TeaJay

Mask looks great to the box art source; here's a cleaned up version of the box art: Rob has done an excellent job with his latest version of this mask. Great work @WickedArmor!!! I do think that mask should be used in the CRL denoted as the box art version; giving the CRL both options. @Negotiatormustard, I saw your build thread post, looks like things are coming together!

Good stuff! Things will come together quickly and before you know it you'll be submitting for approval!

Looking good. Outside of getting the skirt and cape hemmed up, if you can bring the outer tunic up a little closer towards your collar bone/neck, the cape may sit higher on your shoulders reducing some of the droop... but it may slip down depending on chest padding, general fit, etc. as you move... not a game breaker but may augment the look of the shoulders of the cape. Looking forward to the progress photos!

The goal is to not have it overly loose and baggy. It doesnt have to be skin tight like a lycra bodysuit.

Looking forward to the initial fitting photos.

Sound good. Yea, I made sure to thoroughly pack the mask in bubble wrap and the cover the fabric in plastic just in case USPS decided to drop the box into a puddle. All should be good. I threw in a garrison sticker and a couple cards as well. Enjoy!

@TanRuthe package is out for delivery!

Excellent question about the zippers! That is where I think the text description of the KOTOR II Nihilus could be augmented. There are plenty of other costume CRLs that allow for zippers on boots as long as they are inconspicuous (at a level 1 tier approval). Inconspicuous usually meaning zippers match the color of boot and they are on the inner portion of the leg. Which these funtasma boots meet... but final say would be with Nina and LMOs. Since there are not multiple approval levels to Nihilus, Nina may have a strong opinion on boots. Depending on how smooth your TIE boots look texture wise, I could see her also being ok with those... but these funtasma boots should probably get her thumbs up. Thoughts @DarthValkyria?

Honestly the TIE boots would be enough to cover the long stride situation I mentioned. Nina's call though. You could also look into getting a cheap pair of black Funtasma boots after Halloween, lots of those brick and mortar Halloween shops will liquidate a lot of their shoe inventory after Oct 31st. Or maybe an online sale somewhere, here are the boots I'm referring to: https://www.amazon.com/Funtasma-Pleaser-Mens-Halloween-Captain/dp/B001AH60TC

Nina will definitely be the one to make the call on many of your questions. In my personal opinion, I'd recommend something without the elastic stretch side panels commonly found on chelsea boots. When you take a longer stride walking, people will likely see more than just the toe of your boot. It is Nina and the LMO crew's final say, but I'd recommend a boot that has a smooth solid black appearance at least up to your ankle. The recent saber photo that you posted looks even better than sources I've found in the past, bummer that they are on an unknown hiatus. When we originally submitted photos, I made sure Nina had access to photos, but I originally went through my GML who worked with NIna and the LMO staff for approvals.

This is a very different style from the in-game KOTOR II model of Nihilus. You have multiple elements from the COTF version. Many significant changes are needed for this to be approvable as KOTOR II version. I'm guessing this is more for cosplay and not your planned KOTOR II version you're working on.

Looking forward to the questions, I'll try to keep an eye out! Once it arrives, give it a try on with the boots you plan to wear. My recommendations for hemming the skirt and cape up would be to wear your boots with the costume and mark the fabric just so the cape hovers right at floor level and the skirt just rests on the tops of your boots. There will be wiggle room for each starting with getting a good hem location that will adjust for your height within about 1 or 2 inches; my point is to leave a little excess and you can always pull the skirt up closer to your belly button or the cape deeper (farther forward into your outer tunic)... just in case you gain a bit of weight or decide to wear layers of clothing underneath for those colder troops. You'll see that the cape is attached to the outer tunic via keeper style lapel pins that use a small hex wrench to unlock. They look similar to this: https://www.amazon.com/Lapel-Pin-Locking-Backs-Keepers/dp/B007IU94Z2 -- I was trying to hunt down the hex wrench to toss into the box for you but I have not been able to find it, but its a standard size tiny wrench. These locks can been opened so that you can remove and adjust the position of the cape relative to your needs for the outer tunic and then re-fasten them where you need it allowing the costume sizing to be pretty versatile.

That's not a bad idea, I do appreciate the suggestion, Nina, but for now I will still offer this up for sale. I may be selling other helmeted costumes that are too tight fitting for glasses and focus on costumes with less face coverings.

Hi all that have been following this thread over the years. I've decided to sell this costume due to having to wear glasses nowadays and I do not have any interest in wearing contacts, so wearing such a snug fit mask is a challenge. Here's a link to the sale thread:

To be honest, I haven't been to a fabric store in about 2 years. So I would have to dig around at some point. I would imagine possibly a non textured, flat black quilting cotton may work... but I would really have to see and touch options in person.