The (bevo) eagle has landed

Here is a real one:

You need to trim and fold the cloth around the eagle (leave a decent edge or it comes unravelled). I find sticking the folded edge to the back of the eagle prior to sewing using UHU or Evostick makes life much easier.

Notice how the eagle overlaps the pocket.

Cheers
Martin

Yes I did notice that she I was doing my research, is there a reason it over laps the pocket, as I didn't do this on my field grey wool tunic!

If you are badging it as Afrika Korps (as opposed to "normal" Heer tropical tunic) then you'll need the DAK eagle with orange trim.

Thanks for the heads up, yes its going to be an afrika korps tunic

Here is a real one:

You need to trim and fold the cloth around the eagle (leave a decent edge or it comes unravelled). I find sticking the folded edge to the back of the eagle prior to sewing using UHU or Evostick makes life much easier.

Notice how the eagle overlaps the pocket.

Cheers
Martin

Also another method I used especially when doing a BEVO chest eagle was to cut around then carefully seal the edges with a lighter, in effect 'cauterising' the material to stop it fraying. On BEVO SS collar tabs as they had a straight edge I folded the edges over and ironed them flat and used 'wonder web' to keep the folds permanently in place.

Yes I did notice that she I was doing my research, is there a reason it over laps the pocket, as I didn't do this on my field grey wool tunic!

It overlaps the pocket because due to the cut of the lapels part of the eagle is obscured if you put it over the pocket. Also note that the top of the eagle is not lined up with the top of the pocket (as the top of the pocket slopes downwards). It is easy enough to pin it into place until it looks 'right'.

A Luftwaffe Field Div pecularity was overlapping the eagle onto the pocket, but in this case there is a good reason for doing it.

Cheers
Martin