OnkelPaschulke Posted January 9, 2022 Author Share Posted January 9, 2022 Thanks @Retrofire that's why I want to tighten the legs more. Leting the tailor do the patches was a good idea. If I'd done them I'd cursed all day long... 😁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopper Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 The riding patches are certainly one of the most challenging parts of making your own coveralls! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnkelPaschulke Posted January 9, 2022 Author Share Posted January 9, 2022 The helmet as well… Gesendet von iPhone mit Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aradun Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 Arne, your tailor did a great job on those patches. The undersuit looks great. Is the tailor going to add the thigh straps too? The CRL calls for them to be sewn in under the front and back thigh patches. You could probably do it yourself by seam ripping just enough of an opening to slip the strap in and then run it through the sewing machine. Just making sure it’s on your radar for when your ready. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnkelPaschulke Posted January 10, 2022 Author Share Posted January 10, 2022 I‘ll do the straps myself. It was kind of hard to tell the tailor what I want with the riding patch so I skipped the straps part. But I think it’s ok this way because I can align the straps better now and just have to rip a small part of the seam to get it inside.Gesendet von iPhone mit Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnkelPaschulke Posted January 15, 2022 Author Share Posted January 15, 2022 Hello guys! Just a quick question regarding the vest. I wanted to modify a T-Shirt. This would have been fine for basic but as the long time goal is to go for Lancer I thought, that I could do a reglan style vest directly. So I got myself some black cotton fabric today. So the question is do the sleves with the paralel stitching have to go all way up to the collar or is it ok if the stop about an inch or two next to the collar? Cheers! 😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayelbe Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 The 'raglan' sleeve should go up to the collar hem, so yeah maybe a 1/2 inch but probably not as much as two inches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopper Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 4 hours ago, OnkelPaschulke said: Hello guys! Just a quick question regarding the vest. I wanted to modify a T-Shirt. This would have been fine for basic but as the long time goal is to go for Lancer I thought, that I could do a reglan style vest directly. So I got myself some black cotton fabric today. So the question is do the sleves with the paralel stitching have to go all way up to the collar or is it ok if the stop about an inch or two next to the collar? Cheers! 😄 Hi Arne, the CRL Level 2 text says "Vest sleeves have the appearance of being raglan (ie, the connection seam is at the collar of the vest, not the shoulder)" So the padded and stitched sleeves do not have to go all the way to the collar, as long as where they end is covered by the shoulder bridges, or otherwise not visible when all of your armor is on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnkelPaschulke Posted January 15, 2022 Author Share Posted January 15, 2022 God sometimes it's terrible with understanding english with those technical terms... 😄 Like this?! Awesome Paintskills, right?! 😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikerScout007 Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 7 minutes ago, OnkelPaschulke said: God sometimes it's terrible with understanding english with those technical terms... 😄 Like this?! Awesome Paintskills, right?! 😄 Yup that's a raglan! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnkelPaschulke Posted January 16, 2022 Author Share Posted January 16, 2022 Sundays are for sewing… Gesendet von iPhone mit Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retrofire Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 53 minutes ago, OnkelPaschulke said: Sundays are for sewing… Gesendet von iPhone mit Tapatalk Ahhh nothing like a hot beverage, a sewing machine and a flight suit! If you need anything we’re here for you. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnkelPaschulke Posted January 16, 2022 Author Share Posted January 16, 2022 Finally got rid of the buttons and the bag on the left side of leg. Sewed the straps by hand and stung my fingers countless times well but the result is olI guess. Got myself templates for a raglanshirt and gonna print them tomorrow. I first tried by drawing the shapes on butcher paper but wasn’t really satisfied with the results. So I quit this way and got the templates. Softparts are almost finished, took longer than I wanted, but hey… Gesendet von iPhone mit Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopper Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 Good work Arne. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnkelPaschulke Posted January 16, 2022 Author Share Posted January 16, 2022 Thank you@chopper your part in this shall not be forgotten! Gesendet von iPhone mit Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aradun Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 Your soft parts may have taken longer than you hoped but the final outcome has certainly be worth the effort. You’ve got a solid build Arne! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnkelPaschulke Posted January 21, 2022 Author Share Posted January 21, 2022 Did some sewing today. Started my first try with the vest. I bought myself templates for a raglan shirt, printed them drew the templates on some black cotton fabric. I'm not sure about the size of the vest. It should fit even with the jumpsuit but if it's to small I'll do it again. It's all for the learning curve... 😉 I cut the parts for the arms twice to get the batting inside. Just ironed it a little but than I sew both parts together on the opening. But first I drew the lines for the stitching to get them nice and paralel later... Our GML is definately looking for paralel stitching... 😄 So better be prepared. Than I added one layer of batting. I thought that this should be enough for the groves to stand out. Sewing along the prepared lines was quite easy. The dificult part was aligning the arms with the front part of the shirt. But after some cursing and complaining it worked. Tomorrow I'll continue with the second arm and than I'm adding the back. I'm curious about the result and if it will fit... 😄 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnkelPaschulke Posted January 22, 2022 Author Share Posted January 22, 2022 Ok, did some more sewing and have almost finished the vest. Still need some cleaning up the seams and sewing a little cover for the collar. Overall it worked out pretty well for the first time. I might redo it with the experiences I've made during the process. Especially adding the sleeves was a little bit tricky and it is something I'd do more precisely the next time. One mayor experience I made is that I need to calm down while sewing and thinking about the steps twice... 😄 I started adding a sleeve to the front and stop because I thought I put them together wrong but than I thought... No it's fine, but it wasn't... ripped the seems and had to redo it... annoying... 😄 Did a littlte test fitting over the jumpsuit and it fits good, problem was that I was alone and couldn't close the velcro on the back properly. But the sleeves definately needs to be shortened a little bit and the neck opening needs to widened a little bit more. I'll do are test fitting with everything tomorrow to get the right meassurements for the sleeves, the neck opening and the velcro for the cod piece. I'll tape down the armour parts on the arms to add the velcro on the arms. Getting on the finishing line with the softparts. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopper Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 Great work so far Arne. I see that you mention that the neck opening needs to widened a little bit more. Do you want to post some photos wearing the vest for the armory team to take a look at? We'd be happy to offer you any feedback on the sizing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnkelPaschulke Posted January 22, 2022 Author Share Posted January 22, 2022 6 minutes ago, Chopper said: Great work so far Arne. I see that you mention that the neck opening needs to widened a little bit more. Do you want to post some photos wearing the vest for the armory team to take a look at? We'd be happy to offer you any feedback on the sizing. Thanks Corey, I'll make some additional pictures tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnkelPaschulke Posted January 23, 2022 Author Share Posted January 23, 2022 Ok, did a quick test fit today. The vest fits quiet well. The length of the sleeves is just a dressing issue. I think I can tighten the vest a little bit more this way the velcro on the back will get in the center as well and the sleeves fit better. I drew the lines were I want to cut for widening the neck opening. Any ideas how to bring up the shoulders a little bit more? Or do I have to lower the armor a little bit because you can see the top of the pouches, too? The other armor parts are not fixed with velcro and the strapping on the knees is missing. And sorry for not shaving... 😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopper Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 Your shoulder armor placement looks fine. I can't see any adjustments needed there. On your vest sleeves, your left sleeve looks good. Not sure why the right one seems longer. Pull your bund up slightly. That will also pull up the pouches. Your armor back plate seems slightly low. Not sure if that's what's pulling the shoulders off. I don't know if it's a case of needing to lower the armor, so much as shifting it forward a bit. You can affix some velcro on the vest and under the upper part of the chest to help hold it in place if it becomes an issue. For your proposed neck adjustments to the vest, I'd open it more. You generally shouldn't see the opening of the flak vest collar in front and it should be mostly covered by the chest armor. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnkelPaschulke Posted January 23, 2022 Author Share Posted January 23, 2022 Got ya! I will tighten the vest a little bit more, this should bring up the sleeves on the right side. Is the front part of the armor ok? Or does it need to come up as well?Gesendet von iPhone mit Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopper Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 Your chest armor looks generally correct right now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnkelPaschulke Posted March 20, 2022 Author Share Posted March 20, 2022 It's been kind of quiet here during the last weeks. Well, live happens and I got a lot of real life issues to get through (mainly work) and almost got no time to work on the project. But fortunately there are only some minor parts left to do on the soft parts and I need to finish the helmet. Speaking of the helmet, the RS helmet gave me some hard times because obiously I'm not the best handyman... 😄 Getting those two caps together nice and cleaning didn't work out as planned. Luckily I got my hands on a SC kit and this hits my skills much better... 😛 It's the final spurt and I want to get this build done. I'll keep the RS and finish it someday when I got more time. Just wanted to drop some lines to get me back onto the track! Cheers mates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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