Majafu

gotta hate it when your melon swells.

*scratches head*

Looks like I have a lot of work ahead of me to get this costume right. Guy really jacked it up. I might have it done in a year.

I will do that. Thanks!

Doing some research on a new suit now. Going to be a long while before I'm of Lancer specifications. Need to replace boots for that and do modifications on the helmet. Right now would just be happy with basic admission. Even before that I need to replace the endcaps on the detonator as well. If anybody knows a good place where I can get just the endcaps I would be eternally grateful.

I think I would rather start over from scratch anyway. The suit is a little baggy. I look like the MC Hammer of Biker Scouts. I'm not sure what all the requirements are to be a lancer over basic.

Makes me wonder how the suit ever got approved in the first place.

Honestly I don't know. I purchased it from somebody who was already an approved member. He probably had it before the rule changes took place. I could possibly even sew a new butt flap over the old one. Not sure what to do if the thigh patches aren't big enough.

I'll probably end up having my girlfriend do it. That way if it gets messed up and can blame her. Worst case senario is I'll end up just having to remove the whole thing start over with a new flap.

Here are a couple pics: http://i1059.photobucket.com/albums/t434/MatthewJF/91fb071e.jpg http://i1059.photobucket.com/albums/t434/MatthewJF/311a36c8.jpg

Thanks. Yeah this flight suit has the flap sewn in on all four sides. I believe the crotch patches are correct on it though. Hard to tell because the suede blends in so well with the suit. I wonder if just removing the stitching from the other three sides would work?

I should clarify. There is a butt flap on my flight suit, just not sure if it's accurately sewn.

Can anybody please give me some advice on roughly how much suede I will need and tips on how to sew it? I'm not very large. 5'9" roughly 190 pounds. I know the flap needs to be sewn just above the waist, but is that the only place it's sewn on the top?