Mission: Make as accurate a Suit as possible.

[firevoid]

i want one of these really bad and my wife is really good at sewing. but would need either schematics or pictures of the pieces and where they go with the rest of the build. my wife wants to know how much your leaving for sewing margin? also keep up the good work both me and my wife are impressed.

[Deputy Dog]

tsau, you might want to check out the short live action movie put out by Bungie calle The birth of a Spartan. You can see the under suit very well and you see the man out side off the armor. It gave me a better idea on how I'm going to do mine.

[tsau-mia]

@fire void: I really wont know how much of a sewing margin I will have until I start sewing. My budget is pretty tight, so I'll have as little scrap as possible. As I work on this project, I will be taking a lot of photos and notes so that anyone can follow what I did. I honestly couldn't tell your wife ahead of time, simply because I have absolutely no idea how to sew, haha.

@deputy dog: thats a great idea! Ive seen the video before, but never actually paid attention to it for my costume ideas. Thanks!

[Jack7226]

I love your idea and your schematic looks dead on. I cant wait to this this one done. Going to be Epic

[HaloGoddess]

I've had many thoughts about creating my own undersuit. I know some people buy those motorcycle type jackets, but it's just for the chest and arms and is a bit too pricey for me. Especially if it's something I'm going to wear only for a spartan costume! XD

I've thought about using craft foam and gluing it together since it is flexible and just making the pieces for the areas that the armor does not cover. Now that I plan on using foam to build my armor, I'll be like a total foam spartan! lol

I also saw that you mentioned that you have never sewn before? How do you plan on sewing it? By hand or using a sewing machine?


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[firevoid]

thats fine tsau-mai. my told me to tell you that you need to have at least 1 inch as a sewing margine that way it won't fall apart. i'm telling you this cause i don't want your undersuit to fall apart.

[tsau-mia]

Good to know, thank you! I have read that leather doesn't need that much of a margin? Does your wife know if that is true?

Also, most of it will probably be done using a sewing machine.

[firevoid]

about my earlier post, i'm sorry but i heard her wrong its a quarter inch (1/4 in) margin and yes you would want that on the leather.

[icebrodie]

I'm aiming for the same thing, though I'm afraid I've started working on the 3D files for Shapeways.com and Ponoko.com for the solid components (my background is in engineering so this is basically the easy part first). I haven't given as much thought as I should to the undersuit's construction. I've been looking into the cost of Neoprene sheets (as used by scuba divers) though, and it's not quite as expensive as I first thought, at $80 for a 51" x 83" sheet, a bit more than most of the black cotton clothes I see people use... but for this, I'm considering if it would be suitable for some parts, that mixed with foams.

I donno though, this'd be my first tailoring project so I'm also considering some 'duck cloth' over foam. which'd be the cheaper option.

[carpathiavh99]

I'm aiming for the same thing, though I'm afraid I've started working on the 3D files for Shapeways.com and Ponoko.com for the solid components (my background is in engineering so this is basically the easy part first). I haven't given as much thought as I should to the undersuit's construction. I've been looking into the cost of Neoprene sheets (as used by scuba divers) though, and it's not quite as expensive as I first thought, at $80 for a 51" x 83" sheet, a bit more than most of the black cotton clothes I see people use... but for this, I'm considering if it would be suitable for some parts, that mixed with foams.

I donno though, this'd be my first tailoring project so I'm also considering some 'duck cloth' over foam. which'd be the cheaper option.

I would recommend against any material used in a scuba suit. Since that material is designed to retain body heat, you will become very hot, very quickly if you use this material for an undersuit.

tsau-mia: Your schematic looks great. I can't wait to see some pictures as I have begun to design an undersuit as well.