Description: Clone Commander Fil
Prefix: CC
Detachment: Clone Trooper Detachment
Context: The Clone Wars, season 1
Commander Fil appears in Season 1, Episode 10 "Lair of Grievous".

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.

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

• Clone Wars style helmet required. Movie style helmets cannot be combined with animated armor.
• Base helmet must be painted matte or satin white. If weathered, the weathering should be shades of grey.
• Rust colored details must be painted as shown: Visor trim painted. Two stripes on the helmet run from the bottom of the front, over the top and meet in a “U” in the back.
• Four yellow kill stripes above the brow, both on left and right side.
• Black visor extends down through the entire frown area.
• Narrow fin on dome.
• Raised bump at each ear, 1" - 1.25" in diameter.
• 4 Vents on each side of helmet. May be painted black or grey, or cut out and filled with black mesh.
• Primer grey stripe around back of dome.
• Raised white circle and rectangular white indent at the back of the helmet.
  

• Helmet must be weathered.

• Neck seal to be black in color with no ribbing. 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.
  

• Neck seal should close via 2 small black snaps in the front.

• Black non-textured material, either one-piece or two-piece construction with no visible zippers or logos.
  

• Pauldron should be animated style.
• The mantle should be black with grey plates.
• The paneling on the pauldron should be black with grey accents
  

Armor must be weathered.

• Armor must be painted rust colored. If weathered, the weathering should be shades of grey.
• Shoulders should be padded so as not to sit flat against the arms. The top of the bell should sit 3/4" - 1" above the natural shoulder.
  

• Armor must be weathered.

• Armor must be painted matte or satin white. If weathered, the weathering should be shades of grey.
• Rust colored details must be painted as shown. Top of the biceps painted along with a horizontal above the cutout in the bicep. There should be white showing between the horizontal stripe and the red section on the top of the armor. Note: the width of the painting will depend on the size of the armor. The painting should be visually proportionate.
• Armor has a notch on the lower area of the back of the arm that matches up with the elbow armor.
• Armor must be seamless. No visible traces of how the armor was assembled should be shown.
  

• Armor must be weathered.

• Armor must be painted matte or satin white. If weathered, the weathering should be shades of grey.
• Rust colored details must be painted as shown: A horizontal stripe should be painted across the forearm by the wrist.
• Left forearm must have a compad that has 4 main square recessed areas and 1 slightly smaller square recessed area.
• The smaller recess is closest to the elbow.
• Armor must be seamless on the outside edge. Due to the shape of the armor, a butted seam is acceptable on the inside if required.
• Elbow plate is integrated into the forearm, extending up to fit into the notch on the bicep.
  

• Armor must be seamless. No visible traces of how the armor was assembled should be shown.
• Armor must be weathered.

• Armor must be painted matte or satin white. If weathered, the weathering should be shades of grey.
• Hand plates are mirror images of each other.
  

• Armor must be weathered.

• Armor must be painted matte or satin white. If weathered, the weathering should be shades of grey.
• Rust colored details must be painted as shown: The cog, inner circle, and wings must be painted on the front. The size of the cog, inner circle, and wings should be proportionate to the size of the chest armor. General consensus is there are three teeth on the cog, although the pauldron covers most of the cog.
• Lower portion of the chest has a curved notch for the abdomen armor to fit into.
• Chest and back plate must match together at the sides and shoulders with no gap. Butted seam lines are permitted if

required.

• Armor must be weathered.

• Armor must be painted matte or satin white. If weathered, the weathering should be shades of grey.
• Rear tank has detailed area that contains a O11 pattern similar to a stormtrooper.
• Shoulder straps should be placed over the chest and back armor at the seams.
  

• Armor must be weathered.

• Armor must be painted matte or satin white. If weathered, the weathering should be shades of grey.
• Top edge of the armor is curved to match the chest.
• The ab armor protrudes out in the middle to better up with the chest.
• 4 inset lines divide the ab plate into segments.
• A butted seam between ab plate and kidney is acceptable.
  

• Armor must be weathered.

• Armor must be painted matte or satin white. If weathered, the weathering should be shades of grey.
• A butted seam between ab plate and kidney is acceptable.
  

• Armor must be weathered.

• Armor must be painted matte or satin white. If weathered, the weathering should be shades of grey.
• Rust colored details must be painted as shown: The belt is painted.
• Belt is approx 3" tall and divided into 1.75" wide segments. The front segments have a key/slot detail.
• Belt boxes are mounted at the hips. Butted seams are permitted at this connection if required.
• Cod and Posterior armor should connect at the hips.
• The kama should be grey leather, vinyl or heavy weight canvas/cotton and must have black edging.
  

• Armor must be weathered.

• Armor must be painted matte or satin white. If weathered, the weathering should be shades of grey.
• Rust colored details must be painted as shown: The belt is painted.
• Belt is approx 3" tall and divided into 1.75" wide segments.
• Cod and Posterior armor should connect at the hips. Butted seams are permitted at this connection if required.
• Detonator is centered on the back of belt with no control buttons. The detonator has 2 lines set in approx 1/2" - 5/8" from the edges. Lines may be recessed or painted on
• The kama should be grey leather, vinyl or heavy weight canvas/cotton and must have black edging.
  

• Armor must be weathered.
• Detonator lines must be recessed.

• Armor must be painted rust colored as shown. If weathered, the weathering should be shades of grey.
• 2 rectangular boxes are mounted at the hips. The top edge of the box is tapered town toward the outside. There is an inset detail near the top of each box.
  

• Armor must be weathered.

• Armor must be painted rust colored as shown. If weathered, the weathering should be shades of grey.
• Holsters may connect to the belt via straps or directly to the kama with no visible attachment.
  

• Holsters must be weathered

• Armor must be painted matte or satin white. If weathered, the weathering should be shades of grey.
• Front of thigh armor should have a flat triangular area near the knee with a notch cut out for the knee armor. From the top of the triangle a ridge line should go up the front of the thigh to the top.
• Armor must be seamless. No visible traces of how the armor was assembled should be shown.
  

• Armor must be weathered.

• Armor must be painted matte or satin white. If weathered, the weathering should be shades of grey.
• Rust colored details must be painted as shown:
  • The knees are painted.
  • A horizontal stripe runs above the ankle.
  • A “Y” shaped design is painted on the front of the shin with stripes running horizontally across the top and bottom

(see image).

• The armor should have a flat center triangle below the knee plate, with the single point facing downward.
• The calf detail of the armor has a ridge wrapping around the back of the leg.
• Due to the shape of the armor, a butted seam is permitted on the inside or back of the shin.
  

• Armor must be weathered.

• 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.
• Boots have a center strip running from the toe to the ankle, a strap across the top of the foot, and 2 flat white discs on either side of the foot, terminating the strap.
  

• Boots must have accurate notched sole.

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