Rebel Marine Scarif WIP

RebelScum5150 (Mike Campbell) · Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2019 8:51 pm Post subject: Rebel Marine Scarif WIP

Well, I'm building a Yavin Operations Officer and realized I will have many of the same parts as a Rebel Marine Scarif costume. So I thought I'd start my WIP over here too. Here are the pants and boots.The pants are Tru-Spec BDU's. The boots are brown Chelsea boots. What are people doing for boot cuffs? The Swiss gaiters only come in black. So I figured I'd go with brown boot cuffs that I can use in both costumes.

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RebelScum5150 (Mike Campbell) · Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2019 8:56 pm Post subject:

For the Jacket I ordered the Rogue White Label jacket from Magnoli.

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RebelScum5150 (Mike Campbell) · Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2019 8:57 pm Post subject:

I ordered a comlink greeb from Etsy.

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RebelScum5150 (Mike Campbell) · Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2019 8:59 pm Post subject:

I ordered this PLCE belt from a British Army Surplus store.

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RebelScum5150 (Mike Campbell) · Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2019 9:01 pm Post subject:

Question: can these Ebay knockoff vests be used with modifications? I realize the comlink would need to be replaced but what else?

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PArmstr (Patricia Armstrong-Krauss) · Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2019 11:52 am Post subject: Re: Rebel Marine Scarif WIP

kman () · Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2019 11:30 pm Post subject:

Agreed with Pam on the cuff. Just need to find some matching leather, add some Velcro, and you're done. I had the same issue with the black gaiters not matching the brown boots I had originally intended to use, so I ended up getting some black Chelsea boots, too, LOL

A number of people have been approved in those relatively inexpensive vests. As Pam noted, the compad needs to be replaced, and sometimes some minor tweaks and of course weathering, but most work fine, with that. Hard to say if every Chinese seller is following the same pattern (or same factory!) or if some are better/worse than others, though.
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Toda () · Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2019 7:35 pm Post subject:

I have one of those jackets and have already replaced the transponder. I also had to open up the window so more of the transponder could be seen. I haven't submitted formally yet, but I think it should be fine.
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Endor Gunner, RFT, Rebel Technician, TFA officer, TFA Trooper, and A-Wing Pilot

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RebelScum5150 (Mike Campbell) · Posted: Wed Oct 02, 2019 9:49 pm Post subject:

Working on boot cuffs.

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RebelScum5150 (Mike Campbell) · Posted: Wed Oct 02, 2019 9:50 pm Post subject:

Question:

What are people doing for head gear? Trying to decide between the Hoth type hats or the M1 helmets. Both options seem expensive!
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PArmstr (Patricia Armstrong-Krauss) · Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2019 8:23 am Post subject:

Your progress on the boot cuffs looks good.

RebelScum5150 (Mike Campbell) · Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2019 2:35 pm Post subject:

StephenDutton () · Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2019 2:53 pm Post subject:

I've made both the M1 and Casrich type helmets from scratch. There's a link to my M1 helmet video on youtube in this thread:

http://www.forum.rebellegion.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=108225

RebelScum5150 (Mike Campbell) · Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2019 10:42 pm Post subject:

Would these goggles work? I know I'd have to replace the strap.

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kman () · Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2019 11:41 pm Post subject:

Not much I can add to PArmstr's post. Yeah, both types of hat can be fairly expensive, unless you DIY it. I owned a vintage M1 helmet already, and had a 3D printer, so after sewing the M1 cover myself, it wasn't very expensive for me, but that was my unique crcumstances. You could work from a replica (plastic) M1, if you can find one (and plastic ones tend to be pretty inexpensive), but the 3D printed covers aren't going to fit those unless it's a pretty close to exact replica. If you don't have a 3D printer, there are services that will print them for you and sell to you for a reasonable price all over the place. Note that the 3D prints still have to be finished: Sanded, painted, weathered, etc.

I'd shoot a message to Mr Hemmings to see if he'll still do the hats/covers... he may have just taken the listing off Etsy, but can still do them. Possibly, at least. Not cheap, true, but truly top notch.

There are a couple other sources for the Hoth-style R1 hats, though. The guy at the Etsy shop Pam mentioned, "FullMetalFantasy" was selling completed hats at one point. Might be worth messaging him, too. I'll post back if I stumble across any of my other old resources for those hats.

If you can sew, or find a friend who can, that Etsy pattern is a good, inexpensive way to go.

Note that the goggles for the R1 soft caps are pretty hard to come by at this point. So that's one strike against the soft cap.
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