shockwave326 Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Hey guys I looking to get help on figuring out the cod piece, I've been looking around on here for a pattern or dimensions but so far things seems to be all over the place. I was wondering if I can get pointed to the right direction for making the cod piece. Tanks!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopper Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 You'll need to size it to your body, but in terms of proportions, this photo might help. The height of the bund is about the width of the codpiece. The cummerbund ribs are 1" wide and, in general, most bunds measure 8"-9" in height. See also: http://forum.501stpathfinders.com/index.php?/topic/19967-soft-parts-best-practices/ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woobiee Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 If I may chime in since I recently made my cod piece (multiple times) and it's fresh in my memory! The one thing that I didn't initially take into consideration when making it is the fact that the cod piece curves inward ever so slightly towards your body at the bottom quarter (the groin area). When you wear the cod and viewing from the front, this subtle curve around the goin area optically influences the overall shape of the cod piece. In essence, if you compare the cod piece when wearing it vs laying it flat on a table, you'd think they are two different cods. My first attempt, the pattern I made matched the photos pretty well and it looked great on a flat table. But when I wore it, the shaping was too exaggerated near the groin. For my second pattern, I offset that by making the goin area just a touch bit straighter so when wearing it, the contours of my body reintroduced the necessary curves/bends required to match the photos. Not to be mistaken of the dreaded diaper crunchies though -- that is a whole other thing entirely! 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikerScout98 Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 On 8/23/2021 at 8:05 AM, woobiee said: If I may chime in since I recently made my cod piece (multiple times) and it's fresh in my memory! The one thing that I didn't initially take into consideration when making it is the fact that the cod piece curves inward ever so slightly towards your body at the bottom quarter (the groin area). When you wear the cod and viewing from the front, this subtle curve around the goin area optically influences the overall look My first attempt, the pattern I made matched the photos pretty well and it looked great on a flat table. But when I wore it, the shaping was too exaggerated near the groin. For my second pattern, I offset that by making the goin area just a touch bit straighter so when wearing it, the contours of my body reintroduced the necessary curves/bends required to match the photos. This just happened to me tonight! I only even noticed because a fellow trooper stopped in to comment on my insta post about updated gmL fixes. I was kinda embarrassed, but so busy with fixes that i thought id backburner it until next suit up then do the digging on a fix. I JUST NOW clicked the wrong link and wound up here on accident! Lol. THANKS FOR THE IMMEDIATE SOLUTION WOOBIEE!!!! One less thing in my life now....cheers!! 🥰🙏 JUST SAY NO!! 😬🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woobiee Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 To the OT or anyone else is interested. Because we have a ton of front shots and not too many side profiles of the cod, here is a side profile closeup of my cod piece (you don't say that very often huh?). I'm still tweaking this but I'm fairly close to being satisfied with the shaping. And this is how it looks laid flat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aradun Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 Looks good Andy! This is just a tip for when you go to do your actual submission photos...If you look at your cummerbund sits on your belt there's a little gap of about an 1" where the cod piece is peeking through. It's an easy fix and a simple dressing issue. In fact, I have this issue a lot when I suit up for a troop and don't catch it until I see photos after the event. When you're ready to do your official photos, make sure you check each photo after its taken to see if there's anything that needs to be tweaked or adjusted and if so then make the adjustment and retake the photo. It might not matter much for basic clearance if everything isn't just right, but if you intend to pursue Lancer it'll make things easier in the long run because you won't have to get suited up again to retake photos to address common dressing issues. It helps if whoever is doing the photos is somewhat familiar with how things should look and line up. My son took my photos and he learned the scout inside and out during my build. I also went over with him what to look for and showed him photos of what things were supposed to look like and how things lined up. He handled me like a pro during the photo shoot, rotating shoulder bells and armor pieces prior to every shot because he was very familiar with how it was supposed to look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woobiee Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 Looks good Andy! This is just a tip for when you go to do your actual submission photos...If you look at your cummerbund sits on your belt there's a little gap of about an 1" where the cod piece is peeking through. It's an easy fix and a simple dressing issue. In fact, I have this issue a lot when I suit up for a troop and don't catch it until I see photos after the event. When you're ready to do your official photos, make sure you check each photo after its taken to see if there's anything that needs to be tweaked or adjusted and if so then make the adjustment and retake the photo. It might not matter much for basic clearance if everything isn't just right, but if you intend to pursue Lancer it'll make things easier in the long run because you won't have to get suited up again to retake photos to address common dressing issues. It helps if whoever is doing the photos is somewhat familiar with how things should look and line up. My son took my photos and he learned the scout inside and out during my build. I also went over with him what to look for and showed him photos of what things were supposed to look like and how things lined up. He handled me like a pro during the photo shoot, rotating shoulder bells and armor pieces prior to every shot because he was very familiar with how it was supposed to look. Thanks for the tip! The bund in the photo is my temp one without any velcro to attach to the flight suit — I’m making a brand new one that fits better and with velcro!Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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