Gimpdiggity
Master Member
Hi everyone.
I'm building a Captain America costume. I'm kind of struggling with a few of the aspects of it...mainly, I can't decide if I should work towards a specific "movie accurate" costume, or if I should take elements of Cap that I like from pretty much everything, and just put together what would basically be pretty much just a good depiction of Captain America, but from no specific source material.
For example, the basis of my costume is the suit from the first "Avengers" movie. It's just one of those cosplay costumes from Amazon. So, for it to be movie accurate, I'd need to work with that movie's costume only for the accessories, such as the boots, gauntlets/gloves, utility belt, and helmet/head wear.
However, I'm having a bit of trouble getting some of the things movie accurate...such as the boots. I have a pattern that I've been working with to try and make some boot covers, but ultimately they end up not coming out very well. I've got the gauntlets taken care of, and the utility belt will be a breeze. However, the boots are killing me.
So, with that in mind, I've thought a lot about going with a more traditional style combat boot, but dying/painting it red and adding some accessories to it...basically just a "generic" Captain America boot.
I also really like the way that the shield mounts on the back of the "Age of Ultron" suit, so I was thinking of making some straps so that I can have the shield work out like that.
For what it's worth, I'd just be wearing this as a Halloween costume and to a couple of local conventions.
Is it a bad idea to just kind of go with what I like and make a generic costume??? Should I continue working on the boots to try and get them to where I need them to be in order to work with the "Avengers" suit that I already have?
I'm pretty net to all of this. It's my first costume build, and I've been having fun with it. However, I also tend to get anxiety about my hobbies, and it's driving me nuts trying to decide if I should go as movie accurate as possible, or if I should just keep building things and go for just a basic Captain America. I guess I'm not really sure what to expect when I go to a convention...if I'm not movie accurate, will people kind of think I've got no clue what I'm doing?? I would think that if I went kind of what I like, it would make the costume somewhat unique, which in and of itself would be pretty cool.
Anyway...any input would be appreciated!
Jeff
I'm building a Captain America costume. I'm kind of struggling with a few of the aspects of it...mainly, I can't decide if I should work towards a specific "movie accurate" costume, or if I should take elements of Cap that I like from pretty much everything, and just put together what would basically be pretty much just a good depiction of Captain America, but from no specific source material.
For example, the basis of my costume is the suit from the first "Avengers" movie. It's just one of those cosplay costumes from Amazon. So, for it to be movie accurate, I'd need to work with that movie's costume only for the accessories, such as the boots, gauntlets/gloves, utility belt, and helmet/head wear.
However, I'm having a bit of trouble getting some of the things movie accurate...such as the boots. I have a pattern that I've been working with to try and make some boot covers, but ultimately they end up not coming out very well. I've got the gauntlets taken care of, and the utility belt will be a breeze. However, the boots are killing me.
So, with that in mind, I've thought a lot about going with a more traditional style combat boot, but dying/painting it red and adding some accessories to it...basically just a "generic" Captain America boot.
I also really like the way that the shield mounts on the back of the "Age of Ultron" suit, so I was thinking of making some straps so that I can have the shield work out like that.
For what it's worth, I'd just be wearing this as a Halloween costume and to a couple of local conventions.
Is it a bad idea to just kind of go with what I like and make a generic costume??? Should I continue working on the boots to try and get them to where I need them to be in order to work with the "Avengers" suit that I already have?
I'm pretty net to all of this. It's my first costume build, and I've been having fun with it. However, I also tend to get anxiety about my hobbies, and it's driving me nuts trying to decide if I should go as movie accurate as possible, or if I should just keep building things and go for just a basic Captain America. I guess I'm not really sure what to expect when I go to a convention...if I'm not movie accurate, will people kind of think I've got no clue what I'm doing?? I would think that if I went kind of what I like, it would make the costume somewhat unique, which in and of itself would be pretty cool.
Anyway...any input would be appreciated!
Jeff