Shenanigen5280 Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 Hello, So I have just received my new sewing machine and I have decided that I am going to make the clothing parts for my shore trooper build by hand instead of buying the pieces from cosplay sky or things of that nature. here is my question, is there somewhere I can find a pattern that people have used in the past for the shirt? also I am female so I don't know how much adjustments I will need to do for that in the chest area. (I found the trousers luckily and also the correct fabric) but its more the undershirt that I am a bit confused on. also what is the colour supposed to be? some places where you can buy it I see them being a combination of dark grey and black, others all black? and finally anyone find a good fabric that matches the CRL? im going to look around local shops in London as well but thought I would reach out in addition thanks in advance for time and help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScaryGuy Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 Can’t help with a pattern, but maybe you can use a pattern for a sweater or similar, or take apart an old sweater and use the pieces as a pattern. Then add a separate neck seal with the vertical ribs. You could also buy a larger shoretrooper shirt then tailor it yourself. The color is dark grey. The full black shirts are for the AT-ACT driver and Tank commander. You also might see a separate neck seal with black vertical ribs. In the past the neck seal was assumed to be black due to lighting conditions of the reference pictures. The neck seal has the same color grey ribs, just the ribs are slightly narrower. The original fabric has stitches between every rib, standaard rib fabric probably does not have this but that is ok for basic approval. Some makers hand stitch every rib. The ribs are around 4 mm, preferably not shiny. For accuracy and level 2 requirements there needs to be mesh under the arm pits, and a zipper in the neck seal that zips down. Take a look at some reference pictures to get a good feel for the fabric. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shenanigen5280 Posted December 25, 2018 Author Share Posted December 25, 2018 ok great thank you for all the tips I will certainly give that a go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teepeethewelder Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 I am in the same boat. I've been looking at corduroy cotton fabric. Has anyone here used that before? Seems like a simple way to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOtrooper Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 I used a sweatshirt pattern as a base but I ended up just winging it. I decided to make two halves that I then joined with nylon webbing and buckles. Think of a hoodie that would zip up in the front and back. That way I could tighten/loosen the shirt as much as I needed - where I needed. I am not a seamstress and didn't want to figure out measurements for the bust vs. waist. I ended up using a stretchy gray material and sewing it onto headliner foam.... over and over and over again. I got pretty good as sewing straight lines. My favorite feature that I did accidentally on purpose was leaving the sleeves long and cutting in thumb holes. My ST Garrison brothers are jealous as their sleeves bunch in their armor. I made my own neck seal too. For the neck area I used a darker gray/almost black fabric and used piping material from the fabric store for the ribs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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