Ghst915 Posted September 28, 2006 Posted September 28, 2006 Yea woodland. Found it at Joanns fabric store. Went back last night to get some dye and they were out of black. So that is just a photoshop job. I think a bit darker would be real close. Chris That looks really good to me, I think that would work great and we can all get the same fabric as well. Another thing will work is that with us all doing our own shirts and pants of this fabric, they wont be the same pattern on them due to the maker. I mean who ever makes the pants and shirts, no two will be the same pattern in the same spot, you know. The same pattern but not the same look.
Ladyghost4459 Posted September 28, 2006 Posted September 28, 2006 Yea woodland. Found it at Joanns fabric store. Went back last night to get some dye and they were out of black. So that is just a photoshop job. I think a bit darker would be real close. Chris Is that the cotton based camo fabric they have there?
Army Scout Posted September 28, 2006 Posted September 28, 2006 Is that the cotton based camo fabric they have there? Yup 100% cotton... Chris
Ghst915 Posted September 28, 2006 Posted September 28, 2006 Yup 100% cotton... Chris WOO HOO Ladyghst said thats good, but pre-wash it before you dye it dude, and use a little dye at a time to get the right darkness. You dont wanna over dye it and get it to black. Keep us informed dude. If it works nice I might go out get the same stuff this next weekend.
TB5994 Posted January 10, 2007 Posted January 10, 2007 just my ten pence worth, Got to say, I agree with the veiw that its based on a desert pattern, but darker. This image is closest to British DPM, something I have worn far too many times, lol And this image (SS) has a definate brown pattern, with either a grey/green, or black/green wash, or dye. no other specific colours are jumping out, and its deffo not flecktarn, I use that for airsoft and its not that! The British Desert Dpm is very similar in pattern, I'm going to play around with some dyes on the weekend and see how close I can get
Guest Krayvan Posted January 30, 2007 Posted January 30, 2007 I have had a few talks with my fellow costumers and we think we can pull this costume off without breaking the bank. This camo pattern is gonna be a pain in the butt to match. So we are going to try using a camo pattern the is readily available to everyone. We are going to try the current US Army camo pattern....the ACU scheme. After a little dye (brown) I think it will be close. Best of all, there is an ACU jumpsuit, its cheap, and abundant! I know these are not 100% accurate, but I think the pros outweigh the cons. Army Scout i couldnt agree more on the issue.. ive always been a camo freak...i own probly 12 different pairs (mostly for hunting) but i believe for this project the ACU issue would be the best as a base... (although i like the marpat it seems it would be harder to make a dye with) im not too sure but i plan on making three different mixtures of what to dye with.. a black base, then a olive base with light black tint.. and finally a brown base. but im having a kind of complex with the pants.. to make it movie accurate or more of a functional pair.. cause im sure anyone with a ST suit understands that the restroom and these suits are not best friends
Guest skygunbro Posted February 5, 2007 Posted February 5, 2007 HI everyone...I am in the process with working with a silk screener to have the exact camo pattern and colors printed on bulk material so i can make the BARC jumpsuit.I have studied the DVD stills extensivly and have determined thet the camo pattern does include the top as well as the pants.At first I thought the top was black with no camo but it def. is the same camo as the bottoms. What I have done is taken a dvd still from the movie and sent it off to a silk screener they will digitize the image and blow up the camo pattern to 1:1 then print it on bulk fabric then i will start making a prototype suit. This also depends on the cost though if he comes back and tells me its gonna cost thoousands of dollars to do this then I probably wont do it.
TB-7076 Posted February 5, 2007 Author Posted February 5, 2007 Awesome - keep us updated. This is great and hope it will get affordable.
DaVe Posted February 22, 2007 Posted February 22, 2007 What about this idea...? Gray Automotive Coveralls, with some Brown and Green fabric or spray paint. Under $40... Or... Coveralls ~$22.00 and they have brown. Thoughts?
DaVe Posted March 14, 2007 Posted March 14, 2007 Does anyone have a set of coveralls or flightsuit that they are considering done? Anyone?
TB-7076 Posted June 24, 2007 Author Posted June 24, 2007 I just checked on some ACU gears and it seems they're all of blended fabric composed of 50% cotton 50% nylon. The latter I think might be a problem in an attempt to dye the suit. Anyone tried it yet?
TB-7076 Posted October 11, 2007 Author Posted October 11, 2007 kowabunga that's not dead on but quite close - if we wait some more fashion designers have kept up
Ghst915 Posted October 12, 2007 Posted October 12, 2007 kowabunga that's not dead on but quite close - if we wait some more fashion designers have kept up Hey Mad, I really like those, dye em a little darker and I say they work.
Ladyghost4459 Posted October 12, 2007 Posted October 12, 2007 Looks good Mad. Where did you find them?
pghfett Posted October 12, 2007 Posted October 12, 2007 Pretty Darn close - yes, where can we get some or perhaps bulk material ?
TB-7076 Posted October 12, 2007 Author Posted October 12, 2007 there's an ebay store here in germany selling these. I try to get in touch and ask if they do these in-house so they might be interested in selling some square meters.
Guest BOBATAFF Posted October 13, 2007 Posted October 13, 2007 phill just post a link or let me know what the ebay users name is
BrieKalan Posted October 13, 2007 Posted October 13, 2007 I just checked on some ACU gears and it seems they're all of blended fabric composed of 50% cotton 50% nylon. The latter I think might be a problem in an attempt to dye the suit. Anyone tried it yet? I'm a little late to the conversation, but here goes: I do quite a bit of custom dye work, dye will only work on cotton, wool, silk, rayon, or other natural fiber. When you are using a 50/50 blend the dye may work, but will be extremely light. If you have any test fabric at all, I'd try that first with a small amount of dye. If you choose the painting option--it does work really well, try Design Masters floral paint from Michaels. It comes in about 8-10 different colors of green, and you can also get a few tannish shades and browns. It's permanent, but will make the clothing stiff. That's how a lot of folks do Endor clothing. Lesley Farquhar TR 3774
elkamino Posted October 24, 2007 Posted October 24, 2007 THought I'd throw my 2 cents in. Was thinking the the pants should be a darker variation on desert BDU's with more brown than usual but when the CGI darkens everything for affect, the brown was mostly lost looking gray and dark gray (almost black). To get a more screen used look I was thinking of digital Urban camo like these (scroll down to digital urban): http://www.uscav.com/Productinfo.aspx?prod...3&TabID=548 It would add a nice contrast to the armoras depicted in the screen grabs.
TB5994 Posted October 29, 2007 Posted October 29, 2007 I still think the closest existing cammo match to the barc is UK desert cammo, but darkened with brown dye, thats what i'm going with, hopefully going to have a crack at dying a set this weekend, (hopefully once I have one Mikes auction) Nice find though Phil, but I dont think they will dye to well, the colour might go a tad weird
elkamino Posted October 30, 2007 Posted October 30, 2007 Is anyone in agreeance that there are only three (3) colors on the pants (of course depending on screen shot versus display). Screen shot should be dark brown, greyish tan, and possibly a hint of olive? There may not even bee a third color.
tk 7261 Posted September 19, 2009 Posted September 19, 2009 I have had a few talks with my fellow costumers and we think we can pull this costume off without breaking the bank. This camo pattern is gonna be a pain in the butt to match. So we are going to try using a camo pattern the is readily available to everyone. We are going to try the current US Army camo pattern....the ACU scheme. After a little dye (brown) I think it will be close. Best of all, there is an ACU jumpsuit, its cheap, and abundant! I know these are not 100% accurate, but I think the pros outweigh the cons. Army Scout i agree with this as well. as i cant really afford anything else. haha. would it be acceptable dye these and use them.
mrbungle Posted September 19, 2009 Posted September 19, 2009 britsh desert bdu's that are dyed brown and black is what is acepted, and they are pretty cheap. PM heatshock on here about some.
Heatshock Posted September 19, 2009 Posted September 19, 2009 pat - pm replied mate IIRC correctly - angelo (lone scout) had managed to source some british BDUs stateside a while back? not sure if he still has supplies. any1 else interested - just drop me a pm guys
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