MisterXero
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Hi all,
So after seeing all the work I had done and all the cool things happening over on the Dredd costume project, my wife decided she wanted to get in on the fun and asked me to create a Black Widow costume for her. How can I say no?
I looked over all the great BW builds on here and decided to give it a go. The first piece I wanted to tackle was the BW belt buckle as it is very iconic to the character.
I started with a 3D model of the buckle created by me and 3D printed:
I made the buckle in three parts with guides and interlocking features to make assembly easier. The three parts were cleaned up and molded. The back piece is cold cast in aluminum, the middle was cast in red, and the front piece was cast in black. The results vs. the one that came with the elite costume was night and day!
I found these screws lying around in my toolbox and they were perfect for what I needed:
I glued the belt to the back of the buckle and used the holes I made in the 3D file for the screws. The standoff on the screw provided a nice "hook" for the other side of the belt.
The final result after assembly and polishing up the aluminum casted back:
If I find a more accurate belt, I will change it, but this was the closest thing we could find to date. Any suggestions for a more screen accurate belt would be much appreciated. Thanks!
So after seeing all the work I had done and all the cool things happening over on the Dredd costume project, my wife decided she wanted to get in on the fun and asked me to create a Black Widow costume for her. How can I say no?
I looked over all the great BW builds on here and decided to give it a go. The first piece I wanted to tackle was the BW belt buckle as it is very iconic to the character.
I started with a 3D model of the buckle created by me and 3D printed:
I made the buckle in three parts with guides and interlocking features to make assembly easier. The three parts were cleaned up and molded. The back piece is cold cast in aluminum, the middle was cast in red, and the front piece was cast in black. The results vs. the one that came with the elite costume was night and day!
I found these screws lying around in my toolbox and they were perfect for what I needed:
I glued the belt to the back of the buckle and used the holes I made in the 3D file for the screws. The standoff on the screw provided a nice "hook" for the other side of the belt.
The final result after assembly and polishing up the aluminum casted back:
If I find a more accurate belt, I will change it, but this was the closest thing we could find to date. Any suggestions for a more screen accurate belt would be much appreciated. Thanks!
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