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Hmmm, maybe. It wouldn't look the same as the real Tron costumes,
of course, but if it's flexible, it might work better than anything
I've got now. I wish the venue for my costume used black lights,
that would make this whole thing a lot easier!<br>
<br>
I found this interesting hack as well:<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.coolest-homemade-costumes.com/coolest-homemade-tron-legacy-costume.html">http://www.coolest-homemade-costumes.com/coolest-homemade-tron-legacy-costume.html</a><br>
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He used reflective safety tape. Must have taken forever to cut it
so precisely! But the overall effect is pretty awesome, really, at
least at the distance of the photos. I suspect it doesn't look
quite a cool once you're close to it, I tried a little experiment
with some shiny tape, and it crinkles pretty badly when the leather
moves, so up close it looks pretty strange. My leather jacket fits
well, but not well enough to avoid crinkling at the chest/shoulder
area.<br>
<br>
Eric<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 4/19/13 3:23 PM, meredith scheff
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<div dir="ltr">I've still got a bunch of that fiber optic fabric,
I wonder if that would work, in narrow strips?</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 11:50 AM,
Rachel McConnell <span dir="ltr"><<a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:rachel@xtreme.com"
target="_blank">rachel@xtreme.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">No, but it
will make the sewing a lot easier. With a regular needle you
have to punch through each stitch; the sides of the
resulting hole are tight and you must strain to get the
needle through. A leather needle makes a tiny cut so there
is room for the needle and its easier on your hands.<br>
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On Apr 19, 2013, at 11:35, Eric Boyd <<a
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> Yeah, I can't think of any adhesive like that
either. Whether I take off the lighting later I think
depends a lot on how much it impacts the wearability of
the jacket. I am imagining that the jacket will still
be pretty usable even with all the lighting on it, but
maybe I'm wrong? That might actually be an argument for
using only EL-wire, since it'll have less visual impact
when the lighting is off.<br>
><br>
> I saw in a tutorial a recommendation for 'leather
needle', which apparently has a more piercing tip.
Would that make the damage less?<br>
><br>
> Eric<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> On 4/19/13 1:53 PM, Rachel McConnell wrote:<br>
>> If you want to take the lighting off again and
use the jacket as is, be very careful with stitching.
Don't make too many holes. Leather doesn't 'heal', and
a hole is forever a weak spot. I'd suggest a temporary
adhesive instead, but I don't know of any that would
both keep lights of any sort actually on, and come off
again without damaging the leather surface.<br>
>><br>
>> Also, send pix when you're done!<br>
>><br>
>> Rachel<br>
>><br>
>> On 4/19/13 10:43 AM, Sean Cusack wrote:<br>
>>> I learned that there is a better way to do
it than EL stuffs :-). Check<br>
>>> out my instructable (it uses LEDs diffusing
in a narrow space), and I<br>
>>> swear I talk a lot about attaching them:<br>
>>><br>
>>> <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.instructables.com/id/LED-lit-Tron-v20-suit/"
target="_blank">http://www.instructables.com/id/LED-lit-Tron-v20-suit/</a><br>
>>><br>
>>> That being said, if you really want to go
after EL wire / panels the<br>
>>> best thing I can tell you is *bendy is
bad*, so mod your patterns to<br>
>>> dodge your shoulders, elbows, knees, and
waist. If you have to cross<br>
>>> these areas, do it with dark wires or
widely space your stitches so the<br>
>>> panels/wire can come off the garment when
you move. It will increase the<br>
>>> longevity of your outfit I promise.<br>
>>><br>
>>> Hope that helps!<br>
>>> Sean<br>
>>><br>
>>> On Apr 19, 2013 8:16 AM, "Eric Boyd" <<a
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>>> <mailto:<a moz-do-not-send="true"
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>>><br>
>>> Hey, I want to make a tron jacket, for
an upcoming party. I have a<br>
>>> tight fitting leather jacket (which
ironically is actually a prop<br>
>>> jacket from the remake of Robocop - got
it at a recent inventory<br>
>>> sale!), which has approximately the
right shape and fit. It's got<br>
>>> epaulettes (which typically tron jackets
don't), but it has the<br>
>>> right collar, and the front pockets are
not in the way of a good<br>
>>> tron pattern.<br>
>>><br>
>>> I'm looking for tips on how to actually
make the jacket. I'm<br>
>>> planning to use EL-strip, and
potentially some EL-wire as well. I<br>
>>> can see lots of images of Tron jackets
on google image search, so<br>
>>> the pattern is no problem, I'm looking
for advice on how to attach<br>
>>> the strip and wire to the jacket without
destroying the jacket, or<br>
>>> taking forever. I found some tutorials
online but you just know<br>
>>> they didn't include the most important
tip! So, advice solicited, I<br>
>>> know many of you have worked with EL
wire and potentially EL panel<br>
>>> clothing, what did you learn?<br>
>>><br>
>>> Eric<br>
>>><br>
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