I've been considering a proper Utility Belt for a while. I decided to begin a scratch build of a non-functional belt today. I tend to like the more mechanical belts vs. the pouch look. I gathered a ton of reference of the belts from Arkham City, The Dark Knight, and Batman v Superman. In the end I decided to build a custom belt that takes a bit from all of these. Something a bit original, but familiar.
Here's the start. I built the first compartment today from styrene. The finished belt with have several of these. This one will be molded and cast to create the multiples I'll need. It will be solid resin and non-functional. For the design I really just started building and let the design emerge. I'm pretty pleased with what I arrived at.
I also built a cylinder. The finished belt with have a couple of these as well. This is just modified PVC parts.
I thought a lot about whether to have a linked belt (with little pins and spacers) like the dark knight belt. In the end I arrived at a solution that I think will give the look of a linked belt without dealing with all the pins needed to link everything. For my belt I created a small spacer piece that will go in between all the belt compartments. All pieces will attach to a web underbelt. From the front it will look like a linked belt.
I photoshopped these components into a series to see how the finished belt might look.
Now, on to the buckle.
Here's the start. I built the first compartment today from styrene. The finished belt with have several of these. This one will be molded and cast to create the multiples I'll need. It will be solid resin and non-functional. For the design I really just started building and let the design emerge. I'm pretty pleased with what I arrived at.
I also built a cylinder. The finished belt with have a couple of these as well. This is just modified PVC parts.
I thought a lot about whether to have a linked belt (with little pins and spacers) like the dark knight belt. In the end I arrived at a solution that I think will give the look of a linked belt without dealing with all the pins needed to link everything. For my belt I created a small spacer piece that will go in between all the belt compartments. All pieces will attach to a web underbelt. From the front it will look like a linked belt.
I photoshopped these components into a series to see how the finished belt might look.
Now, on to the buckle.
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