501st Legion: Vader's Fist

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Stormtrooper, Return of the Jedi

Model TK-4625, Photo by Jason Kreis

	Description: Stormtrooper, Return of the Jedi Prefix: TK Detachment: First Imperial Stormtrooper Detachment Context: First Imperial Stormtrooper Detachment Episode VI: Return of the Jedi

The 501st approval requirements are listed in black.

FISD Defines two additional, optional levels of costuming excellence: Expert Infantryman and Centurion. In the page below, requirements for Expert Infantryman are listed in blue. Centurion requirements are in red. Please visit the FISD web site for a full description of these standards.

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

Special Notes:

Visit the Frequently asked questions page for information on the Rubies Supreme Stormtrooper costume.
Blasters are not required for legion membership per our weapons policy.
The armor parts shall be made from one of these types of materials or like materials: White fiberglass, ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene), or HIPS (High Impact Polystyrene).

This Visual Guide has been reviewed by the detachment staff and the LMO team and is certified for use as a minimum approval guideline for GMLs. GMLs are free to approve this costume type.

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

	Helmet For 501st approval: Traps (trapezoids on dome of helmet) and tears (area beneath the corners of eye lenses) are gray. Rear traps and tears have vertical black lines. Lenses may be flat or bubble, smoke or green in color, sufficiently dark enough to obscure the costumer's eyes. The "ear" bars have three or four bumps, and shall be gray or painted gray, with a black outline. Painting the bumps with rank stripes (Highlighted) in black is optional. Frown is painted black and overlaps the teeth area. Eight total teeth on the frown are cut out. Tube stripes are medium blue, should be 13 per side, but can be between 9 and 16 per side with the curve bends extending backwards. Vocoder (vertically ribbed chin detail) is painted black. Aerators/Hovi mix tips (cylinders on either side of the vocoder) are black or painted black. Tears, traps, and tube stripes should be decals, but can be hand painted, or decals that replicate hand painted. Mesh may be used behind the frown to obscure the face of the wearer. Note: The FX helmet is considered deprecated (to be avoided), though is acceptable for Legion requirements.
	For level two certification (if applicable): Ears shall have no visible screws per side. Traps/tears and tube stripes shall be decals (with the correct ROTJ details), not hand-painted or decals that replicate hand painted. Traps/tears may be either ANH gray or a slightly bluer shade of ANH gray. The ends of the frown shall be rounded or squared off, not tapered to points (not like ANH). Ear bars shall have four bumps only, not three. Correct 'Hovi mic' aerator tips. FX helmets are not allowed.
	For level three certification (if applicable): MRCE and/or EFX PCR helmets are not allowed. ANHv2 helmets are not allowed. Lenses shall be bubble green only. Ear bars shall have only one or two bumps painted in black (rank stripes). Neck trim shall be of an s-type profile rather than a u-type profile.

	Neck Seal For 501st approval: Black with horizontal ribs, fitted to the wearer, and extending from the base of the neck to the top of the Adam's apple.
	For level two certification (if applicable):
	For level three certification (if applicable):

	Shoulder Straps For 501st approval: These shall be securely mounted in front and may free float in back. They may be affixed with rivets, Velcro, or adhesive.
	For level two certification (if applicable): No visible rivets are allowed. Shoulder straps shall not have a flat end at the ends of them. They shall be ribbed 100%.
	For level three certification (if applicable): These shall be affixed in the front (no snaps, rivets or brads shall be visible). These shall be affixed in the back (no snaps, rivets or brads shall be visible).

	Shoulder Bells For 501st approval: One on each shoulder. The shoulder bells are considered effectively symmetrical; they may be worn interchangeably on the left and right shoulders.
	For level two certification (if applicable): Shoulder bells are rounded at the corners.
	For level three certification (if applicable): Shoulder bells shall have foam padding inside. Shoulder bells shall be slightly pinched and should be worn slightly higher, compared to ANH/ESB.

	Biceps For 501st approval: Biceps are fully closed .
	For level two certification (if applicable): No shoulder bell straps across the biceps.
	For level three certification (if applicable):

	Forearms For 501st approval: Forearms are fully closed.
	For level two certification (if applicable):
	For level three certification (if applicable): No return edge on the inside of the front of the forearm is allowed.

	Hand Plates For 501st approval: These shall be clam shell , or snowtrooper - style hand plates and not the trapezoidal design seen in A New Hope. The hand plates are mounted securely over the back of the glove.
	For level two certification (if applicable):
	For level three certification (if applicable):

	Gloves For 501st approval: Black in color, made of either rubber, nomex, leather, or leather-like material, with no visible straps or logos/designs. The fingers are enclosed, non-textured.
	For level two certification (if applicable):
	For level three certification (if applicable): Gloves shall be rubber or rubber like chemical gloves in black.

	Chest For 501st approval: Chest plate overlaps the abdominal plate.
	For level two certification (if applicable): A white flexible U shaped gasket or molded lip shall be present around all edges, bottom, both sides and neck area.
	For level three certification (if applicable): Fabric or elastic strip connecting chest to back shall be either black or not present.

	Back For 501st approval: Back plate contains a "O II" design.
	For level two certification (if applicable): A white flexible U shaped gasket or molded lip shall be present around all edges, bottom, both sides and neck area.
	For level three certification (if applicable): Back plate shall have no, or minimal overlap of the kidney plate.

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

	Abdomen Plate For 501st approval: The ab plate has a button area that matches the color pattern shown (3 dark blue + 6 black or all black); buttons are approximately 7/16" in diameter.
	For level two certification (if applicable): The three dark blue buttons will be the three buttons closest to the belt. A white flexible U shaped gasket or molded lip shall be present around all edges. Ab plate button detail shall be inverted compared to ANH/ESB.
	For level three certification (if applicable): There shall be no visible split rivet/brad on the cod/crotch and no visible rivets or brads on the left or right side of the ab plate, unlike ANH/ESB.

	Kidney & Butt Plate For 501st approval: It is allowable to have a separate kidney/butt plate for 501st requirements. If a separate kidney plate is used, it shall line up with the ab plate, with the top of the kidney plate being flush to or under the back plate.If a separate butt plate is used, it should be below the bottom of belt and line up with the kidney plate, with minimal gap between it and the kidney plate. The crotch tab of the butt plate area may or may not have visible snaps.
	For level two certification (if applicable): A separate kidney/butt plate is not allowed - the kidney and butt plate shall be combined/fused to a single plate/one piece. A white flexible U shaped gasket or molded lip shall be present around all edges. The edges of the hip area should be rounded/curved (not like the straight lines found on the ANH/ESB butt plate).
	For level three certification (if applicable): There shall be no visible side rivets on the kidney plate, unlike ANH/ESB suits. There shall be no visible snaps, rivets or brads on the crotch tab of the butt plate tab.

	Belt For 501st approval: Belt face is made of plastic (TK ammo belt). Belt proper is made of canvas, canvas covered material, leather, or vinyl, between 2.25" to 3" wide. The color is to be white to off-white. The drop boxes dangle from the sides of the front plastic belt (ammo belt) via white straps and are aligned under the plastic tabs of the ammo belt.
	For level two certification (if applicable): Belt shall be tightly woven nylon/cordura style material, or may be canvas, or canvas covered, and the color is to be white to off-white. Leather or vinyl are not acceptable. Belt shall be between 2.25" and 2.5" wide, not 3" as in ANH/ESB.
	For level three certification (if applicable): Belt shall be a tightly woven nylon/cordura style material, and the color is to be white to off-white. There shall be no square buttons covering the belt rivets (there shall be two rivets, one on each side of the ammo belt). Corners of ammo belt shall be cut at right angles, not 45 degrees as in ANH/ESB. Drop boxes are closed in the back.

	Thermal Detonator For 501st approval: (a.k.a. O2 canister) attaches to the back of the belt. This is a gray cylinder between 2" and 2.5" in diameter with white end caps and a white control panel pad, with controls closest to the right end cap.
	For level two certification (if applicable): The thermal detonator needs to be attached via metal clips approximately 1 inch wide, and shall be all gray without silver stickers or silver paint.
	For level three certification (if applicable): The thermal detonator control panel shall have correct ROTJ details, not ANH/ESB.

	Thighs For 501st approval: Thigh armor shall be closed in the back. The ammo belt shall be installed on the bottom of the right thigh.
	For level two certification (if applicable):
	For level three certification (if applicable): The thigh ammo belt shall be connected by brads/split rivets only - standard rivets are not acceptable. The bottom corners of the thigh ammo belt shall be rounded off.

	Lower Legs For 501st approval: Greaves close in the back. The trapezoid knee plate (sniper knee plate) is affixed to the left greave and may have two visible brads or rivets securing it to the greave.
	For level two certification (if applicable):
	For level three certification (if applicable):

	Boots For 501st approval: White leather or leather-like, above ankle height, with a flat sole with a short heel, and small U-shaped elastic sections on both sides of the ankle with no buckles or laces. Jodhpur/Chelsea-type boots or an equivalent style is acceptable. Elvis or Mariachi boots are not allowed. .
	For level two certification (if applicable):
	For level three certification (if applicable): There shall be no seam on the front of the boot (e.g. CABoots are not allowed). Boots shall be lightly scuffed. Boots shall have a white sole (can be painted).

	Holster For 501st approval: Made of black leather or leather-like material.
	For level two certification (if applicable): Holster shall be worn on the right. Holster may be omitted from this costume.
	For level three certification (if applicable): Holster shall be attached via straps behind the belt using two rivets in the middle of the strap.

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

	BlasTech E-11 (canon) For 501st approval: Based on a real or replica Sterling sub-machine gun, scratch-built, or a modified commercial toy Stormtrooper blaster.
	For level two certification (if applicable): Folding stock (does not need to function). No ammo counter shall be present. D-ring mounted on the rear. Correct style scope. No power cylinders on the magazine housing. Scratch-built, resin cast, Hyperfirm rubber cast blasters shall have a total of 7 U shaped channels on blaster (all holes on barrel shall be covered). If using the popular commercially available Stormtrooper blasters, you shall grind off the T-tracks and replace them with U shaped channels and cover the open rows of holes (total of 7 U shaped channels in all). Correct greeblies on the left rear area shall be present (door catch and two "hammers").
	For level three certification (if applicable): Hasbro blasters are not allowed, even conversions. Forward D-ring shall be mounted underneath the front sight on the left side of the barrel. Use of the correct front sight (which differs from ANH and ESB). The scope rail is unique to ROTJ E11 and is not like the normal open ANH/ESB scope rails, but is a solid, one piece, with a unique sight design on the front. The scope connects to the notched out area of the solid rail. The scope shall be the correct design (as the ones seen in ROTJ), and shall attach to the scope rail via one scope mount. The muzzle will be unlike the normal ANH style. It shall be flat with two counter sunk Allen bolts (one located at the four o’clock position and one located at the ten ‘o’clock position). The door catch shall be correct, not a "close enough" attempt as seen on the Cinemastery blaster.

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