Help on Jayne Cobb Costume in Progress

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V

Wednesday, March 1, 2006 1:45 PM

Alright, I've decided to edit this, so as soon as you see this message, you'll be delighted to know it contains every link imaginable concerning Jayne Cobb costuming thanks to the help of many fine Browncoats. And so, on with the linkage.

The Shirts:
"Troublemaker" and "Fighting Elves 28":
http://www.bluesunshirts.com/

The Yellow "Troublemaker" from the BDM:
http://www.ssdesigner.com/tshirts/tshirtsSerenity.htm

"Pinup Girl":
http://www.lilactradingstation.com/product.htm

The closest version of the Blue Sun shirt to date:
http://www.bluemoonstuff.com/bluesunpage.html

Accessories:
The Gunbelt, Sheath and Bowie Knife from the mighty GRIFFIN:
http://www.serenitygear.com/index.html

The Bowie Knife by itself:
http://www.bladematrix.tv/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=45088

The awesome Maidenhead jacket patches from BROWNCOATS 107(Also Wash's Lyndono patch and Independants patch:
http://mysite.verizon.net/resp06h7/

And of course, one of many, but this site looks like it has the best Cunning hats:
http://liquidfractal.com/brigade/headquarters.htm

STARSONG

Wednesday, March 1, 2006 6:37 PM

Lots of info over at RPF, The 'Verse, and of course the propstore.uk has pics of two of his movie costumes, complete with gear.

http://www.rpf.invisionzone.com/index.php?

I can tell you the round pouch in the back is a modified US Civil War era percussion cap pouch (available on eBay and from various Civil War reenector supply houses). The slidey cord thing is indeed from a parachute harness.

http://www.rpf.invisionzone.com/index.php?showtopic=106129

D3RBY

Thursday, March 2, 2006 1:14 AM

1.) Maidenhead shirt is color was debated between Olive and Khaki over on Serenitymovie.org . But it looks to be settled on Khaki. Possibly a post-WWII US Army uniform shirt. This isn't exact as there appears to be the remnants of a pocket in close ups of the left sleeve. Also there are security guard uniform shirts that are a close match as well. Just make sure you got one with the epaulets. (If you need the corporal epaulet, message me. I have one left and will mail for $2.)

Closest match I found to the robbery jacket is a motocross jacket, that has been ripped/torn to hell.

2.)I picked up one from a guy leathertech on ebay.

3.)The movie gloves are actually grappling or MMA fighting gloves.
TV show gloves are gardening like you say. Someone on RPF actually just found the right pair in a thread this week but I forget the brand right off hand.

4.)From the movie, pants to me actually look like pairs of Abercrombie and Fitch from 2 years back. The robbery pants relatively cheap on ebay now. The pants when they find Book look to be EMT pants in a gray or a brown (due to the pocket)

5.) They don't appear to be different to me. I just picked up a very close pair of gaiters that are 8" in black from REI.com. They will still need the 3 rows of webbling and fastex buckles added.

6.) For the TV show Jayne uses an Blackhawk Industries Omega series holster. Not sure which fits a Lemat. I have access to a few types and will test them out when my pistol from SJ gets here. Not sure of pouch on his back. Coffin handled bowie

Movie a couple of belt keepers, I assume a another Blackhawk holster (as Wash uses one as well). Still looking for close matches for the pouches. The front pouch is a rifle cartridge wallet, but I am unable to locate a match yet.

7.)
Yep its a riser buckle from a parachute. I have a friend doing leather work work me and he says the strapping he believes is a guitar strap (looking into this).
Ribbon is a UK WWII Defence medal with an Ethiopian cross.

8.)Lemat as you know. Pistol from the movie is a 1911. Chest gun (Phoebe) is an mp5k, also an mp5sd5 , and the movie version of Vera is an Aku-94 with a WWI water jacketed barrel.

STARSONG

Thursday, March 2, 2006 2:21 AM

So far as his pouches. Most all of 'em look scratch-made to me, but they're simple patterns.

This one's the easiest. You could make it in about an hour with just the leather, a stitching awl, and heavy guage needles and thread. Just sew two panels together with a third flap inside, sewn along the bottom edge. Turn inside out, cut the fringe, sew on the button, and there you go! Just add on a belt loop and various foo-farah and it's done.

These look to be a mix --

The far left pouch should be made similar to the above, with the addition of side panels and no fringe along the bottom. You'll also prolly want to use a somewhat stiffer leather for this one.

The knife sheath is most likely the one that came with the knife. I don't recognize it offhand. The grip/guard and metal thickness is similar to the Bagwell bowies, but the blade is much thicker.
(It's possible if the knife is a rubber casting, it's thicker than the original, and that's why it's not flush in the sheath. Or alternately, they left it out a little to show off. The grip looks like Water Buffalo horn, if that helps you track down a copy.)

The next pouch is, as already noted, a percussion cap pouch from the US Civil War era. Do a search on eBay for "civil war cap pouch" and you'll turn up a few. For Jayne's, they added a snap to the front to replace the stud on the bottom, and may have altered the belt loops to make it sit higher on the belt.

The magazine pouch.. looking at those flaps, I'm kinda thinking it might be scratch made. It just doesn't look "polished" enough to be factory made to me.

Hope this helps.

(pictures are from propstore.co.uk )

D3RBY

Thursday, March 2, 2006 4:38 AM

The left pouch in the pic above is the cartridge wallet. If you look at the tassles they are just stuck up under the cover. There is one or two shots where yuo can see what look like brass in it.

So far I can only find in brown or with 2 snaps..

V

Thursday, March 2, 2006 6:46 AM

Thank you immensely STARSONG and D3RBY. You don't know how much this is helping me narrow down these things. If you can find that specific thread about the TV Show gloves D3RBY, I owe you some mudders milk. And a plastic rocketship.

MELAM

Thursday, March 2, 2006 7:50 AM

Where is this costume group of which you speek centered?

I'm quite interested as I've been working on costumes, and have been dying to find a group.

"Putting the Me in Mercinary, Jayne Cobb."

"Joss, what is the future of television? What will we watch? And how will we watch it? Surely you must know, for you are wise, and slender."

V

Thursday, March 2, 2006 12:50 PM

For my group, we're semi-centered in the realm of Orange County, California. One of our great ideas is to make the trek up to Pomona to do a photoshoot at Diamond Ranch High School, aka Miranda.

MELAM

Thursday, March 2, 2006 8:25 PM

That is quite cunning. The Miranda shoot sounds like it'd be fun.

I'm from the LA area by the way. I've got a realy acurate Kaylee costume in the works, as well as River (if I could find the boots I'd be set). Plus I have a friend who's going to prom with me as Mr. Universe with me dressed as his lovebot.

"Putting the Me in Mercinary, Jayne Cobb."

"Joss, what is the future of television? What will we watch? And how will we watch it? Surely you must know, for you are wise, and slender."

FLETCH2

Thursday, March 2, 2006 8:48 PM

Just a thought. Would be nice if we could place all the costuming resources in one place so that as new folks come along we dont have to hunt it all down again.

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