Lieutenant Janek Sunber

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Model TX-77520, Photo by Eric Ho
Description: Lieutenant Janek Sunber
Prefix: TX
Detachment: Spec Ops Detachment
Context: Star Wars: Empire by Dark Horse Comics / Expanded Universe / Legends

Janek Sunber is a lieutenant in the Imperial Army. After spending his youth on Tatooine, Lt. Sunber joined the Academy of Carida in 1 BBY where he was recognized for his performance and transferred to officer training. Sunber is a dedicated and hardworking officer, and was most recognized for his actions at the Battles of Maridun.

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.

• Fabric is a medium weight suiting material of olive green.
• Base of the hat is conical, with a crown about 4" (107mm) tall.
• Front and rear “flaps” overlap on the sides and are about 4" (107mm) high.
• Front bill extends 3" (76mm) down, decorated with (5) (6) or (7) concentric stitches.
• An Imperial Code Disk is positioned in the center of the front vertical “flap”.

• Hair is close-cropped.
• Basic approval does not require matching facial hair.

• One-piece olive green coverall / jumpsuit / flight suit with a front invisible zipper and mandarin collar with one of the following:
• The mandarin collar The mandarin collar has no visible closure
• A single snap near the closing point and olive green in color.
• Each shoulder has a patch as noted below.
• Below the patch on each arm there is a small pocket with the rectangular flap closure that is roughly 1.25" (32mm) tall and ends just above the elbow.
• 2 large chest pockets.
• The 2 chest pockets feature flap closures made of matching fabric, as wide as the pocket, and roughly 1.25" (32mm) tall.
• 2 large cargo pockets sit on the outside of each leg from around mid-thigh and not extending past the bottom of the knee, with a rectangular flap covering the top.
• There are no leg pockets below the knees.
• Pockets may feature gussets.

• A shield shaped patch.
• The patch has an Imperial cog symbol approximately 2.75" to 3" (70–76mm) in diameter.
• The background of the patch has a more narrow shield shaped design on top of a box colored a darker shade of green.

• Rank consists of colored plastic tiles mounted on a metallic finish square.
• Rank bar corners are hard angled or slightly rounded.
• The rank of Lieutenant (2 red tiles on top of 2 blue tiles) is the only acceptable rank.

• Olive drab, wrist length gloves constructed of leather, Kevlar or similar material.
• Enclosed fingers.
• No buckles, etc.
• May have square padding on the back of the hand.

• Olive green colored, double strap “H” harness which travels from the lower back, and up over the shoulders.
• The harness system attaches to the belt.
• Harness is made of 2" (50mm) olive green nylon webbing.
• Visible snap-hook style fasteners that attach to belt eyelets are acceptable.
• Tri-glides may be present on front or back of suspenders.
• Back of suspenders may be permanently fastened to belt, but not required.
• Left suspender has a comlink clip/holster with a comlink contained within. The comlink clip/holster is positioned parallel to the rank bar and is form fitting to the comlink.
• The comlink must meet the details contained within this CRL in its own section.
• Right suspender has a rectangular pouch attached with the bottom of the pouch positioned with the right chest pouch flap closure. The pouch is olive green in color and should be made of nylon or similar material, with a top flap, and strap from top to bottom securing it shut.

• Styled after the comlink as seen in the Star Wars: Empire (Dark Horse Comics). An interpretation of the comlink is allowed, but comic accuracy is encouraged.
• The comlink is painted a matching olive green color and has the following details:
• A raised band around its upper section featuring equally-spaced raised vertical bars with recessed areas between each vertical bar.
• Underneath the upper section there is a recessed groove before the main body of the comlink.
• The bottom of the comlink is beveled to a flat bottom.

• Belt is a nylon military style quick release web belt or a cotton double prong buckle web belt.
• Belt is olive green in color.
• Belt buckles may be the following colors:
• Quick release style may be black or olive green.
• Double prong style may be olive green or silver.
• Belt may feature eyelets along both sides of its length, but these are not required for approval.

• Belt pouches are olive green in color and should be made of nylon or similar material.
• 2 rectangular MOLLE style pouches with a top flap, and strap from top to bottom securing it shut, sit to the right of the belt buckle where the harness meets the belt.
• A large pouch sits on the right of the above pouches. The pouch may be a utility pouch, gas mask pouch, SAW pouch, or other MOLLE style pouch of similar size.
• A tactical triple AK magazine PALS belt or MOLLE style pouch should be on the rear of the belt.
• A macrobinoculars pouch sits on the left of the belt buckle where the harness meets the belt.
• 2 rectangular MOLLE style pouches with a top flap, and strap from top to bottom securing it shut, sit to the left of the macrobinoculars pouch.

• Below the calf black or green leather or leather-like material.
• Free of laces, decorative stitching, buckles on the instep or any other embellishments.
• Zippers on the inside of the boot are acceptable, so long as they are concealed.
• If the zipper is not covered by vinyl/leather, it is painted black.

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.

• Scratch built or high end prop replica that is similar to the reference images.
• Must be painted olive green in color.

• Retention style open back holster made to fit the SE-14R Blaster Pistol. A strap goes across the top to hold the blaster in place.
• Holster is made of Nylon, leather or similar material.
• Black or olive green in color.
• Holster is worn on the right side so it hangs below all belt pouches.

• High-End Replica.
• As seen in various promotional material & merchandise.