CAPTAIN AMERICA: TFA suit

[imnotahero]

Trying my hand at sewing and I'm liking the results so far. The helmet sculpt is coming along and I already finished one of the shoulder pads. The only problem is that I don't have any leather to make the helmet straps, boots, gloves, belt, etc. Does anyone know a good site for buying cheap leather or faux leather?

 

[tk1055]

Re: CAPTAIN AMERICA: TFA suit - need some help.

Tandey Leather. Or you can hit any fabric store and get some vinyl.

 

[lordgilpin]

Re: CAPTAIN AMERICA: TFA suit - need some help.

Wow, that looks really great so far! Good luck!

 

[Pandemic]

Re: CAPTAIN AMERICA: TFA suit - need some help.

What material are you using for the costume? As far as leather goes look for remnants at local craft stores, vinyl is a good alternative. Everything looks great, I've been wanting to do a cap costume for a while just haven't found the right material, good luck and welcome to the forum.

 

[Graphic Jordan]

Re: CAPTAIN AMERICA: TFA suit - need some help.

We have a WINNER! The suit looks great thus far.

 

[propsculptor]

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For someone trying out sewing, you are doing a great job!
It looks exactly like the movie costume!!:thumbsup

Are you using any special pattern to get this right?

 

[Gator Fett]

Re: CAPTAIN AMERICA: TFA suit - need some help.

Nice.

What fabric are you using? Looks pretty accurate.

 

[imnotahero]

Re: CAPTAIN AMERICA: TFA suit - need some help.

lol. The fabric is actually from $5 t-shirts from Target. I think its the foam i'm using underneath that is giving it the right look. Also, I got some leather-esque fabric today. I'm so excited to work on the gloves and boots. Thanks for all of the positive comments guys.

 

[Zendragon]

Looks great!!

 

[imnotahero]

Holster coming along nicely. Using duct tape for a buckle at this point

 

[STEALTH]

This is coming along so well!

 

[Badmonkey]

Looks great! If you're looking for pleather, Joann Fabrics will usually have something, most probably in their upholstery section.

 

[VariablePenguin]

Very impressive looking

 

[BoozeBeGood]

Holy crap....that looks AWESOME!!!! :thumbsup

 

[Clone-extra1]

Dude, this is amazing! Those t-shirts provide just the right texture! Quick question: it looks like you're using craft foam to get the raised details. Are you just sewing the sections through one piece of foam or did you cut out the individual sections?

 

[Chris Fields]

looking sweet!

 

[imnotahero]

@Clone-exra1 - The effect is done by doing 2 layers of foam. The base is just one big piece. On top of that I glued all of the separated section pieces. Then the fabric goes on top of that and you just sew between sections. Hope that makes sense. Hard to explain in text.

 

[Clone-extra1]

Thanks man, that explains it! Keep up the awesome work!

 

[imnotahero]

Today I did some work one of the gloves:

 

[Phizzle127]

Great job on this build! I was going to try a similar approach with my shoulders, but being that I have a deadline and much more to finish, I just stitched on extra strips of fabric to give the effect. Looking forward to seeing the final outcome