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Okay so I took a couple and included a ruler to give you an idea of scale for the fin. It's mostly just a lot of Velcro and making different fins.

Wait sorry. I described it wrong before. (I can't put the armor on myself and I never really see how it looks when it's on me and I just double checked some pictures.) It is closer to how the CRL describes it and they're not floating on top. What we did with the velcro still stands though. I'll take pictures of my kit on Tuesday for you. I think it'll make more sense that way. But yeah, I'd suggest just completely tossing those fins and making your own. I believe we made mine out of ABS paste and one of those plastic for sale yard signs. Not sure if you've done the bracers yet but I found that we had to restructure those a lot too.

So I've got the same kit and actually elected not to use the fins sent with it because they were way too huge on me. We ended up making our own and attached them via a velcro strip. So how it goes right now is that the fins we made sit on top of the armor (kind of floating), then the armor is there, the armor attaches via a strip of velcro which is double sided, and then beneath that is the velcro attached to the shoulder fin. I'm not sure I'm explaining it very well but it's worked. (I can take pictures of my kit if that'll help but it'll be a few days since I'm away at the moment.)

Chiming in to say that I got the same kit and we're going for seamless on the bracers too-- just bondoed them last night. WE've made it narrow enough that I can just fit my hand through the wrist opening and will use foam to make them fit. Can't say that I'm particularly happy with this kit especially since the bracers are clearly both made for the same arm and aren't sized for women (we cut off a TON and had to heat gun form them.)

Ooooo that is a fantastic idea regarding hair dye for the tattoo. Does it mostly stay on the sleeve or has it rubbed off on the shirt any?

I used a sharpie for both of mine and it worked... reasonably well. When I was researching a while back, I saw something called Ink Effects that's supposed to be useful for making tattoo sleeves but haven't gotten a chance to try it yet.

Oh my gosh your belt looks incredible! Out of curiosity, what'd you use for your sleeve?

Oh sorry: I meant for our conversations within this thread just so all of us can make sure we're keeping things straight. Was just a thought. If it's not easier, not an issue in the least.

Three of them are vastly different: standard red vest, standalone vest, and black/red jacket. Most of the other variations (zipper vest, short red jacket) can fall under the standard red vest CRL. Related to this, would it be easier to refer to the versions based on the artist? The red vest originated from Larroca, Granov did the black/red jacket, and Walker does the standalone. As far as written evidence goes for the tattoo thing, my communication with the editor was via a text message and I'm not entirely comfortable screenshoting that for here.

Yup! Her shirt with the black/red jacket reads more like a t-shirt than a polo to me and it definitely doesn't help that that version of the outfit had Adi Granov covers and Deodato art in Vader Down. (She actually changes from the jacket to the vest between issues/artists and it drives me insane.) I've been working on variations of this costume for almost a year and at various points, just thrown my hands up in the air with frustration because it's feelingly increasingly impossible to match everything on more than a page. As for the multiple CRLs, I don't think the red jacket should be listed with the solo book/Kev Walker version as I don't think we've seen her with it. (Although we HAVE seen a longer, red duster in that book.) Also, we may not want to name it the Vader comic version since the black/red one Tlana wants to do originated from a Vader cover. I'm also against including the zipper in the CRL for the Vader version as I don't recall seeing it EXCEPT for those panels that Dawn posted and those are from the very last issue.

I agree that at least 2 CRLs are needed for Aphra. (3 if you take into account the black/red jacket variation.) There's too much different between how Walker draws Aphra (solo book) and how Larroca does (Vader). I think that for this one/the Vader one, we can build the sleeve length and jacket into the CRL as optional since it's much closer to be the same outfit than the Walker/solo book one.

For the tattoos, I just talked to the assistant editor on the comics and there is no one standard for what her tattoos look like and that my original comment about the tattoos changing within even the same issue is correct. I've got 5 copies of Doctor Aphra #1 sitting in front of me right now and her tattoos look different on every variant cover. For pants color, it changes throughout the Vader book. In earlier issues, they look way more gray than they do blue. Depends on how Delgado was feeling when he coloring that day, I guess. The pants I have are stretchy/tight but aren't denim and aren't legging/spandex material. EDIT: It's worth noting that the pants pictures used in the post a few up are from the very last issue from the comic and, if you'll notice, the vest is different than the one I'm discussing. Looks like it has a zipper enclosure and an entirely different front. Also, regarding your other thread, Anna and I might be good friends and in the same garrison but we're not exactly interchangeable.

Sorry for the delay in replying. It's been a busy week. For the hair, I think the length thing you want added is a little ridiculous. Bangs are easy enough to add/tweak but hair length? There are some CRLs where hair color isn't even specified. It's been a very long time since I made the vest so I'll have to dig up reference later when I have my comics on hand. If I can't find it, the angle thing is a simple enough fix/edit. Tattoos: What I did for my sleeve was an approximation of hers. I drew the pattern while looking at multiple references. While you clearly disagree, I think that tattoos that look like hers are best for the CRL since again, this is a comic and the artwork changes constantly even with the same artist. And yes the sleeve can get pulled up high enough on me that you can't see where the lines stop as seen in the pictures of the costume I'd posted prior. Holster: I'm unsure what you mean regarding the leg strap? If it was any further down my leg, it'd be around my knee... Pants: I disagree about making them denim. Mine aren't and I worry that noting denim within the CRL will make people think they can apply with standard jeans which they definitely should not be.

Thank you! For my tattoo, I actually just took an old pair of pantyhose, cut off one leg, drew the pattern on a piece of paper and taped it to a pringles can, and then used a sharpie to draw the pattern on to the hose. There's probably a better way to do it but uhhh I may have procrastinated on this until the night before I left for NYCC last year.