Helmet ✔
This is probably the last log for the helmet as Im calling it done at this point!
Threw in the MQ1 board with some grey paint on the front. Honeywell has been secured in place with a tab of E6000 incase it needs to be removed.
Need to hit a small scrape from when I was installing the borden connector but other than that, its scratched off the list.
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Gloves - hand/fingure pads
The gloves have been a sore in my side for a couple weeks now. I kept going back n forth, testing different fabrics, with the base coat dye for the gloves to see how things got tinted.
Alas, I think Ive found a good match that Im satisfied with after staring at the references in contemplation for a while.
Here's what I did and may it serve as a guide so you can make your own Pre Pro 2 gloves.
- I found some white polyester at the fabric store. To me, the pre pro 2 glove padding appear have a shine to it. I couldn't find a cream or off white which would have been better.
- Once I got it home, I filled my painters bucket with hot water, added a table spoon of liquid cocoa brown dye. Added a dash of salt, then added the poly and moved it around inside for a good 30mins.
- Somewhere in between the 30mins, I added half a table spoon of powder cocoa brown dye and moving the fabric around more.
- Once 30mins was up, I gave the poly a gentle wash in the sink with coldish water, no soap. Then back in for ~10mins.
- Once they dried, I got some chocolate brown paint and gave the pieces a acrylic wash to tint it a bit more topically.
As the acrylic washed settled, I took to creating my template for the glove pad. Decided to do the top hand pad first since it was the biggest. I just free handed from eye, using the outline of the army patch to measure the pads width (ignore the stitch guides you see).
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^***note: To me, the same template can be used for the left pad, which is not as long as the right. After looking at the references, it did not appear to me to have to flip the template over to mirror. The actual PP2 gloves appear to have the top left angle on the top left on both hands, with the rounded curve on the top right.
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For the backing, I took some solid black out lining for curtains which were darkish cream in color and sewed the polyester from earlier on it with brown stitching.
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***color of the poly (left) doesnt show up well in this pic. My good camera needs to charge.
Using the patches as my guide for the stitch lines, the lines cross under the pads at certian angles in my reference. So I replicated best I could.
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**camera qauilty is effecting the shine and color. Will likely show a better pic next update. Looks creamy/brown tint in person.
I used a iron to shape and fold thr excess polyester to the bottom. Right now I think Im going to sew the patches on & hopefully see if it keeps the extra fabric at bay as I hope it gives the padding some slight puff look.
To be continued...