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Standard Advanced Recon Commando: ARC Clone Trooper

Model MODEL NAME, Photo by PHOTOGRAPHER NAME

Description: Standard Class Advanced Recon Commando: ARC Clone Trooper
Prefix: AR
Detachment: Clone Trooper Detachment
Context: Republic Commando Novels, Star Wars Insider, and Various other Appearances
Advanced Recon Clone troopers or simply ARC troopers—were an elite variant of clone troopers in the Grand Army of the Republic during the Clone Wars. Although less numerous than the other clones, they were among the most skilled soldiers in the galaxy.

Please note that this costume is also eligible for membership in The Rebel Legion.

The 501st approval requirements are listed in black.

In the page below, items listed in blue are recommended features that will improve the quality of the costume. Items listed in red are intended to further enhance the finished costume.

For 501st membership only the requirements in black need to be met.

IMPORTANT: Effective June 1 2012, the 501st will no longer be approving realistic interpretations of Clone Wars CG characters. The armor sculpt must match the character being recreated. See this thread at clonetroopers.net for the differences between the sculpts.

This CRL is a work in progress.
While this costume must be approved by the Legion Membership Officer, submissions should still go to the local GML, who will post the application in the appropriate section of the Legion forum.
If you have this costume and would like to assist with this CRL, please contact your detachment leader!
Please note that the use of the word "should" below does not indicate that a requirement is optional. All instances of should will be replaced with must as this guide is completed.

Required Costume Components
The following costume components must be present and appear as described below for approval .

	Helmet For 501st approval: Episode 2 style Clone Helmet - Fanmade bucket. Some "name brand" helmets may be unacceptable. Visor - Mirrored Chrome or Black Visor. Helmet Fin on dome. Rear fin needs a brake light cover installed. 6 Primer Grey Vents on each side of helmet cheeks. Helmet frown is charcoal grey in color. Wire or plastic mesh is utilized inside the helmet to cover the open pieces of the frown. Command marking symbolizing rank: 1. The Tail fin should be painted to the dome of the helmet and continued down to the brow line 2. The indented wrap around the dome above the brow should be painted in command coloring 3. The visor area is outlined with command coloring 4. A vertical stripe down the nose squaring off at the vocoder and wrapping around to the neck ring should be painted in command coloring. Ear holes may be painted light grey or remain white. Fett-style Range Finder on right side of helmet. Mounted to the outside. Stalk should be black colored Range finder should be white.
	For level two certification (if applicable): Helmet has the appearance of a neck ring.
	For level three certification (if applicable): Helmet has an enclosed complete neck ring that seals the helmet to the neck. Fett-style Range Finder on right side of helmet. Mounted in the ear, not to the outside. Stalk should be Black colored Range finder should be white. Rear fin light to be lit. Light is steady, does not blink, and is composed of 3 LEDs.

	Neck Seal For 501st approval: Neck seal to be black in color with vertical ribbing or being smooth in appearance. No logos or labels are to be visible. If the seal is not incorporated as part of the undersuit, a balaclava or other similar covering is acceptable.
	For level two certification (if applicable):
	For level three certification (if applicable):

	Under Suit For 501st approval: Black non-textured material, either one-piece or two-piece construction with no visible zippers or logos.
	For level two certification (if applicable):
	For level three certification (if applicable):

	Command Pauldron For 501st approval: Pauldron should be Episode II style. This pauldron is similar is appearance to TD pauldron. The mantle over the left shoulder should be colored in the command style of choice. The paneling on the remainder of the pauldron should be black too. On the right side of the Pauldron over the right breast a two or three case black leather ammo pouch should be hung.
	For level two certification (if applicable):
	For level three certification (if applicable):

	Shoulder Bells For 501st approval: Armor should be painted matte or satin white. Command paint follows the contour the the shoulder armor. Front should line should match upper arm location and rear shoulder line should match with rear upper arm line. The command stripe should be continuous from one part to the next.
	For level two certification (if applicable): Shoulders should be tear drop in shape with all rounded edges.
	For level three certification (if applicable):

	Upper Arm Armor For 501st approval: Armor should be painted matte or satin white. Command paint semi covers some tricept indentation and 1/2" around the front of the bicep Should have a dimple on the lower area of the back of the arm. The outside of the bicep should have a hard line edge at the front that turns in. The inside of the upper arm should be rounded. Armor should be seamless. No visible traces of how the armor was assembled should be shown.
	For level two certification (if applicable):
	For level three certification (if applicable):

	Elbow Armor For 501st approval: Armor should be painted matte or satin white. Command paint covers the outside of the elbow and 1/2" - 3/4" of the return. The remainder is white. There are two elbows. On each elbow on the outside of the body near the connection point of the elbow strap there should be detail slots that look like an equal symbol on both elbow pieces. Both elbows have strapping. The straps should have a raised detail line at the top and bottom of the strap.
	For level two certification (if applicable):
	For level three certification (if applicable): Elbows should be mirror images of each other with a notched area on the outside of the elbow above the detail marks.

	Forearm Armor For 501st approval: Armor should be painted matte or satin white. Command paint starts at the back of the bottom triangle of the forearm and continues in a straight line to the top of the forearm. The top line starts 1/4" from compad location on right arm and continues in a vertical line. The area between these two lines should be filled in with command coloring. Match this to the left arm. Both left and right forearms should be mirror images of each other. Right forearm should have a compad that has 8 small buttons,1 Large main button, and 1 slightly smaller rectangular button. Forearm tops should have a flattened triangular area that have a ridge that comes to a point at the top of the forearm. Armor should be seamless. No visible traces of how the armor was assembled should be shown.
	For level two certification (if applicable):
	For level three certification (if applicable): Compad has detail antenna on its left. Instead of a hard edge the top of the forearm has a bone ridge.

	Hand Plates For 501st approval: Hand plates are mirror images of each other. Handplates should be completely colored with command coloring. Hand plates have a top curving ridge that come to a point over the index or middle finger just past the main knuckle of the hand.
	For level two certification (if applicable):
	For level three certification (if applicable):

	Gloves For 501st approval: Black over the wrist gloves made of leather, nylon, or other low pile fabrics. Gloves must not show any labels or logos once the armor is on and cover any exposed skin.
	For level two certification (if applicable):
	For level three certification (if applicable):

	Chest Armor For 501st approval: Armor should be painted matte or satin white. Two detail slots on right breast. Chest and back plate should match together at the sides with no gap, just a seam line. Shoulder straps should be placed underneath the chest to connect to the back.
	For level two certification (if applicable):
	For level three certification (if applicable): Shoulder straps should be slotted into the chest into the detail ridges of the top connection points.

	Back Armor For 501st approval: Armor should be painted matte or satin white. Rear tank has detailed area that contains 4 circles. Under the circles at the left side of the back there should be two parallel lines and the the right of the back there should a be a squared detail. Chest and back plate should match together at the sides with no gap, just a seam line. Shoulder straps should be placed underneath the chest to connect to the back.
	For level two certification (if applicable):
	For level three certification (if applicable): Shoulder straps should be slotted into the Back into the detail ridges of the top connection points. Highly detailed resin insert should replace softer details.

	Ab Armor For 501st approval: Armor should be painted matte or satin white. Four 1/4" diameter holes per side on indents of ab plate, eight holes total. Ab section should wrap around the wearers body and be sealed at the sides or at the back. Ab section should be completely contained under the chest and back armor.
	For level two certification (if applicable):
	For level three certification (if applicable): Ab section should be seamless at the sides and close in the back. A detail plate should cover the seam line and hide all work.

	Cod and Posterior Armor For 501st approval: Armor should be painted matte or satin white. Cod and Posterior armor should connect at the hips.
	For level two certification (if applicable):
	For level three certification (if applicable): Hips should be connected via a snap with the correct detailed shape of the armor at the connection point.

	Belt For 501st approval: Armor should be painted matte or satin white. Ammo Belt with boxes and detonator. Detonator is centered on the back of belt. 8 boxes total, 4 on each side of abdomen and attached to the belt.
	For level two certification (if applicable):
	For level three certification (if applicable): Belt Boxes should be notched and fitted flush with the details of the belt. Left Rear belt box should have two square buttons in the top left corner and and equal symbol detail at the bottom right. Right Rear belt box should have a bar with two small cylinders centered with and equal symbol detail on the bottom left. From the rear two belt boxes the belt should have a ribbed detailed appearance.

	Kama For 501st approval: The Kama should be black or extremely dark gray. The Kama should be lined with matching color fabric to rank. The rear of the Kama has a triangle split. Kama should start at the front belt boxes. Kama should be from a heavy material like denim or duck cloth similar to that seen in the films. The Kama should flow to the bottom of your knee armor. The Kama should have ribbed panels that connect to the belt at each side of the Kama.
	For level two certification (if applicable):
	For level three certification (if applicable):

	Thigh Armor For 501st approval: Armor should be painted matte or satin white. Front of thigh armor should have a flat triangular area near the knee. From the top of the triangle a ridge line should go up the front of the thigh to the top. Rear of the thigh should have an indention. Armor should be seamless. No visible traces of how the armor was assembled should be shown.
	For level two certification (if applicable):
	For level three certification (if applicable): Outside of lower portion of the thighs should come to a point and inner lower end should be rounded.

	Knee Armor For 501st approval: Armor should be painted matte or satin white. Top center raised detail line is painted in the command color. Knees should wrap around the front of the leg. From top center a raised detail line should be present. Knees should be strapped to the leg via a white strap with a raised center area that wraps around the leg and connects on both sides of the Knee.
	For level two certification (if applicable):
	For level three certification (if applicable): Center strap should be primer gray. Connection between the knee and the strapping should have a detail clip.

	Lower Leg Armor For 501st approval: Armor should be painted matte or satin white. Lower Legs are mirror images of each other. The front of the armor should have a triangular detail at the top of the leg and a hard ridge line down the front of the shin. Back of the lower legs should have an indentation just under the calf the follow down to the ankle. Calf can have an access area on the inside of the leg. The outside of the calf should be closed.
	For level two certification (if applicable):
	For level three certification (if applicable): Calves should be seamless and have a trap door access through the indent in the rear of the lower leg. Outside of the lower leg should have a pointed tip at the top and the inside of the lower leg should be rounded off at the top.

	Boots For 501st approval: White, ankle high or tall enough to cover the ankle and eliminate any black undersuit visible at the ankle area in armor. Boots must be lace-less and have flat soles. The boots have armor detail to include a natural seam at the toe and a strap that goes over the top of the foot with two protruding disks at each side of the strap. There should be no markings or labels from the shoe makers.
	For level two certification (if applicable):
	For level three certification (if applicable):

Hip Mounted Accessories by Character:

	Captain Pistols For 501st approval: Captain - Holster and pistol set.
	For level two certification (if applicable):
	For level three certification (if applicable):

	Field Pouches For 501st approval: Lieutenant - Cloth field pouches. Pouches should be canvas and tanish or gray in color. Fett style and they attach at the hip under the belt.
	For level two certification (if applicable):
	For level three certification (if applicable):

Optional Accessories
Items below are optional costume accessories. These items are not required for approval, but if present must meet the guidelines below.

	DC-15S Blaster Carbine For 501st approval:
	For level two certification (if applicable):
	For level three certification (if applicable):

	DC-15A Blaster Rifle For 501st approval:
	For level two certification (if applicable):
	For level three certification (if applicable):

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This CRL is available as a PDF at www.501st.com/databank/Costuming:AR_-_Basic_ARC

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