Making an exact copy of Tron?

ginhev123

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Hello!

I would like to make a exact copy of a Tron suite (Sams), and I was wondering how would I do this? I have never, ever made a costume, not even a piece of shirt.

My budget is fairly high, so I believe I can make a 100% copy. Where do I go? What do I buy? What do I have to do?

Thanks!
 
Yea, right now there are a LOT of threads being made about the TRON costumes, from replicating the fabric to getting the lights. Do some searching. It helps me all the time.

Also, WELCOME! :)
 
I'm no moderator, but Try searching around for relevant threads. You'd be surprised how much info is on these boards. I'm guilty of repeats at times too but the hexprint suit topic is out there too... Cheers
 
i also am making actualy 2 tron costumes right now. one of which is the tron suit from tron evolution/ tron legacy. its just a bit different from rinzlers armor. heres what you could do. first off, dont try the hexagon suit pattern. if your desperate for it the best thing to do would be to print out a picture online, paint the pattern of the hexagons with grey paint onto the picture, then stamp it onto a plain black t shirt. now for the armor on the suit, easy enough. craft foam, covered in waterproof glue 5-6 times, spray painted with a base coat of black, then plastidip sprayed all over it. for the light up parts just do what you would like to do, the light up parts will look great with reflective tape, EL wire, LED tape, glow in the dark tape, i mean whatever you want on it for the light up parts will look good thats not a problem. anyway, just trying to help ya out! :D
 
Just out of curiosity, what is your budget? "high" for some may seem low to others? I ask because I am thinking of offering some components, but they won't appeal to the low end builder.
 
I think Rinzler is one of the most difficult costume to make. It is almost entirely made of molded/cast materials with many detailed ridge lines and very little fabric. I don't see an accurate reproduction being able to be made without casting. I think Don Roberts can come close, but it would take a lot of work similar to a foam IM build. Don't forget to design it so you can get in and out of the costume as well. Mobility in the joints are a problem if you use foam sheets AND go for screen accuracy. Of course take my opinion with a grain of salt, since I'm new to costuming too. Mine is the first I've attempted, and surprised at what I accomplished from what I learned from searching this board. If someone mentions a material, search it and see how others have used it, same with adhesives, sealing and painting. Don't just go with one recommendation, there are many ways to accomplish the same goal. Do your research, learn from others' mistakes and achievements, find the best method for you, and plan a strategy.
Good Luck.

P.S. you don't need to paint before using plastidip. It IS a rubbery black paint.
 
I have never, ever made a costume, not even a piece of shirt. My budget is fairly high...

If I would like to do brain surgery but I haven't trained for it and my budget is fairly high, I'd hire someone to do it for me, especially if I was going to cut into only one or two brains.

Sam Flynn TRON LEGACY

Here's your best bet with a fairly high budget and no sewcrafting skills.
 
If I would like to do brain surgery but I haven't trained for it and my budget is fairly high, I'd hire someone to do it for me, especially if I was going to cut into only one or two brains.

Sam Flynn TRON LEGACY

Here's your best bet with a fairly high budget and no sewcrafting skills.

Hey Larry thanks for the plug. :thumbsup

Just to echo what was said above regarding the complexity of Rinzler's suit...simply put, for us (UD Replicas) it's the single most complex movie replica design attempted to date. I say that considering every other suit we've done thus far has had their own specific headaches to overcome, but Rinzler is proving an incredible challenge.
The character design is brilliant, and the execution of the movie suit from the costume maker was equally brilliant...which of course leads to an incredible undertaking when our product must remain faithful to the source material...and made from leather, be functional, protective and look as close as possible to what was seen on screen.

We've been working on Rinzler for some time now, and considering the lack of cast materials for our goods...it's taking some real out of the box thinking that we're all hoping will lead to a fantastic replica suit.

The harder something is to replicate, the more we throw at the R&D process...and in Rinzler's case, we've thrown a lot at it. :)

I can't give a time line as to when it'll be ready...but so far I can say it's looking pretty impressive. Hopefully when ready you guys will also feel the same way. :thumbsup

Just know that we don't ever cut any corners, and really go out of our way to offer the very best in licensed products that your hard earned money deserves to have.

More to come.
Thanks again Larry. :cool

David
 
Hello!

I would like to make a exact copy of a Tron suite (Sams), and I was wondering how would I do this? I have never, ever made a costume, not even a piece of shirt.

My budget is fairly high, so I believe I can make a 100% copy. Where do I go? What do I buy? What do I have to do?

Thanks!

Do you mean exact copy as in: The same it took to make the movie suits? If so, those ran about $60,000 to make per suit.
 
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