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Captain America USO - Lead Variants

These are the multiple versions of the Lead Singer Variant of the Captain America USO Dancing Girls. They all have the blue/white skirts with blue trimmed petticoats, but they also various changes of lapels and hats. I did the one with the Blue Bodice and the 'A' helmet.

*Version 1 - Red Satin Lapels and Red/White Stripe Hat
You see this version during the war bond scenes in the beginning.

*Version 2 - Red sequin lapels, sequin bolero top, and "A" helmet
You see this version sitting atop the motorcycle during the big NYC Dance number.  I think this is my favorite version because of the bolero top.  It's so cute and balances out the whole costume really nicely.  I drafted my pattern for this using the stretch hologram blue sequins to coordinate with the hologram red sequin lapels.  The whole thing is lined in a blue swimsuit type lycra to stretch with the sequins.  The bolero snaps onto the dress bodice at the neck to keep it from shifting.  The Lapels then snap to the bolero mid way up and at the point.
The Helmet was an unissued Danish helmet from the 1960's.  It was originally molded off the American helmets from what I read.  It came with a liner as well.  I used Rustoleum to paint the whole helmet and finished it with a clear matte spray.  The "A" was stenciled free hand and then painted with regular white acryllic paint.

*Version 3 -  Red Satin Lapels and Helmet
You see this version overseas when Cap is doing his speeches to the troops.  Cap later borrows the dancer's helmet when he goes on his rescue mission.

 

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Screen shot from the movie of the leads on the motorcycle during the final NYC number.

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I'm no Photoshop wizard, so this was just me playing around. This was based on some art I saw online for war bonds. The plane and the flag background were from online, I drew the border and did the effects.
Photo by Jason S Colflesh Photography. Original album and photos can be found https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.190019981123077.21089.159433770848365&type=3


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This is the Dress with the sequin lapels, sequin bolero, and helmet.  These three accessories make this different from the touring version and the overseas version.

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Back of the bolero.  I drafted this using a little shrug I already owned and tweaking the pattern to better match the movie look with the puffy sleeves.

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Paint test on the helmet using Rustoleum.  I liked the color a lot, so I stuck with it.

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The helmet got two coats of the blue and then I taped off an 'A' and painted it white.  The whole thing was finished with two coats of a matte clear since the movie helmets were not shiny.

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Photo by Bryan Humphrey

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Photo by Bryan Humphrey

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Photo by Bryan Humphrey

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Photo by Bryan Humphrey

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Photo by Bryan Humphrey

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The Dancing Girls at NYCC 2012
Photos Jason S Colflesh Photography. Original album and photos can be found https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.190019981123077.21089.159433770848365&type=3


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The Dancing Girls at NYCC 2012
Photos Jason S Colflesh Photography. Original album and photos can be found https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.190019981123077.21089.159433770848365&type=3


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The Dancing Girls at NYCC 2012
Photos Jason S Colflesh Photography. Original album and photos can be found https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.190019981123077.21089.159433770848365&type=3


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The Stripe hat seen in the touring version.  This is paired with the red satin lapels with a single star.  The leads do not have 3 stars like the back ups.

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Dancing on Stage with the rest of the girls and trying oh so hard not to dance in Cap and push him off stage lol

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Leads in the kick line!  I so want to do the red and white versions too.  But I only have enough space in my 'wardrobe' for the one variant.

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Preview of the 360 degree shot.

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All of the USO girls after the Masquerade with Grant Imahara.  We won "Best Patriotic".

 
   
 
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