Risu
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This build will also include the Boo gun, and I'm hoping someday it will include Vera as well.
So first of all, I've been making Jayne cuffs on Etsy for a while now, so I already had one of my own. I went ahead and ordered the Fighting Elves shirt from QMx and also picked up a bunch of 1" and 2" webbing and some side release buckles for the puttees.
I bought a Denix Lemat on Amazon and found a pair of the North Face boots on ebay.
UNFORTUNATELY, which I've now learned is not only common, but almost guaranteed, the soles on just about every pair of these boots is dry rotting from age.
Since the soles are just about to fall off and there's no way to fix them, I was forced to find a replacement. I managed to find a pair in the alternate tan color that I plan to dye to the moss green color. It won't get them all the way there, but it's an improvement. The soles on these are rotting slightly, but nowhere near as bad as the others. On the tongue I did a test with green dye, it turned out way more vibrant than I expected, so I'll be mixing it with some dark brown.
I've also picked up just about everything to make all the gear. In this picture are my cuff, the accurate buckles for both of his belts, the Binky knife, Vietnam era ammo pouch, and a makeshift placeholder for the "mystery pouch" until I get around to making an accurate one.
Not pictured are the stamping tools for Binky's sheath (one of which is discontinued and took a little digging) and all of the leather for the belts and sheath. I also have the Beretta 92F version of the Blackhawk Omega VI Elite holster on it's way to me, it should be the correct size to fit Boo.
As for Boo, I can't take any pictures because all the parts are at work, but so far I've ordered a real Lemat Cavalry trigger guard, which is going to need some shaping to fit the replica gun. I also machined my own sight rail from aluminum tooling plate and did a couple sets of pecan flour casts of the grips. The result were ok, but nothing really compares to real wood. I might eventually try to get somebody with a CNC machine to make me a set from walnut. As for the base gun, I cut off all the parts that needed removing and so far I've sanded half of the parts smooth to 2000 grit and polished them up to a reflective finish in preparation for cold bluing. For the lower barrel I plan to order from Sidewinder, but its still at least a couple months out.
Finally, for the pants I'm currently using the cargo pants I wear for work, they're fairly close to the ones he wears in the Serenity ramp photo shoot. I eventually plan to make accurate ones that match the ones from Heart of Gold, etc. I already have the fabric, just not the time.
So first of all, I've been making Jayne cuffs on Etsy for a while now, so I already had one of my own. I went ahead and ordered the Fighting Elves shirt from QMx and also picked up a bunch of 1" and 2" webbing and some side release buckles for the puttees.
I bought a Denix Lemat on Amazon and found a pair of the North Face boots on ebay.
UNFORTUNATELY, which I've now learned is not only common, but almost guaranteed, the soles on just about every pair of these boots is dry rotting from age.
Since the soles are just about to fall off and there's no way to fix them, I was forced to find a replacement. I managed to find a pair in the alternate tan color that I plan to dye to the moss green color. It won't get them all the way there, but it's an improvement. The soles on these are rotting slightly, but nowhere near as bad as the others. On the tongue I did a test with green dye, it turned out way more vibrant than I expected, so I'll be mixing it with some dark brown.
I've also picked up just about everything to make all the gear. In this picture are my cuff, the accurate buckles for both of his belts, the Binky knife, Vietnam era ammo pouch, and a makeshift placeholder for the "mystery pouch" until I get around to making an accurate one.
Not pictured are the stamping tools for Binky's sheath (one of which is discontinued and took a little digging) and all of the leather for the belts and sheath. I also have the Beretta 92F version of the Blackhawk Omega VI Elite holster on it's way to me, it should be the correct size to fit Boo.
As for Boo, I can't take any pictures because all the parts are at work, but so far I've ordered a real Lemat Cavalry trigger guard, which is going to need some shaping to fit the replica gun. I also machined my own sight rail from aluminum tooling plate and did a couple sets of pecan flour casts of the grips. The result were ok, but nothing really compares to real wood. I might eventually try to get somebody with a CNC machine to make me a set from walnut. As for the base gun, I cut off all the parts that needed removing and so far I've sanded half of the parts smooth to 2000 grit and polished them up to a reflective finish in preparation for cold bluing. For the lower barrel I plan to order from Sidewinder, but its still at least a couple months out.
Finally, for the pants I'm currently using the cargo pants I wear for work, they're fairly close to the ones he wears in the Serenity ramp photo shoot. I eventually plan to make accurate ones that match the ones from Heart of Gold, etc. I already have the fabric, just not the time.
