With the Winter Soldier movie fast approaching I thought I would put together a costume for the opening weekend. I really liked the look of the TFA (Smithsonian?)suit that has been seen in the trailers. So I thought I would give it a go! Plus this would give me a costume I could see out of and put on myself, unlike my Iron Man armor. That would be great for going to quick events and hospital visits.
So I was looking around and ran across a partial suit for sale by a member here and jumped on it to begin my suit. It is a modified "Slim Fit" jacket with some resin buckles, boots, 3D star and a few other bits. It will never be super-accurate but it will let me get the suit done for the opening and give me practice before sewing one from scratch.
The sleeves have been cut off and the zipper sewn shut and the bottom trimmed off the jacket. I found a shirt with a similar ribbed texture and I will mod this with blue sleeves to blend in with the jacket. I also added some red suspenders to start the stripes on the abs. I will add some "pleather" stripes in the center and the sides. I also found some pants that match the "pleather" on the jacket pretty well.
Oddly, there is only one star on one sleeve. I use the term star loosely. :lol
That will have to go!!!
I will be using a Disguise Cap shield and fiberglassing the back to make it rigid and then add the brackets and straps. The goal is be keep the whole build under the cost of a finished aluminum shield. We will see. I am sure my next suit will be more expensive and more accurate but this will get me something for the opening! Only two months to go but I think I can get it together by then!
So I was looking around and ran across a partial suit for sale by a member here and jumped on it to begin my suit. It is a modified "Slim Fit" jacket with some resin buckles, boots, 3D star and a few other bits. It will never be super-accurate but it will let me get the suit done for the opening and give me practice before sewing one from scratch.
The sleeves have been cut off and the zipper sewn shut and the bottom trimmed off the jacket. I found a shirt with a similar ribbed texture and I will mod this with blue sleeves to blend in with the jacket. I also added some red suspenders to start the stripes on the abs. I will add some "pleather" stripes in the center and the sides. I also found some pants that match the "pleather" on the jacket pretty well.
Oddly, there is only one star on one sleeve. I use the term star loosely. :lol
That will have to go!!!
I will be using a Disguise Cap shield and fiberglassing the back to make it rigid and then add the brackets and straps. The goal is be keep the whole build under the cost of a finished aluminum shield. We will see. I am sure my next suit will be more expensive and more accurate but this will get me something for the opening! Only two months to go but I think I can get it together by then!
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