I figured I'd probably have to saw off the extra two hoses, but wanted to submit before taking a saw to my gauntlet. Some of the old SE builds I could find also had 3 hoses or ROTJ gauntlets so I guess we'll see. I assume the CRL has changed over time.-ROTJ SE shouldn't have all three hoses on the right gauntlet, only one coming out of the plug block. To be honest, the damage on the right gauntlet doesn't match any of the right gauntlets used for ROTJ SE on screen or in the promo pics, it is ROTJ Hero.
I'm going for the filming version, not the promo shot version, but I know what you're talking about.-You are missing the hose that should be taped to the tail of the left gauntlet rocket.
Correct. I'm waiting on Woodman to send me the SE braids, but he is behind on orders.-Also seeing ROTJ horsehair braids, not the mangled synthetic ESB braids that were used for SE.
Really? I probably need to get a new neck seal then. The one I got was sewn to the vest so I had to cut it off since it closes in the front. Good to know! Thanks for pointing that out.-Your neck seal should close left over right, not a requirement yet but accurate.
Is it cause it's so white? I basically need to dirty it so it's less white looking and more grey?-Flak vest definitely needs some weathering.
Do you know when this will change in the CRL?-Your right hip pouch should be more beige, not the same off white color as the left hip pouch, not a requirement yet but will be soon.
Are you talking about the symbols on the top left and top right? I'm not confident in painting, but that seems relatively easy to paint over with some black mixed with a tiny bit of red.-Upper JP tank lettering should be a dark, almost black looking red.
The girth is definitely a weird one. The gap is supposed to be 6-8 inches, which my top is 6 and my bottom is 8. The bottom part of my girth barely fits over the cod piece, but the top one is pretty loose. I could probably sauder some more holes in the black straps to tighten it up. So easy fix I think? It just may be 4 inches on the top and like 7 inches on the bottom.-Your girth is pretty loose, needs to be tightened up a bit.
I don't believe there is a differentiation in the CRL for this between ROTJ SE or ANH SE, however, if I have to change it I honestly have no idea how since I suck at painting.-The black scrape/smudge across your left shoulder bell should be removed. It was seen in ANH SE, not ROTJ or ROTJ SE.
Could be it looks the same to me comparing it to visual references, but maybe I just don't have an eye for it. If I have to paint over it then I don't think I'll be able to join the 501st since I'm absolutely terrible at painting.-The right ear of the helmet should be a sand/tan color, could be the lighting but yours looks more gold/metallic.
-SE has always only had 1 hose. Utilizing other peoples costumes is never a best practice as they could be severely outdated, always use the film era references.I figured I'd probably have to saw off the extra two hoses, but wanted to submit before taking a saw to my gauntlet. Some of the old SE builds I could find also had 3 hoses or ROTJ gauntlets so I guess we'll see. I assume the CRL has changed over time.
-Ok, so you should not have any hip pouches, no boot spikes and no shin tools as they were not worn on-screen and also sport that huge gouge in the jet pack from the skiff scene, right? I hope notI'm going for the filming version, not the promo shot version, but I know what you're talking about.
-Awesome, Woody's the man.Correct. I'm waiting on Woodman to send me the SE braids, but he is behind on orders.
-Shouldn't be too difficult just making the left close over the right, no need to cut it off, just make the left close over the right in the front and swap the velcro or hooks. Easy peasy and if you can't do it, a seamstress should be able to or even whoever you got the kit from should offer to fix it and make it accurate.Really? I probably need to get a new neck seal then. The one I got was sewn to the vest so I had to cut it off since it closes in the front. Good to know! Thanks for pointing that out.
-Exactly, not necessarily more grey, just not so white. Light misting, not too much, less is more.Is it cause it's so white? I basically need to dirty it so it's less white looking and more grey?
-The ROTJ Hero CRL has been updated, SE will be alligning very soon.Do you know when this will change in the CRL?
-Yep top left and right, just need to darken the lettering a bit, you got this.Are you talking about the symbols on the top left and top right? I'm not confident in painting, but that seems relatively easy to paint over with some black mixed with a tiny bit of red.
-This is another detail that will be updated, in the references, the girth buckles are completely hidden by the ammo belt and reside fully above the kidney armor. Both your girth and ammo belt should be positioned a little higher and your kidney armor is riding a little low too. Though it is unseen, the gap looks to be 4-5" for both the top and bottom but again, it is unseen so as long as your ammo belt covers it, who can judge?The girth is definitely a weird one. The gap is supposed to be 6-8 inches, which my top is 6 and my bottom is 8. The bottom part of my girth barely fits over the cod piece, but the top one is pretty loose. I could probably sauder some more holes in the black straps to tighten it up. So easy fix I think? It just may be 4 inches on the top and like 7 inches on the bottom.
-The only version the SE CRL refers to is ROTJ SE, the text and the pictures coincide with ROTJ SE. The ANH version is literally the ROTJ costume with the shoulder bells on the wrong shoulders and non-hero jet pack.I don't believe there is a differentiation in the CRL for this between ROTJ SE or ANH SE, however, if I have to change it I honestly have no idea how since I suck at painting.
-Unfortunately if the color is a metallic gold at all, it is 100% incorrect.Could be it looks the same to me comparing it to visual references, but maybe I just don't have an eye for it. If I have to paint over it then I don't think I'll be able to join the 501st since I'm absolutely terrible at painting.
Regardless, I appreciate the feedback! Hopefully I can just get basic approval with some minor tweaks and no painting. Otherwise, this is just a Halloween costume and sweet display piece. It is what it is I suppose.
-SE has always only had 1 hose. Utilizing other peoples costumes is never a best practice as they could be severely outdated, always use the film era references.
-Ok, so you should not have any hip pouches, no boot spikes and no shin tools as they were not worn on-screen and also sport that huge gouge in the jet pack from the skiff scene, right? I hope not
--The SE CRL is in need of an update, mostly to Infamous but some to Basic, and we are actively working towards that. The mention of the on-screen version will be removed soon, as it is a variant that is missing consistent elements of the costume and the character in general, like the ones I mentioned above. The promo shots are the only versions of a complete ROTJ SE set up, so to alleviate the confusion at multiple levels, we will be going with the set up that is consistently the most complete representation of the character.
-Awesome, Woody's the man.
-Shouldn't be too difficult just making the left close over the right, no need to cut it off, just make the left close over the right in the front and swap the velcro or hooks. Easy peasy and if you can't do it, a seamstress should be able to or even whoever you got the kit from should offer to fix it and make it accurate.
-Exactly, not necessarily more grey, just not so white. Light misting, not too much, less is more.
-The ROTJ Hero CRL has been updated, SE will be alligning very soon.
-Yep top left and right, just need to darken the lettering a bit, you got this.
-This is another detail that will be updated, in the references, the girth buckles are completely hidden by the ammo belt and reside fully above the kidney armor. Both your girth and ammo belt should be positioned a little higher and your kidney armor is riding a little low too. Though it is unseen, the gap looks to be 4-5" for both the top and bottom but again, it is unseen so as long as your ammo belt covers it, who can judge?
-The only version the SE CRL refers to is ROTJ SE, the text and the pictures coincide with ROTJ SE. The ANH version is literally the ROTJ costume with the shoulder bells on the wrong shoulders and non-hero jet pack.
-Unfortunately if the color is a metallic gold at all, it is 100% incorrect.
Who painted this kit for you? I dont really know anyone around here that wouldn't fix mistakes, it's pretty much just an unwritten rule that we painters assume when doing commissions. If they refuse to update the pieces, for whatever reason, there are plenty of great artists that would be willing to update your pieces and get them up to the level of approval you are looking for.
Who knows though, you could have a GML that really doesn't understand the costume nor care about the requirements. It's a shame and happens far too often. It's awesome that you posted up here so that a more educated look can be given to your kit and hopefully help steer you in the right direction.
Again, good luck bud
jw
Makes sense, I feel good about sawing it off since I just need a metal handsaw. Shouldn't be too difficult to fix just potentially time consuming.-SE has always only had 1 hose. Utilizing other peoples costumes is never a best practice as they could be severely outdated, always use the film era references.
Yeah it basically comes down to a lot of confusion since even the current CRL visual reference doesn't have the extra duct taped hose. Regardless, even that doesn't seem too difficult to fix. Some adhesive, a hose, some sort of connector buckle and some tape basically.-Ok, so you should not have any hip pouches, no boot spikes and no shin tools as they were not worn on-screen and also sport that huge gouge in the jet pack from the skiff scene, right? I hope not
--The SE CRL is in need of an update, mostly to Infamous but some to Basic, and we are actively working towards that. The mention of the on-screen version will be removed soon, as it is a variant that is missing consistent elements of the costume and the character in general, like the ones I mentioned above. The promo shots are the only versions of a complete ROTJ SE set up, so to alleviate the confusion at multiple levels, we will be going with the set up that is consistently the most complete representation of the character.
This is definitely on the backburner for my changes, but I was thinking of getting a new neck seal anyways so I agree it should be easy to fix.-Shouldn't be too difficult just making the left close over the right, no need to cut it off, just make the left close over the right in the front and swap the velcro or hooks. Easy peasy and if you can't do it, a seamstress should be able to or even whoever you got the kit from should offer to fix it and make it accurate.
Gotcha, I'm good with this too. Weathering it with some black paint water and a spray bottle sounds easy to me.-Exactly, not necessarily more grey, just not so white. Light misting, not too much, less is more.
Sounds good. I think I'll have to be extra careful, but since the symbol is already painted it is basically tracing work.-Yep top left and right, just need to darken the lettering a bit, you got this.
Interesting... Good information. Most of the visual references show it resting in a similar position as mine, but a little tighter. I'll need to experiment with it. I'll have to see what to do about the cod riding low. I have a relatively long torso and short legs so it may just be my body type. The cod should be resting on my hips correct? Since that is where it is riding in the photos. The cod piece isn't quite long enough into the crotch since if I bring it any higher you'll see the crotch inseam of my jumpsuit, but if the crotch inseam was taken in any tighter it would make the jumpsuit unwearable for me since it'd be physically painful to my crotch.-This is another detail that will be updated, in the references, the girth buckles are completely hidden by the ammo belt and reside fully above the kidney armor. Both your girth and ammo belt should be positioned a little higher and your kidney armor is riding a little low too. Though it is unseen, the gap looks to be 4-5" for both the top and bottom but again, it is unseen so as long as your ammo belt covers it, who can judge?
Yeah that's where a lot of the confusion still comes into it for me. I'm not sure what to do about this one other than having to commission a new shoulder piece.-The only version the SE CRL refers to is ROTJ SE, the text and the pictures coincide with ROTJ SE. The ANH version is literally the ROTJ costume with the shoulder bells on the wrong shoulders and non-hero jet pack.
It's all painted by Bobamaker circa 2016. I bought it from someone on the TDH unfitted basically just a raw kit. I'll have to see what I can do... but if I can't get basic approval without painting over the helmet/shoulder armor then it may be awhile until I can get newly commissioned pieces and get basic approval. Thanks for the feedback. I was already planning on tweaking my jumpsuit to an Arkady one since I like the more light grey and less blue look. If I get approved all of the feedback you've given are things I'll try to figure out how to work on since there is always room for improvement.Who painted this kit for you?
Looks like Daz himself painted everything. I know lots of fetts that have been approved without having to adjust anything to the paint on BobaMakers work. Daz does paint the ears a gold metallic but shouldn't be a problem.
I believe Tennantlim has a full SE suit by BobaMaker and is 501st approved. So I have no doubt in my mind this will be approved as long as some of the slight issues addressed by jbdubz are fixed.
If anything, I'd also message tennatlim(I forget his name on here) for advice as well!
Looks like Daz himself painted everything. I know lots of fetts that have been approved without having to adjust anything to the paint on BobaMakers work. Daz does paint the ears a gold metallic but shouldn't be a problem.
I believe Tennantlim has a full SE suit by BobaMaker and is 501st approved. So I have no doubt in my mind this will be approved as long as some of the slight issues addressed by jbdubz are fixed.
If anything, I'd also message tennatlim(I forget his name on here) for advice as well!