PArmstr's Imperial Army Engineer WIP

[PArmstr[TX]]

17 hours ago, Blackwatch said:

Patricia I have not had much success with dying canvas, but I know people do it all the time.  we use RIT dye here, and in powder form it can be pretty crunchy for the nostrils. 

I sent your package last friday, it will be there in a few days and has your goggles in it along with your husbands ERT pants. 

 

Ralf dyed my Chinese pouches for my first Scarif Marine and the Czech M-60 I use for my EA Star Wars Battlefront 2 Tatooine Specialist with the same brand of dye that I bought for the IAE pouches. So I am confident that it will work again.

I cannot wait to see the ERT pants you painted for Ralf. He has been bugging me about making him an Endor trooper for years. 

Please remember to give me your head circumference so that I make you a Hoth technician cap in exchange for the elding goggles you sent me.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[PArmstr[TX]]

I finished the coverall pants as far as I could this morning. I will do the waist and fly when I sew the top to the pants so that everything fits together correctly. 

The package from David arrived today. Here are some photos of the goggles he sent me. I have to check if I have a narrow plain black rubber band in my supplies or if I have to buy one.

Thank you for sending me the goggles, David. I appreciate your help very much. Without it, I would not have been able to get goggles for this project.

 

 

[Blackwatch[CMD-DCA]]

Patricia you are most welcome and I am happy to support this project.  The elastic is best replaced due to those blue "welders goggle" lines. I have seen those blue lines on every real welding goggle since the early 70s.  The good thing is the goggles do not need any changes other than that. Your sewing ability impresses me, and I love watching all your work over in RAID (thats the Rebel Infantry Detachment for those that are not RAID members). 

[PArmstr[TX]]

Thank you for the compliment, David. When I started this hobby, I only knew the basics of machine sewing that I learned in school and had not used that knowledge for about 20 years. It was just enough to sew my 501st Legion and Rebel Legion-approved jawa. After that, I got hooked on doing costume research and trying to figure out how to replicate what I found, so I just kept making more costumes. I have been doing it for 8.5 years. I made about 30 costumes and 20 imperial officers' hats.

I switched out the rubber band of the goggles. I had to choose between a 1cm wide and a 2cm band. I used the wider of the two. Since the original rubber band sliders were too narrow, I just made it the correct length and sewed it to the goggles.

 

 

[PArmstr[TX]]

My husband Ralf dyed the four small pouches and large back pouch black this morning. The weather is nice today, so they are already dry. They look great. The fabric on the right is a leftover piece of canvas fabric I used to make the four smaller pouches. It really looks gray in comparison.

[PArmstr[TX]]

I have been working on my IAE a lot the last couple of days because I thought I would need it for an event on Saturday. The people organizing the event wanted to have as many different costumes as possible. Unfortunately, we only had a Kylo Ren, two TIE-Pilots, and two Jawas on the list besides me. So my Garrison asked if German Base Yavin could help out. I am a dual member, and my husband is an RL member, so now my husband and I are attending the event as Rebels Troopers.

 

[PArmstr[TX]]

@Blackwatch Since I finished my IAE fight suit /coverall yesterday. I started to work on your Endor Gunner Gaiters and Hoth technician cap this morning.

[PArmstr[TX]]

@Blackwatch Do you think my IAE is ready to send in for approval with my Garrison? I also want to apply for specialist as soon my IAE is approved by GMOs. So please let me know if I overlooked something.

[Dropkick[CMD-XO]]

Wonderful work.

Best of luck for your clearance, Patricia

[IcyTrooper[CMD-DL]]

Looking good! Good luck on the approval!

[PArmstr[TX]]

Thank you Dropkick and IcYTrooper.

My husband took photos for my application this morning. I just sent them in. Now the waiting game starts. I hope everything works out fine. I did not know what action pose I should do so I tried the arrogant look, that says "how do you dare question my work".

 

 

[Blackwatch[CMD-DCA]]

Patricia you always amaze me! Sewing your coveralls to fit from scratch.   Yep. Amazing, no matter what side of the conflict you are on! 

[IcyTrooper[CMD-DL]]

Right on! Can't wait to see that approval post!

[PArmstr[TX]]

My Imperial Army Engineer was approved today.  Now I just have do request detachment access and apply for specialist.

 

https://www.501st.com/members/displaymember.php?userID=17771&costumeID=59

[DoggyDoc[CMD-DCA]]

Congratulations 

[Dropkick[CMD-XO]]

Congratulations on your Spec Ops approval.

I've given you detachment access to the forums.

[PArmstr[TX]]

I will be taking new photos for the specalist application this weekend. I do not think that the items I put in my cargo pockets billows them out enough.

[IcyTrooper[CMD-DL]]

17 hours ago, PArmstr said:

I will be taking new photos for the specalist application this weekend. I do not think that the items I put in my cargo pockets billows them out enough.

Looking forward to the application!

[PArmstr[TX]]

I just posted my specialist application. Here are the photos my husband took for it. I put extra padding material into the cargo pockets this time. They look much better now.

[Blackwatch[CMD-DCA]]

Patrica Im getting  back into the forums, its been a few days. Glad to see you moving for Specialist. 

[PArmstr[TX]]

I reached my goal of becoming a specilist with this costume. Now I am looking forward to wearing it at events. I hope that there will be some soon.