Well, it's been 2 weeks since re-submittal and the elections were keeping the leadership busy, but they got back to me today. Another round of changes, but many more of the items have passed this time around.
The following items were previously good:
Boots, holster/ammo belt, satchel, black undershirt, inner jacket, & hat
The following items are now good:
Weathering of the duster, pants/chaps, fingers, mask, pistols, gloves (which I completely remade), boot rockets,
The following items need additional work to pass:
Breathing canister. Need to make sure it sits flat on my back. I added Velcro to do this previously but in the process of having a 12 year old help me suit up, it was raised off my back for my resubmission photos. Not a problem to fix. The problem is that the canister doesn't match the exact shape of the one on the show, even though it's pretty close. Here is a picture of it currently:
20180130_153543 by
Michael Halstead, on Flickr
Here is the reference picture:
Breather by
Michael Halstead, on Flickr
So, that's project #1 to fix.
The second piece was that my duster coat has inner sleeves which are not on the character. I need to cut out the inner sleeves and remove them. Also, the flaps on the front of my coat need to lay flat, so I'll need to add some Velcro or snaps to keep them down.
Here is a pic of the front of the jacket:
20180212_180851 by
Michael Halstead, on Flickr
Here is the reference material:
Sleeves by
Michael Halstead, on Flickr
As you can see, there is no inner sleeve, just the outer part that is angled downward. Should be easy to cut out but I'm a little worried that doing so will require me to lengthen the gauntlet hoses as the attachment point is right in that area. I'll see what happens once I sit down with some scissors and determination.
Also, I posted pictures of me in the gauntlets but neglected to add photos for them to review of just the finished product on the floor. So, I sent on photos of the gauntlets for their review. Those have been the most difficult part of the build so I am hopeful that they will like them, but at the same time, I am realistic that they could need additional changes.
Lastly, the detachment leadership has mentioned to me the possibility of being the CRL model. To do so, I would need to acheive the Infamous standard. The good news about this is that they have mentioned that the only major change I would need to make from basic approval to Infamous approval is that the duster and under jacket need to be two separate pieces, not attached as mine currently is. I've said that I would like to seek basic approval so that I can troop in the costume but am interested in being the CRL model. I would likely need to build the jacket/duster from scratch or cut mine into two parts and add a backing to the jacket, maybe mesh like some Vaders do, so that they can be separate.
Anyway, just wanted to share where things stand in case anybody was curious.
