212th Utapau Shadow Trooper

Model CX 6838, Photo by Greg Gatzka
Description: 212th Utapau Shadow Trooper
Prefix: CX
Detachment: Clone Trooper Detachment
Context: The Clone Wars Comics

Shadow Troopers are elite cadre of clone troopers, devised by Director Armand Isard of Republic Intelligence to replace the dwindling number of Advanced Recon Commandos. Isard created the shadow troopers as a reconnaissance unit, who, with the benefit of greatly modified armor, can operate covertly and undercover. Using magseals installed in their armor, shadow troopers can attach plates to themselves passing them off as mercenaries belonging to different factions. With this advantage, they can infiltrate facilities and gather intelligence with ease. Shown here are the Shadow Troopers bearing the marking pattern of the 212th Attack Battalion.

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 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.

• Phase II style helmet.
• Some "name brand" helmets may be unacceptable.
• Armor is painted matte or satin black.
• Helmet mohawk on dome.
• The mowhawk has a primer gray wrap.
• The wrap comes to a center point just above the brow trim.
• The rear is squared off, approximately ¼ inch above the grey indent helmet band.
• At its widest, the wrap is approximately 2 inches wide at center point on both sides.
• Red eye lens.
• Helmet frown is painted charcoal grey.
• Wire or plastic mesh is utilized inside the helmet to cover the open pieces of the frown.
• Ear caps are painted a primer gray.
• Vertical hash marks on each side of helmet cheeks are dark blue.
• Primer grey stripe around back of dome.

• Neck seal is grey in color.
• Vertical ribbing or smooth in appearance.
• No logos or labels are visible.
• If the seal is not incorporated as part of the undersuit, a balaclava or other similar covering is acceptable.

• Grey, non-textured material, either one-piece or two-piece construction with no visible zippers or logos.

• Armor is painted matte or satin black.
• A soft edged triangular shape is placed on the top of the each shoulder.
• Triangular shapes are a continuation of the chest armor pattern.
• Triangles are painted primer gray.
• Shoulders are tear drop in shape with all rounded edges.

• Armor is painted matte or satin black.
• The arms are painted from the lower inside corner of the tricep to the front inside area of the bicep in a half circle pattern.
• The top of the circle is about half way into center of the outside of the upper arm.
• These are colored primer gray, but the under edges remain black.
• Armor has a dimple on the lower area of the back of the arm.
• The outside of the bicep has a hard line edge at the front that turns in.
• The inside of the upper arm is rounded.

• Armor is painted matte or satin black.
• There are two elbows.
• Both elbows have strapping.
• The straps have a raised detail line at the top and bottom of the strap.
• On the outside of each elbow, near the connection point of the elbow strap, there are detail slots that look like equal symbols.
• Elbows are mirror images of each other with a notched area on the outside of the elbow above the detail marks.

• Armor is painted matte or satin black.
• Both left and right forearms are mirror images of each other.
• Right forearm has a compad with 8 small buttons,1 Large main button, and 1 slightly smaller rectangular button.
• Forearm tops have a flattened triangular area with a ridge that comes to a point at the top of the forearm.

• Armor is painted matte or satin black.
• Hand plates are mirror images of each other.
• Hand plates have a top curving ridge that come to a point over the index or middle finger just past the main knuckle of the hand.

• Gray over the wrist gloves made of leather, nylon, or other low pile fabrics.
• Gloves cover any exposed skin.
• Gloves do not show any labels or logos when the armor is worn.

• Armor is painted matte or satin black.
• Two detail slots on right breast.
• Drawing about 4 - 5 inches down the shoulder straps, a primer grey triangular shape blocking is placed.
• The triangle comes to a point on the center of the chest, approximately 1 - 2 inches above the pectoral meeting line.
• The rolled edges remain white.
• The sides of the armor are blocked primer grey.
• Starting about 2 inches into the ribcage return curve, it hard lines to the corner of the chest and soft curves into the armpit.
• Chest and back plate match together at the sides with no open gap.
• A seam line is present.
• Shoulder straps are slotted into the detail ridges of the top connection points.

• Armor is painted matte or satin black.
• At about the lower corner of the rear detail box, a soft curve is placed to about 3 inches into the lower box lines.
• From there a hard line curve to 2 inches into the small of the back is placed.
  • This area is blocked primer grey.
• Rear center plate has detailed area that contains 4 circles.
• Under the circles at the left side of the back there are two parallel lines.
• On the right side of the back there is a squared detail.
• Chest and back plate match together at the sides with no open gap.
• A seam line is present.
• Shoulder straps are slotted into the detail ridges of the top connection points.

• Armor is painted matte or satin black.
• Four 1/4" diameter holes per side on indents of abdomen.
• Eight holes total.
• Abdomen section wraps around the wearers body and is sealed at the sides or back.
• Abdomen armor is completely contained under the chest and back armor.

• Armor is painted matte or satin black.
• The inner details of the front of the belt are painted primer gray.
• There are three slots for this.
• Ammo Belt includes belt boxes and rear detonator.
• (8 )boxes total are attached to the belt.
• (4) on each side of abdomen.
• Detonator is centered on the back of belt.

• Armor is painted matte or satin black.
• Cod piece has a painted, grey primer panel.
• Panel shape starts at the top of the cup line, and squares off to the belt.
• Codpiece and Posterior armor connect at the hips.

• Armor is painted matte or satin black.
• Posterior armor and Codpiece connect at the hips.

• Armor is painted matte or satin black.
• The top half of the thighs are painted grey on a diagonal with the lower end of the angle on the inside of the thighs.
• Front of thigh armor has a flat triangular area near the knee.
• From the top of the triangle, a ridge line travels up the front of the thigh to the top edge.
• Rear of the thigh has an indention.
• Armor is seamless.
• No visible traces of how the armor was assembled are shown.

• Armor is painted matte or satin black.
• Each knee is cut in half on the diagonal and painted primer gray.
• The diagonal starts at upper inside, and ends on the lower outside, of the knee.
• Knees wrap around the front of the leg.
• From top center a raised detail line is present.
• Knees are strapped to the leg via a black strap with a raised center area that wraps around the leg and connects on both sides of the Knee.

• Armor is painted matte or satin black.
• Starting at the inside calf muscle, in a diagonal wrap, the lower portion of the lower legs is painted primer gray.
• Lower Legs are mirror images of each other.
• The front of the armor has a triangular detail at the top of the leg and a hard ridge line down the front of the shin.
• Back of lower leg armor features arched indentation, just under the calf, that follows down to the ankle.
• Bottom of this indentation features a smaller arch detail at the heel.
• Outside of the calf is closed.
• Calf can have an access area on the inside of the leg.
• Calves are seamless and have a trap door access through the indent in the rear of the lower leg.

• Black, ankle high or tall enough to cover the ankle and eliminate any black undersuit visible at the ankle.
• Boots are lace-less.
• The boots have armor detail to include a natural seam at the toe and a strap that goes over the top of the foot with two protruding disks at each side of the strap.
• There are no markings or labels from the shoe makers.
• Boot soles are flat.
• Boot soles are colored primer grey.

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.

• Realistic Clone Style DC-15S Blaster.
• Blaster may be scratch built out of plastic, wood, metal or cast in resin.
• Blaster has realistic Episode II or Episode III details:
• Wire frame sight.
• Folding stock.
• Twelve radiator fins evenly spaced along the length of barrel.
• Igniter detail knobs.
• Charge magazine clip on right side.
• Total length is approximately 26 inches (66 cm).
• Because of the scale, the Hasbro version is incorrect.

• Realistic Clone Style DC-15A Blaster Rifle.
• Blaster rifle is scratch built out of plastic, wood, metal or cast in resin.
• Blaster has realistic Episode II or Episode III details:
• Flip up sight in down position.
• Ten radiator fins are evenly spaced along the length of the barrel.
• Power setting adjuster detail lever.
• Sniper Scope attached under rifle in storage position.
• Charge magazine clip on left side.
• Igniter detail knobs.
• Total length is approximately 55 inches (139.7 cm).
• Because of the scale, the Hasbro version is not allowed.