Making a Cosplay Captain America TFA work...

[roblenzz]

Here is one of my pouches pre-dye w/ a wood block shape holder. I wet the leather so hopefully it will hold its shape nicely.

 

[Kevin Gossett]

Off to a nice start Bobby :thumbsup

 

[roblenzz]

Thanks Kevin, as you can tell, in my excitement I forgot the sewn lines in the body of the pouch!!! AAARRRGGGGHHHH! And yes I did all of them... Now comes, "do I take them apart and redo it or live with it?" I think they are coming apart...

 

[Kevin Gossett]

:lol

I know how you feel! I had to take apart several of my finished pieces and redo a few of them because I wasn't happy with my first attempt. It's all worth it in the end though, especially since you'll know

 

[mfgundlach]

Nevertheless your suit is looking good, I need to find the time to start a Captain America suit. I think I'm gonna go the easy route first and do the WW2 paratrooper outfit first, then when I get time start with the suit from the Avengers!

 

[krell101]

Awesome work!

 

[roblenzz]

Thanks guys for the compliments. Here is one of the pouches, I am happy now that I went back and added the stitching to the body of the pouch. Now it won't bug me everytime I look at it:

The others are dyed but this one I had added the leather balm to give it a warm sheen. I have the belt w/ grommets done and one side dyed waiting to dry so I can flip it. Thanks again for the comments

 

[Fly4v]

Your pants in the background, is that the cosplay suit or the cotton duck fabric you found?

 

[Chris27989]

nice pouches! nice stitching detail

 

[roblenzz]

Hey Fly, that's the Cosplay suit.

Here is the belt finished with the exception of the drop down holster and coming up with a way of fastening the belt behind the buckle. I think I'm going to loop the belt through the buckle and attach two snaps that will be hidden by the first pouch...

 

[roblenzz]

Thanks Chris!

 

[Fly4v]

AMERICA!!!!!..... Yeah!!!!!!

 

[Kevin Gossett]

Bobby, that looks awesome! Great job :thumbsup

 

[EyeofSauron]

man thats just so cool

 

[roblenzz]

Thanks Fly, Kevin and EOS. Just finishing up the drop leg holster but am waiting for it to dry before I post pics. That is about all for today. It fit pretty well and sat right on my leg when I test fit it am am pretty excited. The only minor issue so far is the weight of the 1911 and I had to remount and adjust so it would be tight to my leg instead of wanting to tilt out.

I spilled a brand new, full container of "British Tan" on my work bench Couldn't have been half or almost empty... The whole thing... Now I have a British Tan workbench, leather working tools, garage floor, hands... What a waste of 5 bucks...

 

[Graphic Jordan]

What color dye did you use? That looks darker than the British Tan... ?

 

[roblenzz]

I used British Tan, but the key to getting it deep is to dye it until it is almost saturated with color, let it dry, then applying a leather balm (which goes on thin, not a paste). Then I hit the balm w/ a hair dryer. It gets real dull looking but buffs out to a real authentic looking sheen. But I promise you, it is Fiebing Brand, "British Tan."

 

[EyeofSauron]

i have a quick question, did you use some kind of polyester thread for the seams, because they didnt take the color, or is that just the way it happens?

 

[roblenzz]

Yes the thread I used was an exterior poly. Wanted it to hold up and I figured it would not take the color, which doesn't bother me. I kinda like them standing out a bit so it draws your eye to all the detail work I tried to do... Now if I could just sew straight :lol

 

[Graphic Jordan]

So you slathered it in thick? Then wiped excess after it dried? Mine just looks orange and I'm using the same kind.