Hello, RPF.
I'm new here, but I've been looking into creating my own Spiderman costume that is near the caliber of spideyplanet's and others like it. I don't have any experience in this stuff, but there's a first for everything, right?
I have ideas about what I want to do with the mask, shoes, and mainly the suit itself, as I've already spent a while over the past few weeks browsing the forums here. However, I don't want to spend a billion dollars on the same webs that spideyplanet uses, and I don't like the look of puff paint at all.
I went to the Michael's Craft store that is near my house and looked around for different materials I could use for the webbing. I found spools of leather strip which have good height if laid flat on a surface. The width is also pretty good. The only thing I think I should be worried about would be the stretch of it. The strips don't have much give, but I can't be sure if I should really worry about it. I can paint the tops to make them silver and get black strips to give them the 3D look.
My question is if anyone has thought to do this. I know it might take a bit more time, focus, and concentration, but I think it will work out better in the end. If I remember if I start this project I will do a sample on something first and post a picture and try to mess with it to test the sturdiness.
Thanks for reading.
I'm new here, but I've been looking into creating my own Spiderman costume that is near the caliber of spideyplanet's and others like it. I don't have any experience in this stuff, but there's a first for everything, right?
I have ideas about what I want to do with the mask, shoes, and mainly the suit itself, as I've already spent a while over the past few weeks browsing the forums here. However, I don't want to spend a billion dollars on the same webs that spideyplanet uses, and I don't like the look of puff paint at all.
I went to the Michael's Craft store that is near my house and looked around for different materials I could use for the webbing. I found spools of leather strip which have good height if laid flat on a surface. The width is also pretty good. The only thing I think I should be worried about would be the stretch of it. The strips don't have much give, but I can't be sure if I should really worry about it. I can paint the tops to make them silver and get black strips to give them the 3D look.
My question is if anyone has thought to do this. I know it might take a bit more time, focus, and concentration, but I think it will work out better in the end. If I remember if I start this project I will do a sample on something first and post a picture and try to mess with it to test the sturdiness.
Thanks for reading.
