The Ultimate X-Wing Pilot Thread
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Darth Lars
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I found a dishwasher drain hose that was almost a perfect match. Perfect color, size and ribbing. Only problem was that it was connected to a real dish washer, so I can not say which brand of hose it was.
The color should be the same as your chest box, preferrably a grey with a tint of blue. (See discussion earlier in this thread)
The color should be the same as your chest box, preferrably a grey with a tint of blue. (See discussion earlier in this thread)
Darth Lars
Master Member
I have sculpt a new comm pad for the Snowspeeder pilot costume. Some other Rebels in Echo Base also worse this one, including General Rieekan.
The colors here are wrong. The pad has grey primer and the speaker grid-of-holes is unpainted.
The spacing between the front buttons might be a little bit small, and I have idealized the face of the speaker mesh as a fine grid of round holes like the ANH/ROTJ comm pad, because I could not find a good-enough picture of it.
It will be attached to the gauntlet by bolting it together with a sheet of styrene on the inside. That will prevent any gaps. The nut and bolt will be hidden below the speaker mesh.
The colors here are wrong. The pad has grey primer and the speaker grid-of-holes is unpainted.
The spacing between the front buttons might be a little bit small, and I have idealized the face of the speaker mesh as a fine grid of round holes like the ANH/ROTJ comm pad, because I could not find a good-enough picture of it.
It will be attached to the gauntlet by bolting it together with a sheet of styrene on the inside. That will prevent any gaps. The nut and bolt will be hidden below the speaker mesh.
jonny5
Sr Member
Requesting pix of...
* the back of your chestbox to show possible
methods for attaching the harness and hose.
* accurate flight suit chest pockets.
Some tutorials say you don't really need 'em, but they still give templates unfortunately, I can't tell where the opening is. Top/Inside/Outside!?!
* Collar tab showing height of collar as well as depth and angles of the point.
I've attached a jpg if anyone wants to
just tell me what these dimesions are.
H= 5 cm or 2" (Height of collar)
A= 45* (Angle of point side to horizontal)
L= 3.5355cm or 1.4142" (Length of point side)
P= 90* (Angle of point)
I updated the jpg with info from Darth Lars.
* the back of your chestbox to show possible
methods for attaching the harness and hose.
* accurate flight suit chest pockets.
Some tutorials say you don't really need 'em, but they still give templates unfortunately, I can't tell where the opening is. Top/Inside/Outside!?!
* Collar tab showing height of collar as well as depth and angles of the point.
I've attached a jpg if anyone wants to
just tell me what these dimesions are.
H= 5 cm or 2" (Height of collar)
A= 45* (Angle of point side to horizontal)
L= 3.5355cm or 1.4142" (Length of point side)
P= 90* (Angle of point)
I updated the jpg with info from Darth Lars.
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Mr. No Stripes
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cool thread! :thumbsup
Darth Lars
Master Member
I took a piece of L-profile plastic and cut this into four brackets, about 1 1/2 inches (4 cm) wide. I cut holes with a dremel cutting wheel at the edge, 1 inch wide for the strap. I glued a bracket inside the chest box at each corner.
I am not using, but I think I should use a single 2 meter long strap that I thread through all four brackets and connect at the back.
I will take pics later.
These are the measurements that I use:
H = 5 cm = 2 inches
A = 45 degrees
P = 90 degrees
The distance between point A and the front flap is H, i.e. 5 cm.
Darth Lars
Master Member
Here is the inside of my (home made) plastic chest box. I forgot that the side brackets were mounted on the side walls, and the top mounts to the front wall.
(Yeah, I have had some ideas for putting some kind of LEDs inside, but I have not got very far...)
By the way, here is a tip for making the collar. I have previously posted these pics over on Rebel Legion's msgboard.
I took the existing 3" wide collar from the coveralls, ripped the seams and ironed it flat. Then I divided it into two L-shaped pieces which I made the flight suit's collar from. The only external seams are along the collar's edges and at the precise back of the neck.
The "overlap" is the width of the flap in the front.
And this is the result:
Oh, and be sure to attach the velcro before sewing it together, or otherwise the seams will be visible, as on CostumeBase's suit. That doesn't look very good.
You could glue the velcro on with a thin layer of fabric glue before stitching - that will help hold it in place and move around as you stitch.
(Yeah, I have had some ideas for putting some kind of LEDs inside, but I have not got very far...)
By the way, here is a tip for making the collar. I have previously posted these pics over on Rebel Legion's msgboard.
I took the existing 3" wide collar from the coveralls, ripped the seams and ironed it flat. Then I divided it into two L-shaped pieces which I made the flight suit's collar from. The only external seams are along the collar's edges and at the precise back of the neck.
The "overlap" is the width of the flap in the front.
And this is the result:
Oh, and be sure to attach the velcro before sewing it together, or otherwise the seams will be visible, as on CostumeBase's suit. That doesn't look very good.
You could glue the velcro on with a thin layer of fabric glue before stitching - that will help hold it in place and move around as you stitch.
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This is how I made on all my chestboxes. I cut slots and then loop the webbing.
Reactor drone
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The chest pockets look the same as the patch pockets on the hip(same size as well as shape) with the same openings,so on the chest the opening is at the armpits.
Gil_JediXXL
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Wow, I never did post about it, but last Febuary I did finally get a custom suit made for me by Rachel from the Rebel Legion...
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Gil_JediXXL
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R2B9
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Don't know if this has been addressed before, but notice that Luke's ejection strap isn't attached to the flak vest. Not the most elegant solution (diaper safety pin) but apparently it works in a galaxy far, far away... by the way, Gil, your flightsuit is A-1 awesome in person, too.
Star Wars Helmets
Sr Member
Wow, I never did post about it, but last Febuary I did finally get a custom suit made for me by Rachel from the Rebel Legion...
Great X-Wing Costume Gil but that Chewbacca is dreadful - absolutely NOT screen accurate!!!!!
Reactor Drone - kudos on the Biggs painting
Cheers
Jez
I vacuumform my own chestboxes and make the molds out of wood. I even make a kid version for my daughter because I can't find any smaller chestbox out there.
Here are pics of the adult one that I made.
Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
maboot38
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It looks like, apart from making one yourself or having one made, if you want to go with an ebay suit, you can choose from costumebase, customprops, or evolution.
I would say from what I've heard from many other pilots that they rank in this order:
1. Customprops
2. Costumebase
3. Evolution
The reason customprops wins out over costumebase is because of the lower leg pockets which are missing on the costumebase.
I used the costumebase suit for mine and am very happy with it, but if I do another one, I'll use customprops.
I would say from what I've heard from many other pilots that they rank in this order:
1. Customprops
2. Costumebase
3. Evolution
The reason customprops wins out over costumebase is because of the lower leg pockets which are missing on the costumebase.
I used the costumebase suit for mine and am very happy with it, but if I do another one, I'll use customprops.
Gil_JediXXL
Well-Known Member
Thanks G-man! Hope to see you again soon!
Good help is hard to find around my way, what can I say? I take whoever I can get sometimes :lol
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