Risu
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This has been my favorite movie pretty much since the first time I saw it, and I've always wanted to make this costume, but put it off because I didn't want to deal with making my hair blond or wearing a backless, sleeveless shirt. Well, no more putting it off.
About a month ago I got a job where I have access to a mill and connections with machinists, and I started learning SolidWorks so that I could make a full metal (well, actually more like 75% metal until I can afford to buy/find a real Vektor) KD-1 blaster. MattMunson was also cool enough to let me measure and trace his screen used holster. A couple weeks later, I started thinking that in addition to the gun it would be really cool to put the costume together. So I started doing some light research, and after finding the ID on the boots from Prop Store (made by the German company Buffalo) I got really into the search. Buffalo no longer makes the boots, but New Rock makes a very close knockoff (actually it's hard to say who knocked off who).
NEWROCKWORLD
The differences being the emblem, the straps, and the soles. I ordered a pair of these boots and they're currently sitting in my apartment's mail room until I can pick them up in the morning. The first modification will be to remove the metal emblem, then I'll cover up the hole with a leather patch. The strap will be slightly more difficult, and I'll bring them by my local shoe repair place to see if new soles are even an option. It would run at least $100, so if I can find the soles I'll probably just do the work myself.
The next hurdle was the shirt. I search for days for orange corrugated rubber sheeting, but couldn't find anything close. Finally I decided that I'd make it from fabric when I found this:
Bright Orange Poor Boy Knit - Discount Fabrics
One yard is enough for the whole shirt. I'll be patterning it in the next week or two, then giving that pattern to my girlfriend to sew it up because I hate stretch fabrics. If it's possible, I may have her fuse the fabric so that it doesn't stretch. The arm and neck trim will be done with a different fabric, either from an orange rib knit shirt I found at Kohl's or from another fabric I haven't found yet.
I do plan to make the jacket eventually, but for now I'm going without. That leaves the pants. These things will be a bit of a pain to make, because in total there's about 12 yards of parachute cord lacing up the inseams, crotch, and seat. Not to mention a speed buckle, zippers, and a belt. And all this without even one GOOD shot of the pants in the whole movie.
I did get really lucky last night and found a buy it now for an English copy of the making of book for only $150 shipped. That's about half the going rate. I'm hoping there will be some pictures I can use in there.
So stick around, this thread will get interesting in the next few weeks.
About a month ago I got a job where I have access to a mill and connections with machinists, and I started learning SolidWorks so that I could make a full metal (well, actually more like 75% metal until I can afford to buy/find a real Vektor) KD-1 blaster. MattMunson was also cool enough to let me measure and trace his screen used holster. A couple weeks later, I started thinking that in addition to the gun it would be really cool to put the costume together. So I started doing some light research, and after finding the ID on the boots from Prop Store (made by the German company Buffalo) I got really into the search. Buffalo no longer makes the boots, but New Rock makes a very close knockoff (actually it's hard to say who knocked off who).
NEWROCKWORLD
The differences being the emblem, the straps, and the soles. I ordered a pair of these boots and they're currently sitting in my apartment's mail room until I can pick them up in the morning. The first modification will be to remove the metal emblem, then I'll cover up the hole with a leather patch. The strap will be slightly more difficult, and I'll bring them by my local shoe repair place to see if new soles are even an option. It would run at least $100, so if I can find the soles I'll probably just do the work myself.
The next hurdle was the shirt. I search for days for orange corrugated rubber sheeting, but couldn't find anything close. Finally I decided that I'd make it from fabric when I found this:
Bright Orange Poor Boy Knit - Discount Fabrics
One yard is enough for the whole shirt. I'll be patterning it in the next week or two, then giving that pattern to my girlfriend to sew it up because I hate stretch fabrics. If it's possible, I may have her fuse the fabric so that it doesn't stretch. The arm and neck trim will be done with a different fabric, either from an orange rib knit shirt I found at Kohl's or from another fabric I haven't found yet.
I do plan to make the jacket eventually, but for now I'm going without. That leaves the pants. These things will be a bit of a pain to make, because in total there's about 12 yards of parachute cord lacing up the inseams, crotch, and seat. Not to mention a speed buckle, zippers, and a belt. And all this without even one GOOD shot of the pants in the whole movie.
I did get really lucky last night and found a buy it now for an English copy of the making of book for only $150 shipped. That's about half the going rate. I'm hoping there will be some pictures I can use in there.
So stick around, this thread will get interesting in the next few weeks.