Specialist Cally Henderson

April 2007

Character: Specialist Cally Henderson (Battlestar Galactica)
Materials:
Jumpsuit - Orange cotton drill, yellow reflective tape
Vest - black rubber
Cuffs - black ribbed rubber

Worn to Brisbane Supanova, 2007. I'm a huge fan of the new BSG series, so when I heard that Aaron Douglas (Chief Tyrol) was a guest at Supanova, I knew I had to have a BSG costume! I contemplated the viper pilot costume, but all of my friends agree that I'm a lot like Cally! So the decision was made

The jumpsuit was bought off ebay, I sewed on the reflective tape and the patch. The rubber vest is snapped on at the front and sides, though I still need to add the pockets. My favourite part of the costume (apart from being utterly comfortable and having heaps of pockets) was the weathering! I realised the day of the con that I had completely forgotten about this, so I grabbed a pair of rubber gloves, ran my hands around my tyres and rubed that all over my pants. My butt is particularly dirty (which delighted Mr Douglas I must say!). The dirt on my face is grey eyeliner.

Photo taken by Alison D AKA Starfire Phoenix