Spock's Pickled Brain

Another piece of the Iden Versio costume is the belt. Although not hard or expensive to make, it's unique enough to require some thought. Not quite a rebel pilot or stormtrooper belt, it incorporates a bit of both. Besides the belt itself, there is the E-11 blaster holster, two "dropboxes", a leather back pouch, and space for the leg harness to attach. Some of it is hidden under the arm-knotted flight suit, but in these reference images there's enough to determine the basic elements of the belt. Inspiration/Reference Images Materials -Basic black 2inch "quick-release" belt -Two basic smartphone cases -Silver metallic spray paint -Black spray paint (matte or satin) -Clear coat enamel spray paint -Black "leather" upholstery fabric -Large rectangular silver slide buckle Tools -Scissors -Hot glue gun -Needle/thread -Rivet/hole punch tool 1. Gather the materials For this project I picked up parts from lots of places. From t

Another basic part of the Iden Versio costume or any other rebel pilot are the leg flares and flare holder. It's the gray/olive band holding 8 silver "flares" on the left leg of Rebellion pilots in New Hope , Empire Strikes Back , and Return of the Jedi . There's a great tutorial using olive nylon webbing by Gil Guemes aka JediXXL at Rebel Legion , but since I couldn't find suitable webbing I adapted this for using basic fabric instead. Inspiration Materials -Olive green heavy fabric -3/4 inch diameter wooden dowel -Silver spray paint -Clear coat spray enamel -Snaps (or Velcro) Tools -Hacksaw -Sandpaper -Needle/thread -Snap tool 1. Gather the materials First I had to locate just the right fabric. The original Gil Guemes tutorial recommended using olive green 2-inch wide nylon webbing at the basis for the flare holder. Unfortunately I could find none in local craft or hardware stores. Instead I roamed a fabric store looking for ju