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somekindajoe
French Resistance
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|  Subject: 1/6th Tailoring!  Sun Dec 22, 2013 2:20 pm | |
| Further to some discussions we've had on chat lately I thought I'd post some pics of my first and so far only attempt at VAM tailoring!  A little number I knocked up in 1985 would you believe! During my six months of VAM collecting back then.  I unpicked an old jacket to make the pattern. The material is an old bed sheet, the green dye was from 'Woolies' and the camo is material paint from a craft shop applied using a stencil I made. I did try a more complex camo with light and dark brown as well as black but I never got around to using it.  Cuffs and pockets are there..even if a but rough.  All hand stitched.  Originally I had big plans about squad building but all the trials and tribulations, and sore fingers, involved in making this one meant it ended up a one off exclusive!  ..but never mind the quality, feel the length, a lovely bit of smutter!! _________________  Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. | |
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BAMComix
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| | Subject: Re: 1/6th Tailoring! Sun Dec 22, 2013 2:22 pm | |
| very nice steve ! I too have attempted to make vam clothes with varying results.., all terrible ! Top job mate ! | |
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Wolf_Soldier64
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| | Subject: Re: 1/6th Tailoring! Sun Dec 22, 2013 2:30 pm | |
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inntruderr61
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| | Subject: Re: 1/6th Tailoring! Sun Dec 22, 2013 3:03 pm | |
| Nice job Steve!  I really stink at trying to tailor clothes... So way to go!  Do you know the word knocked up means something alittle different here in the states...lol Means pregnant...  (slang) Like hey that girl is knocked up... Or I got her knocked up... | |
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Reddragon
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Location : South Wales
| | Subject: Re: 1/6th Tailoring! Sun Dec 22, 2013 6:02 pm | |
| You did a great job SKJ, very nice  _________________  “Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” | |
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TALLY HO
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| | Subject: Re: 1/6th Tailoring! Sun Dec 22, 2013 8:40 pm | |
| that's a great effort , far better than anything I could ,all by hand as well , | |
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clivvers
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| | Subject: Re: 1/6th Tailoring! Mon Dec 23, 2013 8:14 am | |
| Cool work Steve! I like the camo pattern Is this tailoring project part of your master plan for Action Man's 50th anniversary??.. Because someone's gotta save Christmas! If you know what I mean   _________________ clivvers - saviour of the huMAM race @ MAMageddon 2009 - 2099 @ clivvers MAM Nation: | |
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Rossini
Red Devil
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| | Subject: Re: 1/6th Tailoring! Mon Dec 23, 2013 10:59 am | |
| Great work Steve!!! Now be gone with you and your stitching!!!! Theres only room for one 'seamstress' on AMMO and thats Damo!!! Lol _________________  | |
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Wolf_Soldier64
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REDDOG1
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| | Subject: Re: 1/6th Tailoring! Mon Dec 23, 2013 12:29 pm | |
| That's not half bad dude you need a one sixth sowing machine next
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REDDOG1
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| | Subject: Re: 1/6th Tailoring! Mon Dec 23, 2013 5:52 pm | |
| You got some more detail about the cloth ,paint/dye etc I fancy a go at this
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somekindajoe
French Resistance
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| | Subject: Re: 1/6th Tailoring! Mon Dec 23, 2013 6:37 pm | |
| To quote myself.. - somekindajoe wrote:
- I unpicked an old jacket to make the pattern. The material is an old bed sheet, the green dye was from 'Woolies' and the camo is material paint from a craft shop applied using a stencil I made. I did try a more complex camo with light and dark brown as well as black but I never got around to using it.
All pretty self explanatory except I made this 28 years ago so there's probably better acrylic paints available now for the cammo. Also something I found out about the cammo pattern is that different colours often overlap so you'll need a different stencil for each colour. At the AM study day Bob Brechin said when making VAM clothes it was easier to sew the open sleeve to the jacket and then sew up the sleeve, but I remember when I made mine I had the sleeve sewn up and on my finger like a finger puppet when I attached the jacket. _________________ Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. | |
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