Well the funny thing about crusader vs legacy is there are many reference images where crusader plates look very much like they could be legacy plates. The general issue with the legacy era is there is only a very very tiny pool of reference images to pull from and by tiny I mean one comic book. Where there are a TON for crusader at the end of the day the only thing that really sets legacy apart from crusader is the bucket and that is only true if you go with the quad-T or the triangle T
Really the fun of building in the crusader era is the flexibility you have in your plate design. The general rule of thumb for crusader is make sure you have a reference image or two, to back you up and just keep the App team looped in if you are breaking off and doing something wildly different from the norm, ie: my new plate design
If you haven't yet take a look at these two threads, the crusader era is a HUGE time period and covers everything from before the neo-crusaders, clearly skips the neo-crusaders themselves and then covers everything after them up until the modern time, it is a huge sand box
http://mandalorianmercs.org/forum/index.php?topic=10377.0
http://mandalorianmercs.org/forum/index.php?topic=12625.0
Thanks Vod, I've looked through both threads and found some other types of chest armour to explore.
Here is what I've drawn up so far (the idea is for a late crusader beast hunter, first get approved and then make the minor changes for the brigade):
Colour Version of Concept1 & Concept2:


See the backplate, that is what I refer too as the legacy plates. It is all on paper right now, researching like crazy and only working on few things such as bells and knees (hard hats). The bucket is on order (Rohlan Dyre from Bigwater99). I have to have a backplate for the brigades and I'd like to change up the chestplates (as I said less Rohlan).
As stated in a different thread, I'm working on a concept different than Rohlan's chest plates (also suggested by Briks). I also want better mobility. I was thinking something like this and more 3D like this:


But with more mobility like this:

I've got started on a few parts and pieces to my kit. The shoulder bells are modified hard hats. Dots represent where holes will be drilled for metal spikes:

I'm still working out the shape of the knees, other half of hard hats:

Lots of research later . . . my second concept excludes thigh plates, dual holsters, and similar gauntlets. I'll figure something out with the gaunts, but for now they are going to be green hard leather bracers with buckles.
Working along with Brigade requirements as well as Late Crusader CRL's; this will be a light armour kit (mobility):
http://mandalorianmercs.org/get-involved/brigades/525-2/#7-Beast-Mastershttp://mandalorianmercs.org/get-involved/costume-requirements/List of materials, parts, and pieces:Purchased. Arrived 7/19/16. Rohlan Dyre full size 1/1 scale helmet from
Bigwater99 . WIP found
HEREArmour:
The Ramikadyc - Late Crusader armor from TMA.
Chest plates -
conceptual design plate purchased from The Mandalorian Arsenal (TMA) for The Ramikadyc plates.
DONE. Cod piece -
conceptual design purchased from The Mandalorian Arsenal (TMA) for The Ramikadyc plates.
DONE. Back plate (brigade required) -
looking at a segmented pattern, still need to run past App Team purchased from The Mandalorian Arsenal (TMA) for The Ramikadyc plates.
DONE. Shoulder bells -
hard hats, spikes purchased shaped, painted, spikes attached, attached to leather flak vest.
DONE. Knee plates - also hard hats, leather strapping.
DONE. Shin plates - design cut out from 6mm Sintra, needs heat gun work shaped, painted, detail work, weathered, ready to attach to shins with leather strapping.Soft Parts: See below
Flight Suit - Tan in colour, medium long,
ready to weather. Weathered.
DONE. Flak Vest - Brown leather jacket, similar to my current flak vest. Found a mountain man leather jacket, removed "earthy" leather fringes, sleeves cut off, ready for armour attachments.
May not use, as not required for LC era. DONE. Ammo Belt w/Pouches - Leather per Beast Hunter requirement. Belt purchased. Real leather pouches purchased.
DONE. Boots - purchased, brand removed,
waiting for half chaps to arrive. Chaps arrived, weathered, and zipper covered.
DONE. Neck Seal - tan/khaki in colour, purchased,
shipping will be here mid-July balaclava here, needs weathering with flight suit. Could not find, used my wife's old one and painted to match flight suit.
DONE. Sash - army green, still working at details of whether or not I want this. Cape - TBD. Gloves -
preferrable leather, possible longer, TBD Leather "deer skin" tan yellowish gloves purchased. Weathered, ready to wear.
DONE. Sheath - leather, 7.5" length, found one at Wal-Mart and modified the blade to be con-friendly/blunt.
DONE. Bracers - green hard leather, weathered, ready to wear.
DONE.Weapon(s)/Accessories:
Hunting knife -
working with 6mm Sintra for realistic Con-safe blunt knife. Will have wood handle with leather strapping. Hunting knife, rubber handle painted to look like bone.
DONE. 2 handed long rifle with scope -
open for ideas -
going to work with this concept from the SWTOR sniper rifle, airsoft sniper gun as base purchased, working on making it look similar to this rifle from SWTOR (see below): completed see this thread for update on sniper rifle.
DONE.
Macrobinocular -
design in place, need to order base and get greeblies. Found a WIP on the forums, but can't find it for reference. Completed WIP on this thread.
DONE. Snare -
ready to purchase when funds are available purchased. Weathered.
DONE. Trophies -
jaw bone (of unknown species at this time) for bucket. This did not work. Spikes along helmet completed, low profile like Clone Helmets. See WIP here:
http://mandalorianmercs.org/forum/index.php?topic=116573.0 other trophies are "teeth".
DONE.Attachment Methods:
Velcro (plates to flak vest), 10 ft purchased.
DONE. Chicago screws (
depends on segmented backplate), will now be used for leather strapping adhered to armour.
DONE. Leather strapping/buckles for strapping. Mostly purchased, still need side and back strapping for flak vest.
DONE. Magnets (fan box to back plate) Open for ideas!!