Halloween costume turned into Lancer project

[Guest xphiledgex]

So I decided to be a biker scout for Halloween a couple months ago. I didn't know about 501st or Lancer. So I got the armor in from SC the same day I had a tattoo appointment, come to find out my tattoo artist just recently got I to costuming and he gave me multiple sites to check out. After looking online for building my costume I instantly decided "I'm going to get into 501st". Now after joining here I am "I need to go Lancer". So I am now in the process of undoing all the mistakes I made building my armor.

[4505Marcel]

Get some pics up mate, so we can give you some pointers.

[Guest xphiledgex]

If I knew how to post pics from my phone I would, I will have to wait until I get home

[Griffin-X]

Welcome to the Bikerscout.net site!

[Guest xphiledgex]

here is my attempt at blaster fire, sanding this completely down and just doing weathering. i have tank decals on the way as well

 

 

i used hot glue to attach the tank, removing all this and properly attaching.

 

 

gotta remove more attempted blaster fire

 

 

apparently i wanted to be in a fire fight pretty bad lol

 

 

my work area

 

 

this is a progress shot before i finished the mask and got my gloves

 

I am working with Marcel to get a cummerbund and boots, i think i need new bells and a 1 piece belt, im not sure what else i will need so any help is greatly appreciated

[Guest xphiledgex]

i do have a flight suit btw, no vest or riding flap though. forgot i used a hoodie just to try it on

[4505Marcel]

The sc belt is fine, just glue instead of rivit together, bells are also fine just round off the bottom corners a touch

[Guest xphiledgex]

awesome thanks for the tips, get back to me about those boots and cummerbund when you can

[Guest xphiledgex]

so i got the materials to make my flak vest today. I tried to get some pictures as i went to hopefully help anyone looking to make their own vest.

 

 

here is the fabric i got. black denim type material and microsuede. got a standard t-shirt pattern to go off of.

 

 

my work area, needed inspiration and reference for the vest

 

 

 

I cut the front and back pattern out of the black fabric. lined the pattern out on the fold per instructions. i shortened the length of the shirt to a couple inches below the arm pit.

 

 

i sewed the shoulders together next, i cut the back neck opening to match the front so it gave a bigger opening. i used the cut line on the pattern because for a real t-shirt you would add the neck piece but without adding this piece it worked out for the larger opening.

 

 

 

next i cut the sleeves out by lining the edge of the sleeve on a fold to get the pattern to stuff with padding

 

 

this is how the sleeve came out looking after it was cut.

 

 

here is the sleeve finished with the padding and ridges sewed into it.

 

 

i ended up sewing the sleeve on the wrong way and had to get pretty familiar with a seam ripper before it could do it the proper way

 

 

this is the completed flak vest. i used the instructions in the pattern package to finish it up, pretty easy for me to follow and i never sewed before. i doubled up on a couple stitches just to give it some strength

 

 

and here it is test fit

 

i left the length of the sleeves to what the pattern said because i plan on folding them inside and sewing to get the rounded look i saw in reference pics

[Guest xphiledgex]

also got some of my armor pieces cleaned off good.

 

 

 

 

[Guest xphiledgex]

finished another cummerbund tonight. This time i did some things different.

 

 

idid a little different pattern to keep the stitch from the edges

 

 

 

sewed in the black elastic

 

used a handy folding chair for the radius

 

had to triple check myself so i did put this together wrong

 

came out nice i think

 

 

and thats about where im at for now

 

also got in all my helmet electronics so i can start one that as well

[Griffin-X]

Looking good...!

[Guest xphiledgex]

Well I was actually able to "troop" in my costume saturday night, friends had a costume jack and jill so I enjoyed taking it for a test run. I got most of it finished up, couple little details and the boots to do but for the most part it is all set.

 

 

able to get the whole thing on 1 hanger in the closet. Best suit I have in there

 

Here I am all ready to go. The boots i have are just rain boots spray painted, working on my Lancer boots now

 

with Frank from Donny Darko

 

I am going to start a WIP thread for my boots, also turning the second mask I got into a mold to make a new a bit more accurate

[StudioCreations]

Dude, you are killing me, putting all those plastic edges and tools on that nice felt pool table. Please , please, put down some cardboard and protect the pool table surface.

 

Oh, by the way, good job on the mods to the costume.

[4505Marcel]

Top job bro, you are flying along well done