The 76th Independent Battalion (Part 6)
POSTED BY: Tristan
UPDATED: Monday, December 18, 2006 18:29
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Uh hmmmm... I don't know what this is... overenthusiasm? 
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and again... sorry... but I could go on about what a pretty coat... and vest... and... uh... you know...
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Believe it or not this multiple post is not a record for me - I just thought someone said "hit the desk and give me 4!" 
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Magdalena,you never fail to put a smile on my face!
Tristan,the coat is georgeous!!! I'm fond of it for all the obvious reasons;also it's unusual to see a knee length coat nowadays,it's special.I don't even think that the drape is that much of a problem.The only negative thing to me is that the coat looks more khaki than butternut like the trousers.I imagine that could be remedied with a bit of dye.I must say you are amazingly prolific in your tayloring!
"Come a day there won't be room for naughty men like us to slip about at all"
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Always happy to oblige Naughtyman... tell me, why do they call you... oh never mind!
He is at that... our fearless leader and top tailor... prolific and talented that is!
It is the first one he's built though - remember that this is probably not the final product in terms of colour... or lining I think...
It is gorgeous though... and I forgot to mention that I love the length too! Silly me! All those posts and not a word about the... er... I'm going now...
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The coat is awesome...and from where I'm standing, 'spot-on'!! Tristan you do marvelous work! Hope you get to rest your weary fingers/eyes some this weekend.
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Originally posted by quandom:
Second - now that we are considering what appears to be Anti Tank Rifles - pretty much what the Russians used in the bulk of WWII - have we considered the equivalent of sticky bombs or satchel charges? I have seen an inexpensive item for Painball. It is all of black nylon, with holders for 4 of the refill tubes. I would imagine with a little paint and filling the tubes with resin for weight, we'd have either sticky bombs or things that look like projectiles for the ATR.
As the resident demo man, I'd already been planning on a few satchel charges and the like, since it'll be easier to carry heaps of "stuff that goes boom" and various casings/wrappings (each used as the circumstances warrant), rather than a a multitude of devices that each have a singe function (although I may do that as well).
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From blowing open locked fridges, to destroying Alliance gun emplacements, it's all fun for me.
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Originally posted by Nicodemus:Quote:
Originally posted by quandom:
... ...have we considered the equivalent of sticky bombs or satchel charges? ...
As the resident demo man, I'd already been planning on a few satchel charges and the like, since it'll be easier to carry heaps of "stuff that goes boom" and various casings/wrappings (each used as the circumstances warrant), rather than a a multitude of devices that each have a singe function (although I may do that as well). ...
Nice thinking all the way around.
A gentle reminder here, fellow volunteers. Atlanta is an extraordinarily constume-friendly environment. (In Baltimore, the police would never let the parade happen, because of all the prop firearms; it's all but killed costuming at the Games Workshop tournament weekends there. In the NW, many of the ConComs, such as OryCon, are "weapons free" cons, and that's all she wrote.) Still; it'd be kindly not to give the DragonCon staff, or the Atlanta PD, fits. If you're kitbashing a sniper rifle, LMG, ATR, *make sure the business end has an orange barrel plug* for the parade. I think it'd be OK to make it removable for photo-ops later on, but make sure you HAVE one. Demolition teams are probably better served with satchel charges and the like than plastic "pineapple" grenade props hanging on a harness -- though one or two, discreetly tucked in a pocket for photo ops, probably does no harm.
Tristan, if you have other thoughts on weapons policy for the Battalion, chime right in -- these are only "lessons learned" from a few... ahem, from a bit of costuming and propmaking.
We live in a world that's anxious about arms... faux or no. Let's not wear our welcome thin.
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I thought that those pants, at $55, were a little more reasonable financially than the others. That company has many more weights and colors, as well, with prices ranging up to around $75. The fact that the pants are custom made for you is a bonus, too.
If anyone is interested in checking out their wares, click on Men's Clothing, then 19th Century (the 18th century stuff is all breeches).
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