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Other Armor parts I did a first pass at how I made the rest of the armor below (high definition pictures of each part are in the first post of the build thread). I designed/built them to be as screen accurate as possible to the best of my knowledge and easy to troop with. Other than printing, coloring and finish already described, I will try to list the specifics of each part. I will also to make all the parts from my own creation available eventually on Etsy, but in the meantime, if you need them, just PM me. Clear coats For the clear coat, I used the Glamor 2K for the white and Rustoleum satin for all other colors. N.B. screen accuracy can’t tell the exact finish, but obviously the white is either semi-gloss or gloss as it has specular reflections. The other colors are visibly lower reflectivity as they do not have specular reflection, but diffuse ones, so some kind of satin finish. Fasteners disclaimer 😊 As a disclaimer, I don't like velcros! they are a quick fix though. I started with those on this armor for several reasons: initial adjustment, fitting for screen accuracy, difficulty to attach fasterners on soft armor. My 2 cents on this: - The preference should always be snap buttons and straps, but sometimes they lack the rigidity to maintain uniform flexible joints between attached armor parts (like chest and back armor for example). - Velcros keep the suit and armor pieces in close contact on the periphery of the armor, so this can be required for screen accuracy (like in this case for belt, knee, thigh, bicep). I will add snap button to the velcros for sturdy attachment on knee plates, holsters thigh plates once I have the final fitting. - When possible, try to stich the velcros instead of gluing (never glue velcros on fabrics, it will fail). If using the adhesive backed velcros, only rely on high quality brand (3M or Velcro), not cheap stuff on Amazon. Otherwise, you’re way better off using plain Velcro that you will secure with E6000 or Silicone adhesive (for gluing to silicone parts or very flexible parts) Helmet The helmet is from Big Fred’s custom (no changes, except for the clips which I made thicker for screen accuracy). I printed and built all the parts separate for accuracy and ease of finishing. A lot of different colors and finish, so a lot of masking…! Some tricks for clean paint lines is to use good quality masking tape. I would recommend Frog tape, you won’t get overspill if applied correctly (you can find it on Amazon, use narrow one or cut it) The lens is a cut faceshield from amazon (see picture below) that a lot of people are using for their helmets (Hobart 770580 Face Shield replacement lens shaded). Pretty cheap and you can do multiple helmets with one shield. I secure it with duct tape so if it scratches it can be replaced and it’s very sturdy. Glue is not an option for this lens as there is not large overlaps with the helmet body. For padding, I used tactical helmet padding you can find on Amazon for less that 15$. This helmet is designed to be tightly fitted to your head, so not a lot of room for padding. You WILL need fans in this helmet, as the seal is almost making it airtight 😊, no way to wear without those. No wonder why you see the guys without their helmet while waiting for shooting… You will need low profile fans and very small battery pack. I suggest you 3D print a couple of fans form factors before purchasing and try to fit them first. Standard Stormtrooper fan kit or voice changing kit WILL MOST LIKELY NOT fit in this helmet if you maintain the proportional ratio of the helmet to screen reference (i.e. you should check carefully the space left before ordering standard kits). I will include a picture once all the pieces are in place, still WIP Chest armor The chest armor needed some mods to be wearable and screen accuracy. First, the overlap between the bottom and top portion is just a lip on Big Fred design, So I basically redraw the chest and added clamps so that both parts are rigidly attached while still showing that they are two separate parts. I wouldn’t count of glue to secure these critical parts together with original design (in my humble opinion) as the gluing surface is not very large vs the length of the parts. If not using this design, I recommend you secure the two parts with additional brackets/ reinforcements. The ranking box also needed some tweaking to have the right size of button and thickness per screen reference. I suggest you print the parts individually and scale them to have better screen accuracy and ease of painting. I glued the chest armor large parts together with E6000, just like all the small parts. I like E6000, as it remains flexible, but there are for sure other options (everyone has his own preference for gluing PLA/PETG). I attached the chest armor to back armor with large black heavy duty 2in velcros on the shoulder (I like the ‘VELCRO Brand Extreme Outdoor Mounting Tape’ from Amazon). this is what holds the back +jetpack so it needs to be strong, while keeping joints together closely). The sides can be secured with lighter velcros. You may need to add some plastic guides to prevent the sides from offsetting laterally while moving around. I forgot to add those on mine, but may add it to the model later. Grey is Rustoleum grey primer. The red is airbrush Vallejo game color 72.012 Lighting of the chest is discussed in another post in this thread Below are the two pieces from internal side showing the attachment clamps prior to assembly Back armor The back armor main body is Big Fred’s design without modifications. The jetpack anchorings are completely custom, but fully compatible with Big Fred’s original JJ industries bolting pattern (as described in jetpack section). I designed those to be 3D print robust. I added M4 threaded inserts in the back armor bottom anchor (you can see them in the picture below). For the upper T-shape Anchor, I used same principle as JJ industries and have an independent plate that I 3D printed and added M2.5 Threaded inserts. (you can see those in the picture below). To attach to chest armor, I used heavy duty black velcros for the shoulder and lighter white velcros for the sides. Bicep boxes I ended up redoing the bicep box from Big Fred’s as the sides were not accurate. I kept the same design, but added the central notch to be screen accurate. I secured them to the suit with velcros doing the full size of the rear notched portion to end up with the same fit as the screen reference. Grey is Rustoleum grey primer. The red is airbrush Vallejo game color 72.012 Gauntlets Both Gauntlets from Big Fred’s needed corrections to be perfectly screen accurate/trooping (IMHO). Here is the list of mods on Big Fred’s original model: - Rescaling of the gauntlets to have the right proportion to screen accuracy - Redrawing all boxes so that they are thicker (they protrude quite a lot on screen reference) - Redrawing the whipcord and the dart launcher (missing the cone) - Adding internal guides to clamp the gauntlet with ease and no visible attachments (you really DON’T want to put velcros there as you need a minimal and uniform joint). Guide pins are 4mm dowels you can buy on Amazon (left overs from my Pit Droid antennas). - Printed all parts separately for screen accuracy https://a.co/d/a3muoaW Painting for metallic parts is airbrush Vallejo 77.701 aluminum. Medium grey is Rustoleum grey primer. For the red squares/rectangles, I used 3mm dark red transparent plexiglass on amazon. I cut them with a Dremel saw and polished the sides. At 3mm it protrudes enough to be screen accurate. https://a.co/d/7DojMLk Lighting of the gauntlets are discussed in another post in this build thread. Below are pictures of the internal of the gauntlets. Belt I tried to scale the size and features of the belt strap against references. My best estimate is that it is approx. 2in wide. The material is some sort of cotton with quilted horizontal ribs (3 even large in the center and 2 small on each top and bottom edge). For that, my girlfriend used simple cotton from the local fabric store with the closest white matching and some very light filler in between layers. Once sewed, you end up with a study belt ( I was surprised how nice this end up fairly straight forward). Below if a picture of the filling material used in the belt, pretty cheap at the fabric store. For the belt boxes, I used Big Fred’s initial design for starting point with the following mods: - redrawn the circular boxes to have the proper angled fin and proportions - Modified all the boxes and clips to have proper scale and still maintain the 2in wide belt. Added 3 holes at the rear of the boxes to secure properly the boxes onto the belt. - Modified the belt clips to add 20mmx3mm magnets holes to keep them secure. I used M5x8mm setscrews to secure the belt boxes. You can find them at reasonable pricing at any store. In the US, the equivalent would be 10-32 setscrews. I added white velcros at the rear of the boxes to secure them against the abdomen armor. I painted the male front clip with 3 colors for screen accuracy (one can see on reference pictures that the belt male clip has a metallic finish connecting part that is followed by a black section). For these two sections, I used Vallejo Aluminum 77.701 and Rustoleum Matte black, followed by satin finish Rustoleum clear coat. Holster For the holster, I made it out of two parts (the holster straps and pistol holder). I used synthetic leather with 2.5mm thickness (bought on Amazon). for the main straps section I measured the length to attach under proper boxes to fit screen accuracy (first and 4th boxes on right side). I attached velcros to secure under the Abdomen section. There is no clear answer whether it is secured under the abdomen or under the belt. I choose under abdomen because it keeps the belt with even gap against the abdomen armor (otherwise you will see two boxes protruding from the other boxes. For the pistol holder section, I used a 3D print frame to give it a nice rectangular shape on which I glued a thinner 1mm synthetic leather (with spray gorilla glue). I added a pistol strap with standard snap buttons for thick material to secure the pistol per screen reference. Cod I modified the Big Fred cod to add the trapezoidal section and rescaled it (X-Y-Z) to have proper shape for screen accuracy. The cod is secured under the abdomen armor section with Velcro band so that it’s flexible and can move back and forth but not sideways. Knee plates No change to Big Fred, except scaling. Secured to suit with velcros on the whole back face so that there is no gap visible while moving around. Thigh plates No change to Big Fred, except scaling. Secured to suit with velcros on the whole back face so that there is no gap visible while moving around. Shins & spat Both Big Fred and Galactic Armory have a two-piece split design and were not fully screen accurate. Having had a split design on my current Sith Trooper, it’s a NIGHTMARE to put together and very difficult to have them stay perfectly closed with just velcros. So, I decided to design a single piece flexible 3D print (you can print it with any rigid plastic, but by design it is flexible). I designed them with the opening at the rear along the internal side of the flat portion as per screen reference. It opens up just like molded ABS would do, it clips and stay closed with magnets. I have placed them on Etsy if you want to have more details and a small video on how flexible it is: https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/1704251352/imperial-armored-commando-shin-files?click_key=98d055ce0aceca6cb2e49b78066827e614e8b8e8%3A1704251352&click_sum=37b14591&external=1&rec_type=ss&ref=landingpage_similar_listing_top-2 Blaster Pistol I used Big Fred’s pistol as is, no mods required. I painted according to what is available on the screen reference. The painting on the blaster pistol (and for the blaster rifle) is as follow: - Standard finishing (200grit sanding/bondo+acetone/400grit sanding/filler primer/ 400-1000grit sanding) until very smooth. Metallic surfaces need 1000grit finish before appliyingpaint and graphite. - Rustoleum black spray paint for hard base color coat (matte / semi-gloss, doesn’t matter). Thin film just to evenly color before mettalic finish. Let dry overnight**. - **For fully exposed metallic parts, I applied graphite powder while the black rustoleum paint was just an hour dry so that it sticks into the paint. - Vallejo Dark aluminum 77.703 airbrush all over the pistol, except for parts that are already graphite coated. Let dry for an hour at least. - Vallejo black 71.057, thinnest coat possible, just to hide the aluminum paint. When the paint dries and just stops being shinny, you can rub it with your finger to expose some of the aluminum underneath. I makes the easiest weathering 😊 Blaster Rifle I have a post in the weapon’s thread section on this rifle. There was no existing model, So I did it to be as screen accurate as possible. There is only one good picture of it, rest give ideas, butt blury. Black series/Hot toys are not available, so this is my best interpretation. The gun is a mix of E-11 (scope, parts of the receiver, folded stock) and some other mixed parts (the ejector is not the E-11). It has a modern M4 butt stock on top of it! I will update the design when more info becomes available. I wanted it to be trooping grade, so there is a metal rod going through it. You can find it on Esty with more info as well (3D model or printed if you don’t have a printer). Finishing and weathering is identical to the blaster pistol described above. https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/1667406690/imperial-commando-rifle-blaster-stl?click_key=25ecdbab2cfbfaa3d409f4d598185ec222a74f17%3A1667406690&click_sum=885df68a&external=1&rec_type=ss&ref=landingpage_similar_listing_top-1

Thanks for the feedback, I will add more color/ schematics to the post above for newbies in electronics. This picture was just to show the quick test I made to verify the circuit as described ( final circuit doesn’t look like this, I will remove and place a schematic instead). There is/needs to be a current limiting resistor in the circuit just after the batteries, as I mentioned. There should never be a short directly if there is a bad contact, as it always should be with diodes. The aluminum sheet is there for a good reason, LEDs need to have a heatsink in confined spaces like this. Especially thru for the large array on the chest plate, otherwise the heat generated could locally melt the plastic so just plastic backing directly on LED probably won't do if you want to have the proper lighting level. Alternate is to have a powerboard with heavy copper layers and large ground planes. One should also place an isolating tape between conductor and ground i.e. to isolate the leads from the aluminum. I also potted the leads in silicone to make sure they don’t short while moving around. I will add schematics to clarify

Lighting of the Armor There are 4 parts that need lighting to be screen accurate: - The jetpack grill - The two gauntlets (2x red lights) - The chest armor (1 red light on right side) The jetpack grill was straight forward as I already had done the red transparent part (see thread above) inside the top grill. I simply put a white light you can find at any hardware store that has a remote and works on 3xAAA batteries. I will last several 10’s of hours before replacement, as with a remote no issue opening the top cover each time to power it or shutdown. For the other parts, I went with easiest way forward for me, which was to use discrete LED. The ones I picked are rectangular 2x5x7mm red LEDs that work with 15-20mA/1.9-2.2V from Amazon. I have put the link belowand hope it will stay there, but these are pretty standard and can be easily replaced by Digikey/Mouser equivalents. https://a.co/d/a1I6r5v I used a small 3xAAA battery pack with rechargeable batteries that generates 4.4V and will also last 10s of hours in the Gauntlet (around 8-10h on the chest), which is perfect for using with the LED (I put 2 diodes in series). I simply added a small resistor adjusted to number of diodes to limit current. (ex: 4ohms for 2 x 2 diodes). For the 4 squares in the gauntlets, I used 4 LEDs (2 x 2 in series), for the larger rectangle, I used 6. As for the large rectangle in the chest, I used 20 (10 sets of 2 diodes in series). I glued them on an aluminum sheet (from dollar store), it helps reflect back the light in the right direction. The reason for the aluminum is to dissipate the heat from the LEDs, you don't want those to heat up and melt the PLA. As those are still discrete LEDs, you have to diffuse their light to have a uniform red glow. I used 2x 0.3mm layers on white PLA sheets I printed, cut and glued in front of the transparent red plastic of the gauntlet/ chest armor. I soldered them, then added a layer of insulating tape between the leads and the aluminum sheet to avoid shorts. I also potted the lead in clear silicone to further insultate and prevent leads from moving around. and attached them to the gauntlet with white duct tape (so that they can be removed if broken). Took me around 3h to get it done for all the parts, pretty straight forward stuff. Could be nicer looking, but nobody sees it…! N.B. I added aluminum foil on top of the duct tape and secured it with yet another layer of duct tape to block the light... otherwise the armor was glowing from the inside 😊 Below is a schematic of the assembly and basic concept of LED assembly. You should do your own circuit and validate with someone familiar with these kind of circuits prior to assembling the lighting system Below is the LED arrays prior to soldering and insultating. Unfortunately, I forgot to take picture after final assembly... The inside of the gauntlets after assembly Very difficult to take pictures of the light with a phone without over exposing the light/ under exposing the armor (phones hate LEDs), but here is a first pic that show the functional light. The most realistic view is actually from reflection on the floor…! For nicer images, I did use my reflex on the chest with two light settings and take some longer exposure to get the color right, gives a pretty good idea.

Yes, I wished I had these tips before going through with the trials! I thought I had it under control after going through it with a few silicone parts I had casted with my other armor... Once you get it right, it's very comfortable and you can move (and bend!), I would say it's worth the time spent so that I will be able to troop easily. I will assist others who would like to go that path for sure!

A bit of delay as I was completing the lights for the jetpack, chest and gauntlets (will post some nice pics later, but very satisfied with low cost solution to get screen accurate lighting ). Here is one nasty part that gave me a lot of trouble... the ABS Abs section Probably the most challenging part is going to be the ABS section. The canon pictures are showing flexible armor With only one seam on the right side. On top of being accurate, I really did not want a hard armor, since either will be too large of a fit, or will be very uncomfortable (I can relate with my sith trooper). So I decided early on I would cast the ABS. I designed a mold out of 3D print (+bondo+ filler+ clearcoat to get perfect smooth finish) based on many pictures. 3D models online are not perfectly accurate and of course cannot be made flat. I will have the 3D model available on my Etsy soon for everyone. It had to be printed in 4 sections on my large printer to be approx. 330mm x 1000mm, as I am 5’8’’ /165lbs but I want the ABS mold to be fitting a bit larger/taller troopers if needed. casting material So I did a LOT of research on best suited material (I didn’t want to go to silicone, unless last resort as it cannot be painted ( except with costly stuff) and with the size, would be also costly. I went with Smooth-on Tuff Stuff 15, which is supposed to be designed for cosplay. Ok, that was a learning experience which cost me 4 full bottles, chat with Smooth-on tech guys, frustrations,… I colored it with so-strong pigment white and black to end up with a grey. Just black is not accurate or enough qty. Lessons learned: - Works great if : - You cast it with a room that is 20-23C. Don’t do it in hot or cold environment. The foam WILL collapse - You have to use the proper mold release and don’t be cheap on it, urethane is very sticky - Don’t remove it out of the mold before 24h, even if they say 3h,… it WILL collapse in some areas - Mix it with color in part B only. Mix it with mechanical mixer ( I used Allway HMQHelix paint mixer drll attachment on Amazon) in a high container (from 1$ store- you will throw it away) so that your mixer on your power drill will not inject air into it. Mix it for 1min at full throttle, after the first 30s, poor in new container, otherwise you will have some areas that will not cure. - Once mixed…you have 1min to poor it and level. You’ve got to be fast and accurate as it will expand 4x, not to have thin and way too thick - You have to put a plate with stoppers over it to control thickness uniformity (aim 8-9mm) and have a nice surface finish. - Even with all this, you will end up with marble finish (after several chat with smooth-on staff) , but surface finish will nice and even, so when you apply the paint it will be smooth and nice. I used Tulip grey fabric spray paint ( you can get it at Michael’s if your in US or Canada). Fabric spray paint is the best for this flexible material. It’s scary when you apply it, but when dried it is very uniform. Below are images of the mold open and closed with the cover (showing white stoppers to have 8-9mm thick ABS ( I tried several thickness and this is the optimal for this product). Here is the ABS as demolded. Painted The ideal is to use straps on the ABS to support weight of the belt, cod and holster. I used velcros from brand 'Velcro' heavy duty, white from Amazon) inside and outside to secure the parts to the ABS

Hi! Thanks for the feedback! i can certainly place specific images directly in the text for detailed areas if preferred. for ease of reading I thought it would be better to have a separate picture document. all the reference here are supported by the screenshots of the document in the gallery season 3 section in which I separated each armor section with multiple images for each. https://docs.google.com/file/d/1kyFo-slANYcMenbP4R1iwSTxfOJ2AJoJ/edit?usp=docslist_api&filetype=msword this is a detailled proposal in which I though of placing details, but if you prefer to have a more general document just remove the details references.

Here are some additions to the proposal list above: Holster Holster is made from white leather or synthetic leather. A rigid frame may be used under the leather/synthetic leather to give it the proper shape around the pistol but must not be visible. Features two retention straps with a snap button closure to secure the blaster pistol The front loop attaches approximately under first box on the left side of the wearers The back loop attaches approximately under the 4th boxes of the wearer’s left The two loops joint together to form a singe v-shape above the holster Balaclava/ neck seal 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. Right Gauntlet Gauntlet is white in color. various boxes on all sides are medium grey in color that matches the medium grey color of the armor Gauntlet is a clamshell-style without any visible closure methods and has seam line present on each side. The gauntlet can be divided into 4 sections: top, inner, bottom and outer sides. The top of the gauntlet features three steps with the tallest at the beginning of the wearer’s elbow with the following features: - There is a red rectangle on the inner side the tallest step - A rounded Dart launcher sits in a rounded base atop of the tallest step. It is black and silver in color with a two-step cone with pointed tips. The main cone has holes representing the chambers for individual darts. - On the the edge of the second step, is a silver whipcord launcher greeblie - On the last step is a recessed display near the wearer’s wrist on which all buttons are medium grey color that matches the medium grey color of the armor The outer side of the gauntlet has the following feature: - There is a large box on which 4 grey smaller boxes are attached - At the tip of this box, two circular ports of flame throwers are present and are silver color The inner and bottom sides are comprising: - a semi-circular shape on which multiple recessed trapezoidal shapes are present - A red square shape Level 2 The two red colored shapes are red illuminated The outer side large white box and its grey box are visibly separate parts The whipcord launcher greeblie has a middle cylinder shape and dents on the top Left Gauntlet Gauntlet is white in color. various boxes on all sides are medium grey in color that matches the medium grey color of the armor Gauntlet is a clamshell-style without any visible closure methods and has seam line present on each side. The gauntlet can be divided into 4 sections: top, inner, bottom and outer sides. The top side of the gauntlet has the following feature: - a white raised box with angled extremities with the following features o On angled extremity, there is a trapezoidal shape with black color o A small black square shape near the wrist side o A square red shape toward the elbow extremity of the top box - Two cylinders silver color with rounded extremities - A rectangular grey box near the wrist The outer side of the gauntlet has the following feature: - A raised angled white box on which there are two medium grey shapes The inner/bottom sides are comprising: - A semi-circular shape on which multiple recessed trapezoidal shapes are present - A red square shape Level 2 The two red colored square shapes are red illuminated The grey boxes are visibly separate parts Jetpack All grey parts on the jetpack should be medium grey color matching the medium grey of the rest of the armor. The jetpack has anchoring points to attach to the back armor and is removable The jetpack has a recess to wrap around the back armor and hide the anchoring points when viewed from the side The Jet pack consists of a main body and two side reactors all white color. The main body is thicker than the side reactors The main body comprises the following features from top to bottom: - A black intake with grills matching the outer shape of the main body. Inside the grill is a visible red shape - A rectangular grey shape with chamfered top and bottom edges centered on the main body and extending up to the start of the grills. - A cavity in which a grey and white plate is placed. The grey portion of the plate has two rectangular shapes and the white portion has also two rectangular shapes - A white exhaust vent grill at the bottom The side reactors are symmetrical and have the following features from top to bottom: - An angled top - A large box with tapered top and 4 recessed cavities - 5 vertical cylinders attached atop of the large box - A small rectangular grey shape directly underneath the large box with two recesses, creating 3 sections - 2 small trapezoidal grey stabilizing fins located on the outside of each reactor - black directional thrusters, recessed into the bottom of the side reactors Level 2 All grey and black components are visibly separate parts The top grill has a functional red lighting The bottom grill is visibly a separate part Flight suit Flight suit is a medium gray, may have a tint of brown and is made of cotton/cotton-blend, plain-weave material. Alternatively, it can be made of a stretch fabric for the lower pants Topstitching is same color as material One or two-piece in construction, but joining of top and bottom must not be visible when all costume components are attached. Flight suit top shows no closure method when worn. A panel must cover the front zipper if present. Flight suit top as a mandarin style collar Flight Suit has double sleeves: long sleeves with short sleeves layered on top Short sleeves have horizontal quilted ribs Long sleeves have horizontal quilted ribs visible between the short sleeves and the gauntlets. Flight Suit does not have any visible pockets, zippers or logos when all costume components are attached. Level 2 Flight suit is one piece construction Alternate stretch fabric Optional Accessories Pistol blaster Pistol blaster may be scratch-built, or a modified commercial toy Imperial Armored commando pistol blaster Details to be painted black and metallic per reference photos. Rifle blaster Pistol blaster may be scratch-built, or a modified commercial toy Imperial Armored commando rifle blaster Details to be painted black and metallic per reference photos.

Hi, Here are proposal for other armor components, trying to list details that are referenced in the reference picture document available. Chest armor The chest armor is white and is comprised of 4 distinct sections: - The lower section - The upper section - The left and right winglets The lower section extends down to overlap the abdomen armor and is attached to the upper section. It also extends to the rear under the arm pit, joining to the back section with a minimal vertical seam on each side There is a recessed medium grey section in the center of the lower section matching the medium grey color of the rest of the armor. A white raised rectangular shape with bevels is present in the middle of the grey recess A dark red oblong shape is present on the left side of the lower section A raised rectangular shape containing the ranking of the commando is present on the left side of the lower section and has the following characteristics: - A raised white contour - A medium grey ranking rectangle that matches the medium grey color of the armor, inside the white raised contour - On the grey ranking rectangle, is present from top to bottom: - A white rectangle - 4 squares evenly spaced horizontally on a single row with these colors from left to right: black, dark red, light grey, dark grey - 2 rectangles each having two circular shapes on them. The left rectangle has 2 large white circular shapes, the right rectangle has two smaller black circular shapes under the ranking box is a red rectangle The upper section is a single piece with no visible seam and extend from the lower section to the back section There is V-shape in the front center of the upper section, on which is attached a raised v-shape white box On each side of the upper section are attached two raised shapes that gives the appearance of jetpack straps Over the wearer’s right jetpack strap is a rounded shape box. There is a medium grey grid at the front of the box that closely match the color of the rest of the medium grey of the armor. The left and right winglets are white and symmetrical. They are attached on each side of the upper section Level 2 The 4 sections (lower section, upper section and 2 winglets) and shoulder box are visibly separate parts The ranking box components have thickness and are visibly separate parts The red light is functional under the ranking box The raised box over the right shoulder is visibly a separate part and has two semi-circular recessed line on the outer side and a recessed on the inner side. The raised box grid has exactly 5 vertical rectangular grey shapes and is visibly a separate part Back armor The back is white and attaches to the upper portion of the chest armor with minimal joint. It also attaches to the lower section of the chest armor under the arm pit forming a minimal vertical joint The back armor also attaches the jetpack to the armor with a removable mechanism The back plate extends down approximately to the height of the jetpack reactors tips Level 2 The jetpack has 3 attachment points that are visibly separate parts and are metallic finish. The two upper attachment points are circular T-shaped and anchored to the back plate with a circular plate The lower attachment point to the jetpack is cylindrical with a taper at the tip and is anchored to the back plate with a rectangular plate Upper arm piece left The upper arm piece left is white and fixed to the suit without any visible means of attachment The upper arm piece left is rectangular and has the following features from top to bottom - A large recessed rectangular shape with dark red color - A raised white square at the lower right of the inside of the red colored rectangle - A raised medium grey box matching the same color as the rest of the armor medium grey - A recessed line Level 2 The box has a rectangular recess at the back Upper arm piece right The upper arm piece right is white and fixed to the suit without any visible means of attachment The upper arm piece right is rectangular and has the following features from top to bottom - A large recessed rectangular shape with dark red color - A raised white square at the upper left of the inside of the red colored rectangle - A raised medium grey box matching the same color as the rest of the armor medium grey - A recessed line Level 2 The box has a rectangular recess at the back running horizontally Gloves Gloves are made of plain soft black leather or similar material and worn tucked into the gauntlets. Logos, designs and any other non-canon details are not visible when worn. No visible stiches are present on the top of the gloves Level 2 Gloves are made of leather Glove armor Glove armor is white and has three facets. Left and right glove armor are symmetrical A thick border is present all around the glove armor with a recessed rectangle in the middle section The glove armor is attached to the glove back Abdomen armor The abdomen armor is grey and span from the belt to the inside of the chest armor, hiding the wearers suit There is a seam on the right side of the wearer that closes the two parts without a visible gap. A seam can also be present on the left side but without any visible gap. There is the appearance of 4 straps seamlessly attached to the armor There is one raised shape at the back of the abdomen armor in between the 2 rear straps There are multiple raised boxes and shapes present on the front side of the armor Level2 The abdomen armor is made of flexible material Only one seam is present on the right side of the wearer’s side The 4 straps are all identical in width and geometry There is the appearance of a clip on the straps approximately at the middle of the abdomen armor Belt Belt strap is made of white coton like material and has the appearance of being made with thick material stitched with 5 horizontal lines creating 4 wider section in the middle and two narrow ones at bottom and top The belt is attached to the abdomen armor with no visible mean of attachment and conceal the edge of the lower abdomen armor The buckle of the belt is visibly two separate parts white in color. The male portion of the buckle has a visible link to the female buckle that is trapezoidal with metal color There are boxes on each side of the buckle attached to the belt strap. All boxes are white and are attached as on reference pictures order There are 7 identical rectangular boxes with a visible recess on the front vertical edges and a small chamfer on the top 4 of the 7 boxes are attached to the wearer’s right and 3 on wearer’s left starting from the buckle and are evenly spaced There is a larger pouch on wearer’s left following the first 3 boxes. The pouch has the appearance of having an overlapping rounded cover. The top cover has two horizontal chamfer on each side and the lower edges are chamfered vertically. There are two cylindrical boxes aligned with the abdominal rear straps on each side of the wearer’s back. The cylindrical boxes have an angled top and a fin protruding on the lower portion Level 2 The push release button of the female buckle is visibly a separate component There is a rectangular recessed line on the metal portion of the male buckle The metal portion of the male buckle is followed by a black section entering the female buckle Cod plate The cod plate is white and is made of a triangular shape that curves inward in the lower extremity The main triangular section is completed by two small vertical sections curving inward on each side The cod plate has not visible attachment method and disappear under the belt and abdominal armor. There is no attachment of the lower portion of the cod to the suit Level 2 There is a visible trapezoidal raised section on the top of main triangular section Thigh plates The thigh plates are white with a dark red insert and wrap around the wearer’s thigh with no visible mean of attachmentThe left and right thigh plates are symmetrical. They have a top rectangular section that is aligned with wearer’s side. The thigh plates are curved to fit the leg shape and have rounded corners There is recessed shape that creates a contour along the periphery and leaves a rectangular shape in the center The red insert is trapezoidal Level 2 The main section is asymmetric and is larger at the rear of the wearer’s thigh than at the front. the front top section is rectangular and the rear top section is at a downward angle Knee plates The knee plates are white and fitted over the wearer’s knee with no visible mean of attachment The left and right knee plates are symmetrical and comprise 4 sections (top, inner, outer, lower) There is a recessed trapezoidal shape in the lower section There is a trapezoidal winglet attached on the outer section Greaves The greaves are white and have the spat seamlessly attached to it. The left and right greaves are symmetrical. There is a flat face at the front and at the rear the rear running from the spat all the way up to the top of the greaves If seams are present, they must be minimal and be located on the edge of front and rear flat portions A raised lip is present around the top of the greave A rectangular box is seamlessly attached to the outer top side of the greave. The top and bottom of the box are angled A smaller box, aligned vertically with the top box is attached to the spat A rectangular box is attached at the rear of the spat and finishes at an angle on the greave Level 2 The greave is a single piece construction with a seam only present at the rear and overlaps to the inside of the greave The rear spat box has a recess edge on the outside creating a smaller shape The spat overlaps the boot with minimal gap Boots FO style boot Sole is black rubber with no visible heel No visible buckles or laces The instep has stiches that run across and creates multiple sections Level 2 There are 3 stitches lines that run across the instep The instep is made of thick material and the stitches create obvious raised sections There is a vertical zipper on the inside that spans the height of the boot Hope this will be helpful!

Agreed, let’s not specify specific level of gloss in this document as to my opinion reviewing the reference pictures, there is not sufficient evidence to support the level of reflectivity as there are no crisp pictures that would give definite answers. The various paint colors are all reflective, but gloss level is better not be specified in basic level. Will remove from proposal above

Thanks for the feedback! Ok, so after doing a SithTrooper build from scratch ( completed and approved for the 501st) I was excited to diveo into the Imperial Commando. Did a LOT of research since there is no CRL and the resources/info even back in December were very minimal. I gathered the online reference and added a lot more for my own benefit, as I intend to be 501st approved once it's completed. I the absence of a CRL, I wanted to be screen accurate. Yu can find the whole screen capture reference I have made in the reference section of the imperial commando ( external document link). So first was clearing out the toughest parts of the build, the parts that are outside of my skill set . So I ordered the soft parts as follow, based on the research I have made to be as close as possible to screen reference: - Boots from Crowprops. The imperial commando as basically FOTK boots with added sewing. (Keeptrooping has them as well). I did ask Giovanni to add more foam to the top sections, which he did a fantastic job - Gloves from Crowprops ( only shop that has them, but from picture reference, these are easy to procure, as they are leather gloves with long sleeve, like some of the mando). Long sleeves are crucial so that they do not come out when trooping (from experience). - Suit from Keeptrooping. The suit is generic, not tailored like Sheev’s but I wanted to have one readily available. I did order one from Sheev’s... it will take longer to arrive but with better fit. My girlfriend did have to make adjustments to make it fit properly, along with moving/adding velcros at the right place to fit my buddy. Up to you, a bit cheaper and quicker with Keeptrooping, but expect to go to the tailor to get it right. - Belt and holster by me (my girlfriend). Belt is made out of white cotton with low density filler inside. The screen accurate material is thick white leather for holster/holster straps. The belt is cotton stitched with 5 rows. I found both the cotton and filler at a local fabric store, nothing fancy. - ABS are made out of urethane foam rubber, as it is visible that the part is flexible in the screen reference and it was later confirmed on the build FB page that this is indeed the material they now used. I used Smooth-on TUFF STUFF 15, as it is very robust and made for cosplay/props. - 3D printed parts are made out of PLA+ material and printed on either of my 3 Anycubic printers (2 are Kobra Max 2, 1 is a viper). I would highly recommend a large printer to do the big parts in one step, otherwise you will spend way too much time trying to cut parts and bond them afterward. For trooping, you will need to reinforce them substantially. Anycubic Kobra 2 Max is cheap and does a perfect job for all the parts. My general setting were 20% grid inflill, 3 layers, 0.2mm layers (0.1 for detailed tinny parts) Paints and coatings - Paints, I used mostly rustoleum paints, you can see them on the picture. Use ONLY flat paint when possible, NEVER use gloss paint when planning on having a gloss finish over it…you're running into trouble. So flat white and white primer under it (not shown). Grey primer for most of the parts, charcoal grey for the helmet front and one of the square on the chest plate. I used airbrush Vallejo game color 72.012 scarlet red for the red parts. Flat black for all black parts. -Airbrush paints. For metallic parts, I used Vallejo aluminum (silver like parts) and dark aluminum (steel like parts- gun base coat). For gun top paint and weathering, I used the Vallejo model air black. I took a picture of the other stuff required to airbrush easily. - Clear coats. I used rustoleum satin finish for grey/black/red parts (finish is good enough for these. For the gloss white, I used high end SprayMax 2K clear glamor, more expensive but you get car finish quality. This is one area you don’t want to cheap on… so easy to ruin a part with runout and orange peel finish. This one does a perfect gloss with some practice. I used 3 cans for the armor. Finishing My technique for finishing the 3D print is the one most people will use (everyone has his own recipe, but this one I found is the most efficient and bringing you perfect finish, so are my other teammates… after doing a Sith trooper gloss armor from top to bottom, I have several hundred hours of finishing :). So Sand the raw print with 60 grit/200grit to remove all protruding plastic and bringing to only depressions on the surface. Then Bondo+acetone (3:1 ratio) with paint brush. Then sand down with 200 grit almost to plastic, then the depressions are all filled. Then Rustoleum filler primer, sand down with 400 grit. A second pass is normally needed for gloss sections. Then paint . For gloss sections, a quick 1000 grit+water to remove paint build ups , then clear coat. 3D modeling For the armor, I reviewed several sources and ended up procuring both Galactic armory and Big Fred's custom designs. I started with galactic armory without too much attention to details, but after printing the helmet, I realized it was not as accurate as I would like to (see side by side pictures of the two printed helmets) I decided to switch to Big Fred's (grey one). I printed all the parts in all the pieces separately when required for screen accuracy and ease of printing with details. I chatted with Zach from Big Fred's and he knows his models are not perfect, but at this time he has not been able to find time to adjust them. So I decided to do it on my own. Honestly, the helmet is perfect, no change there. For the other parts, I will note when I made tweaks. So, I used ArmorSmith, 3Dbuilder, Blender, Solidworks to scale/ edit / create modified parts based on Big Fred's files. Scaling is of course necessary, not only to be comfortable, but also to maintain the screen relative reference Armorsmith is a must, I did my first build without it and ended up redoing the armor more than 2x… worth the 30$ believe me. Below a snapshot of the parts on my avatar (not that chubby, it’s the sizing with the suit on me 😊 ) Jetpack design and adjustment/ fitting to the back armor The biggest one I have seen is the jetpack, the details are all there, but proportions were not screen accurate ( to my interpretation of it). Most of it is just scaling the jetpack components to make the details thicker and increasing the central portion to protrude from the side components. Below is one of the 3D model available on the market fitted on the armor. The current 3D models do not hide the attachment mechanism, due to the curved armor back and the flat jetpack rear. Typical Mandalorian jetpack have a curve or staggering of the jetpack in some instances. In the screen reference, the jetpack has a visible recessed to hide/ embed the attachment points and bring the jetpack in close contact with the armor. A recessed area must be present to have the general screen accuracy. With this recess, this enables the back to be in close proximity as per the movie reference. Below is a modified version and better fit to armor. So to do this, I had to redo large portions of the jetpack 3D model, to include a recess portion, while maintaining the internal cavity for lighting. It was a long iterative process on solidworks/3Dbuilder, but result was much nicer and screen accurate. The jetpack should also be scaled so that the reactors do not exceed the bottom of the chest armor per reference and the top of the jetpack does not exceed the wearer’s top of collar armor. The width of the jetpack should be approximately the same size as the width of the chest armor, although it is seen sometimes larger in the screen reference. So I scaled it properly to fit correctly, but this screws up with attachment points on the back, So I had to redo all of these, downloading files from JJ industries to correct. I made new 3D models to be able to 3D print, as the jj industries are designed to be metal. I used 70% fill PETG for these attachments. As for the jetpack itself, the details on it need to be to scaled and adjusted. For Big Fred, I had to do several modifications on it to be correctly proportional. The central reactor had to be increased in size (originally the same thickness as the side reactors). Also, all the features on the main side were not thick enough. Same for the wing tip, they are way too thin and fragile to be used for trooping. I made them thicker and re-enforced them with a 90deg plate from the inside. To make sure that the jetpack will fit to the main chest armor, I also made another part, on the internal side that can be customized for proper spacing of the anchoring points ( otherwise the jetpack need to be scaled with the chest armor and nothing will fit anymore, not even the JJ industries anchoring. Talking of JJ industries, they have very good material. On my side, I didn’t to pay a 100$ for the anchoring, so I made some custom ones, that are size compatible with the JJ, because the chest armor is designed for them, so you’re kind of stuck with them. I painted those with dark aluminum finish. I printed the jetpack in one piece (except for all the grey and black parts that are separate components from screen reference (also way easier to paint). I added magnets on bottom reactor to be able to access easily the electronics. Top reactor is snug fit enough not requiring additional fixturing. For the top red light, I used transparent PETG. I redesigned it as it was too thick to be able to 3D print with clarity with 3-4 layers 100% density. Needed a lot of sanding down to a 1000, then a clearcoat over the top surface. I left the interior raw printed and clearcoat to have the diffusion effect on the LEDs. Will continue later with other parts!

So the journey started back in December, now completed this week. Below are the images of the final build along with individual parts in high definition so you can capture the details. In the next threads below, I will explain how I did end up with this final result. I will also try to share the tips and tricks for you guys to make your life easier. I based all the design and parts on the reference document I have put together (you can find it in the reference section in my post). Here's the build: Boots from Crowprops Leather gloves from Crowprops Abs section made out of urethane foam rubber molded, per screen reference Suit from Keeptrooping a good portion of the 3D models are from Big Fred Customs who did an amazing job already (I did modify almost all of them for screen accuracy and trooping) Several parts modeled by me (single piece Shin/spat, abs mold, dart launcher and greeblies on gauntlets, top box on chest plate, jetpack, jetpack attachment to the back plate, cod piece, etc) Soft goods made by my girlfriend (MW11271)- belt and holster, velcros, harness,...!) I will post the build process of these parts in the following threads. I will show how everything was printed/ prepared, painted, assembled. I will make the models available when possible (only the parts 100% designed by me, for the modified parts, I will sync with Big Fred to see how they could be shared. Goal is to provide you info on how to build a suit that is designed by a guy who knows the pain of wearing the armor (my Sithtrooper is a tuff one to troop... Front top to bottom:

For the general CRL info, I would propose a slightly different name to distinguish from the animated series, like Wookieepedia already describes: Description: Imperial armored commando, The Mandalorian Prefix: TK Detachment: First Imperial Stormtrooper Detachment Context: Star Wars the Mandalorian Season 3 Episode 23 & 24 Under the leadership of Moff Gideon, a new class of elite soldier has been trained and equipped with advanced weaponry. Highly trained in the use of multiple lethal weapons and equipped with beskar armor and Mandalorian weaponry, makes him a formidable adversary. For general construction notes, I would mention the following, as the armor can be made out of 3D printed, resin, vacuum formed parts. - All components should closely match the Imperial Armored Commando from the Mandalorian season 3 episodes 23 & 24. - All Armor is constructed from a rigid material such as PLA, PETG, ABS, fiberglass, plastic, resin, Sintra, vacuum-formed ABS, firm rubber, metal, or similar, unless specified otherwise in section below - Armor has the appearance of thickness and depth.

Thanks for starting the thread. Here are some proposal to adjust the titles: - Spats and greaves armor are a single piece for this armor, so they should be combined - Shoulder winglets are parts of the chest armor, so they probably should be combined As for the helmet, here is a proposal for the description: Level 1 - Lens is smoky gray or black in color. The lens must be sufficiently dark enough to obscure the costumer's eyes - Two black aerators are present on each mandible end, which are dark grey color - four recessed tube stripes are present on each side of the mandibles - A diamond shape black greeblie is present in the recessed mouth section between aerators - The nose section is black and separates the cheek plates. The nose section has a series of stripes and a single one that links the recess presents on each cheek - The upper cheek is white and has a recess line running across the nose - The lower cheek is recessed and has two sections that forms a V-shape. The upper portion is black and the lower portion is dark grey. - The brow is black, protrudes from the dome and extend to the ear caps - The top of the helmet is dome shaped and white color - A medium grey rectangular section runs along on each side of the dome and separate the front and the rear sections. - A medium grey ear cap protrudes from the main rectangular section and contain a gloss white clip greeblie. - The rear section is medium grey, starts below the dome shape and has a protruding band that joins the two middle rectangular sections. There is trapezoidal shape that protrudes and ends at the lower corner end of the middle rectangular section. - A white strap is attached to the rear section of the helmet. It has teeth and a flat section - Temple section on each side is black and protrudes from the dome - There is a white collar around the bottom of the helmet that hides the wearer’s head Level two - Protruding ear section is visibly a separate piece - Clip greeblies and strap are visibly separate pieces - Aerators and diamond greeblie are visibly separate pieces - The collar has vent oblong holes on the rear section

@revlimiter thanks for the nice feedback! Yes I made them available and asked that they are added to the vendor list. The STL or 3D printed version is available on Esty in the Millenniummaker shop. https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/MillenniumMaker?ref=shop_sugg_market