Coming up with a bat suit of my own

[JamesM242]

Looking good! I'd have to see how the cape comes together at the single point - my initial thought is that would make it tight around your neck, but maybe I'm not visualizing it correctly?

 

[zmanz]

You just might be right. Painted over the armor parts but since it’s mate, it leaves traces under the sun ( I don’t plan to be daytime Batman but still)… anyone knows how to fix that? Diluted acetone?

 

[zmanz]

Well apparently:
Use a fine grit (a 220 grit sanding sponge works great) and just go over everything quickly. You don't want to sand the paint off, you just want to smooth it out a bit before applying another coat

 

[zmanz]

So I’ve done a lot of dremel work on the jaw part, three tiny magnets on each side, one outside I’ll paint over. A bit of sagging….black elastic inside I guess should fix it.

 

[zmanz]

Just got magnets… symbol in place.

 

[zmanz]

Well here’s part of what I’ve gathered, minus the belt and gauntlets. It’s I feel a satisfying first draft. The logistics of putting all this together, making it wearable ( the bike armour armour underneath has a zipper), is intense. I’ll have to use Velcro and or magnets to connect the armour pieces going over it. The shoulder pads will need help to stay in place. Biceps will be arriving shortly.

 

[JamesM242]

Looking good! The yellow accents on the shoulder armor have me wondering about a yellow outline for the bat insignia on the chest emblem - as a way to pull it all together. Just a thought.

For consideration - here is a quick mock-up...

 

[zmanz]

That looks cool! Love your input. Actually the yellow might be swapped for brass, with a few touches of brass here and there. For the emblem, I still want to try putting a very dim light behind it, with a remote control. I showed a quick attempt a while ago see below

 

[zmanz]

 

[zmanz]

It would be dimmer than that really

 

[JamesM242]

I like your idea of using brass!

 

[zmanz]

There, light installed.

 

[zmanz]

Imagine you’re walking at night, barely any light. Than this shows up in front of you

 

[zmanz]

Gonna have to change the light I chose, too bulky on the chest. Should be getting fairy lights with a remote control tomorrow