Sorry I haven't checked in for a bit. Work, new wife, and Spec Ops has been looking at getting things in order to help streamline costume making.
Yes, my DLT-19 is the Cushman one. picked it up a while back and I rather like it. Been thinking for making some mods to it to make it stand out a bit more, I just haven't gotten around to really researching it yet. I need to clean up some other half-done armor projects first, like getting rid of the FX bucket on my Stealthy.
About the question concerning "canon" and the costume. Though the timeline of SWG isn't canon the NPCs that cannot be edited by players are considered as a reference for the Nova. The Novatrooper also made an appearance in the SWG card game and the Rebellion Era Sourcebook for the wizards of the coast RPG. As I understand it, since these are LFL approved sources for the design, appearance and name, the Novatrooper is considered a part of the Imperial Army.
And yes, it is very satisfying and exciting to have my "baby" grow up and be accepted into the Legion. (Though I would have trooped it anyway without acceptance)
So who's going to be the next Nova?
-iz