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Boom! There you go. That's got everything you need for it. Now get that sacrifice going to the costume gods that you can find it or something similar!
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Based on the belt, I'm assuming this all to be for COTF edition.
1. They never really show the boot details for him in any reference, so as long as you have embellishment-free black boots that reach to at least your mid to upper calf with a normal heel, they should work fine. Most Nihilus I know just use some variation of the jack boot for theirs that are shared with a handful of other costumes in the Legion.
2. On the hood, I am going to go out on a limb and assume it means these parts here circled in red. It is to highlight the fact that even though it is all one part, there needs to be an obvious 'hood' shape that drapes over the cape so that you don't just have a straight piece of fabric going from the crown to the shoulders.
3. Those look fine so long as they stay relatively close against your arm when they are on (no wing flares, no matter how fabulous Nihilus is!).
4. Without seeing the belt on you and how it lays/is proportioned, what you have looks really good!
5. The mask also seems to be really good and matches the higher crown that COTF has vs KOTOR II in the CRL as well as the more pronounced "duck-face selfie" cheekbones the COTF version has against KOTOR II.
6. Maybe one of the Nihilus specialists can chime in here, but as far as the CRL states, any of the KOTOR II or COTF style hilts would work. The one in the link seems a bit too etched and beveled for the smooth casing that the body of the hilt shown in any of the reference images I'm finding.
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The sash itself is a fairly rich red, and it appears to have weathering or texturing that causes the mottled pattern. The Glitterbug Crushed Panne seems to create two different effects depending on the light, one being a very reflective surface, and one being more subdued, which actually matches the effect that the reference image shows pretty damn closely with the darker mottled areas. My only concern with this is that it is in the "really shiny" phase more, but maybe dirtying it up a bit will lessen that?
Without seeing the fabric hanging loose (which is always nice when you are trying to match drape and movement), The colors of both the first options seem to fall short of the vibrancy and richness of the red necessary, though the second one, just off glance, seems to have a good matching drape effect. the color of the crushed panne with the fluidity of the biking red jet set. You don't want to start too dark with the fabric, but rather chose a richer red (like the reds seen in the background of the first two, but in matching knit style) and then distressing and weathering them to get the darker mottled contrast will get you a closer resemblance.
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From what I can see in the comic references, with a little staining and weathering on the boots, this is all coming together very nicely!
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These are looking slick!
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Having a low zipper like that definitely helps!
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Of course! You should be all set up now.
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My pleasure, there is a LOT more available to Detachment Members on here that public and 501st do not have access to.
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I'd LOVE to help! I have an approved TIE Training gear costume & I'm working on an Arena gear costume from TFU2. I can get you updated pics tomorrow (well today)
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Dawn! I asked my friend who lives in Florida if he would be interested. I've told him for YEARS that he needed to make a Starkiller costume, so this is just another excuse for me to bug him about it! I already asked him and he said he would be interested in helping as well.
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Here are what we are considering for the boots.
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I really like the 1st image above (the second in your post) for the fact that they appear fairly smooth all over the boot with a straight cut top, and already have the black sole, though the sole does look a bit chunky in the arch area compared to the reference image. The second image (4th in your post) are also very nice and will offer a similar smoothness with appropriate chunkiness of the arch area of the sole. They will require removal of the straps, but that seems like minimal work, as well as maybe straightening the upper edge of the boot so it cuts directly across instead of curving to a rounded peak.
I am not very versed in fabrics, but the "feel" from the reference comes off as either a heavy knit yet soft jersey in a deep red similar to this https://www.fabric.com/buy/0347280/stretch-jersey-ity-knit-red. There is definitely a slight stretchy drape with a structural heft to it, if that makes any sense with a softness and eggshell finish that cotton jersey would give to match the rest of the outfit.
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I'm just seeing this for the first time, but do you have any reference photos for the sash and boots? Also, good luck in the build!
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And once you're half way through making your own from losing patience waiting, it'll come back in stock.
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It's like EU/legends versions of the TFA pleat and ruching obsession.
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Good luck! That would be amazing if they can supply them.
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A little late on the response, but congrats! It looks fantastic.
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Ha ha ha ha, this is awesome.
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The pleats are a very MyWickedArmor trait and are not necessary to the hood, just for clarification. You can see more references I posted here: http://www.theflagshipeclipse.com/forums/index.php?/topic/2105-additional-darth-revan-reference-photos/
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I loves me some Lethan Twi'leks! On the topic of the original post, if you can find a 360 degree OFFICIAL set of references (sketches or designs from the creators of the character, concept designs, figures, busts, statues, comics, etc) then there shouldn't be much issue with approval so long as the character falls under the concept of what TFE fits for dark side users, Legend denizens of the antagonistic influence, etc.
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I'm planning on getting a sub thread made for this after the 1st to keep everything organized, but nothing yet as of now. I was even looking into the possibility of getting a patch makde to be distributed at Celebration and such, but that will depend on time frame for the patch company and designing. Maybe at least a decal.
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For the hood:
Yes! Exactly! I'm understanding it as describing the overlap of the draped parts you linked so that it does not end up looking like a black sheet ghost costume coming from your head!
I also just realized the image never posted, and my comment made no sense, so here it is!
For the belt:
Great! Then it should be all set.
For the hilt:
For events like that, I see no issue of a "ballpark" design for the hilt since the references are not exactly screaming with high quality details for acceptable options like the KOTOR II sabers. While not as terrible as the "vaguely metallic stick with glowy thing coming out of it" files of KOTOR, they are still not perfect.