My foam TDK costume WIP (yep, another one!)

Hey fellas, I'm kind of new around here but I've been lurking for a few years now. I decided to try and make a batman costume from scratch this year, and since I know nothing about sculpting/molding I decided to try the EVA foam route. I started off with a duct tape dummy of myself, my brother had a blast wrapping me up and cutting me out and I have the scars to prove it. But, it turned out well, and then I stuffed it with newspaper:





I went to Dunhams and bought two rolls of foam (technically they were "workout/yoga foam mats") one was thin, the other was a bit thicker. I'm a big fan of Artsee's full front facades (the kind where all you have to do is strap it on and your set to go) so I decided to try and make one of those. I used the thinner foam first for the base, cut the shape and used a heat gun to shape it around my dummy:



I knew I wasn't gonna make this movie accurate, but I could try to get it as close as I could. I didn't use any patterns, just studied the costume pieces and went from there. I used hot glue and super glue, and since everything is flexible it stays attached when payed with:



I used my dremel to add a few little details on the armor, then plasti-dipped the whole thing in my garage. Me, not thinking, let it dry in the garage in 80 degree weather. The duct tape that was holding the armor onto the dummy became unglued and it dropped on the ground, but thank god it was already dry:



I still need to add the carbon fiber detailing, and make the gauntlets. I will be making the cape from scratch. Hopefully the entire project will be done by the end of August, but so far this is about 4 days of work

Very Cool! It was smart to use the dummy!

Will definitely be following this thread! Looks good so far man.

I printed off the carbon fiber texture on card stock paper, then glossed over it with acrylic glue. Not too shabby.

Good job. I'm about to start this same project so it is good to have a thread to follow.

Thanks fellas, still gonna work on a few small things on the facade but it's basically done. I'm gonna start working on the gauntlets tomorrow, but I'm not sure if I wanna do the TDK gauntlets or "Begins" gauntlets because I kinda like the "Begins" gauntlets more.

The carbon fiber texture turned out well:

Mobility is becoming an issue (my entire body is stiff in the suit), I was advised to cut the legs off and reattach them with black spandex for mobility. Not sure, kind of afraid to cut this thing lol. Here's what the back looks like:



I also started on the gauntlets today, I'm going down the "begins" route just because I like the style better.

Thats great looking! You're giving the rest of us without sculpting skills some hope!

Made the legs more mobile (just cut them away from the armor, added neoprene from a wetsuit I've had for years on the pieces so they stay attached to the whole suit). Just waiting on the belt to arrive in the mail, then all I'll need is the cape and boots.

My TDK belt came in a few days ago, I think it looks better than the other one. Overall I'm quite happy with the way this turned out.



On a side note: funny story, after I ordered the TDK belt from buycostumes.com the package came in a week later. I opened it up, and found this:



Not sure why the small box of cereal was included, needless to say I called them up and told them it wasn't my size. Got the TDK belt in a few days later. lol.