Hey all,

I am putting together a Six costume for Comic Con that I will post pictures of soon (hopefully including a how-to for making her silver bracelet), but until then, I wanted to share a props site that I stumbled on:

New Moon Props

For Galactica, they mostly have a lot of rank pins and some of the old style pistols from the original. Enjoy!

Here is a repost, from my own LJ, of the entries i made while making a set of Colonial BDU's

( All the gory photos and my whole sordid tale )

Hey everyone, so I apologize if this too easy or a repeated question:

But I'm looking to cosplay in the most basic of BSG outfits at DragonCon this year, that 2-piece sleeveless shirt outfit with dogtags.  I can't sew, and have never really cosplayed before (I don't need to make a big production of myself, just want to wear something fun from my favorite tv series!).  The shirts seem to have a slightly different cut up by the arms/over the chest than most wife-beaters I've seen around.  Is there a store(s) where I can find these items?  I have my Lee Adama dogtags in the mail right now from TFAW.com.

Also, what kind of pants do they wear with that outfit?  I'm at work and can't do a lot of web surfing (much less BSG watching) for reference, and I'm just trying to picture it in my mind, but I can't really remember.  Can I purchase those pants in a store too?  (See, told you have I have no problem with buying all my cosplay materials!)

Thanks in advance for any suggestions or advice!

Hey everyone!

I was just wondering if anyone had any idea where I could find some high(er)-resolution images of the outfit Caprica Six has been wearing in the brig.

If anyone has a link I would greatly appreciate it!

Current Mood: cranky

So I'm back to work on another run at making duty blues. My last run was originally for myself for last summer's D*Con and I think as a junior costumer I didn't do too bad. I wore them to work for Halloween and got lots of compliments... and a few "is that a band uniform?".

So my question is this: How do you manage the lay over of the chest? I've been going over images and I'm struggling to find something consistant, though I'm also struggling a bit with the collar as well so I'm wondering if they're related. I've seen that some have the collar closed perfectly tightly and some have up to an inch gap at the front.

But the on the cross over I'm wondering how far the cross should be, meaning where do I put the buttons? I'm leaning towards using the nipple line as where the edge of the fold over front should line up. I think on my last run I over shot, but I also don't want to do what I saw at D*con on a few and only have like an inch of fold over.

What did you use? What do you think?

Since I haven't found the gray knockoffs that the BSG costume department used, and since I have a zillion sets of them, I am working on a project modifying one of my older sets of Army digital camo uniforms to the Colonial style. I'm removing the velcro from the sleeve pocket flaps, getting the IR tape off, removing the velcro for the chest nametapes, etc. I might have to dye them a little bit. It should work well to simulate a more well-worn set that a working Colonial Marine would have than the fresh-off-the-supply-room, out-of-the-back-of-the-wall-locker look that Commander Adama had on the Kobol landing.

I have several extra sets in different sizes if anyone wants to try something similar.

Hey guys, totaly n00b here...

I was wondering if there was somewhere online where i could get the pilot tank tops/number 6's bracelet??

Halloween is coming up, and I was just wondering if anyone had any BSG plans for the holiday!

I work at a comic book store here in Toronto, and we throw a huge Halloween party every year. A few members of the staff usually choose a sort of theme, and this year the theme just so happened to be BSG. I was nominated for Six (not easy shoes to fill!) and my costume is finally coming together (in spite of my reluctance!). I thought I'd share what I had so far, and hopefully hear some more stories!

( are you alive? )

So that is what I have so far. Does anyone else have any BSG plans for this Halloween?

Current Mood: curious

My friend Jacob and I finished the costume for our BSG Fan-Film tonight. It mostly takes place on New Caprica and the costume below is for a Colonial Scout Officer looking for information on the planet.


Whatcha all think?

Toaster is a racist term. But these are cute anyways. :tongue:



Sterling silver earring backs, with tiny toasters (complete with bread slice!) suspended from a delicate looped chain.

$12 a pair, to celebrate the Human Cylon models. :)



These are on the heavy side as far as earrings go, but they weren't uncomfortable to wear running around all night at Dragon*Con. :)

If you would prefer a necklace or keychain, I can accept custom orders. :) I can add beads in any colour/size you desire to the chains, as I also bead. :) Just add $1 and let me know what you would like to pretty the toasters up with.

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Current Mood: creative

Hey all,

Does anyone have a suggestion of where to find appropriate cargo pants? I've had my eye on these but I'm not sure that they'll be re-stocking size 14 anytime soon, and while there's plenty of military-style cargos out there, if anyone knows where I can find them in women's/low-rise sizes it's preferable.

Current Mood: curious

Battlestar Galactica fans (old and new)!! My group is throwing a frakking party at the Hyatt this year, under the good graces of the American Sci-Fi Track and we'd like you to come and have a good time! Follow this link to find out everything you could possibly want about the event:

The Colonial Party at D*C '07!

Come dressed up in your colonial best because we'll be having a good old-fashioned costume contest, amongst other wacky activities! Building upon the success of last year's party (organized by different folks), we're looking to add some more things to do and meet more awesome frakkers this year. Looking forward to September!!!

On a related note, we're marching in the parade and you're welcome to join us. Here's the sign up list.

(x-posted to the dragoncon comms)

The plan is me and my Dude are gonna dress up as Starbuck and Apollo for the San Diego Comic-Con in July.

Figured I'd get the components now to see if anything needed modifications. Any feedback is welcome.

So I know this is gonna sound like a broken record, where can one find the Dog Tags? I'm not too skilled when it comes to making stuff.

And heck, is anyone else planning to hit up San Diego for Comic-Con? We should totally meet up for a group photo.

Current Mood: pleased

I snapped a pic of my BDU costume progress:



Still a bit more to go... gotta finish up the rifly, and grab a holster / belt for the pistol. The pants don't have belt loops yet either.

But overall, I'm just about ready for dragoncon.

My hope is to have a pair of officer's uniforms by D'Con '07. I'm really having a hard time getting my head around the best way get rolling. I was planning to redo chef's shirt for the single breasting, but I'm not so sure.

Anyone recommend a good pattern to start with?

Though I am starting to making headway in finding the materials needed for a Viper Pilot flight-suit, I've been unable to find *the* key component, which is a pattern for a one-piece flight suit (or equivalent).
Would anyone out there have some ideas/suggestions/pointers on how to pursue this particular phantasmal one-piece? If so, drop a line!

The coveralls came in the post a few weeks ago, they were a really great fit! They're not exactly the same as the TV ones, but they're pretty close. I bought some reflective tape from a safety store and sewed it all onto the coveralls. It's been a pretty easy costume to put together thus far, but the hardest bit is yet to come.

Still to do:
But a grey shirt for underneath
Make the rubber tool vest thing
Add the rubber cuffs
Sew on the patch
Put in the little tuck on the bottom of the legs

( Onto the photos! )

I really love the simplicity of this costume! It's going to be very comfortable to wear, and so easy to get dressed!! Hopefully I'll be recognised - though I'm sure the patch will help with that. Plus, I have pockets galore in this thing! :D

I still need to get up the confidence to weather it though! Anyone have any suggestions? I'm thinking I might also try and add a bit of 'dirt' to my face on the day, so I don't look like a clean mechanic :P Oh and I'll make sure I find some tools to add to the belt.

Though my wife and I are no stranger to cons and costuming, we are not masters of craft I must admit.
This Fall, we want to attempt Lee Adama and Starbuck, sans Flight-Suits. Though I don't find the prospect of getting the basic flight/jump-suit to be worrysome, the "Vest" itself is troubling.
With this first entry, I implore those who might have some suggestions/comments on how to proceed with creating (or, quite frankly, purchasing) the Vest which rests atop the flight-suit, please feel free to drop a line.
'Tis exciting to be here.