Before I could go any further I needed to find a suitable jumpsuit or coverall to convert; this proved to be harder than I thought. None of the obvious places (Home Depot, Canadian Tire, etc...) stocked jumpsuits and those that did (Army & Navy, Mike's Work Warehouse) only had them in navy blue (too dark!) or the wrong flippin' size! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
In desperation I tried the old army surplus store round the corner from my house, Gorilla Surplus.
Oh my God: why did I not come here first! Not only did they have a massive array of coveralls and flight-suits, but they were the right size and colour. On top of this, the fact that they had been used gave them that perfect post-apocalyptic look! Apparently these guys supply all the military props for Battlestar Galactica and Stargate. Looks like I lucked out!
Here is the suit...
...Vault Dwellers with a high Perception score may notice the bobblehead top-right. :)
I also picked up a broken airsoft Walther P99, which I'll use as my sidearm if I get time to paint it. I may well return to Gorilla later to pick up gloves, holsters, padding and maybe some aviator goggles if I am feeling crazy rich.
The only downside is that flight-suits are a bit more expensive than coveralls (apparently epaulettes are in high demand, dontchaknow)...
Flight-suit: $80
Walther P99: $15
Total Spent: $105
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