ChickMacGyver

As I have had a few requests put to me for the brassard pattern mentioned in my previous post. I have finally got round to drawing it up. PDF version - full-sized (465KB) JPEG version - full-sized, 300ppi (3.9MB)

For some non-cannon troops I wear a studded black brassard for that tough biker look. I have seen versions with just squad and legion patches on it too. I can post up a pattern if people are interested - it is a bit different to the Sandtrooper pauldron. I was inspired by TB-1019's brassard I saw a little while ago. This is TB-1019's patched up version:

Thank you guys for your all your suggestions. Looks like I will be hunting for another set of armour and trying to apply your suggestions to that. Till then I will enjoy being a a Pathfinder. Thanks for clearing me Marcel.

Hi guys, My armour was just approved last week and I was wondering what I need to do more on my suit to gain Lancer status? I would appreciate your thoughts. Smiles, Izzy

Thanks guys for getting back to me about this. @Smitty, yes there are indeed the Alan Sinclair prints. It is great to know that they seem to be the right size. I now have my building project for Easter set. @Acrylikhan If you are interested, I have managed to upload the blaster file that Alan created. I already have the transistor, but I am interested in your set of "Tasco 1" Weaver-Style Rings" that you have spare. Feel free to PM about it. Smiles, Izzy

Hmm... I have noticed the link no longer works. I have the downloaded file, but there is an FTP error for my host so I will probably have to wait a couple days before sending a new link. Sorry guys!

Hi there, I am wanting to build a Biker Scout blaster from scratch, and have come across some blueprints at various sites by a chap called Alan. I thought I should check if they are considered reasonably accurate before proceeding with the build, especially after recent discussions of blasters not being quite at the right scale..? Blueprints: Alan Sinclair's blueprints (measurements included in the PDF) Thanks! Smiles, Izzy

Thanks guys It means a lot.

After spending another evening with the sewing machine and iron, my cummerbund and pouches are complete. I think the trickiest thing about the pouches was joining the inner and outer parts, make sure they all aligned and looked neat. Here are the results... One pouch ready to be put together. On the Left you can see the upper flap, the middle it the outer pouch, and on the right is the inner pouch. The pouches and cummerbund completed. Phew! A close up of the pouch with the flap open to show to the detail.

Thanks Dave! That makes it even easier to sew. Smiles, Izzy

I am part way making the pouches and I have a bit of a question... Do you have the seam visible for the flap velcro on the outside of the flap as seen in the pouches in the MotM exhibition? Or are you meant to have no visible velcro seams on the outside of the flap? What is more screen accurate? I have found a detailed imaged from the MotM exhibition, but haven't noticed it on any screen shots, but it would be a subtle feature... Smiles, Izzy

Good luck with your commissioned CB! I hope it fits just fine. The additional material on top just sits under the lower half of my bust, so in a way it is a bit like a padded corset. It seems to help with keeping it in place a bit better than without anything like that. Smiles, Izzy

One thing I almost forgot to mention. Prior to sewing, I washed and pressed the duck cotton to get the starch out and allow the fabric to look like it has been worn at least once. It also means it takes the shape that I am trying to get it into better, which will be important with the pouches.

After a bit of tinkering with the pattern, I have finally made my cummerbund. It is tailored to a more feminine figure with a short torso to result in a cummerbund that fits to my shape, but also doesn't have lots of excess material making me look like Michelin Man, and makes the cummerbund look more like the screen one on me. The taper along the upper waist will be hidden by the pouches. The bust area is hidden under the armour. The cummerbund is made of a double layer duck cotton and a dense iron-on wadding in between. I have already cut the fabric for the pouches and all I need to do now is sew them and attach them to the cummerbund.

MJ, let me know if you need my pattern or something as you are using the same boots? I can happily post it to you. I have size 5s. I had to decrease the flap by 80% from the one on the Boot Tutorial. Smiles, Izzy

The boots were easier to do than I thought, thanks to Biker Scout Boot Tutorial and lots of Selley's Shoe glue. The hardest part was to find a pair of tan soled boots that would fit me. I tried every place that sold shoes that I could find between Devonport, Launceston and Hobart. I could find nothing that wasn't in size mens 10 or greater, and they were old stock in Target. The fashion for chunky tan soles on boots seems to be over, or at least in Tasmania. I did have a pair of old army JP's, which has a solid coloured sole, rather than a semi-opaque one that most people use, making it look darker, especially in the photos against the white vinyl. With nothing else fitting, I have gone with them. They just look like a dirty tan boot in real life, so I hope it will be ok. So fingers crossed. Here is how the build went... The boots before... I cleaned them up with oil and wax remover so that the glue would bond better to the surface. I made a template then cut the tips from the vinyl. To heat the boots and vinyl up for shaping I put them in oven at 50°C. Once shaped and cooled, I glued on the vinyl and then the trim. Checking the upper paper template prior to cutting the vinyl. Vinyl cut. The back of the vinyl with marking on which side it is. Top part is now seamed, and Velcro added. Ready to glue! Velcro back. White laces I bought as to lace the upper part of the boot but making sure the laces won't shine through the vinyl. Top part now glued & riveted. Flap is added. Boots complete! Trying on my new boots over my jeans. All they need now is the holster.

Yes I agree, it is a very good pattern, it has made things a lot clearer. Thanks to everyone who has helped, I have a pattern done, including pouches and if I have a couple of evenings to myself I will get the CB done too. I will post a pic of it when I complete it. Smiles, Izzy

Thank you for helping me, and so quickly. I can make the pattern tonight. Smiles, Izzy

Hi there, I am terribly sorry if someone has asked this question before, but I don't seem to be able to find the answer. I am wanting to sew my first cummerbund... I have sewn quite a few things before (including suits) so this looks easy enough. I have the 'duck cloth' that is required and I am trying to make a pattern for myself. However, I am unsure where the Cummerbund is meant to lay, ie does it sit on the hips, or below the hips, or on the waist line? And how far is it meant to go up? Under the breast line? Higher? I have been squinting at photos and it is hard to see where it actually goes because of the overlying armour. Thanks for your help. Smiles, Izzy