SG-1 VEST Modifications

 As stated in a previous post, if you are a little picky like me, you can modify your vest to look like the ones used on the show. http://www.scifihero.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=6310 This is TeeKay's walk-through that I followed to modify my vest and she explains the steps in detail. Very well done. The only thing I did differently was buy the SGA Webtex Assault vest: http://www.ironfoot.co.uk/shop/index.php?id_product=8&controller=product (now on sale!) And that is so I can use the same single back piece for both SG-1 and SGA vests.

I was going to do a walk-through on the steps to modifying but TeeKay did it so well I don't have much to add. So here are a few of my pictures during the process to (hopefully) help!

 

~Atlantis vest on the left, SG-1 on the right after straps were removed from the sides and center~

 ~Side by side comparison of where the front and back will attach, before grommets are inserted~

~Grommets (both pieces) are spray painted black before inserting, size #00 3/16"

http://www.tandyleather.com/en-usd/search/searchresults/11290-02.aspx

You also need the grommet setter also from Tandy. Make sure to get the same size as the grommets!

http://www.tandyleather.com/en-usd/search/searchresults/8097-01.aspx

P.S. Tandy Leather Factory is awesome.

~After grommets~

 

 ~Black velcro fro the backs of the new straps that go over the shoulder to the back piece, got this at Michael's~

~Black canvas bag for the straps themselves (because it was the closest material similar to the straps I could find) at Michael's~

~Lots of sewing- velcro to the back, straps with clips to the front (after being sewn on, the clip stops just before the velcro begins)~

 

~Sewing the ends together~

 

~Don't throw them away, use them for the strap!~

 

~Mission accomplished!~

 

This was one of the earlier episodes before they changed the buckles on the shoulder straps or added the Air Force patch.

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