UPDATE 13 Dec 2015: Ejection harness is completely finished!
I wanted to start a new build thread for a screen accurate, found parts harness system for the Resistance Pilots in the upcoming "The Force Awakens" film, specifically using Poe's as the template. A few people have been asking me to come up with some, and from what I've seen so far, everyone (including our dapper new hero) has nearly identical rigs.
Instead of tacking on a bunch of new info and cluttering up the other Poe thread that's working on flight suits, gloves, boots, etc, I wanted to dedicate this thread to nailing the exact components and construction for the harness. Luckily, we know that these parts (along with almost everything else in this film) were mostly UK/EU militaria that's been modified and dyed to create the amazing harness we see on these pilots. There's a few components to the rig that are cotton webbing most likely taken from a giant spool of various sizes, but we'll go into that later on in the thread.
There's something that needs clarification: The roll-pin buckle. Like any surplus manufacturer, there are different sizes/shapes/patterns of hardware offered on the market. While I assumed that the buckle was initially the brassy color most of the base-belts use, the real one is in fact from a completely different source.
On the left is the "bare metal" buckle that's compared to images of Poe's harness. On the right is the incorrect, yet more plentiful buckle that we see on a lot of the belts being offered. There are some pretty distinct differences in the construction of the buckle, namely the size (bare is bigger), the lip (again, bigger), and how tightly they were stamped (bare has more of a gap)
Hooray for conveniently orange wall stripe! This shows the exact buckle when compared to the real deal. You'll notice both Poe's and mine have the open "lips", and the crease is much softer than the brass version.
Here's what I mean (left is brass, right is bare)
You'll notice how tight the crease on the brass is compared to the correct bare buckle.
Well...had to get three; both side straps and center buckle.
I'm still awaiting more materials from the UK (shipping stinks). Hopefully by tomorrow, I'll receive some base belts to play with, as well as the other webbing to make up the rest of the rig.
Oh, and to further complicate things, the base belts were totally ripped apart, cut, and sewn back together to accommodate the wearer's waist since it's flipped inside out. You can tell by the additional webbing found near his center buckle, and the fact that there's NO WAY the stock belt fits tiny-waist Oscar Isaac in this configuration. That'll come next post...
I wanted to start a new build thread for a screen accurate, found parts harness system for the Resistance Pilots in the upcoming "The Force Awakens" film, specifically using Poe's as the template. A few people have been asking me to come up with some, and from what I've seen so far, everyone (including our dapper new hero) has nearly identical rigs.
Instead of tacking on a bunch of new info and cluttering up the other Poe thread that's working on flight suits, gloves, boots, etc, I wanted to dedicate this thread to nailing the exact components and construction for the harness. Luckily, we know that these parts (along with almost everything else in this film) were mostly UK/EU militaria that's been modified and dyed to create the amazing harness we see on these pilots. There's a few components to the rig that are cotton webbing most likely taken from a giant spool of various sizes, but we'll go into that later on in the thread.
There's something that needs clarification: The roll-pin buckle. Like any surplus manufacturer, there are different sizes/shapes/patterns of hardware offered on the market. While I assumed that the buckle was initially the brassy color most of the base-belts use, the real one is in fact from a completely different source.
On the left is the "bare metal" buckle that's compared to images of Poe's harness. On the right is the incorrect, yet more plentiful buckle that we see on a lot of the belts being offered. There are some pretty distinct differences in the construction of the buckle, namely the size (bare is bigger), the lip (again, bigger), and how tightly they were stamped (bare has more of a gap)
Hooray for conveniently orange wall stripe! This shows the exact buckle when compared to the real deal. You'll notice both Poe's and mine have the open "lips", and the crease is much softer than the brass version.
Here's what I mean (left is brass, right is bare)
You'll notice how tight the crease on the brass is compared to the correct bare buckle.
Well...had to get three; both side straps and center buckle.
I'm still awaiting more materials from the UK (shipping stinks). Hopefully by tomorrow, I'll receive some base belts to play with, as well as the other webbing to make up the rest of the rig.
Oh, and to further complicate things, the base belts were totally ripped apart, cut, and sewn back together to accommodate the wearer's waist since it's flipped inside out. You can tell by the additional webbing found near his center buckle, and the fact that there's NO WAY the stock belt fits tiny-waist Oscar Isaac in this configuration. That'll come next post...
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