Risu
Master Member
I've posted some of this elsewhere in the last few days, and just now remembered I have a build thread for this costume.
I'm lucky to have a very good friend who hordes buttons, and it turns out she had this gem buried in her collection:
I'll be molding it and experimenting with brown resin pigment over the next week to try to perfect that real aged leather look.
I've also found a better linen/cotton blend trouser fabric and finished my belt. The picture makes it look black, but it's dark brown. The fabric is also a little dark and it has pairs of orange stripes instead of individual ones, but I think it's a worthwhile compromise considering the stripes go both ways and read so much more clearly than those on the wool blend fabric. In order to match the original buckle on Tom's belt, I had to remove the prong, flatten the center bar, drill a hole, and mount a brass collar stud through it. The thin metal of the buckle is bound to give sometime, so I expect it to break while I wear it. I plan to make the pants fit without a belt so I can just buckle it loose so there isn't any strain on it.
My plan is to finish the costume (well, the coat, and get the scarf from my coworker) in time for an event on November 8th. I have close enough shirt, pants, and waistcoat on hand, but will attempt to make the accurate ones in time, although I don't think the waistcoat will quite fit in that window, I hope to at least make the pants. I also haven't cut my hair in a couple months, and if I continue to let it grow for another it will achieve Baker status. I'm unsure if I'll go through with that plan though, as I hate having my hair this long.
I'm lucky to have a very good friend who hordes buttons, and it turns out she had this gem buried in her collection:
I'll be molding it and experimenting with brown resin pigment over the next week to try to perfect that real aged leather look.
I've also found a better linen/cotton blend trouser fabric and finished my belt. The picture makes it look black, but it's dark brown. The fabric is also a little dark and it has pairs of orange stripes instead of individual ones, but I think it's a worthwhile compromise considering the stripes go both ways and read so much more clearly than those on the wool blend fabric. In order to match the original buckle on Tom's belt, I had to remove the prong, flatten the center bar, drill a hole, and mount a brass collar stud through it. The thin metal of the buckle is bound to give sometime, so I expect it to break while I wear it. I plan to make the pants fit without a belt so I can just buckle it loose so there isn't any strain on it.
My plan is to finish the costume (well, the coat, and get the scarf from my coworker) in time for an event on November 8th. I have close enough shirt, pants, and waistcoat on hand, but will attempt to make the accurate ones in time, although I don't think the waistcoat will quite fit in that window, I hope to at least make the pants. I also haven't cut my hair in a couple months, and if I continue to let it grow for another it will achieve Baker status. I'm unsure if I'll go through with that plan though, as I hate having my hair this long.