Farrellk08
Active Member
Obligatory "I'm building a Cap shield", blah blah intro. I decided to make my (first?) shield on a tight budget from the rubies plastic costume shield. I picked up mine for $13, plus shipping. I nabbed the blue version because it was a few bucks cheaper, and I'm painting it anyway, so why not. My first impressions are that, while not made of paper thin plastic, it lives up to the reviews of seeming to be breakable upon any real use. Also, they attach the label to a bit of plastic that you have to tear off the shield, which leaves a mark. Which sucks.
My plan to make it more durable is fiberglass. Not going to make it as indestructible as Vibranium, but it should help it stand up to general wear and tear, since I probably won't be taking it to any cons. So I tore off the cheap straps and got to it:
I'll see how well that went after it dries. I'm debating putting Bondo on top of that to smooth it all out.
For your mocking pleasure, here's what I call my "Did I press the button, there's no countdown?" face.



My plan to make it more durable is fiberglass. Not going to make it as indestructible as Vibranium, but it should help it stand up to general wear and tear, since I probably won't be taking it to any cons. So I tore off the cheap straps and got to it:

I'll see how well that went after it dries. I'm debating putting Bondo on top of that to smooth it all out.

For your mocking pleasure, here's what I call my "Did I press the button, there's no countdown?" face.