The coat has hook and eye closures, and "buttons" positioned so it can be worn either open or closed. There is white piping along the collar and the lapels. Piping has becomes my own personal nightmare, at least at this scale. The telescope came from the Sam the Eagle Muppet action figure. (Thanks to the Ultracorps Yahoo list for the heads up on that particular figure! It includes a cool book, map, and key as well.)
The bicorn hat is made from a pattern in the excellent book of historical hat patterns "From the Neck Up." It's made of stiff black felt. The gold ribbon and button on the side, and gold braid at the front and back came out rather well. Until I can find a better material, the cockade at the top also is made of the same felt as the hat.
There is a loop of brown thread embedded in the hair. Debbie braided some hair cut from a Barbie doll, and I wrapped the braid with black ribbon to make the queue. I just slipped the top of the queue through the thread loop on the back of the figure's head.
I finally got around to making a ruffled shirt to complete this uniform. Ruffles are a close second behind piping on my list of personal nightmares now.
I created the patterns and sewed all the elements of this uniform. Lt. William Bush originally was a Royal Marine Roger figure from Dragon. He gained Sculpey hair and a new paint job thanks to an ongoing trade I have with another customizer. You can see more of Rick's wonderful work at his Mego Doctor Who and Customs site. You can see more kitbashes and customizations inspired by characters played by the actor Paul McGann here.
British Naval Uniform - Inspired by Horatio Hornblower
This was my first attemnpt at a British naval uniform. I only had a few pics pulled off the web to use as references for this, so I apologize for any historical or other inaccuaracies. I developed patterns for and then made the coat, vest, breeches, and kerchief. The ships aren't historically accurate, but they make a nice impression. I've been wanting to get away from my generic backgrounds for ages anyway.
Usually I use beads for buttons, but this uniform definitely needed flat, not round, shapes. I wandered away from the bead aisle in Hobby Lobby and stumbled across a section devoted to decorating jeans and t-shirts with iron on jewels, fringe, etc. All the buttons are iron on decorations for jeans and t-shirts. The ones on the coat are 4mm, and the ones on the vest are 3mm. I used these for Lt. Bush's uniform as well.
For years, I overlooked the quilting section in craft stores. If you haven't already, check it out. It's great for 1:6 scale sewing since a it doesn't have a lot of bulk, and a lot of the prints are small. I made the coat, vest, and breeches from navy and white quilting fabric. I cut a bit from an old white t-shirt for the stockings. The knit fabric gave them the stretch they needed.
This outfit is modelled by a Power Team Elite action figure. If you haven't seen these already, you usually can find them at KB Toys or Big Lots, and a few other chains as well. This originally was the Navy Seal figure packaged with a "wooden" raft. I removed his wetsuit, painted his hair brown, and enlisted him in the British navy instead!
The coat has hook and eye closures, and "buttons" positioned so it can be worn either open or closed. There is white piping along the collar and the lapels. Piping has becomes my own personal nightmare, at least at this scale. The telescope came from the Sam the Eagle Muppet action figure. (Thanks to the Ultracorps Yahoo list for the heads up on that particular figure! It includes a cool book, map, and key as well.)
The bicorn hat is made from a pattern in the excellent book of historical hat patterns "From the Neck Up." It's made of stiff black felt. The gold ribbon and button on the side, and gold braid at the front and back came out rather well. Until I can find a better material, the cockade at the top also is made of the same felt as the hat.
There is a loop of brown thread embedded in the hair. Debbie braided some hair cut from a Barbie doll, and I wrapped the braid with black ribbon to make the queue. I just slipped the top of the queue through the thread loop on the back of the figure's head.
I finally got around to making a ruffled shirt to complete this uniform. Ruffles are a close second behind piping on my list of personal nightmares now.
I created the patterns and sewed all the elements of this uniform. Lt. William Bush originally was a Royal Marine Roger figure from Dragon. He gained Sculpey hair and a new paint job thanks to an ongoing trade I have with another customizer. You can see more of Rick's wonderful work at his Mego Doctor Who and Customs site. You can see more kitbashes and customizations inspired by characters played by the actor Paul McGann here.
The bicorn hat is made from a pattern in the excellent book of historical hat patterns "From the Neck Up." It's made of stiff black felt. The gold ribbon and button on the side, and gold braid at the front and back came out rather well. Until I can find a better material, the cockade at the top also is made of the same felt as the hat.
There is a loop of brown thread embedded in the hair. Debbie braided some hair cut from a Barbie doll, and I wrapped the braid with black ribbon to make the queue. I just slipped the top of the queue through the thread loop on the back of the figure's head.
I finally got around to making a ruffled shirt to complete this uniform. Ruffles are a close second behind piping on my list of personal nightmares now.
I created the patterns and sewed all the elements of this uniform. Lt. William Bush originally was a Royal Marine Roger figure from Dragon. He gained Sculpey hair and a new paint job thanks to an ongoing trade I have with another customizer. You can see more of Rick's wonderful work at his Mego Doctor Who and Customs site. You can see more kitbashes and customizations inspired by characters played by the actor Paul McGann here.
There is a loop of brown thread embedded in the hair. Debbie braided some hair cut from a Barbie doll, and I wrapped the braid with black ribbon to make the queue. I just slipped the top of the queue through the thread loop on the back of the figure's head.
I finally got around to making a ruffled shirt to complete this uniform. Ruffles are a close second behind piping on my list of personal nightmares now.
I created the patterns and sewed all the elements of this uniform. Lt. William Bush originally was a Royal Marine Roger figure from Dragon. He gained Sculpey hair and a new paint job thanks to an ongoing trade I have with another customizer. You can see more of Rick's wonderful work at his Mego Doctor Who and Customs site. You can see more kitbashes and customizations inspired by characters played by the actor Paul McGann here.
I finally got around to making a ruffled shirt to complete this uniform. Ruffles are a close second behind piping on my list of personal nightmares now.
I created the patterns and sewed all the elements of this uniform. Lt. William Bush originally was a Royal Marine Roger figure from Dragon. He gained Sculpey hair and a new paint job thanks to an ongoing trade I have with another customizer. You can see more of Rick's wonderful work at his Mego Doctor Who and Customs site. You can see more kitbashes and customizations inspired by characters played by the actor Paul McGann here.
I created the patterns and sewed all the elements of this uniform. Lt. William Bush originally was a Royal Marine Roger figure from Dragon. He gained Sculpey hair and a new paint job thanks to an ongoing trade I have with another customizer. You can see more of Rick's wonderful work at his Mego Doctor Who and Customs site. You can see more kitbashes and customizations inspired by characters played by the actor Paul McGann here.
This was my first attemnpt at a British naval uniform. I only had a few pics pulled off the web to use as references for this, so I apologize for any historical or other inaccuaracies. I developed patterns for and then made the coat, vest, breeches, and kerchief. The ships aren't historically accurate, but they make a nice impression. I've been wanting to get away from my generic backgrounds for ages anyway.
Usually I use beads for buttons, but this uniform definitely needed flat, not round, shapes. I wandered away from the bead aisle in Hobby Lobby and stumbled across a section devoted to decorating jeans and t-shirts with iron on jewels, fringe, etc. All the buttons are iron on decorations for jeans and t-shirts. The ones on the coat are 4mm, and the ones on the vest are 3mm. I used these for Lt. Bush's uniform as well.
For years, I overlooked the quilting section in craft stores. If you haven't already, check it out. It's great for 1:6 scale sewing since a it doesn't have a lot of bulk, and a lot of the prints are small. I made the coat, vest, and breeches from navy and white quilting fabric. I cut a bit from an old white t-shirt for the stockings. The knit fabric gave them the stretch they needed.
This outfit is modelled by a Power Team Elite action figure. If you haven't seen these already, you usually can find them at KB Toys or Big Lots, and a few other chains as well. This originally was the Navy Seal figure packaged with a "wooden" raft. I removed his wetsuit, painted his hair brown, and enlisted him in the British navy instead!
This was my first attemnpt at a British naval uniform. I only had a few pics pulled off the web to use as references for this, so I apologize for any historical or other inaccuaracies. I developed patterns for and then made the coat, vest, breeches, and kerchief. The ships aren't historically accurate, but they make a nice impression. I've been wanting to get away from my generic backgrounds for ages anyway.