Just finished a re-paint of my old Don Post X Wing helmet, so that means I have to make the rest of it now.
The material and parts for my pressure vest are on the table, awaiting my drawing of the pattern and this week I'll pick up the material for a scratch built flightsuit. I also pulled out another old project of a conversion of one of my spare APH 6 helemts into another X Wing helmet.
An older build that's time to re work my old Rocketeer that I made back when the movie first came out. It was put together in a very short time in order to wear it when I was judging at a SciFi Con. There weren't many pictures to go by at that time and my friend who built the helmet while I worked on everything else got the front too flat. That has to be cut out and recurved. It's made from 16 guage steel. The rocket pack was made from 2 empty fire extinguisher bodies and sheet stainless steel, a real pain to cut those thick fire extinguisher bodies and also in need of a re-do.
I also wore it the following summer for an airshow over the 4th of July, very hot. I don't recommend it. :facepalm :lol My friend that was the air museum curator had tried to get someone from Disney to loan or bring the costume to go with the racing GeeBee that was painted in the colors from the end scene of the movie, that was on display. When I happened to mention that I had one hanging in my closet, I got volunteered.:lol
After that, all the museum wokers called me Rocketeer for several years.
Not actually movie or TV related, but recently finished.
An 1810 pattern, generic officers coat.
An 1812 pattern Royal Navy Captain.
A British 17th Lancers uniform, complete with dress boots. I made the helmet many years ago and recently finished a more accurate one based on a recent book that showed a complete tear down of one of these weird looking hats.
The newly done Lance Cap, also called a Czapka or Chapka and many other spellings.
Also sitting by the sewing machine is an 1854, 11th Hussars uniform waiting for me to get the ambition to attach the 14 yards of gold cording and the 20 plus yards of soutache braid that edges the cording and other design parts of the jacket. this is one that I've had on the back burner for years and finally got around to it. there are many other things on the to do list, including a recent helmet I got to base a Space Above and Beyond helmet build upon. Once that's done, of course the rest will follow.
My costuming philosophy is that the first and most difficult things needed are the hat and the shoes, everything else between that falls into place easily.:lol In the over 30 years of going to Cons and doing other costume things, the one part that I always notice is that a lot of people forget to pay attention to the shoes, a very important detail that will make or break a good costume. I'll now step off my soapbox.
