Dengar

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Model : Both, Aaron Garber (BH 6030) and Steve Gaza (BH 4034)
, Photo by Bill Blackburn (TK 6960) and Arturo Delgado (BH 412)
Description: Dengar
Prefix: BH
Detachment: Bounty Hunters Guild
Context: Star Wars Episode V and VI

Dengar among a group of bounty hunters recruited by Darth Vader to capture Han Solo and the Millennium Falcon shortly after the Battle of Hoth in Empire Strikes Back. He is seen again in Jabba's Palace in Return of the Jedi.

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 is a visual guide used for 501st costume approval, not a how-to for construction. Construction details are found at the costume's Detachment website. Measurements provided here are are generalized, and not criteria for approval. All 501st costumes are proportionate to the wearer in terms of size, fit, and scale. During evaluation, both text and images (CRL and Reference) must be considered. When in doubt about a feature of a submitted costume, GMLs should post questions in the Legion forum's DL/GML peer review section.

Required Costume Components

The following costume components are present and appear as described below. For 501st membership only the requirements in black need to be met. This Detachment defines additional, optional costuming details listed in blue and red. Please visit the Detachment website for more details on these options.

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Head Wraps

  • The head wrap is an open mesh, cheesecloth, gauze-like material that replicates a fresh bandage.
  • Bandage is clean with no weathering.
  • See Accessories section below for Return of the Jedi variant.

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Hood

  • Material matching that of the jumpsuit, close-fitting Balaclava style hood with a loose neck/chin cover.
  • Chin cover has a total of 8 weathered snaps: Three weathered snaps on each side, that consist of two caps and one male snap. There are two snap caps in the center of the chin cover that are at the top and the bottom. No center male snap is in the center.

OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):

  • Chin cover: The center male snaps are to be centered and brought in �� from the capped snaps.

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Facial Features

  • Make-up drawn on face to replicate the scar.

OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):

  • Special Effect make-up is used. Ex: Rigid collodion scarring liquid.
  • Latex prosthetics is allowed for scarring and eyebrow covering as an alternative option.

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Shoulder Armor

  • Stormtrooper shoulder armor is used.
  • One on each side and held together by a webbing strap that is worn across the back of the shoulders.

OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):

  • An elastic strap keeps the bell close to the arm.

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Forearm Armor

  • Stormtrooper forearm pieces are used.
  • Forearm pieces are assembled and cut open lengthwise on the plain bottom half of the forearm.

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Gloves

  • Gray or White leather gloves with a 4-6 inch cuff. The brand name WELDAS SOFTOUCH Tig/Mig gloves appear to be the closest to the screen used gloves.
  • White Damascus D650 Gauntlets or White/Grey Fencing gloves are a perfectly acceptable alternative.

OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):

  • Gloves are weathered.

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Flight Suit

  • Light tan.
  • Heavily Weathered.

OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):

  • No sleeve or rear pockets.
  • Snap on front pockets.

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Chest Armor

  • A Snow Trooper chest plate and ribbed shoulder straps are used.
  • Upper Center Greeblie plate has two round buttons, a vent piece, two bushings and two off-centered blocks.
  • �T� Greeblie as seen on the Snow Trooper chest.
  • Lower Center Greeblie is a comm pad placed in the void of the Snow Trooper chest plate.
  • A three button plate is on the left.

OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):

  • The Comm Pad is curved.
  • A webbing strap is attached underneath the ribbed, plastic strap via a Chicago screw on the front and is attached to the backpack by two split rivets.
  • Square greeblies as seen on the Scout Trooper helmet mouth area are seen on the lower corners of the chest armor.

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Backpack

  • While screen accuracy is always the goal, some liberties are taken into account due to the fact there is only one known full photograph of the pack.
  • See Dengar's Backpack for a breakdown of this complicated item.
  • See Accessories section below for Return of the Jedi variant.

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Abdomen and Codpiece

  • Sand Trooper abdomen armor is used.
  • Left side ab plate has only (3) buttons.
  • Not four.
  • Right side abdomen is blank and does not contain buttons like the Stormtrooper.
  • There is a strap that attaches from the end of the cod piece to the back side of the belt or optional posterior armor.

OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):

  • There is an �armor scar� on the lower left side of the cod piece.

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Belt and Pouches

  • Belt is 2 inches wide and can be made of cloth, nylon strap or leather.
  • Pouches are rectangular and boxy with an angled flap.
  • Pouches secured to belt through a continuous loop on the back of each pouch.

OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):

  • Pouches have two 1� loops.
  • Belt buckle has a round disk in the center.

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Holster

  • Leather or leather-like material.
  • Attaches to belt like a Hoth Rebel Trooper or directly to the thigh armor.

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Thigh Armor

  • Stormtrooper thighs are used.
  • It is suggested for trooping purposes that a hidden garter belt under the jumpsuit or armor is attached to the jumpsuit by way of snaps or other method that is best.
  • The thigh armor is closed in the back.

OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):

  • A wide shim of plastic that is similar to armor is to help close the back seam.
  • A 1� elastic strap is attached by two split rivets at the top of the front thigh pieces which wraps around the entire leg.

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Greaves

  • Sandtrooper Greaves are used.
  • Greaves open in the back to expose the boot. Greaves do not close in the back.
  • Diamond Knee plates � six sided (hexagon) mounted onto a five-sided �diamond� shape, with a point on the bottom � are on BOTH knees
  • There are three 1 � � light gray straps surrounding the circumference of the greaves.
  • Straps are weathered and loosely hang off and droop.

OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):

  • Straps are made of canvas, not webbing material.

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Boots

  • Light tan moccasin style, calf length boot.
  • Boots are heavily weathered.

OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):

  • Weathered suede or rough leather.

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.

Posterior Armor

  • A Stormtrooper chest plate is worn upside down and is attached to the cod armor piece by two straps on each side.
  • A strap connects from end of the cod piece to the center of the neck curve of the chest armor.

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Return of the Jedi Variant

  • A Stormtrooper chest plate may be worn in place of the backpack.
  • The chest plate is not worn in conjunction with the backpack.
  • The head wraps are omitted when the backplate is worn.

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DL-21

  • The DL-21 prop is a combination of the body of an AR-7 Explorer made by Charter Arms and a Sterling L2A3 submachine gun handle.
  • The flared muzzle is the fin assembly off a British 2" Mortar shell.

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DLT-19 Heavy Blaster Rifle

  • Based on a real or replica MG-34 machine gun.

OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):

  • A DLT-19 is an MG-34 with T-tracks on the barrel, ejection port cover added, and a small disk on left side.
  • 3D printed blasters can not contain visible print lines and must be sanded smooth for a more realistic appearance.

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MG-42 Machine Gun

  • Replica / non-firing MG-42 machine gun.

OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):

  • Butt stock is removed.