Because I don't have enough irons in the fire, I've decided to try to upgrade my BDU blouse to be more screen accurate.
When I'm wearing my armour all that shows of the blouse is the top of my rolled sleeves and the collar:
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So I thought, why not buy some SA fabric and just cover those areas? Sure, it doesn't replace a full blouse for pure SA awesomeness, but on a small budget it seemed worth a try. Spat sells 22" x 22" bandanas, so that's what I went with. Here's a comparison of the SpatCamo next to my HORPAT helmet cover:
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Aaron has always described his camo as more "brown dominant" and I'd say that is accurate. I'm pretty excited at the variation as I think it will add a sense of history to my character. What do other folks think?
Next up, making a pattern with scrap fabric. I can't stress enough how important this is!
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This photo actually shows a pattern that was not correct. So glad I hadn't just cut the Spat fabric right off the bat.
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So now I have sleeve covers and my new collar. I always keep my sleeves rolled on my BDU's, so the Spat material only needs to cover the 9 inches from the shoulder seam to just under the top fold of the Polish sleeve. I will sew it along the shoulder seam (which will then be hidden by the bell and tab of the armour) and inside the top roll. The flag and USCM patches will then be sewn on and the sleeves will be done.
One nice side effect of this will be that my rolled sleeves will have some camo showing on them instead of being all white. Sure it will be Polish camo, but it's still more screen accurate!
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