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Let's see this thing to completion Jen!

 

One more soft costume and I'm coming by and breaking sewing machine!:laugh1:

 

It's ok Peeps. We're from same garrison.

So Don't worry about me driving to far with sledgehammer.

 

Keep up the good work Jen!!

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I'd originally put some pads inside the helmet but they listed the eye holes high enough that I couldn't really see out of them. I knew I wanted to use a hard hat liner harness but wanted it to be adjustable, which the tutorial on making hard hat Clips wouldn't allow.

And as I'm most comfortable crafting with my sewing machine I figured I'd see if I could come up with some sort of soft costume inspired fix.

Here's my tutorial.

You want 2" hook side Velcro and some stiffer fabric. I used green velcro because I had it handy and figured it'd be easier to show for a tutorial, as would the bright red orange cordura. You rebels out there might recognize it from a resistance pilot flight suit. Each piece was about 2" x 2.5".

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Trace one of the clips. Keep in mind that the clip is not entirely flat, so you'll need to add a little more room. I suggest sewing one side first and then holding the other side to see where the line needs to be before you make your template. My original one, where I sewed on the tracing lines, ended up being too small.


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This was taken on a background piece of eight and a half by 11 paper, but by turning it into a PDF it added margin. You'll have to adjust the size if you want to use it.
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Keep the bottom open and sew a straight line down the left side. Then sew the rest of the right side as close to the line as you can. I use white friend because it was really visible for the tutorial /that's what I currently have loaded in my machine and I'll be working on my belt next and don't feel like changing the thread multiple times.

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Slide the anchor bit in there. The Velcro faces away from the band. You may want to use a pin to hold the straps inside parallel so you don't accidentally so over them. Not that I did that at all.
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Using a zipper foot you're going to sew parallel to the strap and try to get the stitches as close to the inside of that little cut out notch area as possible.
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It doesn't have to be pretty-it just needs to hold up the notches.


All four installed -



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I had enough of the little velcro stickers from the helmet padding leftover to add new stickers in the appropriate places. You can see where my old ones were, along with the lines where I thought the clips/anchors would end up.

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And... Success!

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The big adjuster not at the back of the harness might end up making it a little tight but I want to see how it works out when I troop in it before I mess with it.

On to the neck seal and belt....


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Progress!

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I need to trim the edges of the belt
(And take in my cloth belt because I messed up those measurements) but I'm not sure exactly where that line should be.


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Had this shin twisted but here it is fixed
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I need to actually attach the snaps to hold the shoulder bells up and not have my husband try to tape them on.

I'm still totally hating the return Edge I had to create on the posterior because it just isn't laying flat. I sent another hot water bath for this armor and its future.....


Besides the stuff that's not done/attached, what else should I work on?






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11 minutes ago, jeneyre said:

what else should I work on?

Thigh cover strip should end at the ridge

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14 minutes ago, jeneyre said:

(And take in my cloth belt because I messed up those measurements) but I'm not sure exactly where that line should be. 

The end is to be hidden behind the TD. Basicly to have both of the clips on the overlap , keeps the TD more secure.

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Overall great work - almost there:salute:

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The end is to be hidden behind the TD. Basicly to have both of the clips on the overlap , keeps the TD more secure.
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Overall great work - almost there:salute:


Thank you!
And what about the placement of the plastic part of the belt? Where should the outer edges line up?


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2 minutes ago, jeneyre said:

And what about the placement of the plastic part of the belt? Where should the outer edges line up?
 

It dosen´t need to be exact and it´s easier to "line up" the center buttoncover as seen on the pics, for screen accuracy it´s roughly in line with the upper straight line:salute:

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This pic show the offset of that top line I was refering to and that it´s more often the center button is lined up to that.

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You could also check some Centurion applications for a more clear pic if you´d like:duim:

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Looking good Jennifer nice work. Tip: You have the shoulder bells on the wrong arms. The lower outer edge should swoop forward. On the WTF armor it's not very defined but it is there.

 

Reference photo

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I normally don't post build photos as reference however, since this is what you're building I thought I'd post a couple recent WTF build photos in addition to the screen used photo. Notice the lower swoops

Left arm

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Right arm

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More progress...


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Was having a bit of trouble getting the thermal detonator on all the way and straight. I think I just need to adjust the velcro overlap a bit more. The left side was having trouble getting over the double layer.



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The big sew on popper snaps to attach the shoulder bell to the shoulder strap will arrive this evening so I only have one arm on because I could safety pin the left arm and still put my armor on.

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Almost there, Jen! How does it feel to see the light at the end of the tunnel? The shoulder bell looks a little large in your pic, but it could just be that you don’t have one on the other side, so it may be throwing me off. Looks like a nice, clean build!

Side note- saw on your first post that you teach. What do you teach?


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I teach Middle school special education


And seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.... Both exhilarating and terrifying!


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Looking great:duim:

 

Just a heads up: 

Bunching of left hand glove.

Painting of the side rivets.

 

Nitpicking:

Left thigh slightly lower (possibly rounder shape at the top?)

 

To summarize:

Send application to GML - get approved - apply for EIB - then Centurion:salute:

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Looking great:duim:
 
Just a heads up: 
Bunching of left hand glove.
Painting of the side rivets.
 
Nitpicking:
Left thigh slightly lower (possibly rounder shape at the top?)
 
To summarize:
Send application to GML - get approved - apply for EIB - then Centurion:salute:



Thank you!!!!!

I'm still working on training my Wrangler on stuff like the glove bunching . I do have smaller gloves on order I might try, or might add a strap that would be hidden under the forearm. My centurion gloves won't have that issue though.

Painting those rivets was on my list but I forgot to check my list so thank you for the reminder!

I haven't finalized the length of the thigh garters so I'll play with those to even them out.



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I'll take my submission photos this evening.... Currently e6000ing the flexible hand guards to my rubber gloves so I'll be ready for the next steps .


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