So I've been lurking on the forums for awhile now and finally decided to post something. I love the Batman movie suits well most of them, I absolutely loathe TDK suit, but I don't want a rubber or rubber looking suit. UD makes some amazing suits but I'm not entirely sure how comfortable they would be wearing for extended periods of time since they are function first a motorcycle suit. Marvel has moved the superhero suit forward, in my opinion, because they are doing actual fabric suits. Why can't DC take the hint and go with that, which hopefully they have from what few glimpses of the DoJ suit we've seen.
I want to make a fabric suit that fit within my version of Batman. I didn't want to make a full spandex suit like the comics and as I stated above I didn't want a rubber suit. Also I was trying to achieve the Holy Grail with the fabric cowl. My first suit was wet molded leather backed with upholstery foam sandwiched between two layers of fabric to get the muscle/armor appearance (attachment below, sorry I couldn't find a better picture). As for the cowl it was what I wanted but I just need to refine the technique for making it.
Now I guess I should get to the actual idea for this new suit:
Cowl: I will be using the same idea for this cowl as my first (the attachment below) which is a 3D printed under shell that I skinned with 4-way stretch vinyl. This time around I'm going to skin the cowl in one piece of 4-way stretch pleather instead of 3 separate pieces (face, hood, ears). This should help eliminate the seam you see running down the center of the cowl. The cowl is great, you can slip it on and off like the comics/cartoons and pull it over your head with a little discomfort. I think I've figured out a way to solve the discomfort when pulling it back, I'll have to test it. If you're curious I had the shell modeled by Jordan over at Jordan's Ironic Armory.
Suit: Alright for the suit I'm actually going to make it out of 500D coated Cordura fabric. I'm thinking that this is more of a combat uniform rather than costume, so think Cap in TWS or AoU, it would be two pieces. I'm going to make BDU-esque pants minus the pockets and then a top that resembles the Arkham Asylum/City chest minus the muscles. I plan to throw in spandex panels to allow for flexibility and movement, also to help vent my body heat. The main place I was thinking for a vent would be the entire back of the top. Hopefully this should allow me to pull it on and off like a shirt without having to add a zipper.
Cape: Standard panel cape made from pleather to match the cowl.
Boots: Gotham 100s with some New 52-esque shin guards/boot covers I'll make from foam and made to look like leather.
Bracers: New 52-esque from foam to look like leather. I've got some leather motorcycle gloves that have reinforced knuckles so it should match pretty well.
Belt: Well I'm still working on this, I know I want functional pouches and I already have a Cobra buckle from my first suit that I made.
Any input, suggestions or comments is greatly appreciated.
I want to make a fabric suit that fit within my version of Batman. I didn't want to make a full spandex suit like the comics and as I stated above I didn't want a rubber suit. Also I was trying to achieve the Holy Grail with the fabric cowl. My first suit was wet molded leather backed with upholstery foam sandwiched between two layers of fabric to get the muscle/armor appearance (attachment below, sorry I couldn't find a better picture). As for the cowl it was what I wanted but I just need to refine the technique for making it.
Now I guess I should get to the actual idea for this new suit:
Cowl: I will be using the same idea for this cowl as my first (the attachment below) which is a 3D printed under shell that I skinned with 4-way stretch vinyl. This time around I'm going to skin the cowl in one piece of 4-way stretch pleather instead of 3 separate pieces (face, hood, ears). This should help eliminate the seam you see running down the center of the cowl. The cowl is great, you can slip it on and off like the comics/cartoons and pull it over your head with a little discomfort. I think I've figured out a way to solve the discomfort when pulling it back, I'll have to test it. If you're curious I had the shell modeled by Jordan over at Jordan's Ironic Armory.
Suit: Alright for the suit I'm actually going to make it out of 500D coated Cordura fabric. I'm thinking that this is more of a combat uniform rather than costume, so think Cap in TWS or AoU, it would be two pieces. I'm going to make BDU-esque pants minus the pockets and then a top that resembles the Arkham Asylum/City chest minus the muscles. I plan to throw in spandex panels to allow for flexibility and movement, also to help vent my body heat. The main place I was thinking for a vent would be the entire back of the top. Hopefully this should allow me to pull it on and off like a shirt without having to add a zipper.
Cape: Standard panel cape made from pleather to match the cowl.
Boots: Gotham 100s with some New 52-esque shin guards/boot covers I'll make from foam and made to look like leather.
Bracers: New 52-esque from foam to look like leather. I've got some leather motorcycle gloves that have reinforced knuckles so it should match pretty well.
Belt: Well I'm still working on this, I know I want functional pouches and I already have a Cobra buckle from my first suit that I made.
Any input, suggestions or comments is greatly appreciated.