First Order Flametrooper

Model TX-61281, Photo by Chad Turner
Description: First Order Flametrooper
Prefix: TX
Detachment: Spec Ops Detachment
Context: Star Wars: The Force Awakens

We set things on fire.

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.

• The helmet is gloss white with black trim
• The lens is smoky gray in color and must be sufficiently dark enough to obscure the costumer's eyes.
• A pair of silver aerator/mic tip are present on either side of the chin.
• There is a black groove above the brow.
• There are two thin, thin black grooves near the frown that circumnavigate the helmet. The lower groove contains a black parallelogram on either side of the helmet.
• A thicker black groove circumnavigates the lower part of the helmet from the outer edge of each aerator.

• Black with horizontal ribs, fitted to the wearer, and extending from the base of the neck to conceal the entire neck. No hair or skin should be visible around the neck area.

• The chest plate overlaps the abdominal plate
• The center-top of the chest plate contains a recessed, black groove.
• There is a right-angle indentation on either side of the groove.
• There are two wings that attach beneath the lower section of the chest plate on either side.

• The back plate must appear to attach to the chest behind the shoulder with two screw-like heads on each side of the back plate side of the seam.

One on each shoulder.
The shoulders are considered effectively symmetrical. They may be worn interchangeably on the left and right shoulders.
Shoulders have small round extension at the top under the bell itself that butts up against the chest plate.

• Biceps have visible seams on the front and rear. Black material may be present between the seams

• Gaskets shall be rubber or a shiny black material with ridges
• The elbow gaskets must cover all exposed areas between the bicep and forearm

• Forearms shall have have ridged rail, similar to a picatinny, embedded on the inside of the forearm, roughly covered 1/3rd by a the box.
• Forearms shall have a box on the bottom the wrist end with a single black square in the lower inside corner.
• Detail box includes a black rectangle on small edge perpendicular and closest to wrist.
• Forearms must have a visible seam along the outside of the forearm, with roughly a 1 cm recessed gap.
• Forearms must have a visible seam along the inside of the forearm.

• Are black with white palm, thumb and forefinger.
• Extend underneath the forearm.
• White area is made from leather or leather-like material.
• Handplates are rigid square boxes and the hand plates are mounted securely over the back of the gloves.
• The black oval detail is aligned with the index finger of each hand.

• The abdomen section must wrap around the wearer's body.
• The abdomen consists of two separate sections: the upper plate, and the lower plate which rests beneath the belt.
• The upper section has a half-moon downward curve in the bottom-middle of the plate, half moon upward curved recessed area at the top of the plate, and two vertical grooves on either side of the half-moon.

• The codpeice sits below the abdomen and under the belt.

• The posterior armor sits below the abdomen and under the belt and has a rectangular recessed area along the top center.

• The belt is ribbed and made from a rubber or a rubber like material
• There are 2 horizontal boxes on the front, on each side of the center. They are painted white on the outside half and black on the inside half.
• There is a large vertical white pouch with a cover behind the left side of the wearer.

• An undergarment must be worn such that all areas not covered by armor or gaskets show a black material.
• The black material may be shiny or matte.

• Two flaps rest independently on the back of the thigh below the posterior and above the thigh armor.
• There are seams on the inside and outside of the thighs.
• The right thigh (to the wearer) includes a band of black elastic approximately 1 1/2 inches wide that contains 3 black capsules.
• The right thigh contains a horizontal series of seamless boxes above the knee
• The right thigh has a small knee plate attached.
• The left thigh has a larger knee plate attached with two black notches above it.

• Gaskets shall be rubber or a shiny black material with ridges.
• The knee gaskets must cover all exposed areas between the thigh and shin.

• There are seams on the inside and outside of the shins.
• The wearer's left outside shin includes two vertical thin boxes.

• The spats are in two pieces that wrap around the lower ankle.
• The spats are attached to a black material that covers the top portion of the boots.

• TK boots are allowed
• If other boots are used:
• The boots are above ankle height and made of white leather or leather-like material
• There is a black flat sole with no heel
• No buckles or laces

• The pack consists of a rectangular frame, two large tanks, and one smaller tank in between the larger tanks.
• The large right tank and the smaller middle tank both contain red, circular indentations in the top and bottom domes.
• The middle tank’s top dome is painted black.
• All three tanks are contained in a black horizontal harness.
• To the right of the middle tank is a small rectangle box that contains “OII” on its face. The top of the box has a black antenna.
• At the top of the frame is a fuel gauge.

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.

• Details to be painted black and white per reference photos.
• The flamethrower connects to the fuel pack with a black mesh hose.