DarthCephalus

Generally a pretty good order is, 1. skirt and shirt 2. head covering you wear under the mask (tuck into collar) 3. Armor plates 4. Sashes 5. cape 6. Cowl 7. Gauntlets (vanbraces and hand armor) and gloves (tuck gloves into vanbraces) 8. mask As you get into it a few times though, you'll figure out what works best for you.

As long as you get the front and back plates lined up right, you can adjust the height after by adjusting the shoulder straps. Worst case scenario, you can redo where you have the velcro with a bit of cleanup. It is a bit of trial and error, but you are going to have to try to put it on and then adjust as needed.

So if you look at the second to last picture, that diagonal stripe of velcro on the back plate matches a piece on the reverse of that strap. In the shot where it is all attached, you can see how that strap comes up diagonally. As to the parts I leave attached. I leave the cowl and cape attached to the breastplate and the sashes attached to the ring.

Alright, so here is my setup from the video. My pieces are very similar to yours. I have my cowl and cape attached to the inside of my breastplate. Again, this is just so I can get into it quicker without having to style soft parts as much. The plates should line up like this more or less and the strap from the ring comes up onto the top back plate. The last image shows more or less where I have my Velcro. To store it, I just flip the back plate 180 degrees so it sits inside the breastplate and wrap the soft parts around it. Hope that helps.

Hey there. That was my video in the OP. What the others have said is correct; the front and back plate have shoulder straps that connect them. If yours does not have these yet, glue a black strap to each side of the chest and back so that you can tie these together at your shoulders to adjust how low the armor hangs. If you have a Wicked Armor setup, these straps are already there. Once you have someone help you tie those to the right level, then pop your head between the straps (kind of like putting on an apron) so that it drapes in front and behind. You then velcro the pieces together at the sides. I use a big pad of velcro where the plates overlap and a thin strip on the black leather straps that come off the ring and go up and towards the back. My setup is a bit more complex than it needs to be since my cowl and cape are affixed to my chest plate so it all goes on together. That is not the standard setup, it was just something I did to get into it more quickly. For most setups, once you get the armor on, you can then worry about arranging the soft goods. I'll try to get some pics in a day or two when I have a chance to help.

I am approved with both versions of the wicked armor Nihilus. You have to add to both a bit to do it. The KOTOR2 mask they make would probably be approvable, but I changed the center detail to match the CRL better. You will also need to add the chest padding. I used a sheet of open cell foam, cut to fit. I recommend a different obi, but the one they sew into the skirt is approvable. In all cases, the wicked armor will give you the materials to do it, but go through the CRL and make it match up once you have it in hand.

Thanks. I just got word that I got approved. 4th costume in the legion, 3rd in TFE. The gloves came from Wicked Armor. They have them on their site. They have a nice profile, but that is probably the first part of this I will upgrade, followed by the Obi.

Hey all. I have been rocking an approved COTF Nihilus for at least a couple years. I love it, but I wanted to try out the old school version. Went with the Wicked Armor version with a modded mask (the one they offer has too big of circles on the details compared to the cover art from KOTO II. I used foam cut to shape for the breast plate. As much as it pains me not to use my fancy Nihilus saber, went with a plain KOTOR hilt. Not wild about the breast plate-looks kind of like a pot belly- but it is a lot cooler than COTF so should work fir warmer weather, which was kind of the idea. Also got a bit cheeky with the first mask off image. Thoughts?

The boots are hard to nab a closeup of, but flat sole, maybe slight heel (image2) with definite top strap (image 1) as far as I can see. In some ways it kind of looks like all black crocs and socks, the idea of which is totally hilarious to me.

Agreed. Attached at shoulders to cape and hanging down the front.

That just looks like lighting to me. If you catch the highlights on the wrinkles farther back, it looks like the same color. Especially if you look at the third image where you can see the bottom of the front.

Close ups of some of the differences. Forgot to mention sleeve fabric is bunched at the top of the vanbraces (see first image). Third image is for the boots. For the record, The model is 360 and is featured in at least 2 cinematic, the gallery, and as a playable character.

Necropsting for a good reason. I have been looking at this costume for a bit. I have the COTF approved, am submitting KOTOR II for approval soon, and would like to do this as a trifecta. So far as I can see, it is similar to the KOTOR version with difference as mentioned above (gold detail on mask, padded gauntlets, back sash around the butt). I would also add the following: cowl comes to a point in the front, chest padding/armor is not present, glove is form fitting (more like elastic fabric than leather, also the padding looks more like a vanbrace to me than part of the glove) boots may or may not have a top strap, obi is wider, and saber is very definitely not the same. I would argue new CRL though one should be able to modify a KOTOR without too much trouble. I’m going to build it just so I can ditch the chest armor.

Good to know. In the meantime, boot weathering.

Thanks. So once I get this all sorted, how does one apply for level two certification?