The 76th Independent Battalion (Part 5)
POSTED BY: Tristan
UPDATED: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 20:56
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Sounds great to me on the coat, Col. Tristan, sir! Since I'm happy to be a private, I'll await word on the 'smock' thingy. A while back you asked if burlap would be okay...and while it's scratchy as hell..and difficult to hem, (I think as I am violently opposed and allergic to needle and threadishness)...it does appear to look like the fabric. And..with long-sleeved teeshirts/etc. the scratchyness issue could be solved. I bow to the more experienced.
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Thank you, Sister! 
I have been looking at different types of fabric for the "smocks", and while burlap seems to be what they are, I agree about the PIA it is to deal with. I am thinking of something like what I am using for the coat right now...a cotton duck. It's a stiffer material, and the thread pattern is a bit more visible. Thank you for the input! I will be posting the smock when I get a mock-up done...which should be a week or so after the coat. 
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Seeing as the independents were stretched over multiple planets, I would not be surprised to see variation from area to area on the color of the cloth, think about it the border planets do not seem to have the manufacturing capabilities of the central planets, and everything seems rather homespun or made, makes sens that if the war started that alliance would cut off shipments to the rim and folks would make do with what is on hand, that means handdying fabric, its much easier to transmit a pattern and have things made locally if push came to shove...
just a thought
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ArtCat, thank you. I had not thought about that. Huh!
I would still like to keep everything as close as possible, though. Again, to the theoreticals of the formation of the 76th:
We may have been from different planets, but the muster and formation would have been on one of them. This would mean, hopefully, a collection of indentical or near-identical uniforms, helmets, etc. Recruits would still have personal items such as pistols, knives, pouches and bags, but the majority of the gear would be issued by the Independents. As we are creating a "newer" Battalion, I would think this would be the case...but again, I realize that we will be coming from all over the world, so the best we can hope for is coordinating uniforms with a few of the basics identical.
Good thought, ArtCat. That's going to have me pondering for awhile!
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Originally posted by artcat81:
Seeing as the independents were stretched over multiple planets, I would not be surprised to see variation from area to area on the color of the cloth...
There is a Late Great Unpleasantness... ahem, Civil War... historical precedent. The Confederacy had a basic shell coat pattern, which was adopted by the several state armories. However, each armory put out coats with slight variations in color, trim, buttons, both because of supply issues and to emphasize the independence of the states of the Confederacy.
In fact, CW re-enactors seek sutlers who will reproduce the shellcoat from the armory of their unit whereever possible.
So. Our uniforms are supposed to represent a unit at the start of the Serenity Valley campaign. Nonetheless, some degree of mild color variation is well within the Civil-War-like art direction which Joss' team was working with.
MILD color variation. No Confederate *ever* wanted a blue shellcoat, after all. ;-)
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DocJubal, ya know, I think you may have gotten it figured out! Thank you! That would make things so much easier!
Ok, so, if I offer the pattern to the members of the 76th that do not want to purchase a pre-made one from me, would that be an acceptable alternative to us all having a different "cut" of coat?
I am going to start a new thread, and I will make this the first discussion over there. I would really like input into this from everyone.
Give me a little bit, I'll be back with a new thread link.
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Tristan, you made me laugh....working on your "smock-up". That may not be what you typed, but that's what was in my head.
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Boomer, I totally missed that opportunity! "Smock-up"! I'll have to use that in the future!
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More discussions and decisions to follow!
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