MB's cumberbund re duex.......

[mrbungle]

my friend donna is making a new cumberbund for me , so i bought some different material and had her sew it like the reference pics. the only thing in the pic i don't like is the belt, it needs to be made of the rougher background material and the top stitching needs to be down further.

 

let me know what you guys think. i am trying to get an accurate cumberbund. the loose vertical straps will be held in place once the velcro is sown on for the pouches. the vertical straps are made of a rubber coated cloth that pervents fraying on the edges, so no need to sew the edges, because the reference pics don't show any hemming along the vertical straps.

 

 

[Lonescout]

What type of material did you use for the Darker grayed areas? It looks great! I would like to see some Velco attatched to see what it will look like! Or since the materials are loop maybe an option for snaps may work.

 

I remember someone posting detail pics but they are all running together in my mind.

[mrbungle]

i am not sure what it is called, but it is a heavy weave cotton i think. snaps won't work because the loops would sag.

[Acrylikhan]

Would the velcro be sewn in along side each strap? That would eliminate the straps sagging... not sure about screen accuracy.

 

So far, so good. The fabric definitely looks closer to the CG texture.

[mrbungle]

on the screen shots, the straps don't move. so the velcro and pouches would help keep the straps in place. i would sew on the velcro like i did for my first cumberbund. just squares for maximium connect to the pouches, because the pouches like to move.

[mrbungle]

one other thin i have noticed, the need for suspenders for the cumberbund, when i troop, it seems the cumberbund wants to creep lower. so 2 straps with some velcro should do the trick........

[Lonescout]

My Cb hasn't sagged but then again...I have a little belly so it fits snug, maybe a little to much! Mb fined out what the material is an gets some measurements of the cloth strip and spacing. Since looking at it several times I think it turned out great.

[mrbungle]

cool

 

it is not finished yet, the belt needs to be made of the rougher background material.

 

i will post finished pics.

[BrotherHalo]

I'm liking the new attempt. Can't wait to see the final product.

[mrbungle]

what do you guys think of this??

 

new belt and i just put my pouches on it to see what it would look like. the main problem i am having is the top loop on the straps because everyones armor will sit different. so the loop might be right or they need to be moved according to how the armor sits on you.

 

 

 

[Falcon-One]

I'll take one please, PM me cost, and I'll send size.

 

Denny

[Guest Skupilkinson]

It's good mate, that base fabric looks great! One thing though, are the vertical straps spaced correctly? It looks at a glance as if they're all pretty equal distance between straps?

[Kylar]

Excellent work man. Got to make mine look as good as your's now....

[Fettski]

are the vertical straps 1.5 inch nylon, cloth, or poly? can you divulge your materials? i know you are trying to get these into production and while we wait, id like to get started on my own version just in case. I'd like it to be similar so we can maintain a "standard".

[mrbungle]

the straps are a rubberized material. i do believe they are 1.5 inches wide with a 1 inch gqap inbetween each strap.

[fett-bobafett]

I don't beleive that CG reference pics would show any stitching detail (on the vertical stripes), would they? Why would the CG guys add in that kind of detail if they didn't have to?

[Fettski]

The connection of the vertical strips in the cg pics does seem to show some horizontal stitching.

 

 

if you look closely on this pic from skupilkinson, it appears that there is stitching at the top. also on another image it appears that about halfway down there is another row attaching the strip to the cummerbund. It is also safe to assume that if this was actually made in real life that it would have to have some kind of attachment similar to the military M.o.l.l.e. system.

I hope this helps.

[fett-bobafett]

Thanks! I had seen the indentations in the fabric that would reflect stitching. I just didn't "see" actual "stitches" indicating the stitch length used, etc.

 

What really helps in this photo, which I hadn't seen before, is that the strips don't go all the way over the top like I was thinking they did.

 

Others have referenced the "MOLLE" vest, but I don't know what that is. My sister and dad are former Marines, but I'm not savvy to the "detail" stuff.

[Fettski]

What really helps in this photo, which I hadn't seen before, is that the strips don't go all the way over the top like I was thinking they did.

That level of detail is not really necessary and will probably be a requirement of a Lancer type status.

 

 

Others have referenced the "MOLLE" vest, but I don't know what that is. My sister and dad are former Marines, but I'm not savvy to the "detail" stuff.

MOLLE is what military equipment use for attachment points for equipment on backpack and body armor. It has a horizontal webbing not the vertical that the KT has.