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A fellow member of my garrison has managed to make voice changers - specifically for Kylo Ren costumers - but he might be able to provide some insight. You can check our his build thread through his Facebook page: Syldar - miscellaneous particulars.

Assisted on a talon build; we modified a strapless bra. The bra provided the support, and a cover was sewn with leatherette and then permanently attached to the bra.

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Woohoo! Congratulations!

do we have any chance of writing a CRL off what references we have in light of the fact we can't get any more?

I've thoroughly enjoyed your updates on the LotL FB group: but seeing this thread has made me overjoyed! You've made amazing progress and I can't wait to see it finished!!

Whoa! Lucky you getting away with the body suit over your arms; the CRL states all exposed skin is painted red!! My garrison wouldn't have a bar of it when I asked! Congrats!

Woohoo!! Congratulations! Just one comment - Spirit gum may help reduce any movement or slip on the Lekku, but you may still want to paint up higher to avoid the little gap of colour on the forehead diamond tattoo. Upgrading the nip on the airbrush will make a huge different to application time too. Either way - enjoy every paint party you have from here on out! And welcome to the Legion!

Running away with this one. Pic Heavy post. Black Hair For 501st approval Waist length black hair is pulled into a high ponytail near the top of the head Ponytail Wraps for 501st approval a pair of metallic silver wraps are worn on the ponytail one wrap is worn near the top of the head. This wrap is used to make the pony tail stand high away from the head. The second wrap is worn further down the ponytail, near the back of the head. EDITED TO: a pair of hair wraps are worn on the ponytail one wrap is worn near the top of the head. This wrap is used to make the pony tail stand high away from the head, and is made out of leather, or leatherette material. The second wrap is worn further down the ponytail, near the back of the head, and is made out of metallic silver. Headpiece For 501st approval: A metallica silver headpiece is worn over the forehead. It is wide at the top, covering both the forehead and the top of the head, and then it narrows as it drapes down to frame the sides of the face. The headpiece extends over the top of the ears, and may extend further around the back of the head The headpiece is made of thick, study material, and is covered by a three dimensional circular patter as well as a raised border around the outer edges. Body Paint For 501st approval: All exposed skin is painted red. Black Sith tattoo patterns are painted on the face and the arms. These tattoos include a paid of circles on the forehead, an outline with three points around each due, and a pair of small triangles on each cheekbone. They also include a smaller circle painted on the chin, and a black triangle painted at the centre of the bottom lip. Two pairs of X shaped markings are located on the upper arms. Up to three pointed tiger stripe lines may be visible on the forearms, just above the forearm wraps. Contacts For 501st approval: Special effects contacts in shades of red, yellow and orange are worn to give the illusion of sith eyes. While considered an essential part of this character, contact lenses are not required for 501st acceptance. All persons wishing to utilise contacts lenses are encouraged to first see their optometrist for a fitting (Have a pic to edit) Leather Wrap Shirt For 501st approval: An outer shirt made of black leather or leatherette is worn in a crossover style. Each shoulder wrap is made of three joined strips of material. The left side crosses over the right side in the front, and the right side crosses over the left in the back. The wraps are wide, and are stiff enough to extend out over the shoulders without drooping. Additional layers of black leather or leatherette are worn wrapped horizontally around the waist to keep the upper wraps in place. Inner Shirt For 501st approval: A sleeveless shirt is worn under the leather wraps. The inner shirt may be sewn from black fabric, leather, or leatherette. The shirt has very large arm holes, and includes a high ribbed collar that fits snugly against the neck. Leather or leatherette is used for the ribbed collar, and the opening is located in the back. NOTES: never have I found any reference pics for the high ribbed collar. Consider removing in favour of a high-neck / turtle neck top. (to take a pic) Collar For 501st approval: A high black leather or leatherette collar is worn over the ribbed collar of the inner shirt. This collar has an opening in the front, and the front edges of the collar are slightly rounded. The collar may be attached to the inner shirt or the outer wraps (to take a pic) Forearm Wraps For 501st approval: Black leather or leatherette wraps are worn around the wrists and forearms. The wraps may include a pointed extension that covers the back of the hand. (to take a pic) Silver Hip Wrap For 501st approval: A metallic silver wrap is worn over the hips. It is narrow at the front, and then it becomes much wider as it goes around the sides and back. The wrap is made of a thick, sturdy material, and may be covered by a three dimensional circular pattern similar to the design found on the headpiece. A raised border goes fully around the outer edges. Belt For 501st approval: A black leather belt is worn over the silver wrap. This belt is approximately 7 cm wide and is made with a sturdy thickness. A large, three dimensional ring is located at the front. This ring is painted red, and includes four black straps that secure it to the belt. Skirt For 501st approval: The black skirt is floor length. The skirt is made with an A-Line pattern, and it is made with enough fabric to give a draped, flowing silhouette. (Pics to come) Boots For 501st approval: Plain black boots with a sensible heel are worn. (pics to come)

Eager to contribute to this CRL - I am just unsure on the resolution of my approval photos (example below)

Any guide for resolution of photos? I'm not due to kit up for a little while and would prefer to use exisiting photos if they are of a high enough quality. I cannot view the CRL forum topics? The link says I don't have permission.

As there are not very many Darth Maladi's, and a very incomplete CRL - who is the best person I can work with here to update the CRL with photos?

I am very, very excited for this costume to be a CRL I've been stockpiling resource screenshots from the vid for a while now.

A member of my Garrison has been researching Darth Zannah and has been unable to find enough resources, even after purchasing the comics. She said that there was not enough description about her outfit, neither were there enough drawings - only headshots. I would love to see this character created into costume, and given a CRL! So if you find anything substantial references to create a CRL please post about them!

Have you taken approval photos yet? I'd love to see the final costume put together!

Greetings! Figured I would cross post between my garrison and here for my Darth Maladi build. It was a rather long road to approval for this costume (my first), with a few life hurdles getting in the way, along with some local discussion about the matchup, or lack thereof between the CRL and reference images. All up, the build took over a year, with multiple parts being re-made. To say I learned a lot along the way is a bit of an understatement. I chose Maladi after a few months of browsing the 501st CRL's. I knew I wanted a female sith, and I wanted something comfortable to troop in. I picked Maladi because I believed she was 'simple' enough to construct, with limited resources of experience, while I saved up to purchase a TK. Sure ... "simple" ... we'll go with that. Full image directory for Darth Maladi can be found here: http://imgur.com/a/Wd3nt Head Piece Original head piece was made with foam, silver paint, glued to a head-band. Luls. This one didn't cover enough of the front of my head, so ... time to make a new one! Second headpiece was made out of leftover vauform plastic, heated and sculpted to the shape of my head. Slow process, lots of test fits, heat resistant gloves were a must, but eventually it was shaped well enough to not require any clips or fasteners to my hair / head. 2mm foam was then cut in to shape, and the pattern stencilled on before being cut with a scalpel. Bondo was used to smooth out the front of the head piece, and then the headpiece was painted silver and detailed / weathered. Hair Wraps Two hair wraps were crafted; one in silver as the clip near the back of the head. This clip also holds in place my black hair extensions. The other, a the top of my head, was crafted out of foam, and covered with PU Leather. There was a lot of debating over this - some comics, the top wrap appears silver, others, leather. Opted for leather, and supplied enough reference photos to pass Leather Wrap Shirt I originally made the shoulders with 5mm foam, covered in pleather / PU Leather. After screwing up the placement of the seams, I had a fair amount of trouble getting replacement fabric which set me back time wise, but eventually I found a new shop and purchased a few extra meters just in case. First round of the shoulders - scrapped to the bin. Second round of the shoulders, was a rush job in time for a con, so they were simply sewn to the correct 3 panel width, but had ZERO rigidity. They lasted maybe 3 pre-approved troops, before they received a 2mm foam re-enforcement, but even then, I was still not happy with them. Third round I completely re-sew the three panels, backed them with new 2mm foam panels, and then provided another cover on the underside. I slit off the foam on the inside, to taper down, so that the wraps were more comfortable over my chest. Subtle placement of velcro has allowed me to secure the shoulders high enough, per the CRL, with the right side overlapping at the front, and left over the back. The shoulders are actually cinched in place with corset, that is then covered with a wrap that I made out of multiple, off centre strips of PU leather. Inner Shirt For the inner shirt ... I found a super cheap black turtle neck, long sleeve top, and cut the arms out. The turtle neck was originally used as part of the ribbed collar, but in the end I opted to try and make the collar appear to cover the ribbed shirt, when in fact, the collar had a bibbed panel ... more on that next. Collar After originally fixing a ribbed panel to the outside of the inner shirt, a template of the collar was made in paper, cut to foam, and then covered in PU Leather. The smooth collar comes all the way around the neck, and fixes at the front over a ribbed insert - which is also fixed to the collar. Skirt I used an A-line pattern, and chose to use an elasticated band at the top. The fabric (from memory) was a lightweight, nylon / polyester blend, that allowed me to be comfortable in the Aussie summer. This is the ONLY part of this costume that I made once, and done right. Hahaha. Boots I had a pre-existing plain pair of low heeled boots that worked perfectly for this costume. Forearms Wraps These are going to be re-made, but I used off-cut PU Leather to create two wraps from mid-arm, to over the top of the back of my hand. The wraps were then bulked out with 4x additional bands of PU leather, which have since fallen off in troops (hence needing to be re-made). These bands are not necessary per the CRL, but against the comics, again, enough resources and it was passed. Silver Hip Wrap First hip wrap was made out of grey fabric and silver paint. Second wrap was made out of grey fabric, and a 2mm foam overlay, painted silver. Third wrap was made out of grey fabric, darted at the back to prevent gape, with 2mm foam overlay covered in aluminium tape, weathered back to a dull metallic. Will need to construct a fourth wrap, as the aluminium tape - while it looks phenomenal, it has cracked to show the foam underneath. Belt The same PU Leather was sewn into a 7cm tube, and a red buckle made out of foam, wrapped in red ribbon. The second buckle, was made with wood and bondo, rounded and shaped to be a lovely red donut. Press-studs are used at the back of the belt to secure it, and four trims of leather were used to make the belt appear to be connected by them (they aren't. It's all totally the press-studs). Body Paint Initially, paint was a water based body paint. And dear lord it's horrible. While easy to apply for quick troops, it goes tacky at the slightest hint of moisture, cracks around any movement (elbows, mouth) and it is just, in general, uncomfortable to wear. I heard about Reel Creations - and subsequently found it too expensive, and too much of a nightmare to ship to Australia. My Garrison's local Maul was on the hunt for a local supplier as well, and largely thanks to his efforts - a new paint was found, called Fionair. And wow ... what a difference. Applied with an airbrush, I can easily get about 8 hours without ANY touch-ups. I use black water based face paint for the tiger stripes, and face marks - while I am tempted to make templates, I really enjoy the final part of detailing the black over red. It's my final part of kitting up, and I think I'll keep enjoying it for a while to come Optional Items! I use contact lenses, and if the troop allows for weapons, one half of the maul sabre. Doubt I will ever go for the pointed ears. So there we go! A very quick, rough talk through of my Darth Maladi! Happy to answer any questions. Just have faith that while some projects might not be the fastest of builds - you can get there in the end! ******** I've opted to keep this build thread without pictures. If you would like to read the painful process unfold - you can head to my garrison's website and view the complete build thread and check out a bunch of progress photos as well as individual items were upgraded along the way. I owe a lot of thanks to my garrison for helping me over the final line with this costume. I burnt out a little towards the end, and remaking so many pieces over and over got old, and if it weren't for someone hijacking and helping me finish off some items - I doubt I would have made it to approval. Thanks for reading!

Greetings! I'm Debs, from Sydney, Australia and I'm a member of the Southern Cross Garrison- 501st Legion. I had a pretty laborious build with this costume (my first), as the CRL vs references was a tad problematic. Several re-builds and upgrades for various reasons, but overall really happy with how it turned out! I now have an approved Darth Maladi, and I am looking forward to joining the Flagship Eclipse Detachment! In my spare time I train MMA, and work in the industrial rope access industry. I have a TK build on the go, and I'm also working on sourcing all parts for a Bazine Netal costume. Cheers! ~Debs SL-21872 501st - SCG http://www.501st.com/members/displaymember.php?userID=21489&costumeID=191