Costuming:TK shocktrooper
From 501st Legion Databank
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Description: Shock Trooper
Prefix: TK
Detachment: First Imperial Stormtrooper Detachment
Context: Star Wars Battlefront
Imperial shock troopers are part of an elite fighting force of the Stormtrooper Corps of the Galactic Empire. They serve as frontline forces of the Empire as well as bodyguards for Emperor Palpatine himself. They are the successors to the clone shock troopers who were part of the Grand Army of the Republic during the Clone Wars.
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For 501st membership only the requirements in black need to be met.
FISD Defines additional, optional levels of costuming excellence. In the page below, requirements for Level 2 “Expert Infantry” are listed in blue. Requirements for Level 3 “Centurion” are listed in red. Please visit the FISD web site for a full description of these standards.
Special Notes:
- EVA foam & Similar materials are not approvable.
- Blasters are not required for legion membership per our weapons policy. A Blaster is required for level 2 and above.
- Armor is scaled proportionately to the wearer.
- 3D printed components must have no visible print lines and must be smooth for a realistic appearance.
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- Visit the Frequently asked questions page for information on the Rubies Supreme Stormtrooper costume.
- FX armor may not be used for Level 3 approval.
- FX helmet is no longer permitted for new approvals.
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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.
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| Required Costume Components
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The following costume components are present and appear as described below.
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Helmet
- Either an ANH or ROTJ style helmet is allowed with ROTJ preferred.
- Traps (trapezoids on dome of helmet) and tears (area beneath the corners of eye lenses) are gray.
- Rear traps and tears have vertical black lines.
- Eye lenses are bubble style, tinted green and sufficiently dark enough to obscure the costumer's eyes.
- The “ear” bars have four bumps and should be gray or painted gray, with a black outline.
- The first 1st and 3rd ear rank bar from the front is painted black.
- Frown is painted black and overlaps the teeth area. Teeth are totally filled in or eight total teeth on the frown are cut out.
- Tube stripes are medium blue, numbering between 9 and 16 per side with the curve bends extending backwards.
- Vocoder (vertically ribbed chin detail) is painted black.
- Aerators/Hovi-MIX tips (cylinders on either side of the vocoder) are black or painted black.
- Tears, traps, and tube stripes may be hand painted, decals, or decals that replicate hand painted.
- Mesh may be used behind the frown to obscure the face of the wearer.
- Note: The helmet is accurate in detail and proportion to official references.
- Many commercially available helmets or those considered disproportionate in size or shape are ineligible.
- Special unit markings are present as shown.
- Helmet is lightly scuffed or battle worn.
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OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
- Frown must be filled in or not cut out.
- Helmet must be ROTJ styled.
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OPTIONAL Level three certification (if applicable):
- The vocoder must be integrated into the helmet, and not a separate piece.
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Neck Seal
- Black with horizontal ribs, fitted to the wearer, and extending from the base of the neck to conceal the entire neck.
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Shoulder Straps
- These shall be securely mounted in front and float in back.
- The shoulder straps are colored red only for the ridges that overlap the chest plate.
- Shoulder straps lightly scuffed or battle worn.
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OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
- Only 4 ridges of the shoulder straps overlap the chest plate.
- The front of the shoulder straps do not have a wide flat area only small ridges.
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Shoulder Armor
- One on each shoulder.
- The shoulder armor is colored red.
- Shoulder armor is lightly scuffed or battle worn.
- No elastic around the bicep is present.
- Shoulder armor must be white plastic painted red.
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OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
- Shoulder armor must be ROTJ styled.
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Upper Arm Armor (biceps)
- Biceps are fully closed.
- Special unit markings shall be present as shown. The small red stripe on outer side of each bicep approximately 1.25" (31mm) tall, must be fully visible below the shoulder armor, and roughly placed halfway between the bottom of the shoulder armor and the bottom of the bicep.
- Shoulder armor is lightly scuffed or battle worn.
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OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
- Overlap construction must be used. Butt joints and cover strips are not allowed.
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Forearm Armor
- Forearms are fully closed.
- Forearm armor is lightly scuffed or battle worn.
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OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
- Overlap construction must be used. Butt joints and cover strips are not allowed.
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Hand Plates
- Hand Plates are clam shell style, or snowtrooper-style hand plates and not the trapezoidal design seen in A New Hope.
- The hand plates are mounted securely over the back of the glove.
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Gloves
- Black in color, made of either rubber, nomex, leather, or leather-like material, with no visible straps or logos/designs. The fingers are enclosed, non-textured.
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Chest Armor
- A white flexible U shaped gasket or molded lip shall be present around all edges.
- Chest plate overlaps the abdominal plate.
- Special unit markings shall be present as shown in red on the front. The center of the chest is painted red approximately 1.5" (38mm) above center indentation, and goes straight out to the edge marker of the breast area, and then turns down in a straight line to the side (including painted the edge gasket/lip) ending up closely matching the corner edge of the shoulder bells when arms are at side.
- Chest armor is lightly scuffed or battle worn.
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OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
- Chest armor must be ROTJ styled.
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Back Armor
- A white flexible U shaped gasket or molded lip shall be present around all edges.
- Back plate contains a "O II" design.
- Back armor is lightly scuffed or battle worn.
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OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
- Back armor must be ROTJ styled.
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Undersuit
- Black non-textured material, either one-piece or two-piece construction with no visible zippers or logos/designs.
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Abdomen Armor
- The ab plate has a button area that matches the color pattern shown with 1 white button and 8 black. Buttons are approximately 7/16" (11mm) in diameter.
- Ab plate button detail shall be inverted in comparison to ANH/ESB.
- A white flexible U shaped gasket or molded lip shall be present around all edges.
- Abdomen armor is lightly scuffed or battle worn.
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OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
- Abdomen armor must be ROTJ styled.
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Kidney and Posterior Armor
- A white flexible U shaped gasket or molded lip shall be present around all edges.
- A separate kidney/butt plate is not allowed - the kidney and butt plate shall be combined/fused to a single plate/one piece.
- The crotch tab of the butt plate area may or may not have visible snaps.
- Kidney/butt armor is lightly scuffed or battle worn.
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OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
- Kidney and Posterior armor must be ROTJ styled.
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Belt
- Belt face is made of plastic (TK ammo belt).
- The soft belt proper is tightly woven nylon/cordura like/style material or material with a tightly woven nylon/cordura like/style covering. Size must be 2.25" (57mm) to 2.5" (64mm) wide. The color is to be white to off-white.
- The drop box fronts shall be painted red on every side.
- The boxes dangle from the sides of the plastic front belt (ammo belt) via white straps and are aligned under the plastic tabs of the ammo belt.
- Drop boxes are lightly scuffed or battle worn.
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OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
- Belt does not have rivet covers.
- Two rivets are visible on either end of the belt. There is no center rivet present.
- Plastic ammo belt has square corners not 45 degree cuts.
- Belt is white and painted red.
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Thermal Detonator
- (A.K.A. O2 canister) attaches to the center back of the belt.
- The thermal detonator is ANH/ESB styled.
- This is an all gray cylinder without silver stickers or silver paint.
- The cylinder is between 2” (50mm) and 2.68"(68mm) in diameter with white end caps on each end.
- The white control panel pad faces upwards, with controls/round washer style detail closest to the right end cap.
- Total length should be approximately 7.50" (190.5mm).
- The thermal detonator shall be attached via metal or metallic-appearing clips approximately 3/4" (19mm) wide.
- The thermal detonator is not required when wearing the optional backpack.
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Thigh Armor
- Thigh armor shall be fully closed in the back.
- The thigh ammo belt shall be installed on the bottom of the right thigh and colored red.
- A red stripe on the outer side of the thigh is present as shown.
- Thigh armor and ammo belt are lightly scuffed or battle worn.
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OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
- Thighs must be ROTJ styled.
- Visible rivets are not allowed on the thigh ammo pack.
- Overlap construction must be used. Butt joints and cover strips are not allowed.
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Lower Leg/Shin Armor
- The lower leg armor are closed in the back.
- Both shins are entirerly colored red.
- The trapezoid knee plate (sniper knee plate) is colored red and affixed to the top front of the left shin.
- Lower leg armor is lightly scuffed or battle worn.
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OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
- Shins must be ROTJ styled.
- Visible rivets are not allowed on the sniper knee.
- Overlap construction must be used. Butt joints and cover strips are not allowed.
- Shins are white and painted red.
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Boots
- Boots are above ankle height and made of white leather or leather-like material and red in color.
- Small U-shaped elastic sections on both sides of the ankle.
- Flat sole with a short heel that may be black, grey or white.
- No buckles or laces.
- Jodhpur/ Chelsea-type boots or an equivalent style is acceptable. Elvis or Mariachi boots are not allowed.
- Boots are lightly scuffed or battle worn.
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| Optional Accessories
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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.
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BlasTech E-11
- Based on a real or replica Sterling sub-machine gun, scratch-built, or a modified commercial toy Stormtrooper blaster.
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OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
- Folding stock (does not need to function).
- No ammo counter is present.
- D-ring mounted on the rear.
- Correct style scope.
- No power cylinders on the magazine housing.
- Scratch-built, resin cast, Hyperfirm rubber cast blasters have a total of (7) U shaped channels on blaster (all holes on barrel are covered).
- If using the popular commercially available Stormtrooper blasters, you shall grind off the T-tracks and replace them with U shaped channels and cover the open rows of holes (total of 7 U shaped channels in all).
- Correct greeblies on the left rear area are present (door catch and two "hammers").
- 3D printed blasters can not contain visible print lines and must be sanded smooth for a more realistic appearance.
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OPTIONAL Level three certification (if applicable):
- Hasbro blasters are not allowed, even conversions.
- Forward D-ring is mounted underneath the front sight on the left side of the barrel.
- Use of the correct front sight (which differs from ANH and ESB).
- The scope rail is unique to ROTJ E11 and is not like the normal open ANH/ESB scope rails, but is a solid, one piece, with a unique sight design on the front. The scope connects to the notched out area of the solid rail. The scope is the correct design (as seen in ROTJ), and will attach to the scope rail via one scope mount.
- The muzzle is unlike the normal ANH style. It is flat with two counter sunk Allen bolts (one located at the four o’clock position and one located at the ten ‘o’clock position).
- The door catch is correct, not a "close enough" attempt as seen on the Cinemastery blaster.
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DLT-19 Heavy Blaster Rifle
- Based on a real or replica MG-34 machine gun.
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T-21 Light Repeating Blaster Rifle
- Based on a real or replica Lewis Mark I machine gun. For this prop the magazine disk and bipod of the original gun are left off.
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Backpack
- Backpack is styled after and closely matches the backpack seen in the Battlefront series.
- Backpack is lightly scuffed and battle worn, but not heavily weathered or dirty.
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