TS Snowtrooper Commander

Snow Trooper Commander
Model Snow Trooper Commander, Photo by unknown
Description: Snow Trooper Commander

Prefix: TS
Detachment: Blizzard Force
Context: Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
These troopers wear specialized cold weather gear for frozen, hostile
environments.
The 501st approval requirements are listed in black.

The Blizzard Force Detachment defines additional, optional costuming details listed in blue. Please visit
the Blizzard Force web site for more details on these options.
For 501st membership only the requirements in black need to be met.
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.
Any uncertainties or questionable aspects of the submitted costume should be brought to the
appropriate DL/GML peer review section of the legion forum.
Required Costume Components

The following costume components are present and appear as described below.
Helmet
For 501st approval:
Molded plastic or fiberglass helmet corresponding to the same colors
as the armor
Dark green flat lenses.
Imperial disk greeblie.
Greeblie has 2 steps or tiers ONLY.
Hard plastic face shield .
Duster
For 501st approval:
White / Off-White in color.
The duster is made of a medium to heavy weight material that "pills"
after wear.
Duster extends down to at least the tops of the boots but no further
than the top of the ankle.
Corners of the duster are rounded.
Includes belt loops for belt.
Shoulder Armor
For 501st approval:
Shoulder armor has the raised boxes to the top.
Shoulders are connected directly to the duster.
Forearm Armor
For 501st approval:
Forearm armor is is the same as that of the standard
Stormtrooper.
Forearms are fully closed.
Hand Plates
For 501st approval:
Snowtrooper style hand plates are sewn directly to the
gloves.
Gloves
For 501st approval:
Gray or White leather gloves with a 4-6 inch cuff.
The brand name WELDAS SOFTOUCH Tig/Mig gloves
appear to be the closest to the screen used gloves.
Shown here.
White Damascus D650 Gauntlets or White/Grey Fencing
gloves are a perfectly acceptable alternative.
The left glove cuff has a small compad attached.
Commpad approx 1.5" x 1.5" with the outer section slightly
curved, and the inner section straight.
The compad has a circular center section, about 3/4" high,
and topped with a small silver disk, slightly smaller than the
center section in diameter.
For level two certification (if applicable):

Four or five clear raised buttons aligned in a row along the flat side
of the compad.
Chest Armor
For 501st approval:
Rank bar has two red squares above two blue squares.
Recessed area contains (2) grey squares on left and 1 grey over 1
red, on the right.
(2) grey horizontal lines separate the squares.
Blue pin-striping on left side of chest armor.
(2) shoulder straps connected to the top of the chest armor.
Back Armor
For 501st approval:
Back armor is white with various details as shown.
Abdomen Armor and Belt

For 501st approval:
A silver or grey button, with (3) raised circles, is mounted in the
center of the armor.
Note: Armor may be worn with sloped section up or down,
however the button piece is placed so the single dot is
toward the angled side and the two dots are towards the
straight side.
Belt passes through slots of narrowed sections on each side of the
armor.
Belt is 2 inches wide and is made of cloth, nylon strap or leather.
Thermal Detonator
For 501st approval:
(A.K.A. O2 canister) attaches to the center back of the belt.
Detonator consists of an all grey cylinder, without silver stickers or
silver paint.
The cylinder is between 2? (50mm) and 2.68"(68mm) in
diameter with white end caps on each end.
The white control panel pad faces upwards, with the controls/round
washer style detail closest to the right end cap.
The total length is approximately 7.50" (190.5mm).
The thermal detonator is attached via metal or metallic-appearing
clips, approximately 1" (25mm) wide.
For level two certification (if applicable):

Thermal detonator belt clips are positioned with little to no gap
between the clips and the end caps.
Codpiece
For 501st approval:
Codpiece is worn UNDER the duster.
Pants
For 501st approval:
White / Off white pants.

Acceptable examples are karate gi pants, "Dockers" or
Painter pants, and US Army Cold Weather over-pants.
No pockets, zippers or buttons are visible when trooper is standing
at attention.
Covering of these items by the cod and/or duster is
acceptable.
Boots
For 501st approval:
White, Off white or light blue ?moon? boots.
Optional Accessories
Items below are optional costume accessories. These items are not required for approval, but if present
appear as described below.
DL-44 Blaster Pistol

For 501st approval:
Manufactured by BlasTech Industries, the DL-44 Blaster has the ability to
charge a heavier blast, nearly twice as powerful as similar pistols. Because
the sidearm is highly modifiable and is one of the few blasters shown to have
the ability to penetrate imperial armor, the Empire has placed heavy
restrictions on this model and in many cases ownership is outlawed outside
of imperial forces.
Scratch built or high-end prop replica.
Holster
For 501st approval:
Holster is the appropriate color and style for the specific
blaster.
Holster is not present if no blaster is carried.
This document and all of the images within were created by and are the property of the 501st Legion. All
other uses are prohibited.
This CRL is available as a PDF at

www.501st.com/databank/Costuming:TS_snowtrooper_commander
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fans. While it is not sponsored by Lucasfilm Ltd., it is Lucasfilm's preferred Imperial costuming group. Star
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Model Snow Trooper Commander, Photo by unknown

Description: Snow Trooper Commander

The 501st approval requirements are listed in black.

Required Costume Components

Forearms are fully closed.

For level two certification (if applicable):

Abdomen Armor and Belt

For level two certification (if applicable):

White / Off white pants.

DL-44 Blaster Pistol

This CRL is available as a PDF at

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