Alien / Nostromo Uniforms

It never occurred to me that Ripley would wear the same item across two films (and how many times have i watched them and NOT noticed??) I will check it out...and thank you for the tip. I look forward to any uploads regarding that. On a technical note, I hear mention made of the Blu-Ray special edition, and I'm wondering if the image quality is actually better than the original footage. Unless someone re-digitized the original material, would there be any increase in clarity? Or would it simply be a high-res version of a lower-res image? Just a side thought that does not affect the issue at hand...
 
Thank you division 6 for the upload! It does appear to be cotton material they used. Now I will check the deleted scene where Kane is making breakfast, and also the wakeup sequence. Too bad I couldn't make a pair of Ripley's legs to go with the outfit :love
 
Re: Belt buckle greeblie solution

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Having not identified the white plastic greeblies on Kane and Ash's belts, I showed a picture of the original buckle to my girl. She came back 20 seconds later with some plastic thing that looks like a very acceptable (and very similiar) alternative. I would NEVER have guessed this...what she came back with was a small plastic piece that slides over the prong openings on an extension cord. I just turned it backwards! :confused I will post a picture of this asap. Anyone reading this...go and look at one. Is it as close as I think it is? If so, I can take no credit for the discovery :angry
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I believe Richie's Armor identified the part as some sort of slide switch from a piece of recording equipment.
 
Division 6--Thank you for taking the time for the excellent uploads. Gonna add one of my captures ("Brett" in the robe, with "Ripley") here:
 

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Fine muslin canvas, petite robe that Sigourney Weaver as “Ripley” wears while sleeping in her Hyper-Sleep chamber in Aliens. The lightweight robe is tailored to Weaver’s frame and features feminine pink piping around the lapel and front closure of the robe. The robe features a fabric belt slung through hip loops that can be used to cinch the waist of the garment.
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"features feminine pink piping":lol
 
Hi, I am gathering things to reconstruct a Ripley costume. I have been on the lookout for the G-4B suit for some time now, and at this point I'm starting to think I am better off finding a pattern and sewing one myself. Does anyone here have a pattern I can use, or know where I can find one? Thanks
 
VicsWolves said:
Hi, I am gathering things to reconstruct a Ripley costume. I have been on the lookout for the G-4B suit for some time now, and at this point I'm starting to think I am better off finding a pattern and sewing one myself. Does anyone here have a pattern I can use, or know where I can find one? Thanks
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I haven't seen one of those flightsuits in forever, BUT you may try contacting a British Archives, as since the pattern is (probably) obsolete it would probably be available for public viewing (even by British secrecy standards...). The Royal Army Academy at Sandhurst, perhaps, or the Brit equivalent of the American National Archives. Good luck on your projects. Or perhaps Skinjob66 may know...?


Postscript--IDK how much you want to know about 1970s British Army history and gear, however the Osprey military history guides are relatively inexpensive, and I think the books on the Brit involvement on the Falklands War of 1982 would almost certainly have information (they focus on gear and such in the Osprey books, which are published in the U.K.)--any way the bibliography of one of those books is bound to put you on the right path.

Combined Military Services Museum, U.K.--http://http://www.cmsm.co.uk/collections.php
 
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It was my understanding that the G-4B flight suit was US Air Force issue, and not British. If I am mis-informed, my apologies. However, if a pattern for the flight suit is wanted, and no existing one can be found (the military regards FABRIC patterns as cold-war intelligence, it seems) then I am sure that the creative people on this forum will help you to construct a duplicate. I know there are excellent reference images showing the lacing details etc. I will prowl through my collection of technical manuals and see if I can locate something.
 
tlr 1172 said:
It was my understanding that the G-4B flight suit was US Air Force issue, and not British. If I am mis-informed, my apologies. However, if a pattern for the flight suit is wanted, and no existing one can be found (the military regards FABRIC patterns as cold-war intelligence, it seems) then I am sure that the creative people on this forum will help you to construct a duplicate. I know there are excellent reference images showing the lacing details etc. I will prowl through my collection of technical manuals and see if I can locate something.
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tlr~you are correct; my apologies I was wrong. Yes after doing research :)rolleyes) I see that it was 1950s US Air Force issue, probably into the late 1960s. From what I know of Late Vietnam Aircrew uniforms and equipment, & after checking further this is the case. A BIG apology I thought, judging by the collar-pattern cut, that it was 1970s Brit. Whoooops.
Hmm maybe for non-US Citizens it is still "classified" {how silly of the US Government}, again, however this helps me & yall as I can hunt it down--which is a hella lot easier than my hunting down defunct 1970s Brit Army Aviation gear. Attached is an original pre-1953 G-4B production tag--which has the G-4B serial number. For those that are interested in this, more from me soon...
 

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It might be easier to simply buy a flight suit that has the same zippered pockets and other features, and just add the back lacing panels. I have patterns for the panels I built for my jacket, if they would be of use. I could check my archived files for info on a flight suit that might work. The cheapest price I saw on an original G-4B is approx 175 British pounds. I'll keep the forum posted.
 
tlr 1172 said:
It might be easier to simply buy a flight suit that has the same zippered pockets and other features, and just add the back lacing panels. I have patterns for the panels I built for my jacket, if they would be of use. I could check my archived files for info on a flight suit that might work. The cheapest price I saw on an original G-4B is approx 175 British pounds. I'll keep the forum posted.
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Yes, agreed...the thigh zippered pockets would be a major alteration I think. Yes, though they were "surplus" in the 1970s, the original G-4Bs are now quite pricy. I will still attempt to contact USAF, and US Government archives to see if I as a US Citizen can get a copy of the original manufacturing patterns--as formerly a World War 2 reenactor, I know that many defunct military uniform items either have been, and are, replicated using original patterns. More soonish...
 
Thanks for all of the help, guys. I found a suit that is similar, though I would have to add the laced panels, of course, and fix the collar. One of the thigh zippers is vertical on one leg and I feel like it would be detrimental to try to move it. I am willing to pay a pretty good sum for the G-4B suit if I can get my hands on one, though nothing too extreme. I have a frustrating need to satisfy my eye for perfection. I can keep looking around for a while, but I plan to have the costume ready for San Diego Comic-con this year so if it becomes impossible I will settle for the best I can find.
 
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tlr 1172 said:
It might be easier to simply buy a flight suit that has the same zippered pockets and other features, and just add the back lacing panels. I have patterns for the panels I built for my jacket, if they would be of use. I could check my archived files for info on a flight suit that might work. The cheapest price I saw on an original G-4B is approx 175 British pounds. I'll keep the forum posted.
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The patterns for the panels on the back would be very helpful. I have never tried to sew anything quite like that yet.
 
VicsWolves said:
Thanks for all of the help, guys. I found a suit that is similar, though I would have to add the laced panels, of course, and fix the collar. One of the thigh zippers is vertical on one leg and I feel like it would be detrimental to try to move it. I am willing to pay a lot for the G-4B suit if I can get my hands on one. I have a frustrating need to satisfy my eye for perfection. I can keep looking around for a while, but I plan to have the costume ready for San Diego Comic-con this year so if it becomes impossible I will settle for the best I can find.
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You are welcome--some peeps here are 'sharing' and helpful, lol. I understand completely the eye for detail that drives Nostromo crew items & ALIEN replicating. It's a great movie, go figure. After oh 30 years of fixation, I've finally begun to fulfill my ALIEN 'wishlist', if only in replicas. Thank the Gods for internet searching...
There is an American uniforms & Militaria forum which I ran into searching for info on original G-4B's--a guy in France (again go figure) has many, many items of 1950s USAF issue, in an impressive collection of items.
 
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The patterns for the panels on the back would be very helpful. I have never tried to sew anything quite like that yet.
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I have construction drawings of the lacing panels I used on my jacket, which look very similiar to the G-4B panels. They are not perfect replicas, but should give you an idea on how one might make a set. As for the actual issue-suit measurements, I could try to determine those from reference photos. If you would like my vector-based patterns, I can email them to you. They are in CorelDraw .cdr format, but I am sure I could export them to another drawing format. Again, they are just an approximation based on the actual G-4B type. I have posted hi-res images of my jacket that shows the lacing panels on the chest (I believe it is on page 33 of this thread, post #822.) They look more complex to build than they actually are (as long as you can sew a straight line it is fine.) A cardboard template for spacing is good as well (ooohhh high-tech!) Let me know.
 
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