Costuming:TX TFA flametrooper

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First Order Flametrooper
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Model TX-61281, Photo by Chad Turner
 
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Description: First Order Flametrooper
Prefix: TX
Detachment: Spec Ops Detachment
Context: Star Wars: The Force Awakens

We set things on fire.


Black text indicates a feature that is required for approval. Blue text denotes features that are nice to have, but not required. Red text indicates features that take the prop/costume item to an even higher level of accuracy.

For 501st membership only the requirements listed in black need to be met.

Special Notes:

  • The armor parts shall be gloss and made from one of these types of materials or like materials: Fiberglass, ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene), or HIPS (High Impact Polystyrene).
  • Blasters are not required for legion membership per our weapons policy.

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 armor parts are gloss white and made from one of these (or similar) types of materials:
    • Fiberglass
    • ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene)
    • HIPS (High Impact Polystyrene)
  • All striping "flash" is clean and non-weathered
  • Blasters are not required for legion membership per our weapons policy

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.


Tx ft helmet front side back.jpg Helmet
  • The helmet is gloss white with black trim
  • The lens is smoky gray in color and must be sufficiently dark enough to obscure the costumer's eyes.
  • A pair of silver aerator/mic tip are present on either side of the chin.
  • There is a black groove above the brow.
  • There are two thin, thin black grooves near the frown that circumnavigate the helmet. The lower groove contains a black parallelogram on either side of the helmet.
  • A thicker black groove circumnavigates the lower part of the helmet from the outer edge of each aerator.



Tx ft neckseal.jpg Neckseal
  • Black with horizontal ribs, fitted to the wearer, and extending from the base of the neck to conceal the entire neck. No hair or skin should be visible around the neck area.



Tx ft chest front.jpg Chest Plate
  • The chest plate overlaps the abdominal plate
  • The center-top of the chest plate contains a recessed, black groove.
  • There is a right-angle indentation on either side of the groove.
  • There are two wings that attach beneath the lower section of the chest plate on either side.

Back



Tx ft back.jpg Back
  • The back plate must appear to attach to the chest behind the shoulder with two screw-like heads on each side of the back plate side of the seam.



Tx ft shoulder bells front top.jpg Shoulder Bells
  • One on each shoulder.
  • The shoulders are considered effectively symmetrical. They may be worn interchangeably on the left and right shoulders.
  • Shoulders have small round extension at the top under the bell itself that butts up against the chest plate.



Tx ft biceps front.jpg Biceps
  • Biceps have visible seams on the front and rear. Black material may be present between the seams



Tx ft elbow gaskets.jpg Elbow Gaskets
  • Gaskets shall be rubber or a shiny black material with ridges
  • The elbow gaskets must cover all exposed areas between the bicep and forearm



Tx ft forearms front inside back.jpg Forearms
  • Forearms shall have have ridged rail, similar to a picatinny, embedded on the inside of the forearm, roughly covered 1/3rd by a the box.
  • Forearms shall have a box on the bottom the wrist end with a single black square in the lower inside corner.
  • Detail box includes a black rectangle on small edge perpendicular and closest to wrist.
  • Forearms must have a visible seam along the outside of the forearm, with roughly a 1 cm recessed gap.
  • Forearms must have a visible seam along the inside of the forearm.



Tx ft gloves handplates.jpg Gloves/Handplates
  • Are black with white palm, thumb and forefinger.
  • Extend underneath the forearm.
  • White area is made from leather or leather-like material.
  • Handplates are rigid square boxes and the hand plates are mounted securely over the back of the gloves.
  • The black oval detail is aligned with the index finger of each hand.



Tx ft abdomen front back.jpg Abdomen Section
  • The abdomen section must wrap around the wearer's body.
  • The abdomen consists of two separate sections: the upper plate, and the lower plate which rests beneath the belt.
  • The upper section has a half-moon downward curve in the bottom-middle of the plate, half moon upward curved recessed area at the top of the plate, and two vertical grooves on either side of the half-moon.



Tx ft cod.jpg Codpiece
  • The codpeice sits below the abdomen and under the belt.



Tx ft posterior butt plate.jpg Posterior armor
  • The posterior armor sits below the abdomen and under the belt and has a rectangular recessed area along the top center.



Tx ft belt.jpg Belt
  • The belt is ribbed and made from a rubber or a rubber like material
  • There are 2 horizontal boxes on the front, on each side of the center. They are painted white on the outside half and black on the inside half.
  • There is a large vertical white pouch with a cover behind the left side of the wearer.



Tx ft undersuit.jpg Undersuit
  • An undergarment must be worn such that all areas not covered by armor or gaskets show a black material. The black material may be shiny or matte.



Tx ft thighs front outside inside.jpg Thighs
  • Two flaps rest independently on the back of the thigh below the posterior and above the thigh armor.
  • There are seams on the inside and outside of the thighs.
  • The right thigh (to the wearer) includes a band of black elastic approximately 1 1/2 inches wide that contains 3 black capsules.
  • The right thigh contains a horizontal series of seamless boxes above the knee
  • The right thigh has a small knee plate attached.
  • The left thigh has a larger knee plate attached with two black notches above it.



Tx ft knee gaskets.jpg Knee Gaskets
  • Gaskets shall be rubber or a shiny black material with ridges.
  • The knee gaskets must cover all exposed areas between the thigh and shin.



Tx ft shins front back.jpg Shins
  • There are seams on the inside and outside of the shins.
  • The wearer's left outside shin includes two vertical thin boxes.



Tx ft spats.jpg Spats
  • The spats are in two pieces that wrap around the lower ankle.
  • The spats are attached to a black material that covers the top portion of the boots.



Tx ft boots.jpg Boots
  • TK boots are allowed
  • If other boots are used:
  • The boots are above ankle height and made of white leather or leather-like material
  • There is a black flat sole with no heel
  • No buckles or laces




Tx ft tank.jpg Fuel Pack
  • The pack consists of a rectangular frame, two large tanks, and one smaller tank in between the larger tanks.
  • The large right tank and the smaller middle tank both contain red, circular indentations in the top and bottom domes.
  • The middle tank’s top dome is painted black.
  • All three tanks are contained in a black horizontal harness.
  • To the right of the middle tank is a small rectangle box that contains “OII” on its face. The top of the box has a black antenna.
  • At the top of the frame is a fuel gauge.




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.



Tx ft flamethrower.jpg First Order Flametrooper
  • Details to be painted black and white per reference photos.
  • The flamethrower connects to the fuel pack with a black mesh hose.






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