Batman Begins/The Dark Knight linked belt project

Mr. K

Why thank you I'm looking forward to seing how this belt will look once fully painted and completed !

gregday

The hero prop had magnets so things could slide around once attached, but there will be no magnets on this belt. They are very expensive and hard to get cut right, and end up being brittle anyway. I had a BA belt with real neodymium magnets and I had to repair half of them.

coofunkcurly

Actually I think the hero belt was metal and the accessories had the magnets in them.

I don't have a real update but thought you guys might want an explanation as to why things are taking longer than we hoped.

The links in the belt are comprised of 2 pieces they are designed to mate together. Each side sandwiches the pins that each link pivots on. Works much like the links on a metal wrist watch. But this leaves a seam line where each side meets. That means A LOT of putty and sanding if you want to hide those seams as there are lots of links.

In an effort to simplify the build for even the greenest of prop builders we are re-engineering the links so the seams are less noticeable and do not require extra work for the end user.

Ken is nothing short of a perfectionist and I believe this is the 3rd time he will be revisiting the links. Will all be worth it in the end though.

Mr. K

There is no rush, please do take as much time as you need to make these the definitive Nolan style Batman belts