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I haven't started my Grand Inquisitor build yet, and have been researching armor creation right now. I have an IOC officer uniform that mets the medium weight fabric for suiting material guidelines. the cotton twill or polyester twill is a heavier fabric than the quilting/clothing fabric that's easy to find in craft stores. It's more like drapery fabric in thickness. My estimation as far as thickness goes, is about three layers of the single ply cotton cloth. With proper tailoring the uniform should move well enough. It won't be like spandex. Calvary Twill is the type of weave that gives the thickness and sturdiness for uniforms. It was originally designed for calvary soldiers after all. This will be my second build and there will be a large learning curve for me as well. I'm going to do the Rebels version, but because it is being realized in live action it will look a bit more like the GI from Obi-wan Kenobi in terms of how the cloth sits on the person. If the concern is about the tunic pulling out of tucked in, I'm considering a strap through the legs, as it will be hidden under the pants. I've also been looking at Agent Kallus's CRL as their basic tunic has similaries. I am considering making him as well to help teach me how to make the GI. Kallus has the color change pattern without the ribbing. If you're able to meet up with anyone in your Garrison with an Officer tunic, ask to see it to get an idea of what the fabric is like. I am also eager and terrified to try prothestics. I don't want a full mask. I want to be able to move my mouth. It will be wonderful to go on this build at the same time.

Hello to all, Requesting Detachment access, I just had my Nihilus COTF approved. https://www.501st.com/members/displaymember.php?userID=26359&costumeID=106 Thanks!!!

12124 requesting detachment access please (recently completed Starkiller - concept sith robes). https://www.501st.com/members/displaymemberdetails.php?userID=27882 Thank you!

that's the exact one I use for my approved kit, it's really comfortable!

It definitely could be a one piece suit but you could probably achieve the look of a suit without it being one piece by covering the tuck with the belt since no flight suits that I’m aware of exist on the market that look like this and adding stripes to the officer uniform would be much easier than modifying a whole suit to have jodhpur style flares in the leg and the seam lines of an officer uniform. Though the officer tunic would need a collar piece added behind the existing collar as well as the red inside of the collar.

Hello everyone, I would like to make an Acolyte. Can you tell me if this plan is valid: https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/art/sith-acolyte-armor-harryharry24 Or show me a map so I can print it. Thanks for your answers.

You know, I would say it is a suit, but not the flight material or template. The pinched lines at the abdomen make it look that it extends fully and isn't a tuck. The weird wrap of the neck area is also making it appear as more of a front panel suit. It looks like officer sit material with the stripes as you said.

It doesn’t look like a flight suit to me, it looks more like a dress uniform with jodhpur pants and the tunic tucked in with the belt covering the tuck in. The fly and the flared thighs are present but you would have to add the red stripe as the 181st jodhpurs don’t have a stripe.

I would say stick with a cohesive version. Whichever you choose.

Hi, Work has continued, and we have a new question: There seems to be a visual difference between the concept drawing and the animation when it comes to a detail on the forearm vambrace. Here is a closeup of the vambrace on the concept drawing. Notice the pointed notch section that extends towards the wrist. Now notice its absence in the screen capture. This is the current model we were going to use. But, now that this detail has been noticed, should we go with the concept drawing or the screen capture from the animation? Thanks in advance for sharing your perspective.

Hey, thanks for responding! I have indeed been reading the CRL, but wasn't quite sure on some of the terminology, such as 'suiting material'. When I googled it, it showed a host of materials and blends that are considered 'suiting material' to include polyester and polyester blends. I got the idea for using polyblend from my uniforms IRL, which use a medium weight polyblend fabric to present a pressed and polished look while still providing enough flexibility in the fabric to run, jump over stuff, and fight (kinda like the Inquisitor had to do). Are there defined fabrics that are or are not allowable under 'medium weight suiting material'? Or is it just a try and see if it's approved kind of thing? That's the kinda stuff I keep getting tripped up over. Sometimes I read too much into stuff, and sometimes I don't read enough into it. Lol. I'm excited about trying the prosthetics. I'm not big on masks, so I was worried GI would be out of reach without one until I found the face painting guide. Appreciate the tip on the contacts. I saw the Maul ones online with the yellow and red, so I'm going to check them out too. I'm expecting this to be a long build with a lot of learning to do. Appreciate you guys paving the way.

Always happy to see more aspiring inquisitors! I’d recommend you read through the CRL for this costume if you haven’t already: https://databank.501st.com/databank/Costuming:Grand_Inquisitor The pictures and guidelines in there are usually very helpful in planning out a costume! regarding the contact lenses, you wouldn’t necessarily have to use Sclera contacts since the Grand Inquisitor really only has a yellow eye color with some red in it, much like any other sith/dark side user. the Suit/uniform requires the use of a “medium weight suiting material” I used a cotton twill for my suit, similar to a officer uniform, just keep that in mind when deciding on fabric. prosthetics is something I’ve been wanting to do for this costume for a long time, but I haven’t really gotten around to it yet. Just let me know if there’s any questions that arises, and I’ll try my best to help you out! //Malte

Welcome, I'm working on my first costume for trying to join the 501st and am working on Grand Inquisitor (and Second Sister) - hopefully one of them will pass muster for membership. I've been reading through all the other GI builds on here (quite impressive), and those builds, along with a member of my local garrison, have been what inspired me to give it a go. For GI, I found a way to do makeup instead of the mask, which makes me think I might have a chance at pulling off a decent version. Found a lady on YT that does a walk through on how to do the face paint, so this is what I'm looking to do. Figured if she can paint herself up enough to look like him, so can I (right..??). Everything in the below screenshot from her video, including the neck and armor, is all body paint amazingly. I just need to figure out how to build and seamlessly incorporate an elongated head piece, bald cap style, that would tie in right around the brow. I'd like a permanent version that I could keep painted with the ear covers attached, but not sure how I should go about that part (silicone, maybe?). I think it could look pretty sweet if I could pull it off. I also picked up some polymorph beads today to start building his teeth. Once I get closer, I'll be getting some yellow with black scelera GI contacts if I can confirm they're actually safe. I wear regular contacts now for vision, but I've never had any experience with the scalera ones. They sure look amazing though. For the uniform, I'm going for a tailored compression type look, think polyester-spandex blend top (like the stretchy material used in modern day dress pants/golf pants) with equestrian-style riding pants. Hoping that'll look true to his tight and pressed uniform appearance in Rebels. It's a great motivator to tone up the ol' triceps, too. Admittedly, this is my first attempt at a costume build, but GI (Rebels) is my favorite character from the IP, so I figured it's worth a shot (plus I'm working on Second Sister at the same time as a backup, lol). I'll be making the uniform, armor and lightsaber myself... so any critiques, criticism, or words of wisdom for a newbie attempting this build are welcomed and appreciated.

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Hello, Requesting detachment access https://www.501st.com/members/displaymember.php?userID=43796&costumeID=268 Thank you

Hello. I'm currently working on my Doctor Aphra costume and am as good as finished. I'm just having trouble with the narrow belt, so I'm hoping you can help me out. In the CRL, apart from the wrong width, it says that the rivet spacing should be 4 inches, but it doesn't look like it's that wide either in the comics or in the photos of your costume. At what distance did you place the rivets? By the way, your documentation of your process helped me a lot. Many thanks for that!

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Hello Tracy and Welcome. ooh looking forward to watching your build

Howdy! Ok, compared to some of the uniforms/armor I'm definitely lacking, but I'm proud to have put together this Imperial Knight set, and joined the 501st recently as my first costume. It's great to be on board!

Howdy, I've recently joined the 501st as an Imperial Knight in the 501st Northeast Remnant. Excited to troop, and to expand both my uniform/armor/costume repertoire, and my knowledge of SW! While I just joined with my IK, I'm already looking at a Darth Revan armor set! Jeff

Nice quality print!

Hi all, Here is the first print of the mask that we decided on after your feedback. Next step for the mask is paint, weathering, eye inserts, and eye hole coverings.

Got more done!!!! So I continued on both the upper boot and the lower boot. I needed to fill out the lower boots. I ended up using Flex Paste as you can spackle it on in thick coats (takes around 24-48 hrs to fully cure). I've included a picture of the material I used in case anyone wants to go this route. After I filled out the shoe bases I worked on the upper sections of the boots. I drew out the lines on the different sections of the boots and painted Flex Paint on them. I let it sit for around 2 1/2hrs and then rubbed the surface to dull the extreme shine it had. This gives the rubber sections a bit of a lighter color compared to the fabric. One part of the boot (the top section of the upper boot, I ended up painting the very top section then let that dry and then painted the next shape just below it, but overlapping so it would pop out just a little on top. This will get even more accentuated when I paint white sketchy lines along the edges like in the show. Hopefully when you look at the photos what I have said will make sense. When all of the sections were dry I glued them together with Flex Glue (there's a theme going on with the materials as you can see). Once that was done, I worked on the raised edges that go around the boot base on the outer lower part (again, refer to images to understand what I am saying). I cut out the shapes from thin sheets of rubber and glued them together with the Flex glue. I traced the shape onto the boot so I had a reference for where the glue would be applied to the boot base. I applied the Flex Glue to the boot itself and roughly smoothed it out all over the area I had traced on the boot and then put the shapes into place. To keep the shapes pressed to the boot while the glue dries I used a trick I learned when putting my TK (Stormtrooper) kit together, magnets! It definitely helps when some areas are too hard to get a clamp in the area. At this point I am currently letting them dry. Tomorrow I plan on continuing the process. Who knows? Maybe if I'm lucky I might actually get most of the boot done by the end of this coming weekend! *knocks on wood*

Hi everyone! I absolutely loved The Acolyte and I am happy to start a build thread for this super comfy Osha outfit! I have been mostly in the research phase, but I am hoping to start this build very soon. To start, I do have a rough write-up started as well as an album of reference images. I'll link the gallery here :) Here's an overview of my build plans; - Wig: I have 3B/3C curls, but I am dedicated to my current hairstyle. As such I have been looking for a wig either already curled, or a wig I can curl, in as close colors as possible. I might have to custom dye a wig but we shall see! For a visual idea, here's a few ideas I found from Amazon and a couple other wig websites; wig 1, wig 2, wig 3, wig 4, wig 5 - Hoodie: I think my current plan is to use my favorite knit shirt pattern (Simplicity 9226), modifying it by cropping it in the right spot, adding the under layer, and extending the sleeves/adding the shoulder cut-outs. I'll probably dig through my stash for a hood pattern, but otherwise I might be able to draft it myself. For fabric, I am thinking of using either ponte de roma knit or scuba knit. I am not ready for the possibility of dyeing more grey fabric so I am hoping to find some already in the correct color. - Pants: They look like pretty simple leggings. I have a couple of patterns for leggings, but might also try my hand at pattern drafting if I can't find a pre-made pair. I'll be making them from a charcoal grey ribbed knit. - Boots: Looking at references, they appear to be calf-height black leather boots with a suede over layer and flat soles. I'll probably look around for a base pair of leather boots (either second-hand or I'll look online too!) and add the suede myself. - Saber: My cosplay partner HiraethSolo is working on Qimir, so I'll probably lovingly borrow it from him. I'm not sure what he wants to do though, so I will look at options - Knife: I am looking at one of these options on Etsy, and hopefully will print them myself once the printer is working. ImperialArmorSurplus or BigFredsCustoms. - Tank top configuration: The tank top configuration removes the hoodie and is a matching rib knit as the pants. It also features her arm tattoo. I'll probably design some temporary tattoos, and will make the tank top myself unless I can find the tank top and pants in the wild to purchase. Let me know if you have any questions or advice!