"and to add the finishing touches"

rolls around in dirt and mud for 3 minutes

I somehow found a page on Instagram that's been posting their patterns for different NCR trooper costume pieces.

They made a full leather chest piece, and a pocketed bandolier.

Edit: Here's a post with pictures of people who used the page's patterns to make their own costumes. And they look really good imo.

If you go to an expo or gathering it would be amazing to start every conversation with the "patrolling the Mojave" line. Then just get into a regular conversation.

Or just have a speaker attached that just plays the sound clip at random intervals.

"You got a lot of nerve walking around here."

Which type of helmet are you going for? Face wrap armor I guess would be logical in a semi-desert/desert environment.