is painted primer grey. The grey vertical section ends right before the neckring, leaving a thin white line. An orange rectangular section is present on either side of the rear vent detailing. This orange section does not go down the full length of the helmet. Armor is weathered in shades of grey and brown. Orange sections of armor are chipped to show underlying white.
	OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): Visor is black with blue lighting for visor illumination installed along the upper edge of the visor and concealed behind the helmet edge (EL Wire, LED, and Acrylic Rod are acceptable). Spotlight holder includes a white LED that can be turned on.

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Neck Seal Neck Seal is made of black vinyl or leather type material. Bib covers the entire area within the neckline of the chest/back armor. Ribbed neck section connects to the bib. Bib features twelve trapezoidal details running around circumference of the neck. Trapezoids are longer in the front of the bib, and decrease in size as they run towards the back of the neck. Six trapezoids with recessed rim are present on the front of the bib. Six raised trapezoids are present on the rear of the bib.

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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 Katarn-Class shoulders from Star Wars: Republic Commando. Shoulders are rounded on both ends with a raised center section in between the ends. Shoulders are painted white with orange details. Shoulders have a matte finish. The central raised band has diagonal grooves starting farther away, and starting to go towards the center reaching the bottom end of the raised band. Top section of shoulders are painted orange. Recess in center of shoulder bell with embedded buckle detail. Buckle is dark grey. Right shoulder has the following unique details: A large shield that overhangs most of the base shoulder is attached to the armor. Shield is painted orange. Shield has raised rectangular detail on top. Shield has four grooves going along the length of the armor. Armor is weathered in shades of grey and brown. Groove lines are darkened with black, dark gray or weathering. Orange sections of armor are chipped to show underlying white.

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Upper Arm Armor Katarn-Class biceps from Star Wars: Republic Commando. Biceps are painted orange. Biceps have a matte finish. Biceps have a sharp shield-shaped recess on the other sides, with the long flat edge on top, tapering down ⅔ of the way, and then sharply turning in to a point. Triangular recess is painted black. Biceps are seamless. Bottom of biceps on each side have two “tooth” details. The shorter tooth should be towards the front (bicep), and the longer tooth in the rear (tricep). Armor is weathered in shades of grey and brown. Orange sections of armor are chipped to show underlying white.

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Elbow Armor Katarn-Class elbows from Star Wars: Republic Commando. Elbows are painted white with orange details. Elbows have a matte finish. Top section of elbow is painted orange. Elbows are attached or hinged to gauntlets. The elbows have a white band going around the elbow-pit. Armor and strap is weathered in shades of grey and brown. Orange sections of armor are chipped to show underlying white.

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Forearm Armor Katarn-Class forearms from Star Wars: Republic Commando. Forearms are painted white with orange details. Forearms have a matte finish. Forearms have raised detail on top and curving indented designs. The side with double curved indents goes on outside of forearm. On the raised wrist-area band, there are two square details with recessed edges. Wrist area features two evenly spaced grooves going around the circumference of the wrist area. Top vertical bar includes orange details, including 3 white breaks in the bar matching references. From the base of the bar, orange details wrap around the wrist and up the inside of the gauntlet. On the top of the gauntlet near the wrist, a triangle of white squares is present. Underside of gauntlet includes orange painted section continuing from wrist area. Forearms are seamless. Forearms have attached or hinged elbows. Armor is weathered in shades of grey and brown. Orange sections of armor are chipped to show underlying white.

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	Hand Plates Katarn-Class handplates from Star Wars: Republic Commando. Handplates are painted white with orange details.. Handplates have a matte finish. Handplate return edge is longer on the side closer to the thumb than the return edge near the pinky finger. Right handplate specific detailing: Handplate has an elevated horizontal bar on top of the handplate. Handplate has orange painted section on right side, angling from bottom corner to halfway on the front raised detail. Left handplate specific detailing: Handplate has an elevated rounded “T” shape with edge indentation. Long vertical groove with a primer grey greeblie along the top of the groove. Two small hemispheres near bottom of handplate, split by T shape. Handplate has orange painted section on left side, angling from bottom corner to halfway on the front raised detail. Armor is weathered in shades of grey and brown. Orange sections of armor are chipped to show underlying white.
	OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): Vibroblade attachment on left hand. Vibroblade attachment is painted silver, with a gunmetal edge. Core of vibroblade is a rounded rectangular black recess, with a cylindrical blue center. Core blue cylinder lights up.

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	Gloves Black gauntlet style gloves made of leather, nylon, or other low pile fabrics. Gloves cover the wrist area. Gloves do not have any labels or logos visible once armor is attached. Gloves have embedded armor padding along fingers and back of hand.

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Chest Armor Katarn-Class chest armor from Star Wars: Republic Commando. Chest is painted white with orange details. Chest has matte finish. Armor has an elevated “V” shape front with elevated chest area. Orange section covers upper chest from the left shoulder strap and running diagonally across the chest, to the right side where it arcs to connect to the matching orange section of the back armor. Four approximately 3/4 inch orange circles are located on the left chest above the pectoral ridge, and close to the edge of hte elevated “V” area. Chest and back armor match together at the sides with a slight open gap. Shoulder area is seamless. Armor is weathered in shades of grey and brown. Orange sections of armor are chipped to show underlying white.

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Back Armor Katarn-Class back armor from Star Wars: Republic Commando. Back is painted white with orange details. Back has matte finish. Backplate is flat on back and aligns with backpack. Back has a matte finish. Bottom of back includes a recessed bottom, with a slight curve along most of the bottom of the backplate. Orange section covers part of the back, starting at the left edge angling up into the left arm hole. The right side continues down and seamlessly aligns with orange section of chest. Chest and back armor match together at the sides with a slight open gap. Armor is weathered in shades of grey and brown. Orange sections of armor are chipped to show underlying white.

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Backpack Katarn-Class backpack from Star Wars: Republic Commando. Backpack is painted white with orange details. Backpack has matte finish. Backpack attaches to back armor without visible hardware. Orange covers the top of the backpack frame, and angles to match the contours of the backpack. There are two white rectangles in the orange section on either side of the top of the pack. Orange covers the front face of the backpack, matching references. Backpack includes a small grey circle painted on the left side with no dimension, lying on the sides near the back of the backpack. A raised detail panel is present on the left side of the center portion of the backpack, panel rim is painted dark grey.. Panel recess is black, with blue illuminated details Detail panel has a large illuminated square, with the top section having a square and three circles from left to right. The bottom section has a two digit ID number. ID number may be any two digit combination as RC ID numbers are based on four digits, but only show the last two. There is a recessed trapezoidal detail in the lower right of the center portion of the backpack. There is a small primer grey circle above the recessed trapezoidal detail on the back of the backpack. The bottom section of the backpack includes two handles. Backpack construction shall have no visible seams. Armor is weathered in shades of grey and brown. Orange sections of armor are chipped to show underlying white.

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Abdomen and Cod Armor Katarn-Class abdomen armor from Star Wars: Republic Commando. Abdomen armor is painted white with light grey details. Abdomen armor has matte finish. Armor has a connected cod and abdominal piece with surface 3-dimentional details and a permanent belt box waist attached on the sides. Side belt boxes include a front detailing, including two black rectangles stacked vertically atop each other, with no dimension. The abdominal area includes four raised details, two on the far sides being squares and the center two being a similar shape but conforming to the bottom of the chestplate. Groove between central abdominal trapezoids is painted light grey. On either side of this ab detailing includes raised door hook details, with the hook facing down. Top section of abdominal plate besides hook details and central two abdominal trapezoids is painted light grey. Cod includes raised detailing and grooves. Abdominal plate attack to the lower back and posterior armor with a visible closed seam. Armor is weathered in shades of grey and brown.

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Kidney and Posterior Armor Katarn-Class posterior armor is a solid butt and back piece with protruding rectangle and angled edge butt detail. Posterior armor is painted white. Kidney armor is painted light grey. Posterior and Kidney armor has matte finish. On the sides of the posterior armor, a groove forms a triangle detail. Permanent belt box waist aligns with Abdominal armor. Side belt boxes include a front detailing, including two black rectangles stacked vertically atop each other, with no dimension. Armor is weathered in shades of grey and brown.

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	Thigh Armor Katarn-Class thigh armor from Star Wars: Republic Commando. Thighs are painted white. Thighs have a matte finish. Has arching indent in back and raised ridge in front, flaring out when reaching the knee. Thighs are seamless. Armor is weathered in shades of grey and brown.

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Knee and Lower Leg Armor Katarn-Class knees and shins from Star Wars: Republic Commando. Knee and shin armor is painted white. Knee and shin armor have matte finish. Shins are rounded at the calf. Rear of shins have a vertical raised ridge going from the top edge to halfway down. At the bottom of the ridge, on either side there is an indented rounded trapezoidal detail that goes halfway up the ridge. Knees have a rounded shield pattern with two vertical indents running from top to lower half. Shins are seamless or constructed with hidden closures. Rear or inside leg seams are acceptable. Front seam may also be overlapped with indented edge to provide appearance of seamless edge. Knees are hinged to top of shins. Angle of knee follows alignment of front leg surface. Armor is weathered in shades of grey and brown.

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Boots Katarn-Class boots from Star Wars: Republic Commando. Boots are similar to regular grunt clone 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. Shoe disks are flat. There are no markings or labels from the shoe makers. Boot soles have a treaded bottom. Boot soles are painted black or primer grey. Boots are weathered in shades of grey and brown.

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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-17m (Assault Rifle Configuration) Base weapon has bulky design accurate to the game with the following characteristics: Enclosed trigger guard. Elongated front grip under forward compartment. Back angled stock cover with louvered design. Shield flap on left side, located above trigger handle. Multiple sights on top edge. Sections of the blaster are painted aluminum or black matching visual references. The DC-17m can come in multiple forms, these details pertain to the Assault Rifle configuration: Barrel attachment is present on front of blaster. End of barrel has a patina-like finish. Standard DC-17m magazine type. Blast door is in the closed position.
	OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): Blue lighted 3 digit numeric display counter (max count 300). Blue LED light bars on magazine. Blue LED on top cylindrical detail, in front of rear sight.

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