I decided to make my own set of pouches and when I went to photograph them I realized I could highlight a few other bits I've sewn up in the last few months. I'm having trouble adding photos for some reason, so I'm sorry they are all at the end of the post...
Going by the photos of the actual pouches made for the film and using members' photos of their own pouches for size reference I whipped up one small and one large pouch using material from an L.L. Bean barn coat. It took a sleeve and a side pocket each to make the pouches, but since I work for Bean's the materials were free to me.
I used the existing finished ends from the coat for nearly all the edges of the pouch, so I actually was able to hand sew these and yet end up with the look of a machine-finished product. I cut cereal and cracker boxes down to the right dimensions and inserted them into the boxes. This gives them some rigidity to hold their shape, but would still allow them to be used to hold stuff in a pinch. I still need to go back and add velcro to keep the top flaps closed.
On the right we have the small pouch. This one was tricky to photograph as it always seems to be at a strange angle. I swear it's level in person! I added an ARMAT patch I bought from Chevyh0tr0d for fun. I knew I didn't want a WY patch on them, but the idea of a little subtle "branding" seemed to fit the Aliens universe.
Below it is the VP70 holster I bribed a friend with a bottle of rum to make based on the reference photos of the originals. I used an old laundry sack my dad had left from his time in the Army. Like Frost, I wear my holster on the Ab Pad strap, not the belt that the pouches are on.
On the left we have the large pouch. A cut down Cheerios box was perfect for the interior on this one. Next to it is the welder sling I sewed up out of some scrap OD webbing based on some great designs by other AL members. Here I'm trying something new: I've put the sling on the Ab Pad strap instead of the belt (like the holster on the other side) as I hate having my belt sag. I know "belt sag" is totally screen accurate, but it bugs the crap out of me. In fact, the whole reason I've been wearing my belt hiked up over the bottom plate on the back of my armour (see picture 1) was to try to combat that. Now that all I have on my belt is a pair of empty pouches and a plastic belt tool I may be able to wear the belt under the plate as god intended.
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