Attaching the drop box straps to the belt

[Greedo]

Hi folks!

 

I'm pondering how to attach the cotton straps of the drop boxes to the main belt, both in front where it connects to the hard belt, and in back.

 

I'm going for pretty screen accurate, so I'm disinclined to use snaps (I also am unable to ) so I'm thinking velcro (difficult for lack of space in front) and the old E6000.

 

Basically my preliminary plan is:

• Glue ends of front straps into the hard belt
  
• Attach into drop box with velcro
  
• Attach in the back by velcroing the ends between the velcro of the main belt (does anyone do this? Seems like a no brainer, or am I missing something?)
  

I don't like the idea of permanently fixing the straps to the belt in the back because my weight fluctuates due to medical reasons, so I might have to tighten or loosen the belt over time.

 

 

I'd love to hear everyone's thoughts!

[BikerScout007]

If you want screen accurate it is one strap all the way through, with the ends connected to the belt in the back! How you do it is up to you, as the connection is hidden by the TD

[Greedo]

Thanks for the quick reply!

 

So is gluing them into the belt in the front alright? Really don't wanna mess this one up...

 

Edit: I'M AN IDIOT. The whole thing is one piece, amirite?

[Stroker]

Thanks for the quick reply!

 

So is gluing them into the belt in the front alright? Really don't wanna mess this one up...

 

Edit: I'M AN IDIOT. The whole thing is one piece, amirite?

Nah! We've​ all been there. Yes can call it that.

[Greedo]

Hahaha, yeah, well...

 

Since you're already here, I hope I can ask you here about the white fabric covering the shoulder bridges.

 

Now, with my Chef kit came a white piece of cotton fabric, which is pretty flimsy, which I thought I liked, but now, looking at a few of the the reference pictures it looks more like it may actually be the same material as the cotton straps for the belt.

 

Which is the movie accurate way to go? I've looked at dozens of threads, and maybe that's just me, but all I see is a bunch of diffrent straps and fabrics tacked together and I can't really make out what's going on, and on the ones I can see clearly it's usually obviously not movie accurate...

[BikerScout007]

I wish I had a picture but I'm at work.

 

Basically the strap connects from the back, passes through the dropbox, and then goes into the center piece on the belt.

 

The piece is then FOLDED at a roughly 90 degree angle and then threaded back out of the center piece. It's fed through the other dropbox and then finally attached to the back on the other side.

 

I hope that makes sense

[BikerScout007]

Hahaha, yeah, well... Since you're already here, I hope I can ask you here about the white fabric covering the shoulder bridges. Now, with my Chef kit came a white piece of cotton fabric, which is pretty flimsy, which I thought I liked, but now, looking at a few of the the reference pictures it looks more like it may actually be the same material as the cotton straps for the belt. Which is the movie accurate way to go? I've looked at dozens of threads, and maybe that's just me, but all I see is a bunch of diffrent straps and fabrics tacked together and I can't really make out what's going on, and on the ones I can see clearly it's usually obviously not movie accurate...

 

I used some heavy duty elastic for that. Stuff that looked like an Ace bandage. It seems very thin and elasticy in the movie. Not like the cotton webbing for the belt.

[Bubonos]

Velcro is my best friend. Stitched some on my straps and industrial Velcro stick on on the plastic parts. May not be lancer specs, but it does the job and you wouldn't know unless you take off the belt and look.

 

 

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