Recent content by andrewrgross

That is awesome. Although outside my price range. I ended up 3D printing the model I listed above. Then I smoothed it with wood filler and sanded it. Then I painted it and glued on the wings and a star. I'm really happy with how it came out. I should have elaborated in the intro that what...

I'd like a Captain America helmet, and it looks like there are several options. Option A: Pepikura Option B: 3D Printing Option C: Modify something existing I've found a few examples where people made a helmet out of pepikura, sculpted it, and then cast a mold. I'd like to keep this simple...

Final photo: The whole gang.

I'm thrilled with how the costume came out, especially alongside friends dressed as the rest of the Avengers. I really like how it came together. I'm looking forward to wearing the jacket without the props as a normal jacket. Before movie, Anthony Russo, Joe Russo, Benedict Cumberbatch...

That looks really good. I can't wait to see how they look after sealing. What are you sealing with?

With five days left, my jacket is about 90% done. I continued to adjust, clip, stitch, and check. The hems are all done, and the front panel is attached. Began preparing a shield harness and a belt. The faux leather for the harness and belt is darker brown than I intended, but it's fine...

I prefer interpretative designs. Pure replication is cool too, but I prefer a personal expressive work.

It's cool. What's it made of? What's the mechanism?

Very nice. You should call Sony, they may need you.

With 12 days to go, I'm about 75% done. Since my last post, most of the work has been attaching the lining to the shell of the jacket and hemming, hemming, hemming. Again, I'm what you call 'self-taught', so there are some ugly parts, but most of them seem hidden okay. The collar was a ton of...

Oh wow. That came out ​great.

It's stretchy textured elastic I saw at JoAnn fabrics. I figured it'd help hide my crimes if I had a bit of the jacket stretch, and I think it worked.

I've attached all the major pieces to make a jacket. Now I need to hem all the edges, add the collar, add the front panel of stripes, and sew on the zipper. I've also been working on the stripes. My plan has been to make them separately and then glue them to the front with Barge cement. I...

Progress. Three weeks left.

@Ciszlak: I'm still new to weathering. I was going to rub Kiwi liquid shoe polish on and then wipe it off. What kind of paint would you suggest? PunisherNC: That IS perfect. Did you make that? What's it made of?