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br64fan Community Member
Joined: 09 Mar 2009 Posts: 115 Location: london,uk
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Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 4:23 pm Post subject: Alien jacket lacing |
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I know I'm about to ask the impossible,but does anyone know where to buy the lacing on the Alien jackets at a reasonable price instead of having to buy an expensive MIG pressure suit.Surely someone somewhere can produce the same effect without breaking the bank? Thanks for any information. |
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Gaff87 Community Member
Joined: 05 Oct 2008 Posts: 1727 Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 4:29 pm Post subject: |
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There is someone on the RPF that offers them, SG-RB is his name i think.
(I haven't bought any myself so can't comment on the quality or anything like that)
I'm sure someone else will chime in with more help |
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stephen210 Community Member
Joined: 07 Apr 2009 Posts: 196
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Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 4:50 pm Post subject: |
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Yes he does a nice job. The ones he made are on my jacket.
Steve |
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Mark Sheppard Community Member
Joined: 18 Apr 2009 Posts: 951 Location: In my office playing golf, pouring drinks, making deals.
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Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 7:41 pm Post subject: |
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I can get you mig flight suits for 25 dollars a piece. I have several _________________ ______________________________________
"Did you really destroy the ENTIRE shipment?"
www.alienthemovie.blogspot.com |
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kane2122
Joined: 01 Jul 2009 Posts: 6 Location: northern territories UK
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Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 10:49 pm Post subject: laced panel |
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If you're after a cheap way to create the laced panels pop into a shop like Boyes, (UK) or similar, these have a large haberdashery departments brimming with excellent supplies. Grab yourself a couple of dark green metal zips with the fabric sides in the required lengths, these are cheap and readily available! Take a sharp pair of scissors and cut along the edge of the teeth, you now have two long sections of correct length& width as the G4-B side pieces. Pick up some white elastic braid cord 6mm is an ideal width and it only costs 8p a metre, dye to match the colour of the zip pieces, then when dry cut into short loop sections. Stick the loops temporarily together using fabric glue, then place the loops along the vertical zipper material using the glue to get the correct position first. Then mount the two sections with loops onto a piece of backing material, make sure it's wider so it can bunch up correctly like bellows as on the Kane & Dallas panels. The choice of backing material is up to you, but a piece of fabric from the same shop cut to the correct width and length from nylon or similar matching fabric, once again very cheap for the amount thats needed, or you could grab an old military jacket or old nylon kagoule? finally run under a sewing machine to secure the strips and the loops properly place onto jacket and secure, add laces! Alternatively you could pick up and dye some curtain braiding this has small loops along its length, but it tends to be a bit to wide. Hope this gives you some idea? |
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br64fan Community Member
Joined: 09 Mar 2009 Posts: 115 Location: london,uk
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Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 11:49 am Post subject: |
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Hi
Thanks to everyone that took the time to reply.I'm very grateful to you all |
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Mark Sheppard Community Member
Joined: 18 Apr 2009 Posts: 951 Location: In my office playing golf, pouring drinks, making deals.
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Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 3:59 pm Post subject: |
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did anyone get the 2 suits I sent out? I never got any update. _________________ ______________________________________
"Did you really destroy the ENTIRE shipment?"
www.alienthemovie.blogspot.com |
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sethb6025 Community Member
Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 248 Location: York, PA US
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Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 10:24 pm Post subject: |
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I got mine, sorry I thought I had emailed you. The laces are on the jacket I'll post pics once it's all done. _________________ Wait; I'm having one of those things! You know; a headache with pictures? |
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sethb6025 Community Member
Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 248 Location: York, PA US
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Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2010 8:21 pm Post subject: |
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I won't be officially showing these off until we go to a con in February, but as a sort-of preview;
Still some sewing to do finishing both of our pants, and I need to do some weathering on all of it to get rid of the shiny white-ness. This particular costume has been an aspiration of mine for years. I'll be sure to post pics of my lady and I wearing them after we premier them. _________________ Wait; I'm having one of those things! You know; a headache with pictures? |
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joberg Community Member
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Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2010 8:39 am Post subject: |
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Oooh! Very nice work man!! I'm eager to see some pics with you guys wearing them. |
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br64fan Community Member
Joined: 09 Mar 2009 Posts: 115 Location: london,uk
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Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 11:50 pm Post subject: |
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Still looking!! |
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jon Community Member
Joined: 30 Nov 2009 Posts: 18 Location: Knoxville, TN
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Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 3:29 am Post subject: Re: Alien jacket lacing |
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br64fan wrote: | I know I'm about to ask the impossible,but does anyone know where to buy the lacing on the Alien jackets at a reasonable price instead of having to buy an expensive MIG pressure suit.Surely someone somewhere can produce the same effect without breaking the bank? Thanks for any information. |
I think the problem with your quest is finding relatively accurate lacing at a reasonable price. Those are going to be a great contradiction. It took me about 2 months of spare time to locate the correct vintage military webbing and cord, in the correct dye color and size. A lot of discussion with fellow military collectors, tracking it all down took a lot of time and expense. Than once I had the correct materials the physical process of cutting, sewing, etc took several hours for one sleeve. If I had to reproduce a set for sale and make it worth my while, it would be more than the mig suits cost all together. |
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