Sall

Hey All, so im thinking of trying for clearance but im a bit nervous lol any advice would be appreciated, ive joined the UKG forum so i ve made a start haha thx Sall

Hi Retrofire, I followed chef's tutorial very simple to follow its a good one :-)

Hi retrofire Thanks for the kind comments i used scotchbrite pads (the fine one) gently bit like a scourer

ty :-)

ty really appreciate your replys :-)

i forgot to mention i still need to add bits of velcro to the vest so my shoulder pieces etc stay in position so i didnt wear it in the above pic ill be doing that this week sometime :-)

So ive done a lot of sticking, velcroing, sewing, trimming, cutting of fingers and crying lol i finally did a troop last week, my pouches need to be moved in a tad but apart from that nothing twanged off lol the only casuality was my little scout blaster but that was fixed, the bucket was done by my friend Rick Turner but all the rest including soft parts were done by me all by following chefs tutorial, i would like to change the velcro parts for snaps but i will do that possibly over the Christmas period, this is my first build any advice would be most welcome and ty all whos helped me with bits of advice along the way xx

All rubbed down to satin :-)

So I spent hours today rubbing down for a satin finish 😊 Will check it tomorrow as I've probably missed a bit

haha i know right!! i nearly wet my pants with excitement :-D

So it came!! How exciting!!! :-)

ty for the kind comments im so excited to get the ball rollling on this :-)

oops i also forgot to say ive also put the arse flap on the suit too...

Hi all, im sorry i havent posted my progress yet, i have been recovering from major surgery these past five weeks, but recovery means time off work ...means more time to make stuff and im not one for resting on my laurels lol. so ive made a start on the soft parts etc while i wait for my armour off Chef below are my boots using ref pics from you lovley lot. I made my bund tried it on and decided that the crotch was a bit wide so ive since altered it to make it a tiny bit slimmer, im still trying to locate some more sturdy type of padding for it, it has the 6 stitch lines (please ignore the chalk lines) and it is padded, i have taken all the pockets off my suit, given it a mandarin collar, stitched on the riding patches and put on the 2" elastic around my thighs. i have used the pattern from off here to make the pouches, they are not attached as yet untill i see how my armour is going to fit, i realise their may be alterations when i do get my armour. vest is made with a slightly lighter material with padded sleeve and then ribbed it also has the 2" velcro fastening on the back. the neckline is also wider. so thats what i have done so far, i hope im putting this post in the correct place and i hope that they are ok so far, the reference pics and help on this forum is really helpful. Thanks Sall

Thanks for the template ive managed to sew them on :-)

thanks for that

hey all, has anyone got a pattern for the thigh patches? is it in one or two pieces i cant tell from any pics. Thanks sall