TIE Pilot: Rebels

Description: TIE Pilot: Rebels
Prefix: TI
Detachment: Jolly Roger Squadron
Context: Star Wars: Rebels

TIE Pilots serve in the Imperial Navy by piloting the various TIE series starfighters. This variant appears in Star Wars: Rebels.

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.

• Animated style TIE Pilot Helmet.
• Helmet is Matte or Semi-Gloss black.
• Light weathering is acceptable.
• Lenses are flat and dark gray in color.
• Two (2) white Imperial cogs, approximately 2.75" (69mm) in diameter, located on both sides of the mohawk.
• There is a gray cylindrical greeblie on each ear.
• There are two (2) small round greeblies in the trident indentations on the front of the helmet.
• There are five (5) teeth (same as Original Trilogy TIE Pilot) on the face.
• Rear of helmet has a rectangle detail near the bottom of the mowhawk.
• The vocoder has a middle raised section and is painted black.
• There is no rubber trim on the bottom opening of the helmet.
• There are no visible screws or fasteners.
• Face plate has a symmetrical appearance.

• The helmet is only an accessory and should not be worn.
• Animated style TIE Pilot Helmet.
• Helmet is Matte or Semi-Gloss black.
• Light weathering is allowed.
• Lenses are flat and dark gray in color.
• Two (2) white Imperial cogs, approximately 2.75" (69mm) in diameter, located on both sides of the mohawk.
• There is one (1) white Imperial cog, located on the right side of the mohawk.
• There is one (1) white Imperial Cadet cog; the outer base design is similar to the Imperial cog with a black diamond shape in the middle and a straight white line that starts from the apex and ends in the center, located on the left side of the mohawk.
• There is a gray cylindrical greeblie on each ear.
• There are two (2) small round greeblies in the trident indentations on the front of the helmet.
• There are no visible screws or fasteners.
• Face plate has a symmetrical appearance.
• There are five (5) teeth (same as Original Trilogy TIE Pilot) on the face.
• Rear of helmet has a rectangle detail near the bottom of the mowhawk.
• There is no rubber trim on the bottom opening of the helmet.
• The vocoder has a middle raised section and is painted black.

Version One:

• Black Ribbed Hoses with adequate length from the helmet hose ports to the upper chest box hose ports.
• Black Ribbed Hoses have approximately a 1.25" (3.18 cm) diameter.

Version Two (Off Duty):

• No hoses are present.

Version One:

• 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.

Version Two (Off Duty):

• No balaclava is present.

• One-piece dark gray or black coverall / jumpsuit / flight suit.
• Presence of a front invisible zipper hidden by the center seam is allowed.
• Mandarin collar is approximately 2" (50 mm) tall, fully enclosed.
• Collar may feature one (1) or two (2) vertical lines in the anterior aspect, which are represented by stitched lines.
• Collar may be closed tightly by including a modesty panel behind the collar closure.
• A white embroidered or vinyl Imperial cog emblem, on a black background, is present on both shoulders.
• Emblems are approximately 2.75" (70mm) in diameter.
• Both sleeves have a cargo pocket on the bicep below the cog emblem.
• The pockets have a small chevron flap.
• There is an appearance of a stitched vertical line in the middle of the pocket.
• On the left forearm there is a commpad pocket, approximately 4" (101mm) wide by 4.5" (1145mm) tall.
• It has a 2" (50mm) square window centrally located.
• Size might vary slightly to match specific compad.
• There is a horizontal seam or a double-topstitched line that runs across the upper chest, but does not extend around the back.
• Two (2) front thigh pockets with chevron flaps, similar in proportion to the right arm sleeve pocket.

• Square Imperial communications pad with buttons and detailing matching the visual reference, approximately 2" (50mm) wide by 2" (50mm) tall.
• Imperial communications pad has a border approximately 0.0625" (1.57mm) wide and includes three (3) rectangles:
• A black, vertical rectangle approximately 0.75" (19mm) by 1.625" (41mm).
• A white, horizontal rectangle approximately 0.875" (22mm) by 0.5" (12.7mm).
• A black, vertical rectangle approximately 0.875" (22mm) by 1" (25.4mm).
• Painted black, except by the smallest upper rectangle which is painted white.

• Black, leather or leather-like, enclosed fingered, non-textured, fitted gauntlet style. (Normal leather grain/texture/lines are acceptable).
• No buckles, straps, or decorative stitching.

Version One:

• Animated stylized armor, flat black finish. Light weathering is acceptable.
• Has a raised square in the front center to mount the Chestbox.
• Black nylon webbing, cord or elastic is allowed to aid in the snug fit of the armor on the wearer’s sides.
• Back Armor has a raised square 6" (152.4mm) high by 8" (203mm) wide.
• Shoulder straps should be flat, non-ridged with a button on the back of the strap to simulate a hold-down screw.

Version Two (Off Duty):

• No Armor is present.

Version One:

• Animated stylized Chestbox flat black boxed shape, consists of a tapered box on top of a cylinder.
• Approximate dimensions are:
• Upper box area: 7.5" (190.5mm) by 7.5" (190.5mm) by 2.5" (63.5mm).
• Top of upper box: 3.375" (85.72mm) with a 10-degree taper on top, and bottom.
• Cylinder section: 2.25" (57.15mm) in diameter.
• On the cylinder, there is a front facing facet 2.75" (69.85mm) from the wearer’s left side
• The front facing facet measures 0.825" (21.0mm) height by 2.0" (50.0mm) width
• Includes two (2) dark gray circles 0.375 (9.5mm) and 0.625" (15.8mm).
• There are two (2) dark gray circles in each side of the cylinder.
• The Chestbox is required to have the same configurations as seen in the photo.
• The box has five (5) detail pieces, four (4) larger pieces arranged in a square and one (1) smaller piece outside the square.
• There is a 0.0625" (1.58mm) to 0.125" (3.18mm) thick white pinstripe border around the four (4) square detail pieces.
• The size of the larger pieces is 1" (25.4mm) in length and width and 0.5" (.125mm) thick.
• The size of the smaller piece is 0.75 (19mm) in length and width and 0.5" (.125mm) thick.
• The acceptable color formation is Dark gray, White (upper row, left to right), and Black, Blue (lower row, left to right).
• There is a 0.0625" (1.58mm) to 0.125" (3.18mm) thick white pinstripe border around the four (4) square detail pieces.
• There are 3 rocker switches below the round indicator lights.
• The rocker configuration is white, gray, gray.
• Rockers do not have dots on the lower edge.
• The rockers are standard style.

Version Two (Off Duty)

• No Chestbox is present.

• The belt is constructed from non-textured leather or a leather-like material.
• Approximately 2" (50mm) wide.
• Belt may have two lines on either outer edge or be smooth.
• There are no loops on the belt.
• A single large snap or rivet is visible approximately 1" (25.4mm) from the buckle.
• The belt may be worn with the snap to the left of the wearer.
• The buckle is constructed from a horizontally brushed metal, or metal looking material.
• The buckle is rectangular and slightly larger than the belt with radius rounded corners.
• The buckle has a circle in the center that can be impressed or decal.

• Designed to sit over the boots, with no visible means of attachment.
• Tubular in shape, black in color.
• A raised black horizontal strip is located at the top of the external face of the armor. There is a white or gray square (buckle) in the middle of the strip.

• Boots are above ankle height and made of leather or leather-like material.
• Chelsea-style boots are allowed.
• Black color with dark gray sole.
• Free of laces, decorative stitching, buckles on the instep, or any other embellishments.
• Small U-shaped elastic sections on both sides of the ankle, are acceptable, but should be covered by the shin armor.
• Flat sole without heel.

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.

• A simplified version of the E-11 blaster.
• Scratch-built, or a modified commercial toy Stormtrooper blaster.