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Character Requirements of the 181st Fighter Group
Pilot uniform:
1.
Imperial TIE pilot
helmet
Two Imperial cog decals with a 2.75" diameter.(white or
silver)
Two greeblies (aluminum or custom made), one over each ear See
Illustration
Flat or bubble lenses in either smoke gray or dark green.
Hose ports cut out for chest box hoses
OPTIONAL:
1.) Helmet fans
2.) Voice amplifier
3.) Silver widow tears painted on face of helmet
4.) Silver painted teeth in helmet frown
5.) Silver or gunmetal painted chin
6.) Silver or gunmetal painted cheeks between ears and corners
of teeth
7.) Silver or gunmetal painted recessed areas at corners of
eyes
8.) One quarter of right hand cog on helmet cut out resembling
a triangle
9.) TI# painted in silver on front edge of the Mohawk
No other colors are
correct for this costume’s helmet.




2.
Imperial
Flight Suit
As seen on the standard
Black TIE pilot costume except for the red blood stripe running
from the tip of the shoulder down the sleeve, under the armpit
down to the boot on the outside seem of the leg. Correct collar
closure, pockets, Imperial Emblem patch (point facing up) are
still required for approval of this costume.
3. Flight Ejection Harness
Gray ejection strap harness as diagramed
below, measured and made to fit the individual pilot.
4.
Standard Black
Officer’s Belt
w/greeblie. Two inches wide

5.
Standard black
boots
German Jack boot or acceptable replacement

6.
Standard black
gauntlet type gloves

7. Standard TIE Communication Pad

8. Black Bracer Optional.

9. Balaclava
To be worn under the helmet and under the colar of the
flightsuit to hide any skin or hair that may be visible under
the helmet.

Though
not seen in any drawings, the neck must be covered by a
balaclava or neck seal. At no time should hair be seen out from
under the helmet.
10.
Gray Flak
Vest.


11.
The Fel Style
Chest Box
Standard
Type A box for 181st/Baron Soontir Fel Chestbox
Optional
Type B box for 181st/Baron Soontir Fel Chestbox
The
rocker and button figuration is accepted. Third hose is required
as in Type A box. The Dreaded Third hose is not optional. It
must be connected to the box and its open end hung on the belt
assuming that it is then connected to a supplemental
environmental supply aboard the Fighter.
12.
The Grey nylon mesh
flight harness.

Star Wars Miniature figure:
The New Essential Guide to Characters illustration
Here we
see the facial hair on one picture and not in another. If we are
to assume that both are Baron Soontir Fel not only does he have
a “Widow’s Peek” but no facial hair. The picture on the left is
the “a typical” Baron Fel with Goatee. In the Artists rendering
on the left, the hoses are light gray, they should be black. The
flak vest here shown as “white” should be gray. The flight suit
shown on the left is olive drab where it should be black.
Also
notice the lack of collar closure on the flightsuit. This is
still required on all standard issue flight suits. Also, take
notice that the Imperial Emblem at the shoulder is shown flat
side up and tip side up. We also see bracers on the picture on
the right but not on the left.
Though
we see these inaccuracies in the printed material, it is our
belief that the standards set with the screen accurate costume
should be met for this EU version to be approvable.
Dress Uniform
Requirements:
The
Officer’s Dress uniform is the Standard Imperial Dress
Black (illustrations in shades are meant to be black but loses
detail in print)
uniform with the blood stripe on both sides of the collar and
running down the sleeves. The Stripe does not appear under the
arms or on the slacks as they do on the flight suit. Despite
what might be said the Gray Imperial Cap is the cover required
for the dress uniform.
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