This maybe the last update on this project...because I’m very disappointed with the outcome. But anyway here’s what I failed to report the last few days/weeks? Work makes it hard to do much now a day.
T-shirt was an old sleepy shirt I took the sleeves off and sewed camo printed cotton sleeves to which have pockets on the arms.
The straps on the chest piece shoulder area gave me trouble and kept peeling off after the hot glue cooled down So I had to dremel away the paint so foam could contact foam, which means the straps on there are a solid anchor.
Trying to get the shoulder pieces to float/and hear to armor was going to Have me ruin my upcycled/newly made shirt and I said yea NO. So I took it upon my self to tear up a pair of exercise pants I never really used? I made some shoulder harnesses that have Velcro and elastic to hold it in place and allow comfortable movement.
The shoulder harness fits well with the chest piece over it not too much bulk. And the shoulder pieces kinda fit along. There’s bumping into the chest piece but since its on flexible material it allows the stress without ruining the parts.
The test fit of all the parts together is where this all falls apart for me. The chest piece just fits way too big and the shoulders make it look even worse. I know there are a few parts missing but I highly doubt they’d make a difference.
With the amount of time I’ve sunk into making this I’m just really let down. The attempts to scale still left me with some parts that are too big. And with the deadline I have for Halloween, the weather being the mess it is and the time it would take to remake the parts I’m unhappy with, there’s just no way I can see myself doing it.
I learned a lot tho. I sewed actual pants, clothing cosplays are no longer completely off the menu for me. I learned how to better read clothing patterns, got some experience scaling even though it was somewhat for naught. And for once it was nice to finish a costume BEFORE the date it’s needed.
“What am I going to do with this Marine Armor?”
I want to trash it....but I’m setting it aside for now, looking at it is just making me rethink doing this. I don’t strive for perfection with armor, I strive for being happy enough with it to want to wear it, and that’s just not how I feel about this set at all.
If there are any other changes made I’ll update the thread but so far I’m stuck and I don’t see a way of fixing this.