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...