![]() I folded over the top and bottom too gluing just at the edge to make some belt straps, then chopped it down a bit to make it a bit more like a holster shape. Then simply folded it over and stuck it down using contact adhesive. Using a hair dryer I warmed it up, then bent it over the shape of the gun and let it cool so that it was the right shape. I used 5mm EVA foam and cut out a shape based on the toy gun that I’d bought. Voila, that’s how to make Luke Skywalker’s x-wing costume flak jacket. These were a kind of angled piece as that made it sit correctly when I put it on. And finally I made some bits for the shoulders to hold the two sides together. I sewed on some velcro strips so that it’d be easy to adjust once I’d put it on. Next, I did exactly the same all over again to make the back of the flak jacket. Finally I sewed up the gap at the bottom that I’d left to push the wadding into. Next I cut out a wedge of the wadding, wedged it inside the vest front that I’d made, and then machine sewed back and forth and back and forth and back and forth until I had something that resembled the ribs on Luke Skywalker’s flak jacket. Be sure to leave a little gap at the bottom so that you can stuff the wadding in later. I cut two out, sewed them on the machine with about a 1cm border, and then flipped it inside out so that it had a nice seam. Then it was a case of using a bit of paper and drawing on my chest to get a rough outline of what the jacket shape should look like. To make the flak jacket I bought a half metre of white canvas from the fabric shop, and a half metre of wadding (about 15mm thick. On Luke Skywalker’s costume the hose goes into a pocket, but as I was planning on wearing this with essentially a swimming costume (no pockets), I ended up using a bit of EVA foam, and attaching the hose to the back of the webbing so it loops around my body a bit. I pushed a couple of nails through the webbing and into the foam to ensure it didn’t slip. I chopped a hole for it and then used my glue gun to stick it in place.įinally I got some grey webbing from the haberdashery up the road and stuck that to the back. The hose is from a local plumbing shop, I think it’s a drainage pipe for a washing machine or dishwasher. I used 3 or 4 layers of the thick white foam to give it some depth. Looking at some pictures of Luke’s costume, I the chopped out a bunch of buttons and glued it together. I got a sheet of 10mm thick in white, and a sheet of 5mm thick which was black on the front and grey on the back. I went to the art shop and bought a bunch of foam board. Here’s how I made my very own DIY drag Star Wars X-wing fighter pilot uniform: The Control Panel I ended up taking pictures as I made it, so I thought I’d share them here so you can make your very own. For the latest Sink The Pink, I decided to make my very own drag Star Wars Luke Skywalker X-wing fighter pilot cosplay costume.
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