Novatrooper Elite

Model TX-5992, Photo by Melinda Cabello
Description: Novatrooper Elite
Prefix: TX
Detachment: Spec Ops Detachment
Context: Star Wars Galaxies TCG: Champions of the Force

Novatroopers were elite units which operated in limited squads under the Stormtrooper Corps. While they were most often utilized in ceremonious occasions, such as medal and award ceremonies, they have also been deployed in special and high profile missions. Such missions include infiltration and sabotage of high value targets as well as enforcement and crackdown on illegal activities. The elite often served as an honor guard.

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.

• Helmet

• Lenses must be sufficiently dark enough to obscure the costumer's eyes. They are either flat or bubbled. Acceptable colors are black, smoke, or dark green.
• The body of the "ears" are black. The bars have three or four bumps and are black.
• The frown must have 8 teeth cut out and any coloring must not leave the indented area.
• Acceptable color is black.
• Black mesh must be used to obscure the face of the wearer.
• The tube stripes are black in color and may number between 9 and 16 per side with the curve bends extending backwards. These can be either hand painted or decals.
• Vocoder (vertically ribbed chin detail) is black.
• The aerators (cylinders on either side of the vocoder) are black, and screening can be either silver or black.
• The interior of the aerator can either be white, silver or black.
• Traps (trapezoids on dome of helmet) and tears (area beneath the corners of eye lenses) can be hand painted or decals.
• Acceptable colors are black (gloss/satin/matte) or dark gray. If dark gray is used then the tears and rear traps must have vertical black lines.
• Helmet flash consists of a single gold vertical stripe that travels from the top of the chin, between the eye lenses, to the back of the dome.
• Stripe does not enter the teeth area.
• A gold bar is also located under the tube stripes, on each side of the helmet.

• 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.

• Must be gold in color and made from vinyl, leather or leather like material. Must be worn over the right shoulder.

• These shall be securely mounted in front and may free float in the back. They can be affixed with rivets, Velcro or adhesive.
• The rear tab of the strap is optional and may or may not be present.

• One on each shoulder with a gold vertical stripe running down the center of the outside.
• The shoulder bells are considered effectively symmetrical. They can be worn interchangeably on the left and right shoulders.
• Shoulders have a black elastic strap that wraps around the inside of the bicep.

• Biceps are fully closed with a gold vertical stripe running down the center of the outside.
• Overlap construction is only allowed for kits that come with the cover strip molded into the part.

• Forearms are fully sealed and closed with a gold vertical stripe running down the center of the outside.
• Overlap construction is only allowed for kits that come with the cover strip molded into the part.

• Pentagonal in shape, hand plates should be securely mounted over the back of the glove. These can be made up of plastic, latex or latex-like material and are gold in color.

• 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 armor overlaps abdominal armor.

• German MP-40 style ammo pouches.
• Black in color, made of canvas, leather or leather-like material.
• There are two minimum:
• One pouch on the left shoulder and one on the right hip.
• Optional: A rectangular black leather “roadblock” pouch may be substituted for the MP-40 styled right hip pouch.

• Back plate contains a “O II” design with little or no overlap of the kidney plate.

• Solid black in color and styled after the ANH Sandtrooper packs.
• A loose interpretation is allowed, but screen accuracy is encouraged.

• The abdomen armor has a button area with 9 gloss buttons. Correct sized buttons are approximately 7/16” (11mm) in diameter.
• Abdomen armor button area detail matches reference photos.

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• The kidney/posterior armor may be either one piece (ROTJ style) or two pieces (ANH style).
• If a separate kidney plate is used, it lines up with the abdomen armor.
• The top of the kidney armor is flush to or under the back armor.

• The kidney/posterior armor may be either one piece (ROTJ style) or two pieces (ANH style).

• The ammo belt shall be made of similar material and color matching the overall armor. It is comprised of 6 rectangular boxes, and may have three square buttons, one centered in the middle and on each end of the belt.
• No button covers are present on the belt.
• The soft belt proper is made of black canvas, or material with a canvas covering and must be 3" to 3.5” (75mm-90mm) wide.
• The belt closes by overlapping in the rear center of the kidney/posterior armor.
• MP-40 style ammo pouch is mounted on the right hip.
• Optional: A rectangular black leather "roadblock" pouch may be substituted for the MP-40 styled right hip pouch.
• Drop boxes (small rectangular boxes attached to standard trooper belts), holster and thermal detonator are not worn.

• The thigh armor may open and firmly close in the back allowing the two halves to appear sealed.
• The small ammo belt is installed on the bottom of the right thigh.
• The bottom corners of the thigh ammo belt shall be rounded off.
• Overlap construction is only allowable for kits that come with the cover strip molded into the part.
• Cover strips must end at the top of lower ridge in front and back.
• If the two parts of the thigh armor cannot fit the user, cover strip should not be too wide. Instead, shims can be used to close the back of the thigh armor. Shims shall have a similar material and color to the whole armor, should be flush without seams.

• The shin armor is able to open and firmly close in the back allowing the two halves to appear sealed. The trapezoid knee plate is affixed to the top of the left shin. The hexagon in the center and upper ridge of the knee plate, as well as its top trim is painted gold.
• Overlap construction is only allowable for kits that come with the cover strip molded into the part.

• Boots are above ankle height and made of black leather or leather-like material.
• Small U-shaped elastic sections on both sides of the ankle.
• Flat sole with a short heel.
• No buckles or laces.
• Jodhpur/Chelsea-type boots or an equivalent style is acceptable.
• Elvis or Mariachi boots are not allowed.

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 rectangular black leather “roadblock” style pouch may be substituted for the MP-40 styled right hip pouch.

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

• Based on a real or replica MG-15 machine gun.

Correct style scopes.

• Based on a real or replica Lewis Mark I machine gun. For this prop the magazine disk and bipod of the original gun are left off.