Hiker Scout Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 I am working on completing my soft parts first. Having finished my flight suit last week. No on the the flak vest, cummerbund, and cod piece. I have found good tutorial for the vest and cummerbund on the forums and should be too be a problem. However I haven't been able to find a cod piece tutorial. Also looking to see how to connect the codpiece and flak vest together into one piece. make cod piece higher in front and sew together with vest or make straps similar to the strap that goes under and attaches to the back? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikerScout007 Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 Hi Chris! There isn't a codpiece tutorial yet. That one is a little tougher because there are several different ways the codpiece gets attached to the costume. I do it like it was in the film, so my codpiece is sewed to the bottom edge of my vest and then the 2 inch elastic strap connects to the vest in the back. So yes that meant making the codpiece very high. Which it seems to be in the film. Some people use velcro to attach the codpiece to the flight suit. Some attach it to the cummerbund with velcro. And the old way of doing, before we really discovered the film method, was to sew the codpiece to the bottom edge of the bund. Though you can do a reasonable imitation of the costume like that, it's the least effective way to do it. Give me a few minutes and I'll take some pictures of my set up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikerScout007 Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 Okay here are some pics: 1. Top to bottom length is approximately 16 inches. Your mileage may vary based on the length of your torso. 2. Width at the top: Approximately 12 inches. 3. Width at the bottom: Approximately 2.5 inches 4. Width at crescent -- approximately 6 inches. 5. In the back, I put a parachute clip to attach the strap. The elastic strap should be long -- about two feet. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikerScout007 Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 I plan on doing a tutorial for the codpiece soon, since I want to remake mine, but the build method is pretty simple: 1. Using the dimensions outlined above (leaving some room for the seam allowance), just cut out two identical pieces of smooth cotton-like fabric (so not duck cloth, canvas or twill) 2. Stitch the two pieces together, leaving the top and bottom open. 3. Turn it inside out. 4. Insert batting AND a fabric stabilizer (such as buckram) that fills the interior of the cod. This will keep you from getting the "cod crunchies". 5. Close the top seam 6. Sew in the crescent 7. Insert the 2 inch elastic at the bottom and sew it shut. Use a long piece of elastic. I can't tell you how many crumpled cods could be avoided if folks would just use a really long piece of elastic instead of the thong-like ones I see. Mine is two feet long. So it connects comfortably to the back of my vest without flossing my....what-have-yous. 8. Attach to the rest of your costume how you see fit: To the vest, as I have To the flight suit To the cummerbund (though this is the least effective way to do it and puts too much downward pressure on the bund, as well as restricting movement). 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiker Scout Posted June 30, 2021 Author Share Posted June 30, 2021 I like this method of making the vest and cod into one piece. I will proceed in trying this method 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikerScout007 Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 10 minutes ago, ChrisA said: I like this method of making the vest and cod into one piece. I will proceed in trying this method You can't beat doing it the way it was done for the film. Those costume designers knew what they were doing! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hokie1 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Th On 6/30/2021 at 5:12 PM, BikerScout007 said: Okay here are some pics: 1. Top to bottom length is approximately 16 inches. Your mileage may vary based on the length of your torso. 2. Width at the top: Approximately 12 inches. 3. Width at the bottom: Approximately 2.5 inches 4. Width at crescent -- approximately 6 inches. 5. In the back, I put a parachute clip to attach the strap. The elastic strap should be long -- about two feet. Thanks for this photo. This is how I was thinking of finishing mine up. So when we suit up the elastic strap will essentially go over the outside of the butt flap on the flight suit correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopper Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 5 minutes ago, hokie1 said: Th Thanks for this photo. This is how I was thinking of finishing mine up. So when we suit up the elastic strap will essentially go over the outside of the butt flap on the flight suit correct? Correct. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hokie1 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Excellent. Thanks for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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