harmfulAdam
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Very excite! Let's see some of these pictures! 
Man of Steel
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xEVANSx
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A big THANK YOU goes out to everyone that helped make this costume possible. Belle, my family, the Austrain seamstress, RevolutionZ, Pannaus Props, FrightfulActs, numerous friends, the ladies at Jo-Ann Fabric and Michaels... and last, but not least, the contributions, suggestions, and words of encouragement from the members of the RPF. Thanks also goes to those that followed my progress. It's been an awesome ride
As promised... Here's the MASSIVE FINALE:
As promised... Here's the MASSIVE FINALE:
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jrenemtz321
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awesome work. one of the best costumes i've seen. prefer the darker blue.
Il Princerino
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looks FANTASTIC! Easily one of the best I've seen. Good on you, man, really great job on the suit. And you pull it off well, Henry Cavill step aside.
DarkProtector
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Brilliant job. I hope they don't mess with it much in the next movie. [emoji106]
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xEVANSx
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Thanks! I prefer the darker blue as well... The first 7-8 pics are unedited and show the actual colors.
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Haha thanks bro!
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Thanks bro
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Ty Sir. I hope so too, but they're gonna tweak it in some major way. They have to sell toys
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Thanks much... Maybe the changes will be a good thing. Guess we'll have to wait and see.
Winchester117
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The is freakin bad ACE!!! You pull that off beautifully and the suit looks amazing!
6ringsguerra
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Good Job man!
Great job as always bro.... the best ive seen and the color really spot on .
Very nice job man! I'd like to see some closeups of the chainmail work if possible. From what I can see, you made it different than the original pattern, but it still works just as well. Definitely gives it a unique touch!
Also, can you describe how you did the cape? Was this purchased at Jo-anns? Was it tango red or different color?
Also, can you describe how you did the cape? Was this purchased at Jo-anns? Was it tango red or different color?
harmfulAdam
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HOLY! Nailed it! I'm definitely looking forward to getting started on one of these one day!
xEVANSx
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Thanks much!
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Ty Sir.
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Great job as always bro.... the best ive seen and the color really spot on .
Thanks MR. Hope everything goes well with your run
xEVANSx
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Thanks mydlyfe. I'll get some close-ups for ya, but I won't have the suit on again until Saturday. It's a more simple version of the chain mail, but keep in mind I did it all my hand.
My friend Belle did my cape, and she could explain it better than I can. As far as how I connected it... We used hook-and-eye connectors and sewed them very close to the front of the trim and the other end on the cape. Once it was attached... I glued the **** out of it (technical terminology) to keep it in place, then covered the hook-and-eyes with the fabric by jogging it forward. I also attached some Velcro under the cape to take some of the weight off the front attachments.
I bought the the fabric for the cape at Jo-Ann fabric, and it closely resembles their red velveteen's back side color.
Hope this helps!
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Thanks bro... I'll be here to help ya if I can.
Belleb08
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Hey mydlyfe let me know if you want to know how I made the cape and anyone else if you are interested I share it here.
Hey mydlyfe let me know if you want to know how I made the cape and anyone else if you are interested I share it here.
Yeah that would be great. I am going to be purchasing Masked Rider's MoS suit, but also plan to make a custom Superman design of my own sometime soon. I'm going to mix things from previous Superman designs but definitely want to use the design of this cape.
Belleb08
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Okay so how I made the cape. The cape is made from 8yrd of 60” wide fabric. The first step was to take a back measurement from the base of the neck to the floor and then I added about 4 extra inches for hemming and what needed to be taken out for the neckline. With that measurement I drew a quarter of a circle as my pattern. The cape is a modified half circle. I took two inches down to make the inner circle for the neck. See diagram below:
I then to cut this out of the fabric cut the above pattern in half so the cape had 4 panels. I doubled up the fabric laying out the fabric with the 60” wide folding the yardage in half; each panel took about 2yrs of fabric. There is a trick to cutting out the middle sections as I added width at the neckline to accommodate the pleating and the neck. So I added 10 inches to the middle of each panel when cutting it out. See below diagram:
I then sewed all the panels together and hemmed all the edges. The pleats on the shoulders are just 4 knife pleats. And that’s a quick version on how the cape was made.
I then to cut this out of the fabric cut the above pattern in half so the cape had 4 panels. I doubled up the fabric laying out the fabric with the 60” wide folding the yardage in half; each panel took about 2yrs of fabric. There is a trick to cutting out the middle sections as I added width at the neckline to accommodate the pleating and the neck. So I added 10 inches to the middle of each panel when cutting it out. See below diagram:
I then sewed all the panels together and hemmed all the edges. The pleats on the shoulders are just 4 knife pleats. And that’s a quick version on how the cape was made.
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