Heavy1973

Hi Welsome to the forum There are no patterns up front to make this costume - I´ve just made mine from scratch and I used the pictures from the CRL to guide me. I took a t-shirt for size when I made the tunics, the innerskirt is "just" a skirt of fabric with an elastic waist with the split all the way down, the outerskirt is made like the innerskirt but with the larger opening + I attached it to the inner tunic for a better fit. The obi is a double layer of fabric with velcro closure. The hood/cape - I bought the formed hood from Twi´lek Pam and this one took me more time to make, then all the other pieces LOL - I went with velcro to attach the fabric to the hood, and then I sew a piece in front of the hood to give it the cat ear look and snaps on the shoulders of the outertunic to attach the cape and hold it in place behind the shoulders. Regarding the mask - I had a friend make me a 3d, but it is not approvable without heavy mods, so I reshaped my mask. There are a couple of WIP threads that you can take a look at - and I would advice you to start your own to show of your progress and ask for advice if needed

Thanks - well, I did have some trouble with the mask, first go at it had to be redone, since the paste wouldn´t harden, so I had to strip it and start over again. I think it came out okay, but when I get some funds in the future, I´ll buy the WA mask or hope on a better 3d version

Good news, LMO approved my costume last night - my 9th for the Legion...

That´s really nice of you, thanks - I hope so, otherwise my youngest son will get it as a younglings costume. He is almost 13 (April 1st.) and pretty much the same height as me

Send in new pictures today... now to wait and see, if it was good enough...

My friend has a super 3d printer, primer, lots of sanding, primer, more sanding, 2-3 layer of paint - my dad is a former car painter, and he is amazing with a spray-can (old style)

Thanks, hope so too - looking forward to seeing your build soon

The mask is not "skull like" enough - and no it is not a kotor style, it´s a 3d print of the COFT. I´m now trying to reshape it to give it more edge at the black marked circles + I´ve sanded the sides more and removed the red stripes, since those may not be raised. I´ve send my GML pics of my two tunics, so hopefully when the mask has set, got it painted and taken new pics, all should be good. There was no issue regarding my costume other than the mask, so that is good news. Going to look positive on this...

Well, not approved... my mask is wrong and gml can´t see the two tunics.... so now, this is put on standby until the mask problem has been sorted out.

Got my approval pictures taken today and send in to my GML, now to wait...

Beautiful work - love it .

I would like to re-open this one and support Blanes proposal to change the text back, found here : https://www.theflagshipeclipse.com/forums/index.php?/topic/3019-darth-nihilus-cotf-update/ We don´t have levels in TFE like for exampel the IOC/FISD, so I think it should be optional for the wearer, otherwise I would have suggested the blackout mask to be a higher level then basic approval. From Blackout Mask The face is blacked out by a sculpted black mask with visible mouth details. Balaclava A form-fitting black balaclava is worn to hide the costumer's face and neck. To Face Covering The costumer's face is blacked out behind the white mask. This may be accomplished with a sculpted black mask, or a tight-fitting fabric blackout mask that shows facial features. The eyes are hidden with black fabric behind the eyes of the mask or by the fabric of a blackout hood. If a sculpted mask is used, wearer must also use a black balaclava underneath to cover the neck. Thank you for your time

Well, got my mask finished and now trying to figure out a good way to mount the cape on the formed hood... going for velcro, think it will get it to fit best. Things here in Denmark are more or less being shut down due to the Covid19, our borders are now also closed and the mail is delayed... Be safe everyone...

God idea hope you´ll get your costume soon. Thanks, my dad is already finished with the mask, going there tomorrow to pick it up. Then I need to paint the red and grey and get the strap on

One of the good things about being in a house quarantine for the next 2 weeks (perhaps more due to Coved19 in Denmark) is, that I can get my costume done. Got my belt finished and all the soft parts done, except the cape - still thinking of a way to get it attached to the formed hood in a solid way... The mask is at my parents place for my dad to paint it - he is much better at it then me LOL

I would like to re-open this one and support Blanes proposal to change the text back. We don´t have levels in TFE like for exampel the IOC/FISD, so I think it should be optional for the wearer + as it is now, it doesn´t state, that the eyes need to been hidden. From Blackout Mask The face is blacked out by a sculpted black mask with visible mouth details. Balaclava A form-fitting black balaclava is worn to hide the costumer's face and neck. To Face Covering The costumer's face is blacked out behind the white mask. This may be accomplished with a sculpted black mask, or a tight-fitting fabric blackout mask that shows facial features. The eyes are hidden with black fabric behind the eyes of the mask or by the fabric of a blackout hood. If a sculpted mask is used, wearer must also use a black balaclava underneath to cover the neck. Thank you for your time

Thanks, indeed it is - got both my sons with me on troops, and my oldest turns 18 in August, so I´m in the making of his 501st. costume also. No rest for the wicked LOL

Well, it has been some time, since I have made a new costume, but now I am finally at it again, and after having made 3 Nihilus costumes for others, 2 COFT and 1 KOTOR, I decided to go with the COFT version. This will be my 3rd TFE and my 9th 501st. costume . What can I say other than I love to make costumes, to find all the right parts and getting it all together. I´ve already done : inner and outer tunika quilted and ribbed sleeves innerskirt obi got the boots and gloves sorted out primed the two masks primed the formed hood from Twilék Pam Now I need to put the belt together, got all the parts - just need a leather hole tool, think my dad may have one otherwise I´ll have to use a nail and hammer I need to give the masks and the formed hood the final coats. I also need to make the outer skirt and get the right length on the cape + find a way to attach it to the formed hood (thinking snaps or magnets) + shorten the sleeves + get the parts tattered. Guess a 2-3 weeks, then I should be ready to send in the pics for the GML team...

Much better, but you still need it to lay flat down on your head/hair - there shall not be any room between, otherwise nice work

The seams are visible on the sleeves for your hidden pockets - which is not approvable. I would put the pockets on the inside of the skirt instead. The seam down in the front of the skirt should not be there. There need to be more gathering of the fabric on the back of the skirt. The pleats looks fine on the front, but should not go over the shoulders and down the back. To go about some of the above issues - you could ask the seamstress to cut the dress in two (upper and lower part), gather some more fabric on the back of the skirt, get rid of the seam in the front of it but keep the pleats from the shoulder down to the floor in the front of the skirt, and then sew it back together for 1 piece. That is how I did mine to get the right look. This is a tricky costume to make, but you´re on the right track

Congratulations

Hi The fabric is to textured, it should be a plain black fabric with some weight to get it drapping right. This is what I used for mine so you can get an idea

If I were you, I would still get her to redo the outerdress - keep the one you have, and let her do a new one.

Again, I am not happy about this decision from your GML.

No I used a soft non weave jersey with some weight in it to get it to drape and hang proper as to the picture in the CRL