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Hello, I'll show you three photographs ofthe overdress. As do the picture with more or less light, drawing embellishments are of a darker or lighter color. Here I show you the problem I have when taking pictures for discharge. But I can assure you that the lines of the drawings are light gray. So I picture with frame skin sample, which have not yet been cut to show the light gray with white background. If there is a clear reflection of light at the time of taking the picture, the color changes completely white, and if you take the picture from some distance, looks white.
I agree with Heavy, The grey is too bright. It needs to be a darker grey so that there is less contrast between the grey and the black leather. It is painstaking, but you can go over it with a darker grey by hand after you test it on the sample piece. It will be a pain in the ass, but that's what sets an approved costume against one that is not approved; the approved went the extra mile to be accurate to the resources.
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If you combine the EUs into a single, "majority" decision, it was a mask.
The comics explain it being a mask of a female Mando who died at the hands of Mandalore the Ultimate for trying to defend the Cathar from unarmed genocide, yet the next panel shows a full helmet design.
In KOTOR, you could obtain the mask that looks like Revan's and is called the Sith Mask, and yet Yuthura Ban refers to Revan as always wearing a full helmet. Before the comics, there was a mod for KOTOR 2 that you could use to make yourself look like Darth Revan that had a lot of inaccurate details that were incorrectly placed as "game file" references instead of a mod, and one of those details was a helmet design vs a mask. Even Meetra Surik explains it as a mask.
Is SWTOR, they show it as a mask, and Revan has the bolt marks on his face in the shape of the mask design vs a helmet, and the Revan outfit in the expansion has it listed as a mask.
Also, in the book, it is referred to as a mask, and explains him wearing the mask when he confronts the Emperor on Drommund Kaas.
So, the short answer would be, technically, you can argue either way, but mask is "more accurate". When arguing EU, that should be taken with a grain of salt, even for me, and I am kind of a Revan nazi with his costume. It's preference with the proper references. The issue comes in the colors or shape of the face front, where there are very obvious parts that need to be present that some who build their own do not include.
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The only ones I was aware of were MyWickedArmor and Mynock's Den, both doing a different version of the acolyte.
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If you have the official references (which the link very clearly shows) and yo can make the costume match those references, then there *shouldn't* be any issues.
It's interesting to see all these different versions of Revan coming out of the woodworks with KOTOR, TOR, comic version, and now CW Concept. Feels a bit like Boba Fett (please god don't ever have a "Holiday Special Revan!).
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Sounds like the CRL is merely referencing "life-like" skin tone vs the single tone paint matte blue.
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To add to the "armor" debate, the concept art used for much of the references also details the back of the upper armor to attach with a parrot droid. IMO, it would be pretty difficult to attach any sort of droid to fabric vs to a hard armor part.
http://img.lum.dolimg.com/v1/images/reb_ca_880_128ddd4c.jpeg?region=46%2C551%2C1207%2C681
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You mean the one under the belt part?
Indeed.
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Pep is like building a machine, the more time you spend on the small details, the better the final result will be. This includes using a high quality stock paper, quality print, quality tools (brand new xacto blade every so many cuts), quality folds, quality adhesive and adhesion, and rather OCD connections, you will get the best form you can.
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Of course I go to "fat kid" instructions for application lol.
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To avoid bubbles, you can lay it down onto the surface like you lay down fondant on a cake: start at one end and slowly put it on as though you are "reverse peeling" it off, if that makes any sense.
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I completely agree with Dawn on the accuracy to the game vs production efficiency. Good for you! Excited to see how it comes out.
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Like that damn red strip of fabric under the armor! I didn't even notice it until just over a year or so ago.
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If the images can be traced to an official LFL source, I see no reason why it couldn't be made. With legit sources, it's no different than the approved McQuarrie TKs.
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Talon is one of the most daunting characters to do, and I admire anyone who even attempts to do the build. The amount of paint alone is mind boggling. Not sure about mylar, but I know several Mauls who had their heads cast and a template made for the facial tattoos for decreased application time and increased cleanliness of the tattoo lines. I'm sure a cast could be made in the same way with the tchun tchin sitting on your head for the proper shape if you wanted to go that route, though the process might be better researched either by checking out the Maul section of SLD or finding existing approved Talons through the 501st member gallery and contacting them or contacting ones posted on the TFE Facebook page in the member spotlight photos.
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Here are some more clipped shots from various in game screenshots from both KOTOR and KOTOR 2 showing the details of Revan's armor that I've collected from in game captures as well as other's captures.
This one shows the overall details of the full outfit plus finer details on the mid section as well as capelet, and the drape of the hood and the shoulders.
This one shows the ring setup on the ab/kidney plates as well as the "bunched" shoulders vs pleats, fully enclosed hood, "bunched" sleeves, very nice bracer side detail, chest ring attachments (not clips here!), O-ring set-up, the strip over the square-toed boots, and the not easily seen "red strip" that spans the entire circumference of the ab and kidney plates, and seems to match the sash fabric in color.
More overall details showing the enclosed hood, hand plates, and the mask, similar details to the previous photo.
This one show the "split skirt" design that shows either "puffy seams" or pleats are feasible based on the game files, with more shots of the full boots.
While not the "Darth Revan" version, it does show a nice detail of the back of the upper armor with ring count.
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MWA recently has been placing clips at the top in place of the rings that were there previously (at least that's how mine was earlier this year). He still had the key rings on the bottom half of the armor though, but those are an easy upgrade.
I totally forgot about those rings when I wrote my response! Definitely replace those if you go the MWA route. The majority of people I have seen use the nickel-plated rings from tandy leather (myself included on my scratch build), size depending on what you prefer (I'm pretty sure mine are the 2" diameter ones), and then many attach them with a little black leather/leather-like strap to the underside of the ab and kidney plates. so that it looks like these here:
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Yeah, it is a very common thing for the hoods not to be enclosed, though they should be. It's an issue I have had with MWA since the beginning, and even though I started with one, I completely replaced the parts for better accuracy.
It has been approved many times (MWA holds the majority of approved Revans to date), though it isn't really accurate and many chose to make it more accurate down the line.
Good luck on the boots!
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Most switch out the MWA rings for clips, but when you look at the original game files, the rings are actually pretty accurate.
The hood of the MWA is not a complete enclosed hood, and the bracers are velcro when the files show a solid, single bracer.
It makes for a decent minimum requirement approval.
The majority use a Jack boot style black boot, though the files show a more squared off toe style. The latter is a bit more difficult to find, and it is not required to have the strap over the middle of the boot.
The lightsaber hilt you linked will work as the game file is very lacking in details and most rely on the Star Wars Encyclopedia entry for Darth Revan that features his hilt.
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Hey there, everyone. Name's Phil, and I'm looking to join my local GA Garrison with a Darth Revan cosplay. I've had some questions regarding setup and completion that my local chapter can't answer right away, so I figured I'd get some more info from folks who focus on EU characters.
I've been wanting to join the 501st since I first saw them at Dragon*Con in 1998, and as a lifelong Star Wars fan, this will be something great for me to get into.
Welcome! If you have questions about Revan you can PM me or put an open post in the Revan section of the forums now that you have access and others can also assist.
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We are waiting about a future t-shirt run: http://www.theflagshipeclipse.com/forums/index.php?/topic/1852-tfe-tshirt-design/
This is still a work in progress since the contest had no limitations, and the winning logo would run about $35-$40 with domestic shipping.
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We just did a run a few months ago with two different shirt options of the logo.
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We are glad you spoke up! We are doing our best to get things back on track and don't always notice right away when issues come up. The voices of the members often let us know before the system does, if it does at all, so we thank you!
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I now have access to assist in the approvals. As of tonight, you should have full detachment membership privileges!
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Greetings, non-approved members! We apologize for the silence but are working out an issue keeping us from approvals. It should be resolved here in the next few days (we were unaware of the isssue prior, and are doing what we can to fix the backlog). Please be patient while the issue is resolved as we are working as fast as possible!
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Where to start?
in Darth Revan
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It depends on if you want an accurate costume, or an approved costume. Due to a lax CRL, they are not one in the same for Revan, The available purchasable costumes are not entirely accurate, and require minimum modifications to be made approvable, and are still lacking in many ways for accuracy, while making your own will give you that accuracy. There are several build threads on the forums for those who made their own that vary in accuracy, but show you ways to go about it in order to make your own.