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I'm trying to make a replica of Darth Vaders original codpiece from the 1980 movie Star Wars Empire strikes back. A codpiece is the part that covers the crotch. It's made from foam rubber covered with leather. I realise that the rubber foam underneath might be giving the lumpy structure and not the leather it self. It is made in the seventies.

Can anyone see what type of leather it is from these reference photos? Cow, lamb, deer etc? What type of finishing etc? I don't know much about leather so any help you can provide about what type of leather this could be is very appreciated.

http://s6.photobucket.com/user/starwarscollector/media/PropReplicaForum/ESBPromotieposter.jpg.html

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I just gotta ask... why?

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Ok... it isn't for taking "Casual Fridays" to a new level then? I just had to ask... You can never be too sure these days ;)

As for the "leather", it is likely upholstery grade Naugahyde, which is a very rare and hard to find material, since the number of wild Naugas has diminished greatly. If you insist on leather, I would go with 2 oz milled.

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The lumpy look is probably texture on Chome tan leather. A lot of chrome tan has a texture in it to hide imperfections in the leather. I don't see any burnished edges they appear all rolled/turned to me. As to making it. I got nowt. Good luck.

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3 hours ago, Mattsbagger said:

The lumpy look is probably texture on Chome tan leather. A lot of chrome tan has a texture in it to hide imperfections in the leather. I don't see any burnished edges they appear all rolled/turned to me. As to making it. I got nowt. Good luck.

Making them is not a problem. I've made a few that turned out pretty good. Sold those. I overlayed a reference photo in photoshop and they line up perfectly to the original. 

The only thing I have to nail down is the texture of the leather.

I live in a small town in sweden so my only option is to order online. The only leather I've found thin enough is lamb leather. It needs to be thin, about 2 oz for it to look good. Also not too stiff.

However I don't know what to look for. I don't know the correct terms for the type of finish. 

It doesn't have to be the same leather but similar.

So chrome tan and someone mentioned milled leather?

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I remember as a kid seeing herds of Naugahydes roaming around. Don't see that much anymore. Pretty soon it will be just in zoo's 

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22 minutes ago, kiwican said:

I remember as a kid seeing herds of Naugahydes roaming around. Don't see that much anymore. Pretty soon it will be just in zoo's 

7 yrs ago I delivered Genuine Naugahyde to a plant in southern Wisconsin weekly. They made HD seats. There must still be some around somewhere. 

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