This one was an outfit that I had wanted to do for a long time because my brother and I would watch this show and pretend we were power rangers. Like all other kids our age. We had started with In Space and seen Lost Galaxy but since then, I've gone back and watched all the seasons through Lost Galaxy.
This outfit was fairly simple- not many pieces, just a few things to figure out in terms of what material and where to get it. So first we'll start with the yellow top.
At first I had just gotten a regular long sleeve turtleneck shirt, which would've worked just fine, but I wasn't quite satisfied with it. So after looking around a lot I finally decided on an Under Armor fitted long sleeve heat gear shirt. I actually found it at one of those thrift stores so I have no idea where it could be found now. (Can't find it on Under Armor's site)
It has a zipper down the front (which, on the show it doesn't) however, it was not as thick as the turtleneck and seemed more like something you'd wear on a space ship.
So not exactly the same but I like it. If I really wanted to hide the zipper, I could always put it on backwards...
Next is the jacket and pants.
Again, at first I went with a sort of dress suit with pants and matching jacket, but buying new was way too expensive and trying to match at thrift stores didn't work. So I ended up going with my old friend, the military store: propper.com (There's more places to get them from.)
I've already bought items for Carter, Starbuck, and Jill from here (probably because they're all military or space- based outfits so it just makes sense). The material is tougher and, once again, looks more like something you'd wear on a space ship. It just worked out better. Plus the top and bottom matched.
Two pockets instead of four because it'll need cropping. Modifications will be on a following post.
I went with the button fly and poly/cotton ripstop because that's the same I got for Carter and Starbuck and it's comfortable.
The boots I also got in-store at my local military place a while ago and decided to use them for this. this is what they look like but can't remember how much they were. About 10" high, all black. I believe the name for them is 'Jungle Boot'.
Modifications on these will also be in another post. Which bring me to...
The BUCKLES.
Do you know how long I had been looking for these?! You would think they would be easy to find but NO. I don't know the correct name for these buckles and so I searched far and wide and high and low and typed in all related or relative names I could think to find these and finally found them.
This show is from the 90's so it was hard to find very clear screen caps but even from these, unless you're a buckle expert, I don't know what to call them. I believe the word I used was clasp when I finally found them on Amazon. What a day that was. I was so happy I even screen shot it. So here you go, for those of you also looking for them: BUCKLEZZZ
Now, I know they're not silver. That I can't help you with. Perhaps paint? Or silver sharpie? I just left mine this color because I liked the look of it better. In the show they wear three sets on the front of their jackets and four sets on each of their boots. If you're not picky you can get a different buckle that works for you. I'll do another post on how I put them on the jacket and boots.
So moving on to the patches. Yet another thing I was searching for for a while. No one seemed to make them. Makes sense, because this show is old. But I did find them through an artist on Etsy. This is their shop. (Thanks!) Be sure to select the right color for your outfit. I also searched on scifigeeks.com but couldn't find them there.
They were the perfect color and size (the yellow triangle that goes on their back is a bit bigger on the show but I didn't care too much, I was just happy to find them! Trying to be a little less picky) And they went really well with the BDU shirt and pants.
(Different post on sewing them on.)
The belt was the belt that came with the pants that I ordered for Jill. Good to reuse stuff. It's just a simple black nylon military belt. Any will do really but I made sure it fit the buckle:
I already knew where to get the buckle because I'd seen it before- Tandy Leather Factory
For this I measured about where the belt would fit and put a hole with a grommet for the metal part that pokes out, and sewed one end of the belt onto the other metal bar. There's other places to get it and different blank ones, too.
Also, it's subtle, but each of the rangers has a colored dot in the top right (if you're looking straight at it) corner. Still have to put that on mine actually. I'll probably just paint it.
Finally, we have one of the most important details! The Morpher! This is what they use to transform into their alternate uniforms to fight evil bad guys. I got mine from eBay because they just can't be found these days. Little expensive because...they just can't be found these days. But, worth it.
If you really want to go into extra detail, you can get yellow barrettes for the hair from almost anywhere. I got mine at a Walmart. You could also do a yellow headband or ponytail etc., or nothing.
So there you have it! I will do another post on the modifications etc. Thanks for reading and-
Let's Rocket!
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