DH2 - Biker Scout

  • Introduction
  • The Helmet
  • The Chest/Back
  • The Shoulders/Arms
  • The Cumberbund
  • The Belt
  • The Kneepads/Boots
  • The Jumpsuit/Gloves
  • The Blaster
  • Armor Assembly
  • The Finished Pictures
  • Reference Pictures
  • Ask a Biker Scout
  • Books/Links
  • For Sale
  • Contact Us


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    The Black Jumpsuit/Gloves

    Black flight suit. image courtesy fo Teds Mlitary Surplus

    The ILM Biker Scouts used some sort of motorcycle racing suit for their costumes. No one has been able to identify the model of the screenused jump suits yet.

    For now fans are using flight suits and black work coveralls for their biker scout Jumpsuits. A number of people have sewn suede linings to the jumpsuit crotch area to match the ILM jumpsuit patterns more. You can see this suede lining in the image to the right.

    If a jump suit is not available in your area, I suggest using a pair of black pants and a black turtle neck shirt. Polyester or synthetic fiber is a good choice for the shirt and pants, for it will not fade as you wash your costume from time to time (you do wash the costume after wearing it, correct?).


    Ted's Military Surplus and SportsmansGuide.com has the best price around for flight suits. IF those two are not able to get you flight suits, then try onlinesales4less.com , US Calvary or Ranger Joes.

     

    The Gloves

    the screen used ILM gloves The leather gloves used by ILM were ESPIRIT motorcycle gloves, built in the early 1980's. These gloves were gauntlet style, with a zipper in the back of the guantlet (zipper cut away by ILM's Costumers) and suede leather around the thumb and two fingers. Espirit discontinued these gloves after a short run and they do not offer them anymore. Very rarely someone finds a pair for sale on Ebay.com. If you run across a pair or two, please help me in completing my costume and contact us about a pair available. Thanks.


    Update: April 2008

    REPLICA SCOUT GLOVES
    For Sale!!!

    $30.00

    Studio Creations has found a supplier for custom-sewn leather Scout Trooper gloves. These are the most accurate gauntlet-style gloves made in production today: 4 ribs across the knuckles, 2 suede fingers, suede thumb, and a V-slit in the gauntlet. They currently come in sizes: Small, Medium, Large and XL .
    Contact Us for more information or to order a pair.

    Good Alternatives...

    Bikerleather.com glove
    The second best looking glove on the market is a no-name brand glove sold at JC Whitney Catalogs. They can be purchased at the JC Whitney Website for 27.99. Item# 12ZX6622A is for the Large size.

    A less accurate gauntlet-style glove, but still useable, can be found at http://ebikerleather.com for $19.99 .
    Item # BGL2066 ... Sizes: XS-3XL.

    Both of these store bought gloves are winter gloves so you will need to rip out the thermal liner on the inside and perhaps replace it with a thin nylon replacement liner, as to protect your fingers from the black leather dye. Ripping the liner out is not that hard. You just need to carefully take a razorblade-like instrument and cut the liner as close as possible to the inside seam that is at the opening at the back of the glove.

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