Author Topic: Leia ANH First Gown...Help me... Obiwan Kenobi....;
starfire-phoenix 
Registered: Jan '04
20242_Padme
Date Posted: 11/19/07 10:26pm Subject: RE: Leia ANH First Gown...Help me... Obiwan Kenobi....;
That tape is super awesome. lol It's called '3M heavy duty double sided mounting tape'

 

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Katana_Geldar 
Title: Former CR Tasmania, AU
Registered: Mar '03
46078_Padme Jedi
Date Posted: 11/20/07 6:51pm Subject: RE: Leia ANH First Gown...Help me... Obiwan Kenobi....;
I'm thinkin I'm going to cheat on my belt and use metallic fabric, but I was wondering if there was a better way to get the metal plates before I committed myself.

As for the circles, snaps seemed a good idea but they're aren't any big enough so I'll have to find some studs.

 

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Aiel 
Registered: Oct '04
23765_Han and Leia
Date Posted: 11/20/07 7:45pm Subject: RE: Leia ANH First Gown...Help me... Obiwan Kenobi....;
Aiel posted:

I'm pretty much pleased with how it all turned out, I stiched the belt edges and I found something for the buckles...alluminum trays! My Mother bought some from a cheap store and I noticed the middle of them were smooth and shiny, so I bought myself two large trays (less then $2.00 each.)

I cut out the middle, traced out the shapes, cut them up and contact cemented them on to the ANH Senatorial and also my ANH Ceremonial Gown belt and they turned out really good. <Not to mention they're as soft as butter to work with, and you only need a pair of good, sharp scissors to cut them up with.>


That's what I used on my belt, they're really easy to work with, and on the plus side it leaves the belt a lot lighter. happy

 

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Katana_Geldar 
Title: Former CR Tasmania, AU
Registered: Mar '03
46078_Padme Jedi
Date Posted: 11/20/07 8:31pm Subject: RE: Leia ANH First Gown...Help me... Obiwan Kenobi....;
Nice, cheaper than metallic fabric too. I'll have to find some when I go shopping next.

I guess they wouldn't object to having a stuf through them as long as it goes through the belt as well?

 

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Aiel 
Registered: Oct '04
23765_Han and Leia
Date Posted: 11/20/07 10:47pm Subject: RE: Leia ANH First Gown...Help me... Obiwan Kenobi....;
Yeah, I got the button covers through them and the vinyl no issues, if you want the buckles a bit thicker you can stick two buckle pieces together, I did that for my Ceremonial gown belt because they looked a bit thicker then the Senatorial gown belt. wink

 

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Katana_Geldar 
Title: Former CR Tasmania, AU
Registered: Mar '03
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Date Posted: 11/21/07 3:37pm Subject: RE: Leia ANH First Gown...Help me... Obiwan Kenobi....;
I thought Leia's belt fastened at the back just with some hooks and eyes?

 

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Aiel 
Registered: Oct '04
23765_Han and Leia
Date Posted: 11/21/07 7:19pm Subject: RE: Leia ANH First Gown...Help me... Obiwan Kenobi....; - Date Edited: 11/21/07 7:20pm (1 edits total) Edited By: Aiel
The buckles are also known as the metal pieces on the belt. wink Sorry about that.

The back actually has press studs:

 

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Katana_Geldar 
Title: Former CR Tasmania, AU
Registered: Mar '03
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Date Posted: 11/22/07 3:10pm Subject: RE: Leia ANH First Gown...Help me... Obiwan Kenobi....;
Snaps you mean, press studs are sewn on where with snaps you use a hammer.

 

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Aiel 
Registered: Oct '04
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Date Posted: 11/22/07 6:05pm Subject: RE: Leia ANH First Gown...Help me... Obiwan Kenobi....; - Date Edited: 11/22/07 6:05pm (1 edits total) Edited By: Aiel
You can use either one, I used snaps and a hammer just to make sure they stayed there on my latest one, but the first one I did I used press-studs and they're not very stable in leather or vinyl wink .

 

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Katana_Geldar 
Title: Former CR Tasmania, AU
Registered: Mar '03
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Date Posted: 11/22/07 8:12pm Subject: RE: Leia ANH First Gown...Help me... Obiwan Kenobi....;
Definitely not, for all the fact that press studs can be hidden easier.

 

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Last_Chael 
Registered: Feb '06
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Date Posted: 11/22/07 9:37pm Subject: RE: Leia ANH First Gown...Help me... Obiwan Kenobi....;
Katana_Geldar posted:
Snaps you mean, press studs are sewn on where with snaps you use a hammer.


Oooops I think that might be a case of miscommunication. Here in Aust we tend to use the words interchangeably.

 

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Katana_Geldar 
Title: Former CR Tasmania, AU
Registered: Mar '03
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Date Posted: 11/30/07 8:37pm Subject: RE: Leia ANH First Gown...Help me... Obiwan Kenobi....;
I'm in Aust, too. I usually assume the people I talk to are American.

 

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Aiel 
Registered: Oct '04
23765_Han and Leia
Date Posted: 11/30/07 11:35pm Subject: RE: Leia ANH First Gown...Help me... Obiwan Kenobi....;
Nope, I'm Australian happy .

Here's me with the South Australian Fan Force at the Norwood Christmas pageant last Sunday:





Unfortunately my buns started to fall out a little, but hey, even Carrie Fisher had to have some help with that:



LOL. wink


 

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Last_Chael 
Registered: Feb '06
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Date Posted: 12/1/07 2:44am Subject: RE: Leia ANH First Gown...Help me... Obiwan Kenobi....;
sorry Katana I didn't realise you were Aussie! that's cool! grin Heheh maybe it's jsut me who uses them interchangeably :P

 

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Katana_Geldar 
Title: Former CR Tasmania, AU
Registered: Mar '03
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Date Posted: 12/10/07 6:04pm Subject: RE: Leia ANH First Gown...Help me... Obiwan Kenobi....;
It's almost done, my costume. Just have to hem it and decorate the belt.

 

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