Green 2-Pocket BDU

Worn alternately with the blue 2-pocket BDU, this is the most common uniform worn on base inside Cheyene Mountain. Shown here are the 2-pocket cotton ripstop jacket and 6-pocket pants of the same material. The pants are worn with an olive drab web belt and Magnum boots. The standard black pocketless t-shirt is also worn. Both the blue and the green 2-pocket BDUs can be quickly distinguished from the standard 4-pocket BDUs by their epaulettes at the shoulder.

General's stars are worn on the collar, rather than the epaulettes, but in general rank insignia is not worn on these uniforms, only the SG-1 or SGC patch and the Earth patch.

The pieces in the uniform displayed are:

• LawPro® 2-Pocket Long Sleeve Super BDU Shirts from Quartermaster in Olive Drab
  
• LawPro Super BDU 6-Pkt Trousers from Quartermaster in Olive Drab
  
• Olive Drab BDU Belt
  
• Stargate "SG-1" SG-1 Team Screen-Accurate 4" Patch
  
• 4" Velcro Loop Die Cut Patch in Olive Drab
  
• Stargate "SG-1" Earth Patch 3-5/8" Screen-Accurate Patch
  
• 3.5" Velcro Loop Die Cut Patch in Olive Drab
  
• Men's Magnum 8152 Stealth II Boot
  
• Black T-Shirt
  

Blue 2-Pocket BDU

This is my Blue 2-Pocket BDU uniform. The material is cotton Rip-Stop. This uniform is worn with the regulation black t-shirt (no pocket) and patches attached with velcro.

It took me quite a while to figure out how Mitchell rolls his sleeves up so that the buttons are visible, but I think I finally got it.

This uniform is very rarely worn off-world, and is used primarily for on-base wear in Cheyene Mountain. Most of the BDUs on the show are faded to a lighter blue, but they all started off this dark.

The pieces in the uniform displayed are:

• LawPro® 2-Pocket Long Sleeve Super BDU Shirts from Quartermaster in Midnight Navy Blue
  
• LawPro Super BDU 6-Pkt Trousers from Quartermaster in Midnight Navy Blue
  
• Stargate "SG-1" SG-1 Team Screen-Accurate 4" Patch
  
• 4" Velcro Loop Die Cut Patch in Navy Blue
  
• Stargate "SG-1" Earth Patch 3-5/8" Screen-Accurate Patch
  
• 3.5" Velcro Loop Die Cut Patch in Navy Blue
  
• Men's Magnum 8152 Stealth II Boot
  
• Black T-Shirt
  

P-90

The now standard firearm of the SG teams, and the expressed favorite weapon of Jack O'Neill is the P90. The image above is taken from the Airzoft.com webstore. This is the inexpensive Well D-90H P90 AEG. I got mine for the sale price of $29.95 and if you're interested more in costuming than airsofting, this is a real deal. It has a hefty weight and is a great little gun. My only reservation about it is that it doesn't come with a flash hider, only the silencer. I might have to make one out of PVC pipe or see if I can pick one up cheaply on-line. Or...I might have to buy the gun below for my OD uniform and just keep this one with the silencer on it for my black uniform rig.

if you're serious about airsofting, or have the disposable income for major costume choices, the above gun is the one you want.

AEG Electric Tokyo Marui FN P90 Assault Rifle PDW Airsoft Gun
TM-P90TR is pretty close to the top of the line and comes with (I believe) the clear clip with fake bullets in it. Price is between $275 and $300...before you start doing all the extra add ons like scope and flashlight.

Once you have the gun, you will want to get your hands on the P-90 sling and triple-mag pouch for your leg. You can get those for another $100 or so from TheVestGuy.com. He's got the most reasonably priced and accurate Stargate P90 slings on the market right now.

From LT at Stargate6.com:
The P90 with the red dot scope is called the P90 or Standard Model.

The P90 with the 3 rails and no red dot scope is called the P90TR or Triple Rail Model.

The P90 with a full size rail on each side (with red dot scope or long upper rail) is called the P90 Tactical or Police Model.

Further Information:

• Sam Carter demonstrating the P90
  
• Excellent P90 page
  
• Media demonstrations of the P90
  
• You Tube demonstration of the P90
  

Tactical Vest

The standard tactical vest worn by the SG teams is the Blackhawk Omega Medic Vest, and it can be obtained for under $100 at Elite Tactical Sources.

These vests do not come with a pistol belt, and one is required for the vest to be worn properly. DO NOT buy the Blackhawk Modernized Web Belt, as you'll only be wasting your money. The SG teams wore a style of pistol belt with double grommets in them.

Pistol Belts

The pistol belt is an important costume/equipment element. You will need one to attach your holster and extra ammo pouches to, as well as to complete your tactical vest.

The Blackhawk Omega Medical Tactical Vest, standard wear for SG teams, does not come with a web belt. If you order the one on the Elite Tactical Supplies page they recommend for the vest you will only be wasting your money because the belts worn by the SG teams have double grommets on them, like the old WWII pistol and gear belts.

I ordered mine in black and in tan from Barre Army Navy Store and was delighted by the product and service. The Tan belt I ordered in Medium and it fits very well (my waist is dropping from 38" to my goal of 36") but the black one in Medium was almost too short. Because they are adjustable, if you have any doubt, I'd say get the larger choice. You can adjust to smaller waist, but if you run out of belt, you can't adjust to larger waists.

Rubber Bayonet

All the SG teams wear a bayonet on their belts, or on their tac vest. I'd really recommend getting a rubber one rather than a real one. This is for personal safety and the safety of others. This rubber bayonet, from Evike.com, is probably the best available, but it comes in black and will need to be painted to look realistic, though if you never take it out of the sheath, then you don't need to worry about painting the blade.

You might want two or three, so that you can have one with tan handle, one with black, and one with OD.

That being said, I did find an M16 Rubber bayonet with sheath that normally sells for $24 currently on sale at Gamesfantasy for only $9.60. That might be the better bet. You compare and decide.

O'Neill's Goggles

In later seasons, O'Neill can be seen wearing these goggles. The used to be available at SeisSports.com, but all recent checks have shown them out of stock and I haven't found another supplier.

Again, for costuming, study the originals and then work to get as close as you can.

Also, be advised that these are not sufficient protective gear for Airsofting. Please only wear quality protective eye gear for shooting.

Team Watch

The first few seasons of SG-1 the off world teams used the Casio G-Shock DW8300-1VT. These are nearly impossible to find today, as they aren't commerically available any longer. They pop up on eBay from time to time, but they are outrageously expensive when they do. I recently saw just a replacement parts kit and that was nearly $100.

I think that if you study the photo you should be able to find a much cheaper watch for costuming purposes that will suit your needs adequately for pictures.


Later seasons of the show, the teams used the Suunto Vector. If you want your watch to cost almost twice as much as your uniform, I'd say go for it, but realistically, any similar watch will work for costuming purposes.

Motorola Visar Radio

The standard 2-way radios carried by the SG teams in their tactical vests is the Motorola Visar Non-DTMF. It is the version without the keypad.

10 years ago, when the series started, these were top of the line two-way radios, but they are increasingly difficult to find, even on eBay, and when you do they are fairly expensive. I'm still looking for a non-functioning one for my costume, but haven't been able to find anything under $80.

Even the SG-1 teams no longer use this radio, as is demonstrated in this posting thread at the Stargate6 forum: New radios on SG-1 started by Riceball. Those guys over there really know their stuff!

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Screen caps from Pilot and Emancipation

Over a series of posts I will be putting up images which represent various unforms worn in the series.
The unforms here are of base personel before the Stargate Program is activated. They are wearing traditional woodland BDUs.

The sergeant here is wearing the woodland BDUs and black beret.

This is an excellent shot of General Hammond in blue uniform with ribbon bars.


Carter and O'Neill wearing the desert camo uniforms from the pilot.

Notice that the jackets vary slightly from those used in the rest of the series. After the pilot they will wear the WEP G8 Flight Jacket almost exclusively, but here they are wearing the Alpha MA-1 Flight Jacket. This jacket has a slightly different collar, an orange quilted lining and the pockets are of a different design. These jackets are available from Fatigues Army Navy in a variety of colors, including the 3-color desert camo. Sage, black, and navy are all also available. Although not canon to the show, I might consider picking up a navy blue one to have a jacket for wear with the blue BDU pants while "on base."

At this point there is no official Stargate Program, so there are no patches. Both are carrying MP5s with a single over the shoulder sling. The desert vests were custom made for the show and feature a wider mesh and variant pockets from normal desert tactical vests that are commercially available.


This is a nice shot of the vest mesh, the camo cap, and weapon: M4 Series with M203 Style / BoyI 3181AB.

Here we see the variant collar in closer view, along with Jack's taupe cap.

Jack and Daniel in the second half of the pilot (Children of the Gods). Here is the first time we see the patches with official SG team designations. Notice that in the pilot episode the team patch has a black number. Also, notice that Jack's OD WEP jacket has a pocket on both sleeves, rather than only one on the left sleeve. In this epsisode all are wearing the shiny version of the WEP. In future episodes it will be changed to mountain cloth. It is a good shot to see some of the equipment carried. Jack has the MP5, a Beretta 92 in holster, bayonet, and canteen. Both wear the standard issue Blackhawk Omega Medical Tactical Vest

Here we see Kawalsky, whose SG-2 patch also has a black number.

This is a good shot of Jackson's vest, you can see the hole punched in the pocket flap for the antenna of the Motorola Visar radio very clearly in this shot.


This shot is taken from the second episode of the series, Emancipation. Here we see the mountain cloth version of the jackets, O'Neill's taupe cap, Bugaboo glacier sunglasses, fingerless gloves and MP5 with sling and additional mag clip. Both he and Carter sport backpacks attached to the alice clips of their tac vests.

An excellent shot of both Carter's side arm with holster and her extra tri-pouch for her MP5 clips. You can get these from www.thevestguy.com, though they are built for the P90. The Beretta holster you can get from Jungle Toy. The link takes you to a search for the lefty version, but I'm sure they make righty ones too.


Here we see the team and clearly O'Neill is still wearing the team patch from the pilot with the black number where the rest of the team is wearing the team patch with silver numbers.

Patches...yes you need some stinking patches!

Any of the various Stargate uniforms you put together will need patches. The ONLY place to get your patches is Patchgeeks.com.

Don't waste time trying to go cheap. You might think you will feel good about saving money, but you will feel awful about the patches you get looking wrong. I bought a lot of useless patches from eBay before I reailzed I was wasting money started going exclusively with Patchgeeks.

The patch at the top is the SG team member patch. Patchgeeks has every SG team designation there is, so if you want to be a member of another team besides SG-1, feel free, the important thing is that you get the team desgination patch in the 4" size.

You can find a list of which teams do what at Wolfpack Sci-Fi and Costuming's Stargate page.

The top patch pictured on the left is the Stargate "SG-1" SG-1 Team Screen-Accurate 4" Patch for $9.00.

The center patch is the Stargate "SG-1" Earth Patch 3-5/8" Screen-Accurate Patch for $8.50.

The patch at the bottom is the Stargate USAF Black/Gray Service 3" Patch for $8.50. Only team members who are actually Air Force personel wear this patch.

On the series, the SG teams wore these patches with every version of their uniforms, and so these are the patches which are considered canon. However, in the real world, the military often does alternate color versions of their patches to suit specific uniforms and conditions. I went the extra step and bought these variations from Patchgeeks.

These are the Olive Drab patches, as you can see they match the other patches, but are all in green hues. The 4" SGC patch is the Stargate Command patch which would be worn by base personel who are not members of a specific SG team.

There are a wide variety of other alternate patches for the Team Patch. Take your time and browse the entire Patchgeek collection. You might find some interesting things. They also have a huge collection of other patches from other shows, such as Stargate Atlantis, Wormhole Extreme, Battlestar Galactica, and so on. I can't say enough good things about the high quality, wide selection, and excellent service this company provides.

I also got the entire Desert Tan set of alternate patches. I keep the OD and the Desert Tan patches in the pocket of my WEP jackets of those colors, just in case I need to switch them out.

It is extremely important to note that ALL of the patches worn by characters on the show are attached with velcro and NOT sewn directly onto the uniforms. The ONLY place to get your velcro is Williams & Williams. This company is really great and their customer service people are fantastic. On the page the link sends you to you can order die cut circles of both the hook and the loop sides of the velcro in the correct diameter and in the correct colors.

For the black and gray patches, order the 4", the 3.5" and the 3" hook circles in black.

For the Olive Drab, order the 4", the 3.5" and the 3" hook circles in OD.

For the Desert Tan, order the 4", the 3.5" and the 3" hook circles in Tan.

For each, you will want to also order the loop circles in the same sizes and colors. The black loop circles go on the black WEP jacket. The OD circles go on the OD WEP, and the Tan circles go on the 3-color Desert Camo.

For the 2 pocket BDUs you will want to order the 4" and 3.5" circles in OD and Navy. No one wears the 3" Air Force patch on the 2 pocket BDUs.

For the WEP jacket you will also want to order VelcroLoop 2x4 inches for nametags which goes on the WEP jackets. You will need OD, Tan, and Black for the three main WEPs. Might as well order them now to have them on hand.

I'll talk more about placement, sewing, etc. later, when we get to specific uniform pieces.

The Real Basics

Ok, if you're going to do this Stargate uniform thing, I've got some advice.

First, be prepared to spend a lot of money. This can't really be helped, but you can save quite a bit of time and money if you do some basic research and do things right the first time. Also, set yourself a budget and stick to it. You will want to have everything all at once, but if you limit yourself to a few pieces a month you will enjoy the hobby longer, save your marriage, and keep yourself from sitting in a complete canon uniform wondering why you couldn't pay the electric bill on time.

Second, get in shape. I don't care how accurate your uniform rig is, if you don't look like you could pass an Air Force physical, you're not canon. I know this sounds harsh, but an SG team has to be in excellent physical shape. I knew as soon as I put my first WEP jacket on that I didn't look or feel like a member of an SG team so I started jogging every morning, lifting weights, doing crunches, and eating more sensibly. In the last three weeks, I've lost 15 pounds and feel better than I have in years. And I look a lot better in that WEP jacket.

You should get DVDs of the entire series. These can be had pretty cheaply on eBay. Every re-enactor of any kind knows that the best way to ensure accuracy is to have a picture, and the series is the best source there is. Freeze frame, pull jpegs, study the costumes as closely as possible. Whenever possible, you will want to have a specific image from the show to use to create the costume from, and then pose yourself in the same position in your costume--that way, if you have a friend who is handy with Photoshop, you can replace the cast member in the image. Sweet.

Get Stargate SG-1: The Ultimate Visual Guide. This is an inexpensive treasure trove of information and reference images for costuming and props.

Don't impulse buy. Research everything to make sure what you are buying is going to work. This is especially true when buying on-line or through eBay. There are a lot of knock-offs that are not accurate and you will agonize over the money you waste buying something that you can't use because it is the wrong size, shape, or color.

I haven't been able to stick to this next piece of advice, but generally it is a good idea to build one complete uniform at a time rather than having a closet full of half-finished projects.

Clean up after you finish a session of working on something. Nothing will drive a wife or significant other crazy like stepping on needles, finding bits of velcro and thread all over the place or a TV room that looks like a supply depot blew up there.

Don't think for one minute that pressuring your wife or significant other to play Samantha Carter to your O'Neill is going to happen unless they come up with that idea on their own. If she wants a uniform, she'll ask you about it. If she does, that's great. If she doesn't, make sure you spend at least as much time and attention to her as you do the uniforms. Your splendid new Tokyo Marui P-90 is going to make it pretty tough to justify only getting her a card for your annniversary. And be sure to have other things to talk about with her than your SG-1 obsession. If she isn't wearing a uniform by her own choice, I doubt she wants to hear about yours as often as you want to talk about it. Hence this blog.

Be careful how often and where you wear your completed uniform. In the United States it is illegal to impersonate a member of the military. Lots of people wear cammo pants and combat boots...but wearing the whole rig out in public can get you noticed by people, and in a time of justifiable nervousness over unusual behavior you don't want to attract unwanted attention from law enforcement. This is 1,000 times more true if you happen to be wearing a tactical vest and carrying an airsoft gun.

Remember, your hobby should add joy to your life and relieve stress. It should not cost you your life or put you in prison.

Getting Started

Two years ago I had a bout of pneumonia and I was too weak to even change the channel with the remote. As fate would have it, I was parked on the couch with a Stargate SG-1 marathon on the Sci-Fi Channel.

In short, I got hooked. Last Christmas my wife went out of town for nearly a month to visit her family without me, while I was supposed to be working on a commissioned play. Unfortunately for the play, a friend had loaned me his entire DVD collection of Stargate from season 1 through season 8. I watched every single episode, in order, went out and bought season 9 and watched it too. Little did I know that doing this was akin to being indoctrinated in a cult.

For me, one of the primary attractions of the show...apart from excellent writing, acting, and special effects...was having a main character who was unashamedly in mid-life with graying hair. Just like me...well, apart from the unashamedly part, but Jack O'Neill gave me a role model sorely lacking on other television shows.

I think I was originally drawn to the theatre by the opportunities it affords to put on costumes and pretend. Wearing costumes has always been a big part of my life. So has pretending, to be honest. In highschool my step-mom made me a collarless Beatle suit and I worked nights as a dishwasher to save up for a "canon" bass guitar--the beautiful Hoefner Beatle Bass, left handed.

Well, you get the idea.

And this sort of thing always begins with the hats, so I started looking for a hat similar to the one O'Neill wears on the show. I quickly discovered it wasn't going to be a simple as just getting a hat. Not by a longshot. The image on the left is a screen worn cap from www.stargateprops.com, which sold for $750.

The hat worn on the show is a loose fit, 6-panel cap in black, taupe, or olive drab. It has no eyelets, and the buckle on the back is on the left rather than the right. These are just not available anywhere off the rack. In fact, the canon cap is one of the few items I still need to get, but looking for an O'Neill cap led me to a great resource. www.stargate6.com. This site used to have a great costuming portion run by a guy named LT, who had canon hats custom made for a very reasonable cost. Unfortunately, he has been laid up for a long time and the shop has had to close down because he can't fill any orders. No knowing when or if it will ever return.

Even though the shop has closed down for the time being, the website is still a very active forum for an international community of people who are enthusiasts for Airsoft guns (high end toys that shoot little yellow BBs) and who dress up in Stargate SG-1 uniforms that are as screen perfect as possible.

If it hadn't been for this incredibly useful forum and their collected knowledge, I'd never have been able to put together my uniforms as quickly or as completely as I have.

This blog is going to be a place where I track the building of my uniform sets, airsoft guns, props, and so forth.

Mostly because my wife doesn't want to hear about it and I have to tell somebody.

I'd love your comments and questions, and to have you share your useful hints on costuming.

Thanks for reading.