Bane TDKR - Tactical Gear Build

[Darth Raijlin]

Took this for the couple of "haters" that sent me a message here or on FB saying that I "wasn't big enough to pull off TDKR Bane."

First, when you have the costume on, you can't tell how big the person truly is. But, for those that doubted ...

As an added note, I'm coming in bigger than Hardy did for the Bane role, and that is without a Dianobol/Sustenon 250 mix. opcorn :lol

 

[PrimoOptimoso]

Hell, man - as long as the proportions are close, who cares how big you are. I'm not very big even though I've been trying to blow up the arms, but even in my boots with lifts in them I might hit 5'9-5'10? I say as long as I'm taller and brawnier than my Catwoman I'm doing OK. Keep up the good work, DR.

 

[Darth Raijlin]

Postal Girl just dropped off my Bane Mask. Very happy with the construction/quality of the cast. The paint job could be much better. I will definitely take time to redo the paint scheme.

The fit is good. The one ear happens to fall away from the face, but I think that was from the way it was shipped, so I put it on the mannequin to hopefully pull itself out.

I will also be adding some foam to the inside of the nose piece because it can chafe the bridge of the nose at times.

 

[Qui-Gonzalez]

Took this for the couple of "haters" that sent me a message here or on FB saying that I "wasn't big enough to pull off TDKR Bane."

First, when you have the costume on, you can't tell how big the person truly is. But, for those that doubted ...

As an added note, I'm coming in bigger than Hardy did for the Bane role, and that is without a Dianobol/Sustenon 250 mix. opcorn :lol

You could tell even with the first set of pics of you in the vest. You got dat dere bloat workin' though! I'm envious of the traps. LOL

 

[Darth Raijlin]

Yeah, I decided to change my workout around the beginning of September to pack on as much mass as possible. The bloating is partially from the Cell Tech. The one bad thing about that stuff ... lots of water weight. LOL ...

Plus upped my protein intake to 250-300grams per day, with about 120g of that coming from my protein shakes.

Changed my workout regiment around. I'm kind of limited to the things I can do now compared to before I was injured in combat. I've got severly screwed up knees and a shredded lower lumbar, and jacked up forearms/wrists, so this really acts like a stumbling block for me.

Before my injuries in the Corps, I was into amateur bodybuilding, so that part of my past helped in understanding how to max the growth of my body (slow twitch, fast twitch muscle fibers, how to tweak each body part to maximize the bulking time I would have, etc.).

The biggest problem I have is my biceps because I can't turn my wrists far enough to grip a straight bar. Even using a french curl/E-Z curl bar is painful for me, so this greatly stagnates my bicep growth.

My triceps are fine. Always been gifted with good traps, chest, and tris.

Ah well, hopefully the bloating will clear by Halloween. I am stopping the creatine today and that will give me one week to shed the water weight.

 

[Qui-Gonzalez]

I rarely...RARELY curl. If I do now, I use dumbbells. My biceps mainly get work from dumbbell rows and exercises of that nature. You know that there are plenty of ways around curls. Keep at it. Show us the after the cut pics. Still, you have a good Bane size workin'. Between you and Ironhide here, it's hard telling. How tall are you?

 

[Darth Raijlin]

I'm only 5'9" so that kind of helps the optical image of looking bigger. LOL ...

I've got some internal lifts that I used in my ROTS Vader, so I'll throw those in my combat boots to give me another 1.5 - 2" :lol

I hear ya about the dumbbells. The bad part is even with those I get shooting pains that start from my wrist and radiate up to my elbows, so my wrists give out before my biceps even start to fatigue.

 

[Qui-Gonzalez]

I'm only 5'9" so that kind of helps the optical image of looking bigger. LOL ...

Damn you short guys...always have it easy with size! LOL! Not much taller, at 6'1", but still, benching for me is a loooong way down and deadlifts are a looooong way up.

 

[Ocifer Q]

looks awesome so far. i followed ahoudini's "no sew" build as well..worked out great!

 

[Darth Raijlin]

Finished up the gauntlet today. Added an inner wrap to complete the look of the original gauntlet.

Also added the side armor panels to the front vest. Trimmed portions of the mask and added foam along bridge of the nose for comfort.

Pics will be posted later.

 

[Darth Raijlin]

Pics of the finished gauntlet:

Front Vest with all armor panels attached:

Hopefully will get the belt buckle in the mail today so I can finish up the battle belt and then onto finishing the armor panel for the undervest.

 

[Darth Raijlin]

Received the buckle in the mail today, so I was able to finish working on the battle belt.

I had to adjust the tension on the two riggers belts. Once it was in position, it looked great and it adequately hides the belt underneath that actually holds up the battle belt.

I found that using the Bane Buckle simply as a cosmetic piece and NOT for the actual tension is better because it can stay in place without needing the two bottom loops.

On some people's builds, I notice the the two buckles had a tendency to invert, switching places because of the tension of the suspenders.

I also worked on the suspenders, adding snaps so they may loop around the inside bar of the bane buckle.

I decided against using the mini pistol belts for the suspenders because after analzying how they are attached to the Bane costume, I could not for the life of me figure out their purpose. Especially how they were attached to the speed releases (the piece of equipment that the red 550 cord is attached to).

However, when I thought of the principle I thought she was trying to achieve ... I figured she was looking to use the speed releases as a way of adjusting tension of the harness to the battle belt. With that in mind, I took the strapping that came with the harness and used THAT.

If someone can explain the use of the Pistol Belts, I'd be more than willing to listen, but honestly to me it just looks like she put it on there for cosmetic reasons because if one would use the pistol belts, they cannot fit through the speed release. Therefore, then the speed release would not be for any function, and it would be the cosmetic.

So, I took my artistic license and applied my "tactical build" concept to it, only including parts that would make sense to use.

I also decided I will be using my old Marine Corps cammie pants. With having four children getting ready for Halloween, I had to decide where to judiciously use my available funds to get the best overall Bane appearance.

I decided spending $75+/- for the pants could not be justified right now. :lol

 

[Rdmaul]

The pistol belts were custom made, remember there is a lot on the costume that was made for the flick 100% custom. The vest has most of the custom stuff on it, using inspiration from real stuff

 

[Darth Raijlin]

I hear ya Ryan. To listen to her talk about her concept art and design, I had hoped that I could figure out what they would have been used for.

So much of his costume I was able to figure out the possible "WHY'S" for it.

I'm ok with the custom make to get the look, as long as I could figure out those "WHY'S".

Example, you can see why he has to use an attachment in the back to string the 550 cord through, so he may connect and secure the over vest from wandering.

that made sense to me (however, I still don't get the zipper function).

I even understand why he would have two separate vests. he could drop the outer vest and still have protection to his damaged back. (at first, i couldn't figure out why her concept wouldn't have him in just a complete level 3 bouncer, but taking into account Bane's scavenging mindset, to help him tailor his armor, it gave it justification.

I guess I'm still stuck onthe pistol belts and the zipper. ROFL ... :lol

Maybe someday it will come to light what her mindset was for those two parts. :lol

 

[Rdmaul]

I hear ya Ryan. To listen to her talk about her concept art and design, I had hoped that I could figure out what they would have been used for.

So much of his costume I was able to figure out the possible "WHY'S" for it.

I'm ok with the custom make to get the look, as long as I could figure out those "WHY'S".

Example, you can see why he has to use an attachment in the back to string the 550 cord through, so he may connect and secure the over vest from wandering.

that made sense to me (however, I still don't get the zipper function).

I even understand why he would have two separate vests. he could drop the outer vest and still have protection to his damaged back. (at first, i couldn't figure out why her concept wouldn't have him in just a complete level 3 bouncer, but taking into account Bane's scavenging mindset, to help him tailor his armor, it gave it justification.

I guess I'm still stuck onthe pistol belts and the zipper. ROFL ... :lol

Maybe someday it will come to light what her mindset was for those two parts. :lol

I hear you, what made me mad was the vest is nothing like any tactical vest I have ever seen. I mean its not even close to anything out there AND thats what makes me upset. I want to know where she drew the inspiration or concept from.

 

[Darth Raijlin]

Finished up the armor panel for the undervest. Was kind of running lower on funds, so decided to go the velcro route rather than buying more pop rivets and washers.

Plus, if I wanted to be able to use the pouch in the back for a Camel Back bladder, I'd have to keep the panel modular.

Plan on throwing on the rig later tonight and getting some preliminary pics, once I get back from the gym. Probably won't be until around midnight or so since I usually head to the gym about 11:00pm or so.

So at first glance, I'm thinking it is done, for now. For Halloween purposes, it is done. I will continue to mod things I think. I may even sell this one off to get some funds to start another. I really enjoyed this project!

 

[ahoudini]

Really nice work! Go have fun!

Happy Halloween!


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[Darth Raijlin]

Well, my three boys wanted to see the rig, so I put it on and shot some pics quickly before I go to the gym.

Overall, I'm really happy with the way things came out. There are some adjustments I'm going to make the next couple of days but I must say I'm really happy.

As always, love to hear any feedback or opinions.

I have to trim the little snaps off the back portion of the LBV in the back. They were usually used to attach the buttpack to, but since I haven't had to use one in over 10 years, I think I'm safe to cut them off! LOL ...

 

[Beard]

It looks fantastic so far! I'm a big fan of Bane, and your outfit is looking awesome

 

[Qui-Gonzalez]

Suck it up and get out the razor!