One of the shows I quite enjoy is Stargate (Sg-1, Atlantis and SGU). Patches are a main part of the Stargate uniform, and are completely custom made. Because of this fans have tried to glean whatever information they could, and recreate their patches in runs and have had some interesting results.
Today I am going to talk about the patch used in Stargate Atlantis, one my first real recreations.
Stargate Atlantis was a spinoff of the popular Stargate SG-1 series, so with it came new cast, costumes, sets etc etc. Much to the surprise of many fans the costumes were very different, having very little to do with any actual military uniforms in design, colour or even style.
Along with the costume changes came new patches. Gone were the numbered teams from SG-1, and everyone wore an "ATLANTIS" patch on one arm, and their country flag on the other.
As the show started gearing up, fans were scrambling to understand the costumes and patches from trailers and photos. Initially the thought was that the number scheme was still in place and the first fan made patch for Atlantis was this one:
Looking back, this patch could not be further from the actual design of the patches seen in the show, but at the time, it was a good guess!
After that, two patches came from fans that had access to better images, and the show had been airing, allowing for a better idea on what was on the patch.
The latest patch was a very good representation of the patch and many still use it. I even grabbed a couple for my own future costume plans. But then, I was given a high res scan of one of the shows patches. The patch at that detail was plain to see how close and how off the latest patches were...and I wanted to make it better.
So I started looking high and low for a patch maker that would A) Allow me to be picky using samples and making insane tweaks; B) Allow me to make orders starting small but continually order when need be; and C) Great communication.
Thankfully I finally found someone to work with after 4-5 attempts with others. This maker not only was able to meet all my criteria, but never shrugged my questions and always wanted to go the extra mile for me. The patches were also made in Canada, not out sourcing across the planet and using premium threads that look fantastic and in someways a tighter and nicer embroidery to the originals.
I had two go arounds with this patch, first time was because I was simply going by a scan and the colours were subject to that.
The second time, however, I had access to a real screen used patch and we were able to match the thread colours and fix a few minor details. To date, this is my favourite patch that we have matched and perfected and really...the results speak for themselves.
One of these is screen-used, the other...mine. Can you tell which is which?
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