paramount opened this issue on Nov 20, 2008 · 225 posts
Morkonan posted Sun, 30 November 2008 at 1:31 PM
Quote - ...Ok, a separat belt makes sense ... besides shoes and so on one can ever need such accessories for the girls ...
As far as I remember the only props at the belt was something like a cigarett box left of the buckle and something that looks like cartridges on old western belts on the right side.
At the back ... I don't know, it's seldom to show actors in film and tv from the back for long time as ever done ...
After scouring the 'net, the only images I can find that give a hint as to the back of the belt seem to show either a weave of laces or rings of metal. Either would be within the general theme of the show as lots of costumes had metal rings or laces on them.
Quote - So no need for complicated gun's and their holsters at the belt. Also the belt needs not to be wearable over a spacesuit. All the technics as futuristic at the time of the series but all is now common or could be build with existing technics. Will say far as it is impossible now to use a normal clothing belt over a spacesuit it was in the series also not foreseen. Better to design the belt as a normal clothing item that could also used for a opera visit than for a battlefight in the space night
The belt will just be another clothing item bit. I just didn't want to make it "built into" the mesh of the suit because it might get in the way of something the user wants to do like have a spacesuit/pants/skirt over the main clothing.
Quote - B.t.w. your suit with the side cording looks very well ... execpt that the side strings looks a little bit thin, might be only visual. But these strings are foreseen for rough day-by-day work and not like lace on a nighty dessous, so could be a bit more robust I think ...
Yeah, those are just a temporary portion to help me get an idea of what I wanted to do with the laces. That's the most complicated part of the costume to get right - laces and eyelets. I don't want to hog up the file with a bunch of unnecessary geometry there. But, I still want it to look good. Also, in many pics, those laces were very long, sometimes hanging down to the top of the thigh. If I make them that long, I might have to make some adjustment morphs just for the laces. :)
Quote - If you need more ideas have a look on http://ufoseries.com/index.html . There is also in the image section a blue print of the moonbase outfit showing the backside. Not super detailed but good for the back style of the silver suite.
Thanks! I saw an artist's impression of the base commander's suit, but that's different. Also, there seem to have been two belt styles worn by female uniform wearers. One is the silver style I'm trying to reproduce and the other is a tan&white style. I found some pics of the latter but it is nothing like the silver belt style in the back. It's just a normal wide belt. (Saw it on a youtube clip of the UFO opening sequence.)
Thanks for your input and help! Trying to get the model "just right" so that it's faithful to the series is tedious, but fun!