Muse

I don’t know about you guys, but I have a hard time keeping the terms for various parts of clone armour straight in my mind. So, I decided to make this Guide To Armour, to make my life easier for those times I’m drawing or writing stuff and need to reference what this, that or the other piece is called, how it’s put on or taken off. (I’ve also tried to include/come up with some casual or slang terms for some parts because you cannot seriously expect these guys to use the Right Proper Terminology for everything all of the time.)

This is based on the Clone Wars cartoons, because that’s what I know best. Also, this is just the standard armour of regular troopers; if y’all want something about the possible additions/variations that you could have then lmk and I’ll see what I can put together I guess?

Note: a lot of this terminology is taken from medieval knights’ armour. Many terms are originally French; alternative names provided where possible. I did do a bit of research on medieval plate armour, which is the closest thing I can think of to clone armour, but I am by no means an expert so if you have any input or corrections feel free to @ me. Likewise, if you’ve cosplayed as a clone trooper or stormtrooper, I’d very much like to hear about your experience wearing this stuff, how it moves and how it might be similar or different to the “real thing” so to speak.

Figure 1: Clone trooper armour, front view. Kix got chosen for this because he’s a vain little bastard and loves to be painted. (ETA: this diagram now comes with a second, funnier version.)

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Ghost in the Shell, uhu. tell me it's already been done

Aurebesh text: - Skako Minor - I'm telling you that signal is being sent by Echo himself! He's alive!

That very poster

CODY is touch starved and has so rarely ever had his bare skin touched outside of the medbay. so when Obi-Wan wraps his arms around him in bed and nuzzles his beard to Cody's neck...

Sorta based on @yarnspunmuse's fic where Sev's throat hurt and proceeded to be a child about it 😂

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I've been meaning to draw this for a while now but kept forgetting to, glad to finally have done it. (If this had been done before I apologize.)

Delta Squad Week Day 6: Afternoon

For @deltasquadweek

https://archiveofourown.org/works/66511819

Summary:

Title is Mando'a for "Fire" --- “‘07 report,” Fixer snaps. “The kark is going on over there?” Boss asks, “Is that smoke?” “It wasn’t me!” Scorch feels the need to say. Fixer points his knife at him and repeats, louder, “‘07 report, now.” “Clear,” Sev says, and he only sounds a little out of breath, “Had to jump. But uh, you might want to move.” --- Delta Squad gets an accidental crash course in wildfire awareness. It doesn't go well.

I'M BACK

Today:

Two fanfic oneshots of delta squad (if you followed deltasquadweek, you may already know them)

Title: Improvisation and Eat or be Eaten

Author: @yarnspunmuse

Chapters: Oneshots

Summary:

Improvisiaton: Sev and Scorch are unsupervised on an active battlefield. They pick up some strays, make up plans as they go, solve some problems and create a few others. All in all, a pretty good day.

Eat or be Eaten: “‘40 do you have eyes on him? The kark is going on?”

He’s hoping for a standard sitrep. Clear, concise, necessary information. Fixer is good at those. Usually.

“Oh,” Fixer says, “There’s another one.”

What.

“What?!” Scorch screeches.

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Or: The Deltas are bored until Scorch's legendary animal magnetism strikes and things get interesting. Fixer is infodumping. Sev is going feral. Boss just wants to lay down please.

Like I promised/threatened, these fanfic have inspired me to sketch.