*APPROVED Major Derlin ESB Build Thread

Blue Leader Canada (Doug Cottrell)

I am working on a Major Derlin - Hoth Base costume. I'll be posting in progress photos here for anyone who is interested in following along.

Movie prop (from the Star Wars Costumes Original Trilogy book):

Here is the beginning of the jacket, which I am scratch-building, basing the pattern off of an existing winter jacket of mine, using cotton twill fabrics.

Detail of the quilting

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Doug C
Aurora Squadron XO

Blue Leader Canada (Doug Cottrell) · Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2018 2:26 pm Post subject:

Quilted pads for the backs of the arms:

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Doug C
Aurora Squadron XO

Blue Leader Canada (Doug Cottrell) · Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2018 3:26 am Post subject:

Jacket is taking shape

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Doug C
Aurora Squadron XO

RebelLady (Kristina Gundersen) · Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2018 7:56 pm Post subject:

::Muppet flail:: SOOO Excited to see you working on this! Looking really nice so far!
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Blue Leader Canada (Doug Cottrell) · Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2018 8:18 pm Post subject:

Thanks for the feedback!

Jacket is almost done...

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Doug C
Aurora Squadron XO

Blue Leader Canada (Doug Cottrell) · Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2019 1:27 am Post subject:

Jacket is finished. I added a zipper up the front and a snap at the top.

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Doug C
Aurora Squadron XO

Blue Leader Canada (Doug Cottrell) · Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2019 7:47 pm Post subject:

Used a pair of existing khaki pants and added the quilted pads on the front:

Also picked up a rank badge from a German seller on Etsy:

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Doug C
Aurora Squadron XO

jcalus () · Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2019 7:26 am Post subject:

It's looking good. Nice work the sewing machine.

G'nott sH'urr (David Campbell) · Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2019 4:24 am Post subject:

Doug Im excited to follow this. I want my own after meeting John Ratzenberger some years back. My seamstress is packed to the gills as always, so I need to have things in order before setting off to New Orleans to be measured.
The color for your upper yoke-would you call that brown or russet for the fabric you purchased? The Standard says a darker tan than the coat but it sure looks brown to me.
Looking forward to seeing more.
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Blue Leader Canada (Doug Cottrell) · Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2019 3:22 pm Post subject:

tenebris (empathy) · Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2019 9:29 am Post subject:

RebelLady (Kristina Gundersen) · Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2019 5:06 pm Post subject:

Absolutely agree on the undertones on the yoke. As our awesome XO mentioned we have standards rewrites on the to-do list- if anyone wants to help with that, shoot Empathy (tenebris) or myself a PM and we'll put you to work!

One suggestion for the build in progress- you might want to consider tightening the circumference of the padded collar and maybe adding some padding? It's laying a bit flat on your shoulders compared to the reference. His is almost like a funnel around his neck? Your build is looking really wonderful overall, and I'm just so happy to see it coming together so nicely!
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Mon Mothma, OT X-Wing Pilot, Willrow Hood, Resistance Officer, General Leia Organa (Raddus Bridge)

Blue Leader Canada (Doug Cottrell) · Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2019 6:30 pm Post subject:

Thank for the suggestion. I may stuff the collar a bit more.

I borrowed a friend's boots and hat on the weekend to take a few test photos while my hat, belt and boots are worked on. Here's a preview...

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Doug C
Aurora Squadron XO

G'nott sH'urr (David Campbell) · Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2019 12:52 pm Post subject:

My Hoth trooper collar is REALLLY stuffed so it stands on.its own and looks spiffy. Im glad I saved that pattern!
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Blue Leader Canada (Doug Cottrell) · Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2019 5:05 pm Post subject:

I remade the collar. Originally I made it like one of those travel pillows. I read something recently that said the collar was more like a mandarin collar, so that's what I did, and added a bit of poly stuffing. It's actually fairly simple to make. I think it's much more accurate now. I was just guilty of overthinking.

Also, my hat from Etsy arrived, and I've added my goggles and begun weathering...

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Doug C
Aurora Squadron XO

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