Costuming:Tie pilot andor

TIE Pilot: Andor

Model TI-4300, Photo by Rob J. Taylor

	Description: TIE Pilot: Andor Prefix: TI Detachment: Jolly Roger Squadron Context: Andor TIE Pilots serve in the Imperial Navy by piloting the various TIE series starfighters. This variant appears in Andor.

For 501st membership only the requirements in black need to be met. While the Jolly Roger Squadron does not have any detachment specific costume certification programs, some parts of the costume below may be shared with other detachments that do. Features listed in blue or red are not required for 501st approval, but are noted here for those interested in these additional details.

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 Lenses are bubble or flat and are gray or black in color and obscure the costumer's eyes. Helmet is all black, with two 2.75" or 3" white cogs placed very close to the mowhawk edges There are Imperial disc greebiles without notches or grooves on each ear. There are two retaining clip greeblies in the trident indentations on the front of the helmet. Nissan retaining clips are most commonly used. There are no visible screws or fasteners There is no visible gap at temples Face plate has a symmetrical appearance There are 7 teeth (same as stunt stormtrooper) on the face Side oxygen mask clips extend fully under the sideburn area of the helmet Oxygen mask clip edges are molded into ears. Pillbox detail on bottom of mowhawk is optional but not required.
	OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): Lenses are bubble lenses

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	Hoses Black Spiral Wound Ribbed Hoses with adequate length from the helmet hose ports to the upper chest box hose ports. Black Ribbed Hoses have approximately a 1.25" (3,18 cm) diameter
	OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): Hoses are 3M breathing tubes.

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	Balaclava A balaclava is a black head sock/hood that is worn under the helmet and is used primarily to hide any view of the wearer’s skin and/or facial hair.

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	Flight suit One piece flight suit is made out of nylon or similar material. Black thread is be used Mandarin collar may have a chevron shape. A silver embroidered or silver PVC Rogue One Imperial cog emblem, on a black background, is present on both shoulders. Both Shoulder cogs must have one spoke aligned with shoulder seam (one cog spoke in the 12 o’clock position) Emblems are approximately 3" in diameter On the left forearm there is a compad pocket, with no flap and a window in it. Size might vary slightly to match specific compad. On the left bicep, below the cog emblem, there is a code cylinder pocket with no flap, and vertical stitching dividing it into pen sleeves. The bottom front corner of the pocket is cut off at a bevel on the side pointing in view direction, with the broader upside forming the border of the pen sleeves. The right sleeve has a cargo pocket on the bicep below the cog emblem. The pocket has a small chevron flap. Two (2) large chest pockets and two (2) large front pockets below the belt, without any zipper or flaps. Both top chest pockets and below the belt pockets touch the edge of the belt area Two (2) leg pockets with chevron flaps, similar in proportion as the right arm sleeve pocket. Size may vary - (Typically the width of the front pockets equals the width of the leg pockets).
	OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): Shoulders are slightly padded. Imperial cog patches on the shoulders are PVC rather than embroidered. Code Cylinder pocket has six sleeves. Three short, one long and flat, and the last two pleated.
	OPTIONAL Level three certification (if applicable): *Shoulder cog emblem is 3.1 inches. Pleated area on back of each shoulder, starting next shoulder/arm seam and curving to side of suit under armpit.

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	Compad Rectangular communications pad, with buttons and detailing as shown, on a dark grey or black weathered background. Compad is contoured slightly to wrap around the arm.
	OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): Compad is unlit. Compad is worn with red and blue buttons facing down toward glove

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	Gloves Black, leather or leather-like, enclosed fingers, non-textured, (normal leather grain/texture/lines are acceptable) fitted gauntlet style. No buckles, straps, or decorative stitching.
	OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): Gloves are made of leather.
	OPTIONAL Level three certification (if applicable): Gauntlets slightly flair-out, upward from the wrist to the mid-forearm. Gloves have a split that runs from the wrist to the arm opening. The split is bridged with the same leather material as the gloves.

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	Armor Armor consists of the Rogue One style front and back pieces and two shoulder straps anchored with wedge connectors. Molded rubber, ribbed shoulder straps are acceptable. Armor has “011” detail in raised back square There in a small circular indentation below the right shoulder strap connector on the back plate. Armor extends fully around the wearer's sides and has a connection piece between the chest and back. The back armor has a indentation around the raised portion giving the appearance of a separate tray portion for the 011 detail.
	OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): *Shoulder straps are molded plastic Side connector pieces are black plastic

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	Chestbox The box has four square slightly raised detail pieces, approximately 1", 1 Red, 1 White and 2 Blue. There is a ⅛" white pinstripe border around the square detail pieces. There are two approximately 16mm circle "lenses" above the rocker switches. One white, one red. These are slightly flatter and more domed than OT or R1 lenses and appear to be painted. There are three rocker switches below the round indicator lights. The rockers are gray, white, gray. The gray rockers have approximately 10mm red lenses in their bottom. There is a ⅛" white pinstripe that runs horizontally across the bottom portion of the box. There are two silver washers on the bottom shelf, one large ( approximately 1") and one smaller ( ½" ) see photos for reference There are two "gear" type greeblies painted grey affixed to either end of the lower tube portion of the box.
	OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): *Tiles and switches are slightly recessed on the face of the box. Cogs are larger in Outside Diameter than the OT and thinner. They are approximately 2.25" OD White pinstripes are raised off the face of the box and have dimension to them.

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	Belt The belt is constructed from a non-textured leather or a leather-like material. Approximately 2 inches wide. Belt has two lines on either outer edge There are no loops on the belt. A single large snap or rivet is visible approximately 1" (2,54 cm) from the buckle. The belt is to be worn with the snap to the left of the wearer. The buckle is constructed from a metal looking material. The buckle is rectangular and slightly larger than the belt with radius rounded corners. Buckle is adorned with an Imperial Code Disk with no notch at the center.
	OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): Snap is worn on wearers right The buckle size is approximately 2 5/8" (6,67 cm) high and 4⅛" (10,45 cm) wide with 0.5" radius corners(1,27 cm).

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	Boots Calf high, black leather or leather like material. Normal leather grain/texture/lines are acceptable Free of laces, decorative stitching, buckles on the instep or any other embellishments. Boots can have a single adjustment strap at the top outside of the boot (not required for basic) , with the buckle no wider than 1" (2,54 cm). Buckles are not shiny and may be painted dingy grey or gun-metal color. Tread on the soles and heels is acceptable Zippers on the inside of the boot are acceptable, so long as they are concealed by the same material as the boot.
	OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): Boots are made of leather.
	OPTIONAL Level three certification (if applicable): Boots have a lugged sole

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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.

	Code Cylinders 1 to 3 may be worn. Rod Style: machined aluminum, or resin with flaring disc detail at top.
	OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable): *Two Rogue One style Code Cylinders worn in the rearmost two pocket slots.

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	Belt Boxes There may be two utility boxes clipped onto the belt. Boxes may be aluminum or painted to appear aluminum Boxes measure approximately 2 inch (5,08 cm) by 3 inch (7,62 cm) by 1 inch (2,54 cm).
	OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):

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• A blaster that is canon for this character may be carried or worn in a holster on the belt. Holster must match blaster type. If a blaster is not carried, no holster is worn.

• This CRL is available as a PDF

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