sithlord23
Well-Known Member
Hi all. I posted some of this over on the Cap CosplaySky suit thread, but wanted to show off some of the build/progress pics in case anyone wanted to use for reference and/or get ideas for their own AOU suits.
Here are some pics of my suit 99% finished. I did some major mods to the suit in question, starting head to toe, done with the best of my current abilities(which isn't fantastic haha)
(and forgive my resin casting skills, as I'm still learning.
)
Helmet- MaulFett sorted me out. (I even ordered the smaller one, it was too small, sent back and he promptly sent the larger size)
Harness/Belt- Kingsley (though I made my own pockets for the belt)
Metal Bits- Dstengler
Shield- CATToys
1. Cut sleeves off the jacket and made into vest. Attached the sleeves to an under armor shirt, way better movement
2. Added velcro to inside of jacket bottom so I could fold the length up inside and shorten the jacket after it was zipped. This combined with the cut off sleeves = no riding up while wearing
3. Sculpt/cast better shoulder armor for more definition(let's face it, I just wasn't gonna get Steve Rogers body in 2mos time. ) Resin shoulder armor
4. Cut the liner out of the jacket and pants. That taffeta liner is what is making everyone so hot in their suits. Get rid of it! Lol. Way better after
5. Got Kingsley's belt, but I built my own pockets out of worbla and nylon overlayed.
6. Tapered the pants and jacket to fit more slim
7. Used existing gloves for base, but cut foam templates and glued over glove then coated with worbla for durability
8. Sculpt/cast my own arm/glove greeblies out of urethane. Cut off the existing ones that came with the suit and tried to make more accurate ones
9. Took existing boot covers/spats and overhauled these big time. Used puff paint on the red to make the seams more defined, worbla for detail and down the front. And my own greeblies for better shape, etc..
10. Re-painted all the appropriate areas- elbows, knees, pant stripes, etc.. a grey/navy blend with an acryllic blend
11. Made my own stripes for the pants pockets out of foam dipped in urethane
12. Added velcro to pants pocket flaps
13. Weathered the suit up real nice. Get that thing dirty boys! It looks way better in photos, it's always sketchy at first, but these things are supposed to have wear and dirt on them for the camera
**A note to the wrinkling of my jacket chest. I removed the liner and backed it with some craft foam, as the star and material like to bunch up a bit, it eliminated that, but the glue dried on the inside and caused some wrinkling. Just need to re-do this as well.
Happy with how it turned out overall, and while it's not 100% accurate(my gloves might need to be re-done, etc) I think it's at a good place.
For reference I'm 6'1", 180 lbs
Thanks for looking!
Jacket/sleeves cut off-
Shoulders-
Shoulder armor vs the regular shoulders (pre cut off)
Gloves-
Greeblies/details-
Boot covers-
Belt pockets-
Finished-
Here are some pics of my suit 99% finished. I did some major mods to the suit in question, starting head to toe, done with the best of my current abilities(which isn't fantastic haha)
(and forgive my resin casting skills, as I'm still learning.
) Helmet- MaulFett sorted me out. (I even ordered the smaller one, it was too small, sent back and he promptly sent the larger size)
Harness/Belt- Kingsley (though I made my own pockets for the belt)
Metal Bits- Dstengler
Shield- CATToys
1. Cut sleeves off the jacket and made into vest. Attached the sleeves to an under armor shirt, way better movement
2. Added velcro to inside of jacket bottom so I could fold the length up inside and shorten the jacket after it was zipped. This combined with the cut off sleeves = no riding up while wearing
3. Sculpt/cast better shoulder armor for more definition(let's face it, I just wasn't gonna get Steve Rogers body in 2mos time.
) Resin shoulder armor4. Cut the liner out of the jacket and pants. That taffeta liner is what is making everyone so hot in their suits. Get rid of it! Lol. Way better after
5. Got Kingsley's belt, but I built my own pockets out of worbla and nylon overlayed.
6. Tapered the pants and jacket to fit more slim
7. Used existing gloves for base, but cut foam templates and glued over glove then coated with worbla for durability
8. Sculpt/cast my own arm/glove greeblies out of urethane. Cut off the existing ones that came with the suit and tried to make more accurate ones
9. Took existing boot covers/spats and overhauled these big time. Used puff paint on the red to make the seams more defined, worbla for detail and down the front. And my own greeblies for better shape, etc..
10. Re-painted all the appropriate areas- elbows, knees, pant stripes, etc.. a grey/navy blend with an acryllic blend
11. Made my own stripes for the pants pockets out of foam dipped in urethane
12. Added velcro to pants pocket flaps
13. Weathered the suit up real nice. Get that thing dirty boys! It looks way better in photos, it's always sketchy at first, but these things are supposed to have wear and dirt on them for the camera
**A note to the wrinkling of my jacket chest. I removed the liner and backed it with some craft foam, as the star and material like to bunch up a bit, it eliminated that, but the glue dried on the inside and caused some wrinkling. Just need to re-do this as well.
Happy with how it turned out overall, and while it's not 100% accurate(my gloves might need to be re-done, etc) I think it's at a good place.
For reference I'm 6'1", 180 lbs
Thanks for looking!
Jacket/sleeves cut off-
Shoulders-
Shoulder armor vs the regular shoulders (pre cut off)
Gloves-
Greeblies/details-
Boot covers-
Belt pockets-
Finished-
