SlimeNuttz
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wow great job!
Batman Begins/The Dark Knight prop - electrostatically flocked parachute silk
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coofunkcurly
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And good news - looks like a 2nd run may happen. See the Junkyard.
100% agree, the best (only accurate) cape you can buy for the TDK or Begins. :thumbsup
Great to see your doing a second run finally.
coofunkcurly
Sr Member
Thanks Bobby! Means a great deal coming from you.
Appreciate it, Clinton. :thumbsup
Appreciate it, Clinton. :thumbsup
coofunkcurly
Sr Member
Thanks! I try and update here as often as I do at the BotB but it is a fantastic community. You'll like it there. :thumbsup
coofunkcurly
Sr Member
Finally have a magnetic system I am happy with all worked out. It turned out better than I could have ever imagined.
Those of you in on the new cape run and getting UD Replica's Begins suit are gonna be real pleased. No modding or poking holes in the leathers necessary! Will even work with rubber suits. Should be able to take some pics this week.
Those of you in on the new cape run and getting UD Replica's Begins suit are gonna be real pleased. No modding or poking holes in the leathers necessary! Will even work with rubber suits.
Should be able to take some pics this week.
coofunkcurly
Sr Member
2nd run production is underway. Should take about a month to complete. I will keep this thread and the one in the Junkyard updated. :cool
Iceman1592
New Member
Cool costume bro!
coofunkcurly
Sr Member
Yes and yes. Still time to get in on the run and I have a cowl in the works. As well as armor. :love
We have both the Begins Armor and cowl in the works. Going for a more screen accurate than what's available right now.
coofunkcurly
Sr Member
I've been trying to find a great way to do magnetic cape clips since UD Replicas announced their TDK suits way back when. Admittedly this way only really works for their new Begins line but I am excited about how slick it is nonetheless.
I obviously don't have my UD Replicas jacket yet so I had to improvise. This one is real heavy and has 2 layers of leather at the cape connection points. Doubt UD's will be this heavy but either way here is what I started with.
Then I would take a couple 1 inch rare earth magnets and attach them to the inside of the coat where you want the clips to sit on the front side. This could be done with glue, stitched in, or just simple tape like I have used here. Nice thing about these magnets is if you stack a couple together the hold becomes exponentially stronger. I'm gonna include one for each side with my capes but you could always add more if you feel you need it.
Then you take the female threaded magnet and pop it onto the front of the jacket. Don't worry it will only go to one place and will do so rather quickly when you get close. You have to be very very very careful of your fingers with these magnets. These ones can hold a 40 pound weight. Hurts when they snap together and your digits are in the way. Magnets can also break if they snap together hard.
Now you would feed your cowl and cape onto the pegs. I only did a cape here and as you can see it hides most of the magnet. The clips themselves hide the rest. But one could always paint the magnet black if this is a concern.
Then you take the cape clip with the male bolt already installed and thread it into the female magnet. Excuse the roughness of these clips. They are a flawed set I just use for prototyping.
Get them into the proper position and voila!
It is a strong hold especially with how light this cape is. Like I said above you could stack more magnets for a stronger hold though. Real nice thing about them though is if someone was stepping on your cape or you got it snagged the magnets will give way before the cape or leather would tear if using the more traditional bolt method.
I obviously don't have my UD Replicas jacket yet so I had to improvise.
This one is real heavy and has 2 layers of leather at the cape connection points. Doubt UD's will be this heavy but either way here is what I started with.
Then I would take a couple 1 inch rare earth magnets and attach them to the inside of the coat where you want the clips to sit on the front side. This could be done with glue, stitched in, or just simple tape like I have used here. Nice thing about these magnets is if you stack a couple together the hold becomes exponentially stronger. I'm gonna include one for each side with my capes but you could always add more if you feel you need it.
Then you take the female threaded magnet and pop it onto the front of the jacket. Don't worry it will only go to one place and will do so rather quickly when you get close. You have to be very very very careful of your fingers with these magnets. These ones can hold a 40 pound weight. Hurts when they snap together and your digits are in the way. Magnets can also break if they snap together hard.
Now you would feed your cowl and cape onto the pegs. I only did a cape here and as you can see it hides most of the magnet. The clips themselves hide the rest. But one could always paint the magnet black if this is a concern.
Then you take the cape clip with the male bolt already installed and thread it into the female magnet. Excuse the roughness of these clips. They are a flawed set I just use for prototyping.
Get them into the proper position and voila!
It is a strong hold especially with how light this cape is. Like I said above you could stack more magnets for a stronger hold though. Real nice thing about them though is if someone was stepping on your cape or you got it snagged the magnets will give way before the cape or leather would tear if using the more traditional bolt method.
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First of all where did you get your cape? mailing address? website link?
Secondly where did you get your clips, magnets and all other related materials you described? mailing address? website links? thanks. P.S. Nice job, exactly what I need to know. please forward the requested info A.S.A.P. :thumbsup
---Jason
jferrei2@yahoo.com
Secondly where did you get your clips, magnets and all other related materials you described? mailing address? website links? thanks. P.S. Nice job, exactly what I need to know. please forward the requested info A.S.A.P. :thumbsup
---Jason
jferrei2@yahoo.com
If ya read the thread you would know all your answers. He sells these as they are a custom build you can't get them from anywhere else but Kev. The cape clips come with the cape. Email him if you want to know more or visit his thread in the Junk Yard. He also has the screen accurate gloves and undersuits.
http://www.therpf.com/f13/screen-accurate-batman-begins-dark-knight-capes-ready-ship-94144/
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