New project started

[K@nne]

Hey Biker and Bikerella´s

yesterday I started with my new project. My wife´s Snow Scout is finished and approved, so I have time to start with a Biker Scout for myself. After a photo shooting and several great discussions with my mates of the "Wolfpack" I decided to build a Scout too.

With the support of my friends I try to reach the Lancer level near future

 

thx in advance to my buddies of the "Wolfpack" for their suppor.

 

And here we go, already strated with the flight suit. For the base I use a Helly Hansen workwear coverall I will modify.

 

 

 

First step, removing all visible pockets, snaps....

 

 

It tooks me an hour to remove the stitchery on the left arm But now it is gone and I am happy with that.

 

Next step, was to add the mandarin collar to the suit. Therefor I used on of the removed pockets.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now I have to wait until the black leather for the patches and the mudflap will arrive. Also waoting on the 2" black elastic and the remaining strapping material.

 

At the moment I am having a cold and could not go out in the gym. So I used yesterday evening to start with the Kummerbund. But I think I will make a nother one in a lighter white. After sewing I compared it to a friends Kummerbund and mine is more a offwhite than a pure white.

 

What do you think? Making another one or ok?

 

 

Add some padding to the "sleeve" before I close it.

 

I made 6 stitching lines as mentioned in the CRL´s

 

 

Today I planned to work on the Codpiece and maybe I will go to our local farbic store to get another white fabric for the Kummerbund.

 

stay tuned

 

Cheers

Chris

[gmrhodes13]

Nice start, good luck with the progress

[PropReplicator2]

Great start. Subscribed!

 

Alex

[kayelbe]

My version 1 had the same issue...it looked pretty good until I put it up against a "real" white fabric. Tossed it and started version 2. Version 3, and final iteration, has a foam padding instead of the batting. I gave #2 a wash after noticing some fingerprint/stains. All the batting migrated to the velcro ends, leaving messy, unrepairable lumps. Might have been my technique and not typical, but the foam worked much better.

[PropReplicator2]

Makes since.

 

Alex

[K@nne]

I went yesterday to the local fabric store and bought some new fabric and started with the first part of the kummmerbund.

 

comparison between the 2 fabrics

 

First fitting of the bund with the Snowscout belt of my wife Only want to check if the high of the bund is ok. codpiece will follow today.

[K@nne]

With the help of Strider I could finish the Kummerbund and this is how it looks actually

[PropReplicator2]

Strider is a huge help. His comments on many builds is what help me get mine done! Definintly keep him in your contact list;)

 

Alex

[K@nne]

Strider is a huge help. His comments on many builds is what help me get mine done! Definintly keep him in your contact list;)

 

Alex

 

Absolutely and luckily I have him and some other Lancer´s in the neighborhood :-P And all of them are a big help.

[K@nne]

Hey folks,

small progress done this week. Riding patches made out of real faux sewed on the suit. currently making the butt flap.

 

 

Next step will be the vest.

[PropReplicator2]

Looks nice so far

 

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[K@nne]

Hi folks,

had some time and some spare material lying around. So I tried to make the flap out of that. It is ok, but I think I will rework it a bit when I have the armor here.

I decket to add velcro to the suit and the flap to remove it if necessary.

 

 

 

[K@nne]

What to do on a saturday evening? Made my flak vest. For the vest I used some black "heavy" cotton fabric .

 

 

Preparing the sleeves first.

 

After cutting all parts, I started to sew all parts together.

 

And here it is, not perfect but for the first time I quite happy with it.