Yellowjacket (Ant-Man 2015) Progress.

[Creator1326]

A few pics. This is going to be a quick build. If it wasn't for the SDCC pics/videos of the Sideshow Collectibles statue I'd be up a creek right now.

Here's the fabric I had made.

It's just yellow spandex with a gold vinyl pressed onto it. The hexagons were scaled up from the statue (via pictures)


I've been using Sintra to make the backpack for the robotic arms. I made a model/pattern out of poster paper first.


I then used a Foamwerks bevel cutter to cut "v" groves in the sintra.


Next came the vent details. Just cut and layered them in a cut out hole.


Ahh the gluing...my fingers to everything

 

[Creator1326]

The hub on the backpack will light up too. I layered three 3mm pieces of Sintra and then sanded them down on my bench belt sander and cut out the hexagon hole with my scroll saw.


Then used some clear resin and a small black sintra hexagon to make the window. Just a high brightness 3mm yellow LED to light it up.

 

[Creator1326]

I'm scared to make a giant mold for the black details on the chest. I at least have it worked out on paper and it "fit" me so for right now this is the plan. Make a mold out of Sintra by carving/grinding in the details and use Smooth-on PMC-121 wet urethane rubber for the actual piece that will be glued to the fabric.

 

[VinMan]

Wow awesome start ill be following this build

 

[Creator1326]

Working on more patterns today before I go over to my seamstresses house so she can teach me to sew. These are the patterns for the knee plate and the long side thing on the calf.

 

[Creator1326]

Also, popped out the pattern for the yellow applique on the side of the leg.

 

[Bogleo]

Awesome work! What are you plans for the helmet?

 

[Creator1326]

In theory petg dyed yellow. Sintra or worbla for the black part. I plan to edge light a second petg lense on the inside.


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[Creator1326]

So my friend Christie had the brilliant idea to baste stitch around the outside edges of the yellow "stripe" that goes down the legs. Then we cut the black down, tuck it under and sew down edge so it looks like the yellow is under the black.

 

[RiotJavelinDX]

Looks awesome

 

[Creator1326]

FANCY PANTS done! Yellowjacket's pants are done. Not pictured are the stirrups we added to keep them pulled down. Now I can finish making/printing the armor bits since I have an exact fit now. FYI, sewing two different materials of different percentages of stretch is a booger.

 

[Creator1326]

Instead of using a zillion pins my friend had the brilliant idea of just using a little rubber cement to glue down each of the folds on this four way stretch faux leather.


Two sleeves took four hours of sewing, pinning, picking, gluing, and swearing. If we had a swear jar, we'd be halfway to Disneyland.

 

[rockeagle2001]

Good start! Looking forward for more


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[Creator1326]

Sleeves are a little tight. They were supposed to have a 5/8" seam, that's now going to be 1/4". We also need to add some zippers in the forearm again, curse my big hands and medium wrists :-/

 

[Creator1326]

Well, the fabric part of the body suit is done, time to get cracking on the shoes, finish the knees, gloves, chest rubber bits, and do a helmet in 12 days. Ya I got this <major anxiety>


Here's what it looks like with sun shining on it.
[video]https://youtu.be/2Nqs6Fmc2sE[/video]

 

[sjorsjo91]

You really do wear a yellow jacket in these pics
I really hope you get this done in time, I really like your approach to the costume.
Looking forward to your next update!

 

[Creator1326]

After a few months I gave up trying to design my own helmet. I commissioned DrumGuy560 to design it for me and he has done a wonderful job and you should check out his Antman helmet. It's is stunning.



I'm also starting to 3D print the model. I'm working with a new filament type too called nGen from Colorfabb. I'm having issues with temp, flow, bed temp, and I think the printer needs a whole new calibration but the first print isn't all that half bad. Below is the mouthpiece.

 

[Creator1326]

Got the lower part of the helmet printed.

 

[drumguy560]

looks great!

 

[Creator1326]

looks great!

Thanks, it was a ton of tweaking on the printer to get it to come out so nicely. Currently printing 1/2 of the top part of the outside of the helmet. Going to need lots of filament Also got the lower bridge piece printed too.