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Hey everyone.
I’m jumping in too, with a parka build. I found this site while doing my research. I lurk and post over on RPF but there are no posts I could find on this jacket.
The jacket itself can be quite easy. Under $100 for a new Alpha industries, but it’s what I call the “commercial” version. It was not made under contract and has the black/gold Alpha tag under the white label inside (which does not have the date). I’m looking for a pre-1980 version. There are enough I can be picky here. No one knows the year of the ones used for the film, but they were certainly surplus and probably 20 years old when collected by the prop department. So, 1980 or earlier for me.
Anyway, I have some patches in hand but I’m not happy with the red one. I got all three from the same eBay vendor (cosplaypatch), and the quality is great, just they don’t look 100%. The bird I can doctor up. I got two in case I screw it up somehow, but it seems pretty straightforward. The black and white one for the ball cap is okay too I guess. Not as well documented so after weathering it’ll be fine. The red one, I’d like a better looking one. If anyone can help.
For name tape, I went with a UK military sling for something. It’s OD green cotton webbing with a slightly different weave to it. I also noticed the name stencil is about 3/4” high and the rank/title is about 1/2” high. Just a detail I noticed doing my research. There’s an art supply store near work where I’m going to check for stencils. I already have black fabric markers (fine and medium tip).
That ball cap was a bit of a mystery for a while. I thought it would be easy, because I’ve seen the cap before, but it wasn’t that easy. The local army-navy couldn’t ID it from screen caps either. Finally I figured out it is a dyed OG-106 cap. I found a seller in Texas with NOS ones but only in size 7-1/4, which happens to be my size. I grabbed another German belt from that same seller in TX. I already have one (which I upgraded with a leather belt) and my local army-navy had two last time I checked.
20-hole boots I found for reasonable money, considering they are new. What are we going with for socks? I have some knee-high white Dickies work socks but I’m not certain if the socks are seen or not…
Pants I’m hoping someone ends up making them. Otherwise, who is the best option for for those “close” ones that two of you guys have? I didn’t see that mentioned.
I drink coffee as a public service. Me, without coffee, would make a Xenomorf cower with fear. Coffee cups appear to be Japan made, but there are many similar. “Half heart” handles are a good search term, but I think they’re just tapered. I found a red Japan one… also Russian surplus are very similar. And less expensive. Beat up ones on eBay are pushing forty bucks after shipping. That’s too much for me, for that.
The mock turtleneck shirt is no longer sold under the “Hanes” brand but they have another name they use (Port & company) that seems to be the same pattern. I found two of them at the thrift store for $3 each but not my size…
The other details are: watch cover (reproduction ones are cheap n easy), dog tags (the local and my-navy makes them on an old machine) and the keychain. I know a little about the keychain, but not much. I guess I should get my number issued so I can have tags made. I presume they have the chains as well but I haven’t bought tags before, just saw the machine there.
I would be grateful for any assistance here!
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