The Star-Lord/Peter Quill Sling Bag thread
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The buckle looks pretty rough. I wonder if an acid etch would work on it?
Jill Sowell
Active Member
Wow, someone did a ton of research to find all these photos! Wish I had seen this post before making mine!! It's fairly close, but all the upclose detail shots make me more embarassed 
Are you kidding me? Your bag looks awesome. Great costume, one of the best Star Lord's I've seen!
.:MirrorminD:.
Sr Member
Agreed, you nailed the shape of it almost perfectly
Thundercat
New Member
Just gave my silk screen guy the pattern and fabric!
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Darth Mule
Sr Member
I may have a guy out here that can do it... I know he has an electro-plate system... And several other pieces metal manipulation equipment. I can track him down and ask... I think he went off the rails when his lady left him and dropped off Facebook, but I'll see what I can do.
Capn_Jack_Savvy
Sr Member
This is what I did with my wife's baldric buckle when I made her Elizabeth Swann costume! I used 800 and 1000 grit sandpaper and went over the buckle completely with both grit sandpapers. This was a solid shiny silver buckle. After that I hit it with two coats of gold Rub N Buff to get a brass look and finally with Rub N Buff vertigree. It turned out great and the RnB stayed on for a long time now. It was used heavily in 2007-2009! The light sanding gave the buckle texture so the RnB had a surface to adhere too.
Staar Lord Maan
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Capn_Jack_Savvy , This is the one thing i haven't sourced yet, (Rub N Buff), and now there is another flavor to get, LOL! Oh, and sandpaper...whee! thanks for the tip, nontheless! Did you get my package in the mail yet?
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Risu
Master Member
I found this video today that looks way easier and I already have everything I need to try it. Will probably give it a shot on some stainless plated sheet metal around the shop before I try it on the buckle.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFK9H4AG_Ww
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFK9H4AG_Ww
That's actually really cool!
Risu
Master Member
I'll be taking it apart before doing this.
OK, so I've been studying the bag some more and here's what I've learned. The magnetic snaps are two different sizes, They line up basically perfectly with regular snap sizes line 20 and line 24. All the ones on the jacket are line 24. The ones on the bag that work the closure straps and the pointless decorative ones on the bag strap are line 24. The ones that hold the tiny darker flaps on are all line 20. There are also 14 special flat 10 mm brass rivets on the straps. Also the oval eyelets on the bag are 1.25" and the ones on the jacket are 1".
So what I want to know is where the heck did they get these snaps? They come in multiple standard sizes, so they have to be sold somewhere. It's highly unlikely that the company I found in LA can affordably reproduce both sizes, I would be limited to ordering the line 24 (5/8") size. They're so simple in design and so obviously standard that they have to exist and be sold somewhere.
OK, so I've been studying the bag some more and here's what I've learned. The magnetic snaps are two different sizes, They line up basically perfectly with regular snap sizes line 20 and line 24. All the ones on the jacket are line 24. The ones on the bag that work the closure straps and the pointless decorative ones on the bag strap are line 24. The ones that hold the tiny darker flaps on are all line 20. There are also 14 special flat 10 mm brass rivets on the straps. Also the oval eyelets on the bag are 1.25" and the ones on the jacket are 1".
So what I want to know is where the heck did they get these snaps? They come in multiple standard sizes, so they have to be sold somewhere. It's highly unlikely that the company I found in LA can affordably reproduce both sizes, I would be limited to ordering the line 24 (5/8") size. They're so simple in design and so obviously standard that they have to exist and be sold somewhere.
Staar Lord Maan
Well-Known Member
In lieu of heating anything up, had anyone considered buffing it an then rubbing at it it with some colored wax just on the outer side so as to avoid any rub off? Poor-man's fix, but it might work
Risu, invaluable information, as usual, thanks! I had a look online and immediately found two color options. Gunmetal and Nickel. I'm leaning more toward the Nickel ones. Thoughts on the color?
Risu
Master Member
Just rub n buff on the outside face would be a functional option. I hate that stuff though, it's messy and I don't trust it.
I already responded to your PM, but I'll post here as well. I'd love to see a link to the snaps you found, but I doubt they're the right ones. I've spent hours looking and haven't found a single lead.
I already responded to your PM, but I'll post here as well. I'd love to see a link to the snaps you found, but I doubt they're the right ones. I've spent hours looking and haven't found a single lead.
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