SW Kama as a Trenchcoat?

[MagPiesRUs]

Having just purchased the new Clone Battlepack, I wondered how well the black kama included would work as an official lego trenchcoat. Here are the results:

It doesn't look quite right, but I think it works reasonably well. I'm thinking I could add one of the old solid capes to his back to make it look a little smoother.

I'd love to hear your opinions on this.

[Pencoin]

I just cut up the ends of a offical cape to make mine.

[Shadows]

I don't believe there's a purist solution for this, unfortunately. I'm hoping TLG starts producing some form of trench coat when (if) we get an Endor Han Solo. If they'll put it out in the same colours as the fedoras (or better yet, start making both in exciting colours like dark tan ), we'll be set.

It doesn't look quite right, but I think it works reasonably well. I'm thinking I could add one of the old solid capes to his back to make it look a little smoother.

I'd love to hear your opinions on this.

Indy Squarepants is interesting, but not really working.

That said, I'll tell a funny story! Well, it's funny to me anyway...

For those unfamiliar with them, the 80's era Star Wars figures sometimes had capes and when they did, the capes had armholes as their means of attachment. With both arms pointing backwards, slip it on one or both at the same time, put the arms in their proper positions and you'd have a wrap around cape.

So, it's 1999 and I see a LEGO SW set and everything floods back. I make my first attempt to escape the dark ages and buy one of everything they had, which included a Darth Vader figure.

At the time of my dark ages, capes didn't exist, or I'd never had one (I'm not sure which). Suddenly, I'm faced with a figure with a cape to put on, so I do it exactly like the old days, one arm at a time. Somehow, I managed to get one on without actually damaging it, and it looked pretty cool but was a little too long and the back was, well, weird. Confused, I decided to look at the instructions.

Flash forward to today. TLG just needs to make a shorter, straight sided cape with wider hole spacing. A folding collar would be wonderful.

And now, in the words of Father Alexander, "let us all pray."

[Mariann Asanuma]

At the time of my dark ages, capes didn't exist, or I'd never had one (I'm not sure which). Suddenly, I'm faced with a figure with a cape to put on, so I do it exactly like the old days, one arm at a time. Somehow, I managed to get one on without actually damaging it, and it looked pretty cool but was a little too long and the back was, well, weird. Confused, I decided to look at the instructions.

Flash forward to today. TLG just needs to make a shorter, straight sided cape with wider hole spacing. A folding collar would be wonderful.

And now, in the words of Father Alexander, "let us all pray."

Imperial This is the funniest thing I've read all week!

I never had a dark ages, but I can totally envision exactly what you're talking about. Thanks for the much needed laugh!

[Skinny Boy]

Good idea, does it look any better with different coloured legs?

[iamded]

It's an interesting idea, and it certainly seems to fit well, but it still seems a bit boxey to me.

~Peace

[Natman8000]

Sorry, but I dont think it looks... right. I think the best way is pencoins way, if you are willing to lose a cape.

[Darth Legolas]

Weird, but interesting. Who woulda thought to use a Kama outside of star wars? Anyway, I think you could use a fabric to go around the arms and torso that attaches to the kama. Then it'd look more like a trenchcoat then Indy with a rebel body wearing a manskirt.