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    Cod piece connection?

    I made my cod piece (Wish I could post a piccy, maybe I will find a way....) any way I looked through most of the pics off the CD and other shots but I don't know how the cod piece and butt plate connect, are there small belts, I noticd there were some small square blocks (Keyboard keys?) but I don't know how the two pieces are connected per the movie version.

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    i have a metal cod piece and i just connected it with industrial strength velcro. it holds on there pretty well.

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    Good eye, fettcicle! The Cod piece attaches to the butt plate the same way the colalr plate attaches to the backplate. The cod piece overlaps the butt plate and a hole is drilled through both. Then (I assume) the cube, with a bolt sunk into it, is goes through both pieces and clamps the two halves together.

    Like this:

    cod_attachment.jpg

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    Excellent (Tenting fingers together and saying with his best Mr. Burns voice) Thanks for the info! I was just about to make the butt plate, Now I know to make it a tad longer to overlap the cod piece!!! Maybe I will use a snap, Me no go potty with bolt in codpiece!!!

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    Smart move!!! I hadn't considered that but you have a VERY good point!!!

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    Don't forget the elastic jock strap either that rides up the crack.

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    Lol. You have a way with words man.



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    I was hoping someone would NOT remind me about the "STRAP" up the crack! OUCH!!!! But we want accuracy don't we? So I guess the strap goes on, and the underwear wedges itself into the great pit of Carkoon!!!!

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    I don't think you have to have that strap really tight you know! It's to help hold the cod on, not give you a permanent wedgie. Of course, having that really tight might show off your butt to its greatest advantage, (guys in thongs can be really hot! ), so it all depends on your purpose for being at a convention...
    Seriously though, I seem to have seen some of pics that show that that strap isn't totally tight, which may help solve the overly friendly underwear/crack relationship. Can you back me on this Brak's (or anyone else with photos)?

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    (Loosens strap, takes deep breath and sighs, AHHHHHHHH)

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    this has to be one of the more amusing topics so far. Anyway, in a poster I've got, there's a shot from the back, and it's hanging undernieth him. Not wedgie tight.





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    My Only Fettsih, I am not sure I can support you on that claim. Honestly, (no jokes intended) I haven't spent a lot of time studying that particular piece. The only pic that immediately comes to mind is this painful one. EGAD!!!!

    cod_strap.jpg

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    From the look of the jet pack I can say that it looks like the 3rd ESB suit, I am doing the 2nd pre pro suit, so for now the crack filler is going to be a little looser!!

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    I was acutally planning on skipping the butt floss all together. My cod piece seems to stay in place without it. Now driving with it on is another story... Anyway, my cod piece did not come with the back connector. Where did you guys get yours? If it is homemade, who's got an accurate pattern?

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    Fettcicle, you are right... twice! That IS the ESB suit pictured above AND the strap does not appear as tight on the prepro suit. Here is a pic:

    cod_strap2.jpg

    PS HEY HAMMERHEAD (AKA MR ESB FETT), are you SURE you want to do ESB? If so, I expect it to be ACCURATEin EVERY detail!!! The crotch strap alone is enough to make me steer clear on that version! SHEESH!

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    Now does the cod piece overlap the butt plate or does the butt plate overlap the cod piece? The reason I am asking is if you look at the black and white photo from the chronicles book of all the parts of the 1st pre pro suit lying out, the cod piece is sitting on top of the butt plate, and on one side it looks like one of the cubes is attached to the butt plate.........

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    I would go with the codpiece over the buttplate as you can see in the closeup pic I posted above.

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    I would say as a general rule for the armor, any piece on the front of the body would overlap any piece on the back. Just like the collar armor and back armor.

    Someone PLEASE correct me if I'm mistaken.

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    I would think that would be a fairly safe bet.

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    Does anyone have measurements for how deep the strap is in the butt-cheek??

    Since we ESB-ers are low on reference material, we have to make sure that the pieces we have good pics of are faithfully represented on our suits....


    Ice packs and good medical coverage help too.


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    tylerdurden wrote:Does anyone have measurements for how deep the strap is in the butt-cheek??

    Since we ESB-ers are low on reference material, we have to make sure that the pieces we have good pics of are faithfully represented on our suits....


    Ice packs and good medical coverage help too.
    Since many of us are trying to be as accurate as possible, we may have to ask Jeremy for the dimensions of his ***. Hey, I'll bet nobody has asked him that question yet!

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    Quote:Since many of us are trying to be as accurate as possible, we may have to ask Jeremy for the dimensions of his ***. Hey, I'll bet nobody has asked him that question yet!


    I'd love to see his face when he gets that one. Looks like it is jammed in pretty good. -[shaking fist]- Oh why doth thou mock me ROTJ suit...

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    Oh how thine butt plate posseseth a most peculier grin! Though the strap is not teeth it lies within the grin all the same!!!!

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    Oh man, I see this topic going down the tubes FAST!!!

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    So how wide is the crack strap? Anyone tried to measure it yet? -Mark

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    I wouls approx 1/2" b/c the black straps that hold the girth together are 1".

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    Now does the strap wrap around the back piece or does it attach on the inside?

    On a side note, how does everyone sit down in their codpiece? I made mine a little smaller, but geez, I can hardly bend over, let alone sit down! That makes for a LONG con!!

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    The strap attaches to the inside of the buttplate.

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    Hi Braks.. do you know exactly how the strap attach to the butt plate (velcro?...glue?...)

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    Terrible Rid wrote:Hi Braks.. do you know exactly how the strap attach to the butt plate (velcro?...glue?...)

    Rid
    Thats something pretty simple... i don't know how it was originally done but velcro would be good i would think

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    I do not know how it attaches although I would agree that velcro would be the most simple way. I will probably glue a snap into mine to make a more permanent attachment as I really detest velcro!

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    Detest Velcro? Why? It is ........ well so velcrotastic! ( I don't care for it too much either. If I can determine any other way I try that first) There might just be a ring with the strap looped around it attached to the butt plate, perhaps there is a clip or other fastening device located on the bottom of the cod piece, where there is more room, although there isn't all that much room , Cough, Cough!!!

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    Has anyone thought about riveting the strap? Or you could use a small nut and bolt covered with foam. This way you could take it apart if you had to. You wouldn't be able to see the rivet.

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    TK9120 wrote:Has anyone thought about riveting the strap? Or you could use a small nut and bolt covered with foam. This way you could take it apart if you had to. You wouldn't be able to see the rivet.
    Not sure I follow you. How would you be able to do this without the rivet or nut/bolt showing?

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    The bottom part of the codpiece goes between yours legs correct? If so, then no one would see the rivet. I don't have a codpiece yet so I can't tell how far back it goes. The back part would be covered by the belts. Does that sound right?

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    BB, remember how I riveted my Trooper shoulder bells and ABS-cemented them so you get no danger of the rivets showing through? That could be done, but snaps would be far more preferable than a permanent riveting anyway. I may not be sounding very coherant... rather sleep-deprived at the moment, but to Andy's defense, that magazine shot may have not even been JB. We can't even confirm that the shots of the ESB suit on page 28 of the Action figure archive is JB. When he looked at one of those photos, he said, "That was my first day on the set." Then, when he looked at another pic, he said, "I never wore a side arm like that!"

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    what a thread!!

    Well I just had to show that you can't always stay in character when it comes to Fett. Sometimes that strap just has to be adjusted. BTW we can thank one of my more esteemed 501st members for posting this pic to our site. But ya just gotta have that strap don't ya!!

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    Coulden't you just sew the strap to the crotch of the jumpsuit and be done with it. You could just put a little clip in the front to keep the cod piece from flappin and it woulden't ride up and split ya in two.

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    My strap is rivited to the codpiece and to the butt plate. I tried velcro to hold it in place and make it adjustable but when the velcro came free it just hung there. That's not a pretty picture ya know? I rather it be too tight and secure than to hang down between my legs like a tail.

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    Getting slightly back on track,......what color should the thong be for either the ESB,or ROTJ? Oh well I tried to get back on track


    Steve

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    I use rivets to attatch a elastic belt and strap to mine using washers on the back side and this works very well, and the belt hides the rivets and you cannot see the strap rivet on the bottom of the cod peice. Rivets work EXCELLENT!!

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    Crack...hey, I smoke crack. Good for the teef.


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    Re: Cod piece connection?

    This is a serious question, as silly as it sounds. How wide is the strap that goes between the legs that attaches to the cod piece: 1" or 3/4"? I'm going for "screen" accuracy.

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    I don't think it's any bigger than 3/4".
    Keyword here is "think".

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    Quote Originally Posted by pennywise
    This is a serious question, as silly as it sounds. How wide is the strap that goes between the legs that attaches to the cod piece: 1" or 3/4"? I'm going for "screen" accuracy.
    I can't remember if I went with 1/2" or 3/4" elastic, but it is definately not 1" wide.

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    Half seems too small. 3/4" probably would fit alot better than 1", but alot of the "screen" shots I've seen look like 1". Also it appears to be nylon webbing and not elastic. Anyone know for sure the size and material?

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    I have to say that this is one of the most amusing conversations I have read in a long while!


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    Quote Originally Posted by SarlaccBits
    I have to say that this is one of the most amusing conversations I have read in a long while!

    If you sing "Cod piece connection" to the tune of kermit the frog's "Rainbow connection" it's even more ammusing.

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    HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
    That's great!


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    Quote Originally Posted by SarlaccBits
    I have to say that this is one of the most amusing conversations I have read in a long while!

    Yeah, I know I don't want it to look like a G-string, that's why I thought wider would look better. I have a 3/4" BLK. one on there now but that's the wrong color. I want to use nylon webbing with a adjustable buckle but I can't find any 3/4" WHT. (only found 1") I don't really want to use elastic because then it's gonna look like some gay jock-strap thingy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pennywise
    Yeah, I know I don't want it to look like a G-string, that's why I thought wider would look better. I have a 3/4" BLK. one on there now but that's the wrong color. I want to use nylon webbing with a adjustable buckle but I can't find any 3/4" WHT. (only found 1") I don't really want to use elastic because then it's gonna look like some gay jock-strap thingy.

    Yeah, no matter what you do, it will still look like a jockstrap like thing...
    But, its part of the outfit... so no worries!
    I wasnt thrilled with it myself... but what can one do...

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    Quote Originally Posted by SarlaccBits
    Yeah, no matter what you do, it will still look like a jockstrap like thing...
    But, its part of the outfit... so no worries!
    I wasnt thrilled with it myself... but what can one do...
    Yeah, but on a girl it's cool

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    I went with nylon myself, 3/4".
    Don't know if that is "SCREEN used" but I used elastic on it at first. After I wore
    the suit a few times it had streched out from walking around and going up stairs at events so much you could see it from the front.That made me
    The real one looks fairly tight so thats what I went for. I use snaps on my suit to hold the butt armor up so it don't fall down. Now my wife slaps my
    rump cheeks and says "Ya baby"
    Just my 2 cents.
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    Cool!
    I may try that...
    That is a darn good idea...

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    Thanks for the input Psberetta, I think wht. nylon strapping weathered is the way to go.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pennywise
    Thanks for the input Psberetta, I think wht. nylon strapping weathered is the way to go.

    Glad I could help

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