Battlestar Galactica - Chief Tyrol's Deck Crew Orange

apolifka

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Hello RPFers,


I wanted to share the crown jewel of my BSG costumes: Chief Tyrol's Orange flight deck crewman costume. The jumpsuit is made from a modified set of RedKap coveralls, striped with accurate reflective tape with a triangular pattern. The tool vest is made of corrugated rubber with pockets made from Ikea rubber drawer liners Plasti-dipped black. The edging of the vest is made from white PVC vinyl wrapped around nylon cording. My pocket-liner rubber was salvaged from a health scale and the grommets are made for curtain rods.

My favorite part of this costume are all the accessories that come with the flight deck. I built a repair module by modifying a vintage, screen accurate HILTI tool case. I removed the lettering and covered that area with a strip of sintra plastic. The paint color was sourced using original paint chips from the show and the lettering is cut from vinyl.

My remove before flight tags were made using Propworx auction photos and reproduced with accurate pins, grommets and metal cording. The lettering was cut from fabric-transfer vinyl and ironed onto the fabric.

The tool pouch is a "close enough" black nylon pouch with a hook and eye belt closure. It's stuffed with clamps, tools, shop towels, and my flask depending on how late it is at DragonCon.

The clipboard is made of a simple metal clipboard that I cut the corners off of and added a BSG decal to. It holds some great paper props that a fan made on this forum that I added some wear and coffee stains to.

Thanks for looking, let me know what you think!
Austin

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That looks awesome. You really got the overall look and all the little details too. The whole range.

Chief was one of my favorites from the show. He quietly emerged from the background to be such a wonderful part of the story.

Great picture with Aaron Douglas, too.

Ted.
 
Hello RPFers,


I wanted to share the crown jewel of my BSG costumes: Chief Tyrol's Orange flight deck crewman costume. The jumpsuit is made from a modified set of RedKap coveralls, striped with accurate reflective tape with a triangular pattern. The tool vest is made of corrugated rubber with pockets made from Ikea rubber drawer liners Plasti-dipped black. The edging of the vest is made from white PVC vinyl wrapped around nylon cording. My pocket-liner rubber was salvaged from a health scale and the grommets are made for curtain rods.

My favorite part of this costume are all the accessories that come with the flight deck. I built a repair module by modifying a vintage, screen accurate HILTI tool case. I removed the lettering and covered that area with a strip of sintra plastic. The paint color was sourced using original paint chips from the show and the lettering is cut from vinyl.

My remove before flight tags were made using Propworx auction photos and reproduced with accurate pins, grommets and metal cording. The lettering was cut from fabric-transfer vinyl and ironed onto the fabric.

The tool pouch is a "close enough" black nylon pouch with a hook and eye belt closure. It's stuffed with clamps, tools, shop towels, and my flask depending on how late it is at DragonCon.

The clipboard is made of a simple metal clipboard that I cut the corners off of and added a BSG decal to. It holds some great paper props that a fan made on this forum that I added some wear and coffee stains to.

Thanks for looking, let me know what you think!
Austin

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To say that I am jealous would be a very strong understatement, LOL. Magnificent work on the costume sir, kudos to you. I decided to go the BDU route with petty officer as my rank. I managed to snag an Anovos clipboard and as you did, printed out a bunch of pages from the Paper Props section, damned fine work there I must say. Even got 'Helo' to autograph it for me.
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To say that I am jealous would be a very strong understatement, LOL. Magnificent work on the costume sir, kudos to you. I decided to go the BDU route with petty officer as my rank. I managed to snag an Anovos clipboard and as you did, printed out a bunch of pages from the Paper Props section, damned fine work there I must say. Even got 'Helo' to autograph it for me.

Thanks a bunch! I wish I was able to grab one of the Anovos clipboards when they were still offered. It's a really fun prop though and it wasn't too hard to reproduce. I had a good time at DragonCon trying to get anyone I ran across in Duty Blues to sign off on CO2 scrubber repairs. It made for good entertainment.

That looks awesome. You really got the overall look and all the little details too. The whole range.

Chief was one of my favorites from the show. He quietly emerged from the background to be such a wonderful part of the story.

Great picture with Aaron Douglas, too.

Ted.

Thank you! I loved Chief too. He really was the heart of the Battlestar.

I'm all about the little details. The prop work on BSG was so good and that's what made it feel so real for me. There's so many more little props I'd love to have. I'm sure my collection will continue to grow.
 
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