El Fett
Sr Member
Back in March I had the good fortune of visiting the forum at just the right time to run into MCL34N’s Spider-Man mask thread. I’ve been a member of the forum for several years but with the recent hacking, I had been staying away from it. Lucky for me, that day I was at the right place, at the right time and I acted fast! As soon as he decided to sell his prototype I immediately jumped on it. Once I had it in my hands and saw the craftsmanship I offered to commission the whole suit… The rest is history.
And since I’m the only current owner of a fully finished piece, I wanted to take to take a moment to give props to the artist and showcase some of the cool things about the suit people may not know about from just looking at pics.
One of the most incredible things about this suit is that the entire thing, and I mean all of it is 100% original handmade or handcrafted work. From the pattern to the lens frames, web shooters right down to every last bit of HC. All MCL34N. Just as Peter Parker would have done it! The only thing I did myself was installing the shoes and lining the inside of the face-shell.
So let's take a look piece by piece...
First the Mask/Shell/Eyes
The eyes frames are actually attached magnetically and fit flush on the shell. This is very handy when wearing the suit and something I always wanted to have. MCL34N made it happen.
The gloves – its all there, the palm pads, the finger “sensors”, everything.
The shooters – These actually light up when you press down on the pad! Yeah! I know righ?! Friggin cool!
You can see them in action here but you have to pay attention to the shooters: McLean's Finished Spidey Suit 2 - YouTube
The Chest Spider – Silicone filled goodness! Not Puffy paint here.
When it all comes together the effect is “AMAZING”
MCL34N set out to make a suit that was not only true to the what you saw on screen, but also practical and functional every step of the way. It was a cool mix and balance of screen accurate with a touch of real world “What would Peter do?” approaches. The process was not easy or obstacle free but he kept at it like a boss. One thing I truly admire is that when something didn’t look, feel or work right, he would start from scratch all over again. This lead to a couple of delays in delivery but through it all he was very honest and upfront and the wait was always worth it. AND we made the release deadline. I could not be happier folks! This review is to say thank you to the artist and to let everybody know to lookout for this kid because he is on his way up so stay tuned and keep an eye out for his future projects.
As you probably saw on my other thread, I’ve owned many suits over the years but this one takes the cake, not only because of the finished product, but also the experience was overall AAA+. MCL34N is professional, courteous, honest and as talented as they come. So let’s give credit where credit is due
And since I’m the only current owner of a fully finished piece, I wanted to take to take a moment to give props to the artist and showcase some of the cool things about the suit people may not know about from just looking at pics.
One of the most incredible things about this suit is that the entire thing, and I mean all of it is 100% original handmade or handcrafted work. From the pattern to the lens frames, web shooters right down to every last bit of HC. All MCL34N. Just as Peter Parker would have done it! The only thing I did myself was installing the shoes and lining the inside of the face-shell.
So let's take a look piece by piece...
First the Mask/Shell/Eyes
The eyes frames are actually attached magnetically and fit flush on the shell. This is very handy when wearing the suit and something I always wanted to have. MCL34N made it happen.
The gloves – its all there, the palm pads, the finger “sensors”, everything.
The shooters – These actually light up when you press down on the pad! Yeah! I know righ?! Friggin cool!
You can see them in action here but you have to pay attention to the shooters: McLean's Finished Spidey Suit 2 - YouTube
The Chest Spider – Silicone filled goodness! Not Puffy paint here.
When it all comes together the effect is “AMAZING”
MCL34N set out to make a suit that was not only true to the what you saw on screen, but also practical and functional every step of the way. It was a cool mix and balance of screen accurate with a touch of real world “What would Peter do?” approaches. The process was not easy or obstacle free but he kept at it like a boss. One thing I truly admire is that when something didn’t look, feel or work right, he would start from scratch all over again. This lead to a couple of delays in delivery but through it all he was very honest and upfront and the wait was always worth it. AND we made the release deadline. I could not be happier folks! This review is to say thank you to the artist and to let everybody know to lookout for this kid because he is on his way up so stay tuned and keep an eye out for his future projects.
As you probably saw on my other thread, I’ve owned many suits over the years but this one takes the cake, not only because of the finished product, but also the experience was overall AAA+. MCL34N is professional, courteous, honest and as talented as they come. So let’s give credit where credit is due
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