Black Widow - The Avengers Movie Style

[ReginaCosplay]

I got my black wedge boots from ebay, and I got serpa holsters for my gunbelt.

Thanks for the tips, I've found the boots on ebay and I'm gonna modify them. I also found the holsters on amazon, hope they're the right ones.
Now I was thinking about buckles.... I know they used Austrialpin Cobra for the movie, but I don't know the size. I think it's a 4mm.

 

[annet52]

I had two sizes, one for the main belt and the smaller ones for the leg holsters

 

[ReginaCosplay]

Some udpates.

My holsters arrived this morning and I love them! Thanks Amazon My Glocks fit perfectly!


I also found the buckles on ebay, they're not the Austrialpin but they're really similar and cheaper.

 

[iristana]

My daughter cosplayed her, she was actually stuck on which suits she liked best.. The Iron man one or Captain America's one, so she went inbetween and did the Avengers one.. I've posted my first post up about it.. Shes going to do her Black Widow again in October, but in Playboy Bunny style.

 

[beyora]

Hello all! I'm new to the site and (kinda) new to the fandom. I usually frequent TDH forums, but in celebration of Hawaii's first Comic Con, I'm going to venture out into Marvel. I'm pretty sure I'm going to at least start with the above mentioned catsuit on Amazon, and I will most likely buy those gloves and dye them black, but can anyone give me direction for boots? I don't have anything yet, so any and all help is much appreciated! Thanks!

 

[Hana]

Just to follow up on the fabric, I've found some interesting Neoprene fabric on this website.
Hope this helps

http://www.foamorder.com/neoprene.html

 

[Drakonnen]

Anyone know where you can but a set of finished Widow's Bite Wright Guards? They do not have to light up.

 

[gamora76]

Hi everyone,
this is my work for the Lucca Comics and Games (Italy).

http://i.imgur.com/apGEsrZ.jpg

 

[ReginaCosplay]

Hi everyone,
this is my work for the Lucca Comics and Games (Italy).

http://i.imgur.com/apGEsrZ.jpg

I've seen you at Lucca! I've a photo with you and you're son! Great job on the costumes!

 

[gamora76]

I've seen you at Lucca! I've a photo with you and you're son! Great job on the costumes!

Hi, thank you! If I remember, you too were a great Black Widow! Awesome days and very fun at Lucca Comics with the Marvel Cosplay Italia group! See you soon, I hope.

 

[tiga]

Based on online photos and descriptions, "Black Textural Polyester Neoprene" from Mood Fabrics seemed like the closest thing I could find. I had a chat with one of their online representatives who felt it might be a good choice for the costume. Today, I received sample swatches in black and navy. The navy version is simply called Navy Spacer Mesh and I think the description for that one is a bit more accurate as the swatches are clearly the same fabric in two different colors (there really is no neoprene).

The outward texture is pretty much exactly what is used the shoulders and back of some of my backpacks. I don't know if it's exactly the same fabric or if it's just that layer. The inside layer is smoother. To me, the texture looks exactly like the high resolution photos from The Avengers. The material is somewhat see-through, but placing it over my skin, it looks black. It stretches about 30% in one direction and 20% in the other.

I think it's possible that there were spacer mesh and actual neoprene versions of the suit made for the film. The texture looks very smooth and rubbery in many of the action shots - quite different from what it looks like in indoor & poster shots. I have a version of the costume completed, but I used a 1mm wetsuit body along with black compression leggings instead of a one piece suit. Except for the somewhat inaccurate surface texture and some difficulties hiding a logo on the chest of the wetsuit body I used, 1mm neoprene worked really well for me. It wasn't too hot to wear indoors, although it did get sweaty inside the suit. From set photos, it's clear that at least for Age of Ultron, two piece suits were also used. There's a photo of two stunt doubles wearing the bottom without the top.

How does the spacer mesh compare with what you have been using?

Also, I guess Yaya Han's zippered bodysuit pattern might be a good starting point. I'm completely new to making costumes, so using a pattern seems like a good idea.

I'm writing a series of online articles on the costume I put together for Halloween (+ a few bits I did more recently). I'll post a link here when it's ready - about 80% of the writing is done, so probably end of this month or early January. The new suit isn't really part of the series I'm writing, but I'll probably mention the fabrics etc in passing and then if I make a new suit, I'll consider writing a new article about it.

 

[tiga]

As I mentioned above, I was writing a series on the costume I made and it's now in a state where I have started publishing the articles. I didn't want to post everything at once, so I have scheduled the parts to go out on Saturdays, Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays for the next two weeks or so. Comments are of course most welcome and I hope some of you find the articles useful or entertaining. I have tried to include some crafting in most of of the articles.

The first article here.

 

[tiga]

I used the M7217 Yaya Han bodysuit pattern with modified front panels to make a 2012 Black Widow suit using 3mm black spacer mesh from Mood Fabrics. I still need to iron down some of the seams etc, but the suit is ready to use now, so as of last night, I consider it complete. The fabric was really easy to work with and matches the original very well. Sizing is super critical due to the limited amount of stretch. Black bodysuit/tights underwear is recommended (strong light and flash will go through the fabric).



I'll probably write a blog post about the suit build + some updates to my previous blog series in the near future. I have made a lot of small upgrades to my costume, but I'll probably keep tinkering on it for a while. For instance I molded shoulder patches out of Smooth-On Dragon Skin, but don't have a way to paint them silver/black yet (the suit just has loop side velcro patches on the shoulders, so I can change the patches easily).

 

[Maryfoxfirebird]

Well done...hopped on your blog for more detailed process. The batons are brilliant . I hope to see you build more in the future.

 

[tiga]

I went to a local cosplay convention today and a friend took some photos. I think my costume is now pretty much complete, although I'll probably make some minor modifications and possibly cut the wig a bit shorter. This (as should be for the thread) is my cosplay of the 2012 Avengers movie Black Widow.

 

[tiga]

I completed the new utility pouches this week. You can see them in the photos in my previous post (not lit up though). My first version was just a clip-on prop that didn't function. The new versions are also 3D-printed, but also include a bit of electronics. The pouches have lids that open and neodymium magnets. The discs contain a reed switch, battery, resistors and two LEDs (blue & red) each and will instantly light up if they are removed from the pouch. The discs were printed in translucent clear PLA (and then dyed with black marker).

The black parts were printed on a Fabrikator Mini ($170 printer) and the translucent parts on my Wanhao i3. It was just more convenient to work on these with two printers and I could have easily done the whole thing on the fab mini.

I used Fusion 360 for all the 3D modeling. It was quite challenging most of the time, but I learned a ton and I'm now pretty good at Fusion 360. I think the best way to learn a new CAD software is to have something existing that you want to replicate, so you don't have to both learn the software and come up with a cool design at the same time. Even though the outward design was dictated by the movie prop, I still had to know how to replicate it and make a function lid hinge, working & easily printable (no infill or supports needed) disc design and casing for the electronics that also acts as a locking mechanism for the disc shell halves.

I can write a blog post and include STL files if there's any interest. As the 2012 movie is getting pretty old, I suppose most people are making Civil War or AoU based costumes.

Of the 10 reed switches I bought from eBay, three turned out to be duds for my purpose (two completely dead and one that just didn't work right for me). I also broke one (they are rather fragile glass tubes). The magnets were also challenging to position so that the discs would function correctly and go dark (and not use any power at all) while slotted in the pouches. I ordered some larger magnets this week, but I was able to get the 10mm x 2mm round neodymium magnets to work reliably when I positioned them just right. It was more difficult than I originally envisioned, but then that's to be expected when you are designing something like this.

I like the design because there are no electrical contacts, nor any pressure switches and yet the discs shut down (like magic) when seated in their cradles.

I'm also really pleased with how the suit worked and what it looks like in the photos. Sure, some of the seams are not perfect and it would be nice if the back was 1"-2" longer, but for a first ever sewing project, I'm thrilled that it turned out to be an entirely functional and apparently quite durable suit. I'm pretty sure the fabric is a 100% match to the costume in the 2012 movie.

 

[tiga]

I just finished the right boot and hope to get the left one done before Dragon Con. I took a wedge heel boot with a side zipper and made a permanent boot cover. The side zipper is still accessible. The cover is glued down around the foot area and uses large velcro patches at the top. The oval grommets and bottom strap loop are 3D-printed using PLA. The band around the sole is 3D-printed using HobbyKing's black flexible filament.

I covered the boot with plastic & painter's tape, drew the seam lines on the tape and then cut out the pattern. The toe area was a bit tricky to sew, but at least I learned a few tricks while doing it.

Come and say hi, if you see me at Dragon Con.

http://blog.poista.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/2016-08-16-BW-RightBoot.jpg

 

[hardworkingguy2000]

the Gloves she wore in the Avengers are Allstair Motorcycle Gloves..discontinued though very hard to find

 

[tiga]

Items like the gloves show how we approach putting these costumes together. When I started a bit under a year ago, I had a strict deadline and although I didn't have a fixed budget, I wanted to keep the price of the costume reasonable. Harbinger 143 weight lifting gloves have a roughly similar style and they are easily available at a reasonable price. They are not an exact match, but very few people are going to notice.

I think for someone who wants a perfect replica, making your own version would be unacceptable, if a "found item" exists at all - even if it's discontinued and expensive. The AustriAlpin buckles and Blackhawk holsters are certainly easy to find, but for a budget-minded maker, they might feel like a cop-out because you aren't actually making anything. One person wants to have the closest possible copy whereas the other person is more interested in crafting replicas. They just have different priorities and interests.

I'm not truly hard-core in terms of making a perfect replica. I didn't replicate the suit pattern perfectly - partly because it was my first tailoring project and I was using the Yaya Han bodysuit pattern as a starting point. I just customized the pattern where I felt the signature panels were and did the rest according to the bodysuit pattern. With the boots, I left out a snap and some buckles partly due to time constraints (read: I was lazy) and partly because I felt they might just make the costume less practical (more likely to get tangled up somewhere and torn off).

The weight lifting gloves are at the very far end of the "casual replica" scale: I didn't make them myself and they are not a perfect match either. I could probably take a base glove and dress them up to look like motorcycle gloves. I don't see myself doing that though. Then again, six months ago I wasn't sure if I was going to bother modifying the boots either.

 

[Inferno77]

Currently in the completion stages of the Iron Man 2 Black Widow costume. We are having trouble keeping the belts that hold the holsters from slipping down. I made them out of standard black webbing. Do you guys have any recommendations as to something we could put on the back of them to prevent them from slipping?