A buddy and I worked on the helmet, used Smooth-Cast60D at first and mixed in some urethane. Settled on 45-D for some added flex
Suit top by Spidey4fun and shield by Daryl Kyle
What do you folks think? First time I tried making a helmet or mask, I'm very happy with it
That's one of the best CA costumes I've seen.
I really like the first pic, where it looks the shield is being thrown. You should try to recreate that same shot outside.
Thanks, gents. When the Mrs' gets home, I'll take a few shots outside
Good start, but now you need to add the SCALE ARMOR over the top of the torso!
Unless you've already put it on there and it's just not showing up in your pics.
Last edited by Jack T Chance; Mar 5, 2011 at 10:55 AM.
Love the action pose and shield toss,very nice indeed!
first thing i thought when i saw that top was spidey4fun, his results are always amazing! love the helmet too very accurate looking. also love the action pose!
just awesome!!!!!!
I hope mine comes out close to as good as yours!
great great job!!!
Easily one of the nicest Cap costumes around. Noticed the craftsmanship on the top right away, should have known it was from spidey4fun. Lets get some outdoor shots soon!
Absolutely fantastic, man! As much as I love the classic 616 Cap costume, I do love the "real world" look of Ultimate Universe Cap.
This looks great! Love the look that spidey4fun provides
great!!congrats!!!l looks really cool!!
its sub dyed on the top.Jack T Chance said:
Good start, but now you need to add the SCALE ARMOR over the top of the torso!
Unless you've already put it on there and it's just not showing up in your pics.
Looks great man
Thank you very much everyone, if it would ever quit raining here in NC, I'll try to get outside and take some decent photos.
As for the scales, they are printed on the top, but I'd never try gluing or attaching them to one of rad's beautiful prints. With any luck, I'll try my hand at making a new top and trying those scales sometime this year.
IMO the scaled look doesn't look nearly as bad ***** as something like this in real life. I just have never seen it translated well from the comics. I wouldn't change a thing about the print....but hey that's just my $0.02
That turned out great.
Good job Mike!
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Thanks guys. I didn't notice them because the lighting is so dark in those pics.PunisherNC said:
The thing is, you HAVE seen it work well on film, and maybe just didn't realize it. Have you seen the Lord of the Rings trilogy? Then you've seen scale armor (or "Scale Mail" as they call it in Dungeons & Dragons) on screen.BoozeBeGood said:
IMO the scaled look doesn't look nearly as bad ***** as something like this in real life. I just have never seen it translated well from the comics. I wouldn't change a thing about the print....but hey that's just my $0.02
Real life scale armor
In real life, various ancient & medieval societies favored scale armor for giving the protection of plate armor, combined with the flexibility of chain mail. The design dates back to at least the time of the Roman Empire, when scale armor was made of leather, and possibly metal as well. The Vikings favored it, and their armor and clothing was a huge inspiration in designing the outfits worn by the Riders of Rohan in LOTR.
Notice the coats of scale armor in this scene:
Also, the new "dragon skin" armor the military's been testing seems to be the 21st century version of scale armor. They're just putting it inside a fairly standard flak vest/jacket.
Dragon Skin armor exterior view
What's inside
So maybe all those superheroes that wore scale armor were onto something after all!
If done right, i.e. with no shortcuts, made the traditional way, then scale armor can look AWESOME on a Captain America or Aquaman costume (just don't ask me why a SWIMMER would want to weigh himself down with scale armor, 'cause for that one, you're on your own.)
Personally, I'd recommend going the route of anodized aluminum scales. That would allow you to have them colored blue in a way that won't easily rub off, and would keep the weight manageable so the costume can be worn more easily.
looks great, I see you sold the other pull on ebay, are ya gonna do a run yet?
I am, we're going to post up a thread this week offering the helmet.
And as always, thanks everyone
Jon is playing with color schemes... there will be others with colored metal flakes to give off a motorcycle helmet look. For now, here's a red one, for a potential Ultimate Captain Britain or a Daredevil concept design
Thanks for looking
That is just awesome!!
I am definitely gonna have to get one of these off of you!
Give me a shout when you're ready, bud
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