Stormtrooper - Legacy Era Female

Model TK-30305, Photo by Christopher Rivera

Description: Stormtrooper, Legacy Era Female
Prefix: TK
Detachment: First Imperial Stormtrooper Detachment
Context: Star Wars Legacy Comics/Jes Gistang Statuette

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.

• Traps (trapezoids on dome of helmet) are gray with no black outline.
• Tears (area beneath the corners of eye lenses) remain white.
• Lenses may be green or smoke, sufficiently dark enough to obscure the costumer's eyes.
• The “ear” bars have four bumps, painted grey.
• Frown is painted black and does not leave the teeth area. Eight total teeth on the frown are cut out and the frown is tapered at the ends.
• Mesh may be used behind the frown to obscure the face of the wearer.
• Tube stripes are black with between (9) and (16) per side with the curve bends extending backwards.
• Vocoder (vertically ribbed chin detail) is painted black.
• Aerators/Hovi-MIX tips (cylinders on either side of the vocoder) are black or painted black with metal mesh inserts.
• Tears, traps, and tube stripes may be decals or painted. If painted, lines should be straight and sharp.
• Black trim must be present on the brow and the neck opening of the helmet.
• The helmet is accurate in detail and proportion to official references (Original Trilogy style helmets are not acceptable)

• Black with horizontal ribs, fitted to the wearer, and extending from the base of the neck to conceal the entire neck.

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

• These shall be securely mounted in front and may free float in back.

• One on each shoulder.
• The shoulder bells are considered effectively symmetrical; they may be worn interchangeably on the left and right shoulders and may have a black elastic strap that wraps around the inside of the bicep.

• Biceps are fully closed.

• Forearms are fully closed.
• Exterior (long) edge must be overlapped to represent the vambraces.
• The cut edge should face the back.

• Roughly pentagonal in shape, the hand plates are mounted securely over the back of the glove.

• Black in color, made of either rubber, nomex, leather, or leather-like material, with no visible straps or logos/designs.
• The fingers are enclosed, non-textured.

• Chest plate overlaps the abdominal plate, with no gap between them visible.
• Chest and back shall be connected with a white or black fabric or elastic strap at the shoulders.
• Chest and back are connected at the sides via white or black fabric, elastic, or Velcro.

• The abdomen armor has an indented button area with 10 indentations that are vertical and parallel to each other on both sides of the center square detailing.
• Ideally there is no gap between the abdomen and kidney armor.
• A single visible seam line is present on both sides.
• Abdomen armor buttons are integrated and indented directly on the armor. No separate buttons are allowed.

• Back plate must contain geometric pattern similar to statue reference back details.
• Back plate shall overlap the kidney armor.

• Back plate must contain geometric pattern similar to comic reference back details.
• Back plate shall overlap the kidney armor.

• A separate kidney plate is present, split from the posterior armor.
• Thermal Detonator shall be affixed to the kidney plate, approximately 1 inch above the top of the belt.

• A separate butt plate is required, attached to the kidney plate via elastic or other method.

• Belt shall be made of plastic
• There shall be eleven (6 front, 5 back) symmetrical plastic boxes attached vertically to the belt.
• There shall be two larger ammo boxes attached to the sides of the belt at the lateral most portion of the thorax.

• Belt boxes shall be made of plastic
• Belt box is on each side of the belt, covering the seam between the two pieces of the belt.
• Belt boxes may have a hinged lid. The boxes do not need to be functional.

• Shall be attached to the kidney armor (not belt) 1 inch above the top of the belt and include white tube with white end caps and flat panel along the center.
• The thermal detonator tube is gray.
• The thermal detonator end caps and control panel are white. * The thermal detonator is attached without visible attachments.

• Shall be attached to the kidney armor (not belt) 1 inch above the top of the belt and include white tube with white end caps and flat panel along the center.
• The thermal detonator has two thin strips approximately 1/8” away from the end caps.
• The thermal detonator is all white.
• The thermal detonator is attached without visible attachments.

• Thigh armor shall be closed in the back with strain vertical seams.
• Knees must be hexagonal in shape with built in straps connecting to the thigh with no visible rivets using elastic or canvas strap.

• Butt joint is required in the front. Overlap construction is not allowed.
• Greaves close in the back across the seam that lines up with the thigh seam via velcro or snaps.
• Greaves may utilize a white cover strip over the rear seam.

• Boots are above ankle height and made of white leather or leather-like material.
• The boots have a rugged tread white sole with a tall thick heel.
• There shall be a single raised vertical strip running from toe to tongue across the top of the boot.
• No buckles or laces shall be visible.

• Boots are above ankle height and made of white leather or leather-like material.
• The boots have a flat white sole with a modest heel.
• There shall be a single raised vertical strip running from toe to tongue across the top of the boot.
• No buckles or laces shall be visible.

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.

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