Date: Fri, 6 Mar 1998 09:03:14 -0800
From: James Smith (jsmith@ncube4tag.com)
Subject: Space1999: Space: 1999: Uniform sleeve colors

I was wondering about the sleeve color-coding on the Alphan uniforms.

As I recall, Tony was Chief of Security, and wore red--yet other security
personnel through both seasons always seemed to wear purple. I know the
Starlog tech manual says that pilots wore orange, but to me the color on
Alan looks the same as on Sandra and Yasko (yellow). And Fraser, who seemed
to mostly act as a pilot, wore red. Am I missing something as to which
departments/sections people were assigned to, or did the costuming
department not pay much attention to such details? Can anyone provide any
insight?

James Smith



From: "Robert Ashley Ruiz" (espresso@dnai3tag.com)
Date: Sat, 7 Mar 1998 07:48:38 +0000
Subject: Space1999: Re: Uniform sleeve colors

Presumably Tony wore red as part of the command staff assigned to 
Command Center and the Security team (in purple) fell under his 
department.

> I know the Starlog tech manual says that pilots wore orange,
> but to me the color on Alan looks the same as on Sandra and Yasko
> (yellow).

That's what I used to think until someone pointed out Alan's sleeve
(and year 2 collar) is a kind of "orange juice" orange. In some
scenes where Alan stands right next to Sandra, it's possible to tell
the difference (on laserdisc copies anyway).

>And Fraser, who seemed to mostly act as a pilot, wore red.

Like Tony, it's because he also has responsibilities on the command
staff -- (the equivalent of Operative Kate who wears red), relief for 
when Alan can't fill the Recon position, and it probably designates 
his more senior status.  It's probably also because he's not "just" a 
pilot.  Perhaps the Alphans had to reassign people after Breakaway 
and so their designations were not so clear, hence overlaps like 
this.

In reality what probably happened is that wardrobe thought the
actors looked better in these colors and so justified it (in their
own minds).  I think this is the reason ST:TNG changed the uniform
colors from classic Trek (because Picard looked "washed out" in
command gold and black, better in red/black).



From: Tom Miller (tmiller@northnet2tag.org)
Subject: Space1999: sleeve colours
Date: Sat, 7 Mar 1998 15:20:33 -0500

Just another thought, is it possible with limited resources that the alphans
used whatever uniforms they had availible and some were  given the wrong
colours out of nessesity?



From: South Central (Tamazunchale@webtv1tag.net)
Date: Sat, 7 Mar 1998 12:45:55 -0800
Subject: Re: Space1999: sleeve colours

Like wall/door stickers in eagles and everywhere else in Y2? :-)

Mateo