Hey guys. I was just wondering what it would take to make one of those odd colored TOS Phaser belts. I think they where brown.
I have it in my head to make one from an old Tee-Shirt, and would like to know how well that would work as well.
Hey guys. I was just wondering what it would take to make one of those odd colored TOS Phaser belts. I think they where brown.
I have it in my head to make one from an old Tee-Shirt, and would like to know how well that would work as well.
Last edited by Kang; Nov 28, 2009 at 8:28 PM.
The brown belts you describe were only used in early first season episodes, with the white-handled phasers. I think they were meant to be a futuristic take on the Western holster with pearl-handled revolver.
I'm pretty sure the brown belts are suede. You can see the stitching at the edges.
For awhile there was an attempt at a black leather belt worn at the waist under the shirt. While this was fine for holding the p1 hand phaser and communicator, it just didn't work with the pistol phasers very well.
Ultimately velcro patches were just sewn to the pants (or worn as a "thigh board" over the hip) and the props just appeared to magically adhere to the pants.
Broad black belts with the "soft side" of the Velcro attached, were still worn occasionally over the shirt (often by red-shirted security guards), but these tended to look pretty dorky.
That last shot is from the episode where Richard M Nixon guest starred as Scotty.
How much does, say, a yard (Better safe then sorry) of suede cost?
I'm pretty sure that's not stitching. I seem to recall seeing a screen used belt (yes, it was suede) and the trim was actually a a gold trim.phase pistol said:
Perhaps you're right. Examination of blu-ray or HD screencaps (trekcore.com) might be worth while.
Actually come to think of it, I shot some photos of Greg Jein's phaser belt at Worldcon 2006. I'll check to see if I have clearer shots of the edging.
Seems to be some kind of overlapping stitching; thin gold thread with thick strips criss-crossed over it.
phase pistol said:
Seems to be some kind of overlapping stitching; thin gold thread with thick strips criss-crossed over it.
Okay. I'm thinking aboy just cutting a piece of Suede and seeing where it goes from there.
Search your local fabric shops, you might find something close. There are tons of different type of trim like that out there. It probably won't be exact, but who's gonna know.
Last edited by micdavis; Nov 29, 2009 at 12:04 AM.
Bringing up an older thread, but where were the comms placed when they used those belts?
I let someone borrow my TOS DVD's - otherwise I'd check for myself.
There's some info here if you're interested.
TOS Equipment Belt Study - TOS (The Original Series) - UNIFORM FORUMS - STAR TREK Starfleet Uniform Club: The Starfleet 1701st! - Message Board
i have to guess that that was a trim they bought and added to the fabric. Very cool. Have to add that to my want
I had made a belt, quick and dirty, for a convention I attended last month. It took less than a day to make and I wasn't going for accuaracy. I just needed it for the costume and time had become short.
I had made it out of gold felt -best color I could find to match the suede, canvas, a sheet of Stitch Witch, silver rick rack, velcro and elastic. I had ironed the felt and canvas together with the Stitch Witdh. Layed a pattern I had made of the belt over it and cut out. I had made a loop of the elastic and stitched it onto the belt. I then stitched on the velcro and then used fabic glue to add the rickrack.
Like I said, it's not accurate and may not be the best thing you guys have seen, but it served it's purpose.
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I got some brown VFF suede fabric from Jo Annes, some gold 5/16ths trim, elastic, and velcro and my wife made mine. I used a darker brown as the yellowish one did not appeal to me.
I am going for the black under the shirt with Velcro along the side.
Also may Add velcro to side of pants for Comm and P1
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