Uniform Updates for the Star Army of Yamatai

[Wes]

Actually, I've considered the possibility of allowing alternative primary colors (currently always blue or blue/gray) for the Star Army uniforms, particularly a sort of sandy brown color. I can post an example when I get home.

 

[Doshii Jun]

You already have an example up, don't you? That Katsuko mod you did of Alex's art?

 

[raz]

Actually, I've considered the possibility of allowing alternative primary colors (currently always blue or blue/gray) for the Star Army uniforms, particularly a sort of sandy brown color. I can post an example when I get home.

That's highly awesome sounding.

 

[Wes]

You already have an example up, don't you? That Katsuko mod you did of Alex's art?

Yeah, that's what I was talking about. I couldn't find it though.

 

[Wes]

Ahh, here it is:

 

[Fred]

So there's another color scheme we can use aside from the standard blue and gray?

 

[Wes]

I'm considering it. What would be the purpose, other than looking cool?

 

[Fred]

Something different. Blue is sort of, well, flat and the current version of the uniforms are pretty old. They could do with a makeover. I, for one, can't tell how you're supposed to put those things on. You know I've been itching to give them a redesign for a while now.

 

[Doshii Jun]

I'm helping him. I'm doing the technical staff ftw.

 

[raz]

I'm considering it. What would be the purpose, other than looking cool?

They could be:
- Tropical (lightweight) duty uniform
- "Planetside" duty uniform
- Issued to crews in recognition of something that signifies them as "elite"

Or many other things. It's easy to have a different uniform for some seemingly silly reason, just take the US Navy for example.

 

[Millia]

Gotta say it.

In before "redshirts"

I dun know I would be rather suspicious ow putting on a red uniform in any space fantasy. Well except the good old startrek movies. evryone had red jackets.

 

[Abwehran Commander]

Every minor character who ended up dying.

And raz is right about there being many reasons for a new uniform. But the brown and white uniform really just looks like a recolor of the regular uniform. Doesn't really seem special at all.

 

[Yangfan]

Redshirts? You say cliche, I say time-honored tradition.

 

[Luca]

Pavone wants brown, green, tan, dark blue, lime or white clothes under his tattered red chest panel!
Oh, also, what are the chest panels made of? Plastic or Cloth or similar?
I find the chest panels are quite trivial, appart from just having an easy look at where someone's rung in the ladder is, without even refering to the pin.

Someone just tell me real quick?

 

[Yangfan]

I'm pretty sure it's cloth.

I believe the male uniforms are an homage to the original Star Trek series. They button up the same way.

 

[Chigusa]

<_<


'a homage'


It's pronounced "Ah-mihj" so I'm pretty sure you should have "An" before it.

Edit: GRAMMAR NAZI OF DEATH

Edit2: Did you know that the word grammar is auto-filtered to lead to that website? I didn't do that myself. Don't hate me. ;-;

 

[FM]

Elisa: "Everyone knows pilots wearing red are three times faster than a normal pilot."
Miles: "Unless you're Nepleslian, in which case you just die more easily."
Elisa: "I lost a lot of good friends that way."

All I'm saying is, I approve of alternate uniform color schemes - sparingly.

 

[Kokuten]

1.

Red wunz go fasta!

2.
Spelled, homage.

3.
If different colors don't work, why not go with patterns?

 

[Yangfan]

You don't scare me, Ms. Grammar Nazi.

 

[Wes]

I was thinking perhaps something like the uniforms from the classic space opera MACROSS; most UN Spacy uniforms were mostly the same (blue pants, white jacket), but bridge crews and squad leaders, as well as special positions sometimes had different colorations (green for Claudia, gray for Roy, sky blue for bridge bunnies, etc.)

Basically, PCs would have more color options then the average Star Army soldier.