TDKR- The Definitive Bane Costume Thread...

[benhs1898]

Originally Posted by AdamL

You're right, but I can't wait for a licensed replica to come out either. I wish the clothing was easier to find.

Licensed would be interesting, but probably terrible. Noble Collection would do a terrible job with it.

[Haywire]

Originally Posted by benhs1898

Darn it. Thanks for clearing it up though. We need someone to do a 100% accurate replica.

I agree. I also agree that it would have been amazing to see Finhead tackle this.

[Rdmaul]

Originally Posted by oculus1857

Very interested in Bane myself as well. I love what they have done with him making him an international criminal master mind. I have a thread dedicated to GI Joe 2 movie for Roadblock and the pants are about the same. I had a member here drop me a wonderful link to the real deal albeit expensive.

Crye Precision

Hope this helps and I look forward to more. Especially the vest and jacket.

Unfortunetly these are close but not the same thing, The Gen1 Crye's are what Bane wears these are the Gen3 Crye's which is what most of the special forces guys wear today. The Gen1 pattern is a different for sure. These are still about as close as your gonna get!

The vest is 100% custom, I have never seen a tac vest like that ever. The only thing I think on it that isnt custom is the shoulder straps which look like they came from a Alice pack straps.

[RockBottom]

The Swedish coat from page 1 looks close but I think it was either altered heavily or Lindy Hemming just copied it and made her own version. Here are some good pics of Bane's coat:





I haven't found any pictures of the M1909 jacket that is brown with the white fur behind the collar. There are some on ebay right now and they all have brown fur on the collar. The shape of the collar where it meets the jacket also seems to have been altered.

The cuffs to me on Bane's jacket seem very different also.

[AdamL]

Oops, wrong thread.

[terryr]

Isn't that the same type of coat Bruce Willis wore in 12 Monkeys, and Colonel 'whatis' in Enemy At The Gates?

The shirt on page 1 kind of looks like a 5.11 MultiCam TDU Rapid Assault Shirt. Some differences though.

[greatballs]

Im in the very early stages of the coat.Looking at the photos i cant decide yet wether its in a suede or leather.

[chilebean]

I'm starting to get materials together to try my hand at a Bane costume. I bought the pants from ebairsoft EbairSoft Airsoft parts & Tactical Gear - G Emerson CP Gen2 style Tactical Pants ( Black ) EME09 They fit well, but if you go with them I would suggest buying a size bigger than you normally wear so they fit loose as in the movie. Also I think if you move the big cargo pocket from the side to the front they would look pretty close to the gen 1 pants.

[Rdmaul]

Ive got pretty much everything in the works, Got a guy who makes Professional grade custom Tactical vests making thr vest for me, I have the mask from Gotham City FX on the way, A leather worker making the Wrist cuff, I ordered UR-Tactical Ops integrated combat pants which I will color strip and redye Blue. Just need to go get some Vietnam Jungle boots to modify with straps and should be ready.

[Anakinos]

Ryan
Long time no talk. Hope all is well. Can't wait to see your bane. Hit me up and let me know what cons your going to so we can get some pics of your bane and my bat

Thadios at yahoo dot com

Thad

[Jango Wes]

Guys, those aren't Vietnam jungle boots. Jungle boots had the grommet/eyelets. Those are modern/pre-desert, standard issue black leather boots. Look at the "eyelet" (for lack of a better word). You can see where the black paint has rubbed off the rivet holding on the lace eyelet, revealing the brass underneath. If I had a dollar for everytime I had to put Emnu on those damn things, I'd be a millionaire. That's not saying he doesn't use jungle boots in the movie, but the pictures above show the all-leather issue boots.

Wes

[Jango Wes]

It also seems that the straps are a small web pistol belt:



And the clips are the strap latches on the old ALICE gear ruck sack.



Hope that helps.

Wes

[Bamabat]

Didn't I see some posts from Reeves making the mask?

[terryr]

Originally Posted by Jango Wes

Guys, those aren't Vietnam jungle boots. Jungle boots had the grommet/eyelets. Those are modern/pre-desert, standard issue black leather boots.

Wes

And jungle boots have canvas sides and very chunky soles.

[Rdmaul]

Originally Posted by terryr

And jungle boots have canvas sides and very chunky soles.

The boots are custom designer I am guessing But jungle boots are going to be about the closest things unless you want to custom make boots. I am actually going to dremel the sole down to flat and make custom straps for the Jungle boots, and obiously weather them to look that graysih brown color.

Thad- it has been a long time, Ill shoot you a email

[aimeekitty]

not really related directly, but I wish they'd gotten a bigger guy to do Bane, it seemed like part of the point of his character was to be huge, and this guy really just isn't... even from the standpoint these movies are taking which is "kinda realistic"

ah well, just mho!

[Jango Wes]

Originally Posted by Rdmaul

The boots are custom designer I am guessing But jungle boots are going to be about the closest things unless you want to custom make boots.

I don't think they were custom made, minus the straps. I've had these boots since 1992 and wore them until we go the desert boots. If the newer ones weren't the base for the boot with a worn down sole, I'd be willing to bet they were the generation prior which did come with a thinner sole. If you look in the picture, you can see the rivet that holds on the bootlace eyelet that I referred to in my previous post (the paint coming off showing the brass).




Wes

[terryr]

Check these out. Another thread mentioned the site and I looked at the boots. Very close, or maybe a match;

USMC M1951 Combat Boots

USMC M1951 Combat Boots



EDIT: there's a beat up pair on Ebay that look the same as Banes. Sold in June 2011, so maybe they are Banes.

[Jango Wes]

Terry,

I don't think those are a match. Again, look at the brass rivets on Bane's boots. The boots you show have eyelets all the way up. I could be completely wrong, but I don't believe I am. The soles on the issue boots can wear pretty quickly, and I honestly think them to be the ones Bane wears.

Wes

[terryr]

The boots you show have eyelets all the way up. I could be completely wrong, but I don't believe I am

Click the link.

They were made from leather and, rather than standard eyelets, the upper part of the boots were equipped with lace hooks (speed lacing).

Banes boots look like hooks, while the ones you show have speed lacing.

[Celtic007]

Here's a decent pic of his boots, you can see the sole pattern

[tk1055]

Hmmm.... The sole looks like the bottom of my old Army issue Engineer boots...And the straps on his "H harness" are from old ALICE gear. The base straps look to be old Pistol Belts and the over strap looks to be M1956 suspenders.

[terryr]

The way the heel overwraps around the sides excludes everything we've tried so far.

[Celtic007]

That could be an added piece like the strap over the tongue.

[Pandemic]

I think the boots are either the new issue USMC sage boots or they remind me of the air force green boots that are black washed in oil.