Smiling Fox

As Aaron pointed out, the IOC is your best bet. The quick answer is Cosplaysky's Deluxe Imperial Officer costume with some modifications and a Master Replicas Imperial Officer Hat. The IOC forums can help you out with the proper boots, rank and belt accessories. And yes, Jedirobe has horrible everything. Their Officer costumes are not going to cut it.

Great work. I liked that a lot.

There is nothing wrong with having someone help or build your armor. There are people here on the forums who will build it for you for a reasonable price. Some members might suggest you build it yourself to get the experience and sense of completion but it is not a requirement. Getting the armor approved depends on how it fits and looks on you, not who built it. Someone can sell their costume after having it approved as Centurion but the person buying it may not be approved at the same level. If someone builds your armor for you, specifically, that should not be an issue. Having said that, you should still purchase your armor from a vetted armor maker. Bad armor is bad armor.

Not without a lot of work. That is way too expensive also. Check out the Getting Started section of the forum. It is filled with every bit of information you need. If you are looking for vetted armor makers, go here first. http://www.whitearmor.net/forum/topic/11538-the-various-types-of-armor-and-where-to-find-them/ Good luck.

The costumes you are seeing were for the 501st exclusive armor they built. There were only a limited number sold. They have not released it to the general public yet.

Anovos is the only maker so far.

The elastic is way too wide and the toe looks too pointed. Add that to not having the front loop and I would say no. I'm not sure where you saw Imperial Boots for $120 but the website shows them for $90. When it comes down to it, you get what you pay for. I would much prefer to pay more for something that is correct the first time.

Has anyone else seen the Finn toy that identifies himself by the designation FN 2187? There was a rumor that Finn was not his actual name. If this is the case are we going to change the TFA troopers designation to FN instead of TK?

Boots are TFA style.

It all comes down to this. The movie was made like a western in the 70's. Ever bad guy was a great shot until they took on the heroes. Then they missed and died in comically dramatic ways. Or as Peter Griffin put it in Something, Something, Something Dark Side, "Look, we got four or five of the main characters on this ship, I think we'll be fine."

This is great information. And it's not just for trooping. It should be a regular regimen.

I agree. It says made in the Philippines, didn't they get some of their stuff from there? I thought I had read that.

You are going to have problems with weight if you try to fit it in the armor itself. You would have to really anchor the armor down to the ab plate to keep it from sliding down in back. Perhaps some kind of vest worn on the body with the armor fitting over it? Though there are cool vests available on the market. Sandtroopers would have a great advantage over us with something like this.

The frown on that helmet always reminds me of those women who put too much lipstick on so people think they have bigger lips. It's like coloring outside the lines.

I'm a Deputy Sheriff. Unfortunately the most hated profession in America, it seems. I've been a cop for a bit over 17 years. I'd much rather wear my plastic armor than my real armor though.

It's not just this site. The Imperial Officer and Pathfinders sites are behaving in similar ways. It's very frustrating.

I don't know who those four scouts are in the pictures but they look sloppy. Not even close to properly wearing the costume. That armor is ugly too. Stay away from ebay.

That guy has some serious skills. Incredible. I would have never guessed it was metal just by looking at it.

It also looks as if we might get to sit down.

As far as the boots, didn't we see some leaked photos of a stormtrooper a while back wearing standard tk boots? And my checkbook is standing by for the cold zone trooper T&E (test and evaluation). It's a bit nippy here in South Dakota.

And that blaster is way cool. Keeping with the backwards scope, well done.

It looks like the upper thigh is not ribbed. Nor is it ribbed under the neck seal. Also, look at the closest trooper to the camera on the right. At the bottom of his knee, it looks like the ribbing ends and has popped up a bit, exposing the undersuit. Maybe I'm wrong but I think these are just pieces between the armor.

Why do the ribs have to be under the entire armor? I think it can be done with a regular undersuit and, like the neck seal, just peaking where the armor pieces separate. Knees, elbow, etc. I am sure we will see better pics and I don't think it's just hopeless yet. I also don't think this was a conspiracy against us. At least they look better than the clone armor.

I'm a cop. We are supposed to fit a certain image. So when they found out I was in the 501st, the teasing by my fellow officers began (I was outed in the newspaper when they printed my name and who I worked for). But when someone would start to go too far, I would simply say, "Yes, I dress as a stormtrooper and make sick kids smile." They have absolutely no comeback for that. Now, I actually get some respect from some of the closet nerds I work with. I just don't tell them about the part of me that does it because I'm a giggly little kid inside who loves Star Wars. Everyone has hobbies. Some of it involves things other people don't get. Be proud, you are being true to yourself, not what others think you should be.

Jim, I said the exact same thing when my buddy told me this. It's not a blow-your-hair-back title. I hope the movie is better.