Stardate  March 2008

The goal of this page is to post information of the new costumes
from STAR TREK 2009 (notice I did not call it XI)..I will not post pic's until they are released and I will not post pic's unless they are clear not blurry!

What we do know!

There is an academy sequence and the cadets appear to be wearing Red uniforms.
They appear (from the pic's I've seen) to be for the women, a skirt with a tunic and jacket. For
the men, pants with a spandex tunic and jacket..I think the hat is optional...

Judging by the pictures I've seen they are a cross between a TWOK uniform
and an Imperial officers uniform from Star Wars. Personally I always thought
the TWOK uniforms were based off the Imperial officers uniforms anyways...

Cadets wear red...Instructors wear Dark Grey...We also know there is a light grey.
Insignia seems to be metallic

I'm assuming at the Academy there is no signification
of Command/Science/Engineering as the cadets have not chosen their field yet
but again it is still too soon to tell.

Finally they have released pictures of the costumes, props and the ever wondering Insignias.
Most of these images are from the Empire Magazine..
 

INSIGNIAS

These are said to be metal and held on by double sided tape..My Opinion is they are Resin.
Why would you use double sided tape when any experienced costumer knows that tape pulls off the
fibers of the fabric and would have to be replaced during every shoot..not practical..BUT cheap!!!
Too soon to tell!!!!
 

THE UNIFORMS

These are made from Heavyweight Spandex (super spandex to most) and have a delta shield
pattern embedded into it using "dye sublimation" Judging by the Hi Res Pic, It
is 6 pieces...1 front, 1 back, 2 sleeves and 2 strips for..This particular uniform has the
raglan sleeve and has a dart running down the shoulder..Here are some pics..

For this pattern you will need to widen the sleeve to adjust for the dart. I've made sever attempts
for the premier and the final outcome for the pattern works. Take your TOS pattern, Adjust the collar
to your liking..remember to keep the points and adjust inward,  this way the back matches the front. I suggest
you make this out any cheap fabric first..Install the gusset like you would if you were actually making
a TOS tunic..Now after both gussets are basted to the front and back on both sides, cut a
slit up the center of both gussets..you now have a front and back pattern similar to the picture above
(I used the Tech Manual for the image above)

Now before getting started you have to have the fabric dye sub'd. the above pattern is the closest we
have come to it. It was created by JHASH on the ASAP board.(see links page) James Cawley from
STAR TREK PHASEII (see links page) and Cameo in ST2009 agreed it was pretty darn close.
There are 3 ways you can do this..One is having the fabric  Dye Sublimated to be most accurate,
Silk Screening which gives pretty much the same results or  Iron Transfer paper..Remember you are
only using the dark BG color, the delta is transparent...I used Transfer paper..It eats up a lot of ink
but was worth it...All 3 ways are pretty much the same...Heat Transfered...To learn more about these
processes, go to
Dye Sublimation
Silk Screening 
Iron on Transfer
Or just go to Youtube and do a search..there are tons of video's

You'll be using the wrong (dull) side of the fabric for the transfer..then use the shiny side for
your shoulder/collar strips
 

	Ensign	Lieutenant
Lt. Commander	Commander	Captain

The rank pictured above is just silver braiding and done before we knew it is simple transfers in white..
Some speculate it is iron on white bias tape..I haven't done this part yet but I just might print out the
white on transfer paper in the appropriate rank. I need more data and will clue you in when I know..

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The Props
Pictures from the playmates® toys


 

MORE TO COME! STAY TUNED!