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TB - Biker Scout
501st Legion Pathfinders:
http://www.bikerscout.net.
For help with this costume,
please contact:
TB-5573
Helmet
There are two licensed sellers of Biker Scout helmet:
Altmanns – extremely high quality helmet and very
light. Not totally screen accurate but seems to be the helmet of
choice amongst the majority of 501st Legion scouts. Cost is approx 2500SEK inc delivery
Rubies / Don Post – a nice starter helmet, can be found on eBay almost all the time. Requires a lot of modifications before it looks good. Cost is about 800-1000SEK
There is a number of fan made helmets available which are often more
accurate than the licensed products but have other disadvantages
such as weight and availability.
A plain black balaclava is also
required for wearing under the helmet to cover your lower face and
neck. Most people buy these from their local motorbike shop.
Flightsuit
Make your own using the Green Pepper
Butte Jumpsuit pattern which can be bought from
Seattle Fabrics.
It is easy enough as long as you have
someone who knows their way around a sewing machine to help you out
and can be tailor-made to suit you perfectly.
I made most of mine and my wife helped me with the hard bits.
Alternatively you can buy a black flightsuit from most military surplus
stores. The lighter the material the better because heavy equals hot
and you’ll be more than hot enough anyway. Try to find one
without too many pockets and zippers as most of them will need to be
removed or covered up.
 Hard armour
As
far as I am aware there is no licensed manufacturer of the hard
armour parts for a Biker Scout. There are however a great many
fan-made sets available. Prices vary from manufacturer to
manufacturer but you can expect to pay between
2100SEK
and
2800SEK
for all
the hard parts and various pieces of Velcro you need to put
everything together.
 Cumberbund
Make your own. There are tutorials on BSN
and on various other websites. The pockets can be
a
bit difficult to get just
right but a bit of time and care is all that’s needed.
Very high quality fan-made sets are available for approximately
700SEK
but there is usually
a
fairly long waiting list for this
stuff. Details can be found on BSN.
 Gloves
The original gloves that
were used in the film were Esprit motorbike gloves. It is possible
to find these but it is very difficult, try
eBay.
Fan-made gloves are available or you can buy something with the right
general look in a motorbike clothing shop. Things to look out for
are:
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4 padded stripes across the knuckles
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Black suede patches on the thumb and first two fingers
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A zip running from the bottom of the glove where you put your hand
in up towards the hand of the glove.
In terms of price, you can expect
to pay around 300SEK.
 Boots
While it is possible to buy professionally made boots, the
majority of scouts prefer to make their own. This is not a difficult
job and only takes a few hours.
Make your own.
This is easy and will give you great results tailor made to your own
feet and legs.
Here is a
tutorial. Takes a few hours work
and is easier if you have someone to help you.
 Blaster
There are a
lots
different varieties
out there, you just need to look around and find one that suits you.
Kenner are officially licensed, can be made to look good and comes
with sound effects built-in.
These can be found regularly
on
eBay. There are also sorts
of resin, rubber, metal and wooden ones available via BSN and eBay.
It has been suggested that Master Replicas will start to make a Scout
blaster but the end of their licensing agreement may prevent that.
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