silvanortica wrote: ↑Sat Dec 16, 2023 3:06 pm Honestly, I made two skirts. One Ultasuede Scoundrel Red for the approvement and one Alcantara, because the surface is more elegant. Unfortunately the back side of the Alcantara is less beautiful, but in practice you don´t see it.

Works! Good luck with the approval process

Amazing! One of these days I'd like to pick your brain regarding electronics- I have a bisento printed from Empire 3d and am trying to figure out how to add the necessary lights and electronics.

As the Imperial Praetorian CRL is a living document, we would like to have the capability to update the CRL as we obtain more references in the future.

This topic is to hold space for discussions regarding this in the future.

I am pleased to announce that the full Imperial Praetorian Guard has been cleared for use by GMLs for membership into the 501st Legion. https://databank.501st.com/databank/Costuming:TR_Imperial-Praetorian-Guard As author and CRL team lead, I had the honour of having the help and assistance of so man...

I would like to compare the Ultrasuede ST Scoundrel Red with the Alcantara panel. Price is 69,97$/yard for the Ultrasuede at fields fabric vs. 164,95 €/meter for the Alcantara at big in fabric. As we know, Alcantara is the synonym from the italian sister fabric. It appears that weight and thickness...

During deliberation between LMO, Detachment Lead, and myself, it was requested that the following statement be added to the CRL, in order to ensure that GMLs are encouraged to approach the Detachment for advice and questions prior to approving this costume at the unit level: "The Sovereign Prot...

2k Gloss Clearcoat The final phase of paint, the 2k clear coat is the best and most durable gloss clear coat I know of. https://www.spraymax.com/en-us/products/product/clear-coats-and-spot-blender/2k-clear-glamour/ A couple of notes prior to using this product: Proper PPE is a must. At minimum you ...

Shin recess for black detail During colour-coat, I realized I forgot to add the recesses for the black detail at the bottom of the shin. To do so, I determined how high the spats were going to be and I decided where to put the recess above the spats on the outside of the shin. I took a template of ...

Safety Red Colour Coat I am not lying when I say that this phase was the most time consuming and frustrating part of the physical build. From bad paint cans, to paint artifacts that I could not fix, to general anxiety over the winter deadline, I got real close to giving up at this point. https://i....

Priming and Surface Prep This phase is the simplest to explain but one of the most time consuming. Essentially the goal is to use filler primer to: Establish a surface with a good “key” for the colour coat to bind to. But at the same time be smooth to the touch as to not transfer any texture, bumps...