Mid Century Spaceman Costume (Planning Stages)...

BAK55

Well-Known Member

• May 25, 2011

• #41

Those look great! If only we had the physique like that and what we had once upon a time when when we were younger men. :lol

 

DanBackslide

New Member

• May 28, 2011

• #42

I'm one of bak55's "crew members." We did a bunch of sewing today, and my daughter got some pictures:

 

melw44

New Member

• May 28, 2011

• #43

Cool those look good!
Mel W.

 

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Larry Young

Master Member

• May 28, 2011

• #44

I love the bottle of Lagavulin in the background of the second pic. What every spaceman needs.

 

BAK55

Well-Known Member

• May 29, 2011

• #45

Actually, it was a bottle of Laphroaig Scotch that we had toasted to our departed WWII fathers for Memorial Day.

I must add that I'm very proud of the wives of this crew that volunteered to put my vision of this custume together!

 

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Ghost Host

Sr Member

• May 29, 2011

• #46

Really cool! What about your boots?

 

BAK55

Well-Known Member

• May 29, 2011

• #47

The plan is to use common black combat boots with the legs bloused. It would have been something used in an old sci-fi movie.

 

OB10

Sr Member

• May 29, 2011

• #48

Sorry I missed the sew-off show-off. But, just for grits and shins, and to test out a new demo piece of software, here are DanBackslide's promotional behind the scenes pics as they would have appeared in a vintage pulp magazine, in all their grainy, high contrasty glory.

http://www.therpf.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=54959&stc=1&d=1306731692

 

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markt1964

New Member

• Sep 12, 2011

• #49

Apologies for the thread necromancy... I stumbled across this thread during a google search about costumes such as what is being discussed here, and I was wondering what was used to make the above belt?

Thanks,
Mark

 

BAK55

Well-Known Member

• Sep 12, 2011

• #50

markt1964 said:

Apologies for the thread necromancy... I stumbled across this thread during a google search about costumes such as what is being discussed here, and I was wondering what was used to make the above belt?

Thanks,
Mark

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The belt was made out of an EVA foam shop mat I had found at Sears. At first I had no idea how to do this, so I have to give a nod of credit to all the foam armor builders on this forum for the inspiration.

 

Ken Lee

New Member

• Nov 2, 2013

• #51

This is such a great costume. Really amazing work. Also apologies for thread necromancy, but something this cool should be applauded.

 

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brianelliot2020

Member

• Jul 19, 2014

• #52

Where do you buy the acrylic spheres?