Reply to thread

Message

As posted over at the RPF, I decided to put together six SW costumes in three weeks with virtually no budget for an annual Quiz Night. I was determined not to spend anything, only scratch building from what I had around the house and doing some prop trades for the more difficult/time-consuming pieces.

So, I had the helmet, a Mystery Helmet being finished by marsattack for me:

[ATTACH=full]110243[/ATTACH]

I thought to myself... "I've got the helmet, how hard can it be to put together the rest". :wacko I joined the Dented Helmet and began studying.

I started working out this outfit inside-to-out, from top to bottom. So first, the jumpsuit... I found this great set of overalls at one of my favorite second hand shops for about $8:

[ATTACH=full]110244[/ATTACH]

I unpicked the reflective bands and extra pockets (I left the thigh pocket just incase I didn't have time to add accurate ones). The result was this:

[ATTACH=full]110245[/ATTACH]

The next thing I thought I could do was the leather pouch belt. I had plenty of spare brown leather sitting around and I decided I wanted to make the pouches functional. So, first I made a bunch of cardboard boxes:

[ATTACH=full]110246[/ATTACH]

Then I began covering them in leather. To save time, I made a template, and simply glued-and-stapled the pieces to the side of the boxes:

[ATTACH=full]110247[/ATTACH]

Then I cut long leather pieces, added the white stitching and sewed velcro pieces to them. Again, I glued-and-stapled these to my cardboard boxes:

[ATTACH=full]110248[/ATTACH]

I slid these onto my quickly-made leather "belt" (which was just another long strip of leather with the white stitching added). The end result:

[ATTACH=full]110249[/ATTACH]

I found a cheap 80s style light grey windbreaker at another shop for about $3:

[ATTACH=full]110250[/ATTACH]

I put it on backwards, trimmed the neck, cut off the sleeves and added stitching to the new short sleeves:

[ATTACH=full]110251[/ATTACH]

There was some extra decorative stitching on this jacket. Instead of worrying about unpicking it all, I just lined up the stitching on the sleeve to make it look like it was meant to be there. Inaccurate, but I think it fits well enough:

[ATTACH=full]110252[/ATTACH]

More to come...

Kind regards,
Magnoli

<blockquote data-quote="Indy Magnoli" data-source="post: 265479" data-attributes="member: 3765">As posted over at the RPF, I decided to put together six SW costumes in three weeks with virtually no budget for an annual Quiz Night. I was determined not to spend anything, only scratch building from what I had around the house and doing some prop trades for the more difficult/time-consuming pieces.&nbsp;So, I had the helmet, a Mystery Helmet being finished by marsattack for me:[ATTACH=full]110243[/ATTACH]I thought to myself... &quot;I&#039;ve got the helmet, how hard can it be to put together the rest&quot;. :wacko I joined the Dented Helmet and began studying.I started working out this outfit inside-to-out, from top to bottom. So first, the jumpsuit... I found this great set of overalls at one of my favorite second hand shops for about $8:[ATTACH=full]110244[/ATTACH]I unpicked the reflective bands and extra pockets (I left the thigh pocket just incase I didn&#039;t have time to add accurate ones). The result was this:[ATTACH=full]110245[/ATTACH]The next thing I thought I could do was the leather pouch belt. I had plenty of spare brown leather sitting around and I decided I wanted to make the pouches functional. So, first I made a bunch of cardboard boxes:[ATTACH=full]110246[/ATTACH]Then I began covering them in leather. To save time, I made a template, and simply glued-and-stapled the pieces to the side of the boxes:[ATTACH=full]110247[/ATTACH]Then I cut long leather pieces, added the white stitching and sewed velcro pieces to them. Again, I glued-and-stapled these to my cardboard boxes:[ATTACH=full]110248[/ATTACH]I slid these onto my quickly-made leather &quot;belt&quot; (which was just another long strip of leather with the white stitching added). The end result:[ATTACH=full]110249[/ATTACH]I found a cheap 80s style light grey windbreaker at another shop for about $3:[ATTACH=full]110250[/ATTACH]I put it on backwards, trimmed the neck, cut off the sleeves and added stitching to the new short sleeves:[ATTACH=full]110251[/ATTACH]There was some extra decorative stitching on this jacket. Instead of worrying about unpicking it all, I just lined up the stitching on the sleeve to make it look like it was meant to be there. Inaccurate, but I think it fits well enough:[ATTACH=full]110252[/ATTACH]More to come...Kind regards,Magnoli</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Indy Magnoli, post: 265479, member: 3765"] As posted over at the RPF, I decided to put together six SW costumes in three weeks with virtually no budget for an annual Quiz Night. I was determined not to spend anything, only scratch building from what I had around the house and doing some prop trades for the more difficult/time-consuming pieces. So, I had the helmet, a Mystery Helmet being finished by marsattack for me: [ATTACH=full]110243[/ATTACH] I thought to myself... "I've got the helmet, how hard can it be to put together the rest". :wacko I joined the Dented Helmet and began studying. I started working out this outfit inside-to-out, from top to bottom. So first, the jumpsuit... I found this great set of overalls at one of my favorite second hand shops for about $8: [ATTACH=full]110244[/ATTACH] I unpicked the reflective bands and extra pockets (I left the thigh pocket just incase I didn't have time to add accurate ones). The result was this: [ATTACH=full]110245[/ATTACH] The next thing I thought I could do was the leather pouch belt. I had plenty of spare brown leather sitting around and I decided I wanted to make the pouches functional. So, first I made a bunch of cardboard boxes: [ATTACH=full]110246[/ATTACH] Then I began covering them in leather. To save time, I made a template, and simply glued-and-stapled the pieces to the side of the boxes: [ATTACH=full]110247[/ATTACH] Then I cut long leather pieces, added the white stitching and sewed velcro pieces to them. Again, I glued-and-stapled these to my cardboard boxes: [ATTACH=full]110248[/ATTACH] I slid these onto my quickly-made leather "belt" (which was just another long strip of leather with the white stitching added). The end result: [ATTACH=full]110249[/ATTACH] I found a cheap 80s style light grey windbreaker at another shop for about $3: [ATTACH=full]110250[/ATTACH] I put it on backwards, trimmed the neck, cut off the sleeves and added stitching to the new short sleeves: [ATTACH=full]110251[/ATTACH] There was some extra decorative stitching on this jacket. Instead of worrying about unpicking it all, I just lined up the stitching on the sleeve to make it look like it was meant to be there. Inaccurate, but I think it fits well enough: [ATTACH=full]110252[/ATTACH] More to come... Kind regards, Magnoli [/QUOTE]

This thread is more than 9 years old.

Your message may be considered spam for the following reasons:

This thread hasn't been active in some time. A new post in this thread might not contribute constructively to this discussion after so long.

If you wish to reply despite these issues, check the box below before replying.
Be aware that malicious compliance may result in more severe penalties.

I am aware that replying to this thread may be considered spam, but I still want to make a reply.

Verification