Official Thread - Holster and Ammo Belt

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I used Tandy dark brown- 2 coats (it took way too many coats of just the medium brown on the holster straps to get it dark), then the Tandy medium brown- about 4 coats, then a paper towel with some black acrylic paint and wiped them down. I liked the color too- not so red like the old one. It doesn't exactly match my holsters but it's close enough.
 
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Nice work Mirax.

Are the symbols on your JP decals
or painted on? If decals...where'd
you get 'em? :)
 
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For all those that made their own belts:

I need the widths of all the belt blanks and strips for the Jango belts.

Girth Belt - what kind of braidable leather strips did you guys use?
Ammo Belt - what width is the belt blank?
Holster - what width leather strips for all the holster pieces?
Pouches, Holsters - what kind of leather do I get?

Thanks,
Sean
 
I ordered the Rubies Blasters and Holsters set today, and they should be here in 7-10 days. So I'll finally let everyone know what the quality is, etc.
 
I got the Rubie's holsters today. They're pretty good, in terms of durability and size. They are separated into 3 pieces.

1- the belt that goes around the waist.
2- the right holster
3- the left holster

The belt that goes around the waist has two velcro straps hanging off the sides (about the outside of your thigh, let's call them A), where you velcro the holsters to. It also has the little silver part of the codpiece in front, with two metal loops on either end (call it B).

The holsters have 3 straps coming off them. One attachs to the strap hanging off the main belt (A) with velcro, the other loops through one of the metal loops (B), and fastens with velcro. The third strap is a thin one that goes around your thigh, it's about half-an-inch wide, and fastens with velcro.

Size-wise, the waist belt is actually pretty big. I'm a size 36 waist and it could go comfortably bigger than that. I'd guess 40. It fastens with velcro. The fastener for the thigh, on the bottom of the holster, is a bit snug on my thigh (then again, I have big legs), but should work for everybody.

The material is a vinyl, and is pretty solid, just needs to be re-painted. I'm saying a couple coats of spray paint, some shoe polish, etc.

Everything fastening with velcro is a bit lame, so, I'd suggest either fastening it with the velcro, then sewing it together to fortify the connection, or somehow installing your own buckles/loops to connect it another way.

I would post pictures, but, my camera is out of action.

Oh, the blasters that come with it are very nice. The tip is bright orange, and needs to be painted, but, other than that, really nice job on them.

I'll give you information as I get it, folks.
 
Hey guys,

I'm a relative newb around these parts, so maybe this question has already been answered, but where do you buy leather? I've tried the leatherfactory.com, but all their pics seem to be dead at this point.
Also, what kind of leather do you need for Jango's holsters, belts, straps, pouches, etc.?

Any info would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
 
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Thanks, Mirax! Great site!
What kind of leather would be best? Rawhide? Top Grain? Based on the description, "Tanners Select Chap Side Brown" seems good, but it doesn't have a photo. Leather seems pretty expensive, so I want to make sure I get the right one!

Much appreciated!
 
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A quick question for the leather workers out there. Do I weather my leather then seal it, or do I seal it then weather it? Didn't want to mess this one up.
 
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Depends on what your weathering. I wouldnt seal my holsters. it would look toooooo shiny. but if you're doing a belt to wear with a pair of pants, then seal that.
 
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The way I shaped mine was easy.
I cut the basic shape for the inside (flat part) of the holster and kept it dry. Next cut some big enough to bend around your blaster and wet it. Put your blaster on the dry leather and form your wet around the blaster. Clamp together close to the blaster. I put mine on the shoe rack in my dryer for a bit and they came out great. When it's dry, remove the clamps, glue, stitch and trim. Now you have a holster.
 
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What are the correct dimensions of each of Jango's ammo pouches. Just start thowing me numbers of what yours are if you have them.
 
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Come on! I know at least one of you people has a belt. Don't lie, just give me an estimate of your pouch dimensions
 
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Ok ok, I just went and measured mine. 2 inches wide, 4 inches tall. Now bear in mind, I am only 5'2" and 108 lbs so scale accordingly.
 
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