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ID - AT-AT Commander - General Veers
  
501st Armoured Cavalry Detachment. The Iron Wolves: http://www.501stacd.com

For help with this costume, please contact: ID-7207

There is no licensed manufacturer of the hard armour parts for an AT-AT Commander. There are however some fan-made sets available. Prices and quality vary from manufacturer to manufacturer.

Helmet
The helmet worn by AT-AT Commanders is often described as being the same as the Snowtrooper’s. However, every time I compare the DVD screen captures with photos of the Snowtrooper from the Magic & Myth exhibition, the helmet worn by General Veers appears larger. Maybe the sides are ‘flared’ more than the Snowtrooper’s, maybe it was the angle the scene was shot at. To me, the AT-AT Commander’s helmet should be slightly oversized. I consulted the prop maker who told me he could tweak a Snowtrooper helmet and also widen the sides so that it’s more like a Vader dome.

The helmet has the following features:
Main helmet: open face helmet similar to both Snowtrooper & AT-ST Drivers but painted gray (or olive green)
Trim: black auto door trim (or something similar) around edge.
Comlink / Rangefinder: shown in the image on the right, the comlink is attached to the right side of helmet the same as the AT-ST Driver. It is made of parts from a model V8 engine.
Greeblies (aka Officer's Discs): one on either side of helmet.
Chin strap: black chin strap. Notice there is no chin cup like the AT-ST Drivers have.
Studs: 6 grey studs evenly spaced around the bottom edge of the helmet.
Silver or gray blocks: in a line on the back of the helmet.  It can be made at home very easily in either plastic or metal. I prefer to use a copper water pipe then paint it a metallic colour.

Goggles
Tinted military or motorcycle goggles with no wording on the strap. To me just some military or motorcycle goggles is not enough it has to be modified to some oversize goggle. It's not difficult to make one there are a good tutorial at 501stacd forum.

Standard Issue Imperial Officer Uniform
The uniform for an AT-AT Commander uses the same pattern as all Imperial officers. You can find details here.

Belt Buckle
This is a normal Snowtrooper belt buckle painted to match armour and helmet and mounted on a black leather belt.

Boots
Standard Imperial issue black officer style boots. More info here.

Imperial Issue Gloves
Imperial issue black gloves without any gauntlets.

Chest Armour
Again this is standard Snowtrooper ab armour painted gray to match the helmet. Some extra features are added to it:
two red squares on right side of the centre chest square
two white squares on the left side of the centre chest square
red, gray and white knobs on the left side, centre plate
three gray knobs and one red knob on the right side of the chest plate

Rank Bars
The rank bars are worn at an angle on the top left of the chest armour. The rank must not be higher than General.

 

Back Armour
The back armour is the same as an AT-AT Driver or TIE Pilot. It should be painted to match the rest of the armour.

Shoulder Straps
The shoulder straps are the same as used on Stormtrooper, Snowtrooper, AT-AT Driver etc. but with the addition of 3 small greeblies on front edge and 1 small greeblie on the back.


Approved Options:
The back armour may be enhanced with two red squares on back wired with LED’s. A black blaster holster and blaster may also be added. Blaster options include, DL-44, Merrson Flash 4 or Imperial short range blaster.