BroadSword
Well-Known Member
Looking good! Now dirty it up and you're ready to avenge Jedha!
I spent about $20 total for the fabric of my shirt, vest, gaiters, and the pants about $13, goggles same price.
IMO the big costs come in with the pouches, hat or helmet. I also unnecessarily bought the dt-29 just to have.
but, it can be done on a budget. Just shop around w/ eBay and I highly recommended making things yourself. It's always cheaper, you get the self pride of making it yourself and you learn new things along the way.
I took and old button down vest from a 3-piece suit and used that as my starting pattern.
Then from those pieces transferred to paper for tweaking into what you see. The back vest pattern was all free handed. Cut all the pieces out and sew together the stuff with shaped foam almost like you would with a pillow
from what I can see, the vest I'm wearing was somthing scratch made by production. What they seem to have done is modified this particular vest off those seen in ESB that the Hoth troopers wear.
heres my build thread with a little more info on the vest:
http://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=276138
Just joined the thread. Hope I'm not too late!
Anyway, this thread caught my attention because it is about the exact kind of costume I want to put together. Unfortunately, I am on a very low budget and I need some cheaper alternatives for some pieces of the outfit. Things like the 'Nam flak vest and the boots are the biggest hurdles for me. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!
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Many thanks to @Psicorp7 for the help with the Nerf blast and much more and also @BroadSword for the many references that help out.
I used an old Dutch Army shirt and turned it into a Rogue One inspired jacket using military webbing, buckles, an old canvas belt and lots of stitching and un-stitching. The sleeves stripes and badges were purchased on Etsy.
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I used an old Dutch Army shirt and turned it into a Rogue One inspired jacket using military webbing, buckles, an old canvas belt and lots of stitching and un-stitching. The sleeves stripes and badges were purchased on Etsy.
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