Church
Active Member
Hello im looking to try and recreate Brett's jacket (or as close as i can get to it)
Do you happen to remember what you used to make the jacket you showed here?
Ive been working on a working incinerator unit for a upcoming short film and ive just realized i dont have a jacket to go with the uniform i have
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wayouteast
Sr Member
Thought I'd make a rare appearance and add to this venerable thread with my own Nostromo uniform.
The shirt, belt and pants, and all the patches, wings and pins are the fantastic work of Adam at Nostromocrew.com, and I couldn't be more pleased and impressed with just how amazing and accurate they are. Adam was a pleasure to deal with, too, and provided me with great help and advice on my purchases.
The cap is (I think) an old Thinking Cap Co. cap I've had since the 1980s with the patch replaced with a new more accurate one from Adam.
I modified an equally old pair of white Converse All Stars I've had for years for the boots, painting out the branding, sanding off the texture of the front bummper and adding a new one from self-adhesive white rubber, adding a third vent hole, and making the fastenings from 2mm white leather strips and white-painted 12mm D-rings and 8mm chicago screws.
The jacket is a vintage RAF Mk3 cold weather jacket from eBay, modelled after Kane's jacket in the movie. It's a more modern one than was used for the originals, so has the padded pen pockets on the sleeve, and arrived a nicely faded NATO green. It was dyed using RIT all-pupose dyes (2 parts navy blue, 1 part purple, 1 part pearl grey) and washed several times to fade the resulting colour. I added the pink piping (again, thanks to Adam at Nostromo crew), and drew out, printed, and hand-cut a vinyl stencil for the 'Nostromo' lettering on the back, which was stippled with acrylic paint using a sponge to bring out the texture from the inner lining. The sleeve lacings are hand-made from 10mm webbing on a cotton canvas panel (23 loops per strip to fit my jacket) and hand-stitched to the sleeves. The laces themselves are 4mm paracord (3mm would probably have been better but I couldn't source any the right colour in the UK and 2mm was way too thin).
I 3D-printed the watches and the backing plate on my resin printer from files by EveningNewbs on Thingiverse. I made the displays from scratch in Photoshop, based on a photo of a genuine Casio F-100, and then cut thin clear acrylic to size and shape for the 'windows'. The strap is real though!
My coffee is in a vintage 1970s Tupperware mug from eBay. The white ones are rare, but coloured sets can still be picked up cheaply in the UK. This one is sprayed with food-safe white paint and given home-made waterslide decals for the logos. I got a set of 4 for £12, so there's another on the display shelves powering my drinking bird!
The EVA pistol is 3D printed and painted by me from STL files by Gojira72 on Thingiverse.
The shirt, belt and pants, and all the patches, wings and pins are the fantastic work of Adam at Nostromocrew.com, and I couldn't be more pleased and impressed with just how amazing and accurate they are. Adam was a pleasure to deal with, too, and provided me with great help and advice on my purchases.
The cap is (I think) an old Thinking Cap Co. cap I've had since the 1980s with the patch replaced with a new more accurate one from Adam.
I modified an equally old pair of white Converse All Stars I've had for years for the boots, painting out the branding, sanding off the texture of the front bummper and adding a new one from self-adhesive white rubber, adding a third vent hole, and making the fastenings from 2mm white leather strips and white-painted 12mm D-rings and 8mm chicago screws.
The jacket is a vintage RAF Mk3 cold weather jacket from eBay, modelled after Kane's jacket in the movie. It's a more modern one than was used for the originals, so has the padded pen pockets on the sleeve, and arrived a nicely faded NATO green. It was dyed using RIT all-pupose dyes (2 parts navy blue, 1 part purple, 1 part pearl grey) and washed several times to fade the resulting colour. I added the pink piping (again, thanks to Adam at Nostromo crew), and drew out, printed, and hand-cut a vinyl stencil for the 'Nostromo' lettering on the back, which was stippled with acrylic paint using a sponge to bring out the texture from the inner lining. The sleeve lacings are hand-made from 10mm webbing on a cotton canvas panel (23 loops per strip to fit my jacket) and hand-stitched to the sleeves. The laces themselves are 4mm paracord (3mm would probably have been better but I couldn't source any the right colour in the UK and 2mm was way too thin).
I 3D-printed the watches and the backing plate on my resin printer from files by EveningNewbs on Thingiverse. I made the displays from scratch in Photoshop, based on a photo of a genuine Casio F-100, and then cut thin clear acrylic to size and shape for the 'windows'. The strap is real though!
My coffee is in a vintage 1970s Tupperware mug from eBay. The white ones are rare, but coloured sets can still be picked up cheaply in the UK. This one is sprayed with food-safe white paint and given home-made waterslide decals for the logos. I got a set of 4 for £12, so there's another on the display shelves powering my drinking bird!
The EVA pistol is 3D printed and painted by me from STL files by Gojira72 on Thingiverse.
A fine job wayouteast ! Glad you went with a darker shade t-shirt--much closer to screen-used. The precise build details are helpful as well.
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Hi, may be a question answered elsewhere that I’ve been unable to find, but were the white shirts with the breast pockets worn by the crew (namely Lambert in her death scene) ever identified? Trying to put together a crew costume (just completed my Lambert liner jacket with accurate patches) and I’m digging for the next piece. Thanks!
You look great Sir! Very much channeling the correct vibes
As far as I managed to gather, they were custom made. Not an off raw shelf item.
The shirt is cotton, but the “Front Yoke” is linen. Hope this helps!
That does help, thanks so much!
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There's a listing on fleabay for a Nostromo jacket for $109. They say it's handmade. Curious if they lifted these pix from here [which are clearly a modified RAF jacket] but they actually sell a jacket they make new.
"Customized orders and wholesale orders are welcome. If you want your own design/custom jacket, please provide us with pictures and details so we can offer you a very competitive price. We also offer bulk orders at wholesale prices. While our shop operates from the USA, please note that due to lack of stock, some products may be shipped directly from our manufacturing partner in Pakistan."
Never heard of anyone offering bulk orders on real RAF jackets; partners in Pakistan. Sounds sketchy.
"Customized orders and wholesale orders are welcome. If you want your own design/custom jacket, please provide us with pictures and details so we can offer you a very competitive price. We also offer bulk orders at wholesale prices. While our shop operates from the USA, please note that due to lack of stock, some products may be shipped directly from our manufacturing partner in Pakistan."
Never heard of anyone offering bulk orders on real RAF jackets; partners in Pakistan. Sounds sketchy.
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division 6
Master Member
Pakistan makes lots of textiles.
Lots of pillows, sheets and towels that Target sells come from there.
Lots of pillows, sheets and towels that Target sells come from there.
Not my shoulder patch.
Honestly I debated giving this vendor any exposure as they obviously, shamelessly stole and are using @Andy3E’s jacket photos to try and push these cheap knock offs. Since I'm so familiar with the work that goes in to making an accurate replica of the Nostromo Jacket, this listing is a far, far distent cry...nothing is accurate, but I guess that is what one can get for ~$100.
Here are photos of what they actually ship to fulfill orders. Don’t support them.
My eyes hurt. I’m so sorry.
NostromoCrew Agreed--which is why I didn't link the listing but posted pix here as a warning/amusement to the community. No wonder they didn't show pix of their actual product; where did you find them?
joberg
Legendary Member
Emailed them directly.
Jason1428
New Member
Yes, for quick reference sometimes google Nostromo jackets & click images, which used to mainly take me here, but of late see photos lifted from this forum to, know some of you guys are on others sites so your photos will be on other pages, but these look like scam sites, try googling nostromo jackets & you will see photos taken from here, sketchy indeed.
JC9802401846
New Member
I stumbled upon an Etsy shop this last summer who was listing the Nostromo jacket with those pictures as well for around $150. I placed an order in my greedy ignorance. To my surprise and luck, about 2 days after I placed the order, my money was refunded by Etsy and the seller was shut down. Good for Etsy.
JC9802401846
New Member
Thanks to Banzai88's awesome stencil and detailed tutorial from NostromoCrew, I'm really happy with the results of adding the Nostromo logo to the back of my RAF MK3 jacket. Thanks guys! Here it is:
nice job JC9802401846
