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« on: February 22, 2012, 09:15:37 am » |
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Been searching online and here but come up empty, so can anyone point me in the right direction for a pattern to make a leather aviators helmet? One has to start somewhere, and it may as well be with the head! I have enough basic items I can repurpose into a costume for my sp persona but I really need to work on the details to make it work
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Dr. Duncan A. Harrowshines - "Call me Dr D"
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von Corax
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Leverkusen Institute of Paleocybernetics
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« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2012, 09:38:21 am » |
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Issue #3 of Steampunk Magazine has a pattern which might serve. |
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Entropy
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« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2012, 11:01:40 am » |
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I dont know what link is that but... my antivirus popup this and block that page probably a script or something |
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Capt. Dirigible
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Shirts?.....I got plenty at 'ome.
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« Reply #3 on: February 22, 2012, 01:34:04 pm » |
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I say, Joe it's jolly frightening out here.
Nonsense dear boy, you should be more like me.
But look at you! You're shaking all over!
Shaking? You silly goose! I'm just doing the Watusi
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Uncle Arthur
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« Reply #4 on: February 22, 2012, 04:02:16 pm » |
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A pattern for a medieval arming cap is easily modified into an aviators hat. I'll try to locate the free one I saw online. The link is in my other (dead) computer.
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If at first you don't succeed , CHEAT!
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« Reply #5 on: February 23, 2012, 08:40:05 pm » |
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No, no no, a thousand times no. Its pronounced - lah-BOHR-ah-tor-ee
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grimnir
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« Reply #6 on: February 23, 2012, 08:50:10 pm » |
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Excellent, thank you all  Will have a go as soon as we're moved and the unpacking commences... |
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Uncle Arthur
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« Reply #7 on: February 24, 2012, 01:19:31 pm » |
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That's der bunny!! Thanks Prof. Now that is saved to the new computer.
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« Reply #8 on: March 20, 2012, 01:34:30 am » |
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grimnir
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« Reply #9 on: July 30, 2012, 07:42:22 am » |
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Still not made one but thought I'd post this - 2 links to a pattern based on US Patent # 4035845, which was a 'snoopy' style proposed leather helmet design. The darts in the cheek areas are for installing headphone hardware, so it can be omitted if not needed. Thinking I might just have to try this |
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sunny251
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Even if it doesn't work - it still looks cool
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« Reply #10 on: October 07, 2012, 09:28:44 pm » |
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I cheated a little, I used a hood from an old sweatshirt, cut it off and added flappy things. It actually looked kind of cool.
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« Reply #11 on: December 15, 2012, 07:10:06 am » |
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I once made a leather aviator's helmet for a GI Joe doll. I had to make my own pattern.
The toy had sculpted, painted hair, so I coated the head with latex, and after it dried, I used a sharpie marker and photo reference to draw the edges and seams of the helmet onto the rubber. Then I pealed the rubber off the doll's head, cut out the pieces, and used the rubber pieces to make a pattern.
I cut the pieces an out-of-production leather sample from an office furniture supplier (get your leather from wherever you can get it). I stitched the pieces together, then, here's the trick. I soaked the little aviator's helmet in water, then stretched it over on the doll's head for a perfect fit. After the leather is dried, it can be removed from the doll's head and will retain its shape.
If you can get ahold of a dummy of mannequin head, there's no reason why the above procedure can't be scaled up.
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akumabito
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Mundus Patria Nostra!
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« Reply #12 on: December 15, 2012, 11:47:48 am » |
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Derby Weazel
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I regret that I have but one life to use my talent
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« Reply #13 on: December 31, 2012, 04:56:09 am » |
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I hope the help is not being given too late but I found a tutorial JPEG that makes a decent aviators cap in a pinch. http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs27/f/2008/119/2/d/Aviator_Cap_Tutorial_by_Cristophine.jpg *I take no credit for this tutorial. all credit should be deferred to the artist* |
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Crescat Scientia
Gunner
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Fabricator and temporally confused.
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« Reply #14 on: January 01, 2013, 01:55:09 am » |
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I just made five as Christmas gifts. The pattern is a six-part skullcap (the lining is four-part, with a little pocket in the back quadrant) with a piece shaped like a wide rectangle with an arc scooped out of the bottom of it for the back/cheek pieces and a little curved fold-up visor in front. There are snap-on flaps covering ear holes, long thin buckle straps from the front temples of the skullcap to adjust the fit at the back, held in place by two small sets of belt loops at the back and sides, and a wider chin strap and buckle. The back/cheek piece is lined with soft glove leather.
I was originally going to sew shaped brass doodads all over them, but decided those were too potentially snaggy and instead painted heraldic designs, symbols and emblems all over them in metallic paint.
The recipients seem to have liked them.
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