My Fem Mando Progress (pics)

Rupidupe

Active Hunter

• Jul 3, 2008

• #101

I'm in the middle of making my Jango vest out of charcoal gray vinyl. I couldn't find a pattern either what I would reccomend (and what I did) was find a shirt that you like the fit then trace that out for your pattern. So far it's looking pretty good here. I'll post pics tomorrow.

P.S. I'm the 100th reply to this post..don't I win a Tennessee Tuxedo lunchbox or something?

 

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The Pink Mando

Jr Hunter

• Jul 3, 2008

• #102

Hm... I was thinking about doing that. I look forward to seeing your pictures.
Thanks for being my 100th reply! Ill give you a virtual cheers!:cheers

 

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vadr h8r

Hunter

• Jul 3, 2008

• #103

"a Tennessee Tuxedo lunchbox" THAT WOULD BE SWEET!!

 

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Darth Paul

Hunter

• Jul 4, 2008

• #104

I was just looking at this thread:
http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/showthread.php?p=350461#post350461

And at the bottom, BH-7603 has pics of his template for his flak vest.

Dunno if this is any help...?

 

Gilmortar

Well-Known Hunter

• Jul 4, 2008

• #105

If you are wanting form fitting I'm not so sure vinyl is the way you would want to go. Mainly I would start with a normal women's vest pattern. With this you can setup where the darts are gonna be. If you use another material, maybe use a stretchier fabric that will help keep your form, then that would be pretty well, but with vinyl, it will be hard to keep a good shape with as many seams you need to make a vest form fit.

 

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REDBOY3384

Active Hunter

• Jul 4, 2008

• #106

Pretttttttttty SHWEETTTTTTTt there, Keep up the good work!

 

Ronin677

Well-Known Hunter

• Jul 6, 2008

• #107

for the visor installation I used 2 part liquid metal (similar to JB Weld) to place bolts on the lid. You have to make sure that there is substantial mixture around the bolt heads as well, this is very important or the bolts WILL snap off (see the pic)

This holds the visor with no probs at all

 

Rupidupe

Active Hunter

• Jul 6, 2008

• #108

Tiffany,

Sorry it took so long to get these posted. It was a fairly raucous 4th weekend with the family! But here are the pictures of my vest progress so far.

First I traced an outline of a t-shirt that had the fit I was looking for in the vest. I left it a little long in the waist on purpose. This way I have some length to play with until I decide where I want the waist to fall on the jumpsuit. Most of it will be covered by girthbelt anyway.

Next I made another line that follows the traced line to allow for extra material during sewing. This will allow me a little room as well should I want to reconsider the fit.

Third, I folded the vinyl in half and cut along the outer yellow line. This gives me two equal halves for the vest.

Next, I pinned the two halves together (gray sides facing each other) with sewing clips. Also, I used a straight edge to sharpen and even the inner line where I'll sew. I want them to be as even as possible so the vest will lay correctly on both sides.

I'll post pics of the actual sew line and the fit tomorrow. Didn't mean to dumb this down but I wanted to be clear about what I was doing.

 

silver n black

Active Hunter

• Jul 6, 2008

• #109

are you going to drill holes on visor?, and if so. will the vizor not crack? lookin really pro. i always wanted to istall the vizor this way ... but wasnt sure if the vizor would crack or not

 

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NovallTalon

Well-Known Hunter

• Jul 7, 2008

• #110

Pink, I'm gonna take some pics of the vest I had made for the female armor set I built. I'll have them on your post in the Mercs forum tonight after the podcast.

 

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The Pink Mando

Jr Hunter

• Jul 7, 2008

• #111

THANKS YOU EVERYONE FOR ALL THE HELP WITH THE VEST AND THE VISOR!! I appreciate it SOOO much!
I'm in the process of sewing together my vest and i just finished my skirt. Here are some updates pics!!

XOXO


Skirt...

Vest Process...

This is a duct tape cast of my torso. I learned about this awesome trick to getting a custom form- fitting vest design on the Mercs Board. Again thanks to everyone who helped out, hopefully the vest making mystery is solved for more than just me.

 

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runJEDIrun

Active Hunter

• Jul 7, 2008

• #112

I'm so glad you are doing this with me babe! It's a lot of fun for me to be working on my Jango snaps and look over at you sewing a mini mando skirt

 

Ronin677

Well-Known Hunter

• Jul 8, 2008

• #113

silver n black trooper said:

are you going to drill holes on visor?, and if so. will the vizor not crack? lookin really pro. i always wanted to istall the vizor this way ... but wasnt sure if the vizor would crack or not

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Yep holes need to be drilled in the visor (as long as you are careful it should not crack). It is important to drill the holes in the visor first, as you will need to line up the visor in the helmet in order to mark where to place the bolts.

Pink Mando - that mini skirt is looking awesome. Its nice to see a totally new idea taking shape

 

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PRINCESSVADER73

New Hunter

• Jul 8, 2008

• #114

Thanks for posting those pics. I was wondering if there was a trick to the vest. I wanted mine to sit closer to my body, too. I figured I could use my little duct tape friend as a model, but cutting it and using it as a pattern never came to mind.

 

silver n black

Active Hunter

• Jul 8, 2008

• #115

Thanks a lot ronin ... for a moment there i thougt i had died ,and no one could see my post but my self. now im just a little sad for being ignord...hahahaha jk.

 

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Jango72

Active Hunter

• Jul 8, 2008

• #116

I did note your post silver n black trooper, but then got side tracked before answering... for that, I appologize.

To ensure that the visor doesn't crack when you drill the holes, tape it with painters tape ( I find the green stuff works best ), and drill slowly and carefully. I find it best to support the sides of the visor, on either side of where you're drilling. I rest it on my lap as my legs will give a bit, yet still be solid/stable enough to prevent the visor from flexing too much.

 

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Mattastic13

Jr Hunter

• Jul 8, 2008

• #117

mmm....Sailor Jerry...best rum ever!!

Looks good...wish I could talk my GF into doin something like this....

 

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NovallTalon

Well-Known Hunter

• Jul 8, 2008

• #118

I see your doing a panel style female vest, thats great! Thats pretty much the BEST way to make a good form fitting female vest. Sorry I haven't had a chance to put pics up yet...gym and mercs podcast lastnight just took the wind outta my sails. =) I'll get them up tonight so you can compare.

If your going for princess seams, be aware that they can be a little difficult if your not an intermediate sewer. Just take your time and use resources on the internet like you have already been doing.

 

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TR 4059

Active Hunter

• Jul 8, 2008

• #119

Very cool design, nice to see something unique being made. That duct tape torso is awesome. :cheers

 

Ronin677

Well-Known Hunter

• Jul 8, 2008

• #120

Jango72 said:

I find it best to support the sides of the visor, on either side of where you're drilling. I rest it on my lap as my legs will give a bit, yet still be solid/stable enough to prevent the visor from flexing too much.

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Just be careful you don't slip with that drill