Patrol Trooper

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Model TB 58542 , Photo by Denis Vorobiev
Description: Patrol Trooper
Prefix: TB
Detachment: PathFinders
Context: Solo: A Star Wars Story/Star Wars: Jedi Survivor

Patrol Trooper armor allows for greater ease of movement than the full body suits worn by regular stormtroopers. This flexible uniform shares more similarities with that of scout troopers - the wilderness-based counterparts of the urban Patrol Troopers.

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. The Detachment defines additional, optional costuming details listed in blue and red. Please visit the Detachment website for more details on these options.

Helmet

Helmet is black and white and may be lightly weathered:
The dome, visor and face plate are gloss white, along with the ear and the portion of the tubes running from just past the foremost tube stripe to the front of the helmet.
The rest of the helmet is semi-gloss black.
The four (4) traps (trapezoids on dome of helmet) and two (2) tears are gray.
The two (2) Rear traps have 13 vertical thin grooves, painted black.
Lens is one piece, flat material, green in color and sufficiently dark enough to obscure the costumer's eyes.
Front of dome has a white curved visor that protrudes past the level of the faceplate.
Helmet has rubber brow line.
Ears are connected by two rivets or screws with white semi-rounded heads.
The ear bar area is gray and has two bumps. The rear bump is narrow and is painted black and the front bump is wider and remains gray.
Frown is painted gray and the gray does not leave the teeth area. A total of 8 cut outs in the teeth area of the frown are present.
Tube stripes are recessed and number 12 per tube. Flat bottom recesses are painted white.
Two vent tubes in black rubber, or look like black rubber, span each side of the face plate.
Main aerator module is painted black.
Aerators/Hovi mic tips are black or painted black with a fine mesh screen and white on the inside.
May be lightly weathered.

OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
Light weathering required.
Cut out areas of teeth are backed with black mesh.
Under the visor and above the lens, there is a black recessed curve.

Balaclava

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.

Jacket

Smooth semi-gloss black material.
Sleeves are ribbed.

OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
Jacket should be tailored to wearer so as not to be too loose or baggy.
Sleeves consist of ribbed, smooth and stitched sections. See image for details.

Pants

Black, loose-fitting, cotton type material.
Pants without pockets are preferred. If pockets are present the front pocket must open discreetly along the outside leg seam and the rear pockets do not have flaps.
White narrow vertical stripe trim on the outside of each leg.
Pants are not overly wrinkled.

OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
No visible pockets or belt loops.
White trim stripe is between .5 and 1 inch in width.
Pants should be tailored to fit wearer.
Optional, but recommended: There is a riding patch that covers the center of the buttocks and ends just below it.

Shoulder Armor

Gloss white and may be lightly weathered.
The front edge has a graduated step.
The back edge has a diagonal rather than defined corner.
Shallow grooves are present in a pattern matching the photo.

OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
Light weathering required.
Attached with no visible strapping.

Bicep Armor

Gloss white and may be lightly weathered.
Bicep armor is half round, covering the outside of the upper arm.

OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
Light weathering required.
Attached with no visible strapping.

Forearm Armor

Gloss white and may be lightly weathered.
Forearm armor covers the outside of the lower arm.
Right piece has two rounded rectangles painted black.

OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
Light weathering required.
Attached with no visible strapping.

Gloves

Gloves are black with white palm, thumb and forefinger.
Gloves extend underneath the forearm.
White area is made from leather or leather-like material.

OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
White leather or leather-like material on the palm, thumb, and forefinger.
The palm has 5 raised padded sections.
The white oval detail is aligned with the index finger of each hand.

Handplates

Gloss white and may be lightly weathered.
Handplates are roughly pentagonal in shape and are mounted securely over the back of the glove.
Over-the-palm elastic strapping is not allowed.

OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
Light weathering required.
There is an oblong recess on the front edge.

Chest Armor

Gloss white and may be lightly weathered.
Chest plate has rectangular button panel at the center. Button panel is painted semi-gloss black. There is a gemstone shape button on the right, painted green.
Chest recess has a small black circle indent along the top right edge.
There is an oblong indent painted black on the wearer's lower left.
Where the chest curves out to the sides, there are thin slits running along the bend.
White webbing passes through these slits, connected to a harness buckle on either side of the chest armor.
Buckle greeblies attach to upper chest plate by the shoulders.
Shoulder straps are white, rubber-like and ribbed and are affixed to the chest plate at the buckle.

OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
Light weathering required.
White webbing is 2 inches wide.
Chest buckles have a slight curve with a flat top; they are not overly rounded.

Back Armor

Gloss white and may be lightly weathered.
Back Plate has a collar that extends upwards and tapers to the chest plate.
Back has two large cut out recesses with vent details and greeblies inside.
Interior of both recesses is black along with the greeblies within.
Bottom left features a smaller rectangle cut out with the left side stepped. The floor of the cut out shall be black and the walls inside match the white color of the armor.
Half circle indent detail beneath the raised section of the back plate must be present.
There is a small circle indent above the left recess, painted black.
There is a raised slot on each shoulder for the straps to fit into.
Shoulder straps are white and are affixed to the chest plate at the buckle.

OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
Light weathering required.
Left and right recess greeblies match the screen used sets:
Left side recess has a rectangle shape greeblie with an angled right side end with 5 panels. The first left panel has a tube on top that then runs up the left side and then across the top of the recess. On the right side a heat sink greeblie is fitted.
Right side recess has a long thin strip has 2 flat ends with approximately 17 cylinder shaped teeth in the middle. Below it is a rectangle shape greeblie with a moon shaped end on the right. Approximately 1/3 of the left side is flat followed by a thin line recess and 7x3 rows of oblong shaped indents. On the right side is a circle type hose connector.
There is a rectangle shaped line cut recess on the edge of the back plate, positioned halfway down the right side.
Optional: There is a small oblong indent above the right recess, painted black.

Ab Armor (Front)

Gloss white and may be lightly weathered.
Beneath the horizontal ribs at the top of the plate is a black notch on the wearer's right and a recessed strip running across the plate below that.
The rectangular plate is raised in relation to the ribs with an oblong indent in the wearer's lower left which matches the opposite indent on the codpiece.
The top of the ab armor goes under the chest armor and the bottom goes under the belt. 6-10 ribs should be visible.

OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
Light weathering required.
Ribbed sections of the Ab armor may be composed of a semi rigid/flexible material

Ab Armor (Back)

Gloss white and may be lightly weathered.
Raised angular detailing to top section.
Oblong indent on upper wearer's right.
The top of the ab armor goes under the chest armor and the bottom goes under the belt.

OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
Light weathering required.
Ribbed sections of the Ab armor may be composed of a semi rigid/flexible material

Belt

The belt is ribbed and made from rubber or rubber-like material with no visible buckle or fastening mechanism.
The belt contains 3 leather or leather-like pouches with hard plate and press stud on each flap.
Pouches are worn one to the right and two the left of the 3 center white boxes
Pouches have no visible stitching.

OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
Light weathering required.
Belt is approximately 3 inches high.
Belt boxes and pouches conform to size and shape of screen references.

Thermal Detonator

Attached to the back center of the belt.
White rectangular box, painted black on the top and along the front edge.
White plastic tube runs through it, with a black ribbed cap on the right side and a groove around the left end.
White rings border the openings on the box that the tube passes through.
A gray rectangular greeblie is attached to the left front panel and a circular gray greeblie to the right front panel.
A small oblong cutaway on the front is painted gray.

OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
Light weathering required.

Codpiece

Gloss white and may be lightly weathered.
Affixed under the belt.
Oblong indent in the wearer's upper left corner which matches the opposite indent on the ab plate.
Bottom portion of the codpiece angles slightly around the wearer's groin.

OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
Light weathering required.

Shin Armor

Gloss white and may be lightly weathered.
Fits over the boots.
Shin armors are mirror images of each other.
A harness style buckle greeblie is attached to the inside edge.
A harness style buckle greeblie is attached to the outside edge.
Strap is black or white and may be made from any commonly used strapping material, such as: Elastic; Webbing; Rubber (ribbed or smooth).
There is an oblong groove on the outer side of each shin guard, close to the harness buckle, painted black.

OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
Light weathering required.
Strap is 1 inch wide.

Boots

Black leather or faux leather riding boots.
Armor plating placed behind the heel ("heel guard"), over the top of the foot ("dogbone"), and over the toe portion ("toe armor").
Heel guard has opposite diagonal cut at both ends.
Dogbone is attached to the boot with a strap passing under the boot's sole.

OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
Light weathering required
Spanish cut tops required.
Boots have rear zippers.
Boots have snap closures above the zipper.
Optional: Boots have rear elastic gussets running alongside the zipper.
Dogbone strap is between 1-1.5 inches.

Pistol Holster

Gloss white and may be lightly weathered.
Attached to the right side of the belt.
If present, the blaster pistol fits into the holster.

OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
Light weathering required.

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Baton Holster

Gloss white and may be lightly weathered.
Attached to the left side of the belt.
If present, the baton fits into the holster.

OPTIONAL Level two certification (if applicable):
Holster is secured with a loop to the belt.
Light weathering required.

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.

EC-17 Hold-out Blaster

Flat or semi-gloss black.
Blaster does not have any visible trigger.
Blaster is lightly weathered.

Baton

Metal or metal-like tube.
Caps on each end, also metallic in color.
Has ribbed rubber-like grips on both ends that leave only a small gap in the middle of the baton.

Riot Baton

Semi-gloss black main body.
Silver or gun-metal colored telescoping end with larger tip area.
Tip has 2 small “teeth” on end and two sets of 4 venting holes.
Main body end has detailed area with copper colored ring.
Center control area consists of front button assembly.
Two small silver buttons.
One large black button.
Protruding button housing with one round gray button on outer side.
Central ring has single dial with silver “screw” head.
Bottom half of baton consists of knurled grip with single large black protruding button.
Bottom end is tapered to smaller end.
“T” shaped detail greeblie on bottom end.

Captain Pauldron

Orange colored pauldron may be worn on right shoulder.
May be lightly weathered.