The Amazing Spiderman (Reboot) Costumes and Wardrobe

[CGClone]

I would have no problem saying that Iron Man is about the only comic movie that has translated well, Watchmen aside. All the Hulks have sucked, the 3 spidermans have been mediocre. Iron Man 2 was mediocre. The original X-Men was OK, the others were blah.

I dont hold out faith for a great Spiderman redo. I would love to be proved wrong, but its really not a huge deal.

 

[spiderfan11]

I would have no problem saying that Iron Man is about the only comic movie that has translated well, Watchmen aside. All the Hulks have sucked, the 3 spidermans have been mediocre. Iron Man 2 was mediocre. The original X-Men was OK, the others were blah.

I dont hold out faith for a great Spiderman redo. I would love to be proved wrong, but its really not a huge deal.

I disagree, respectfully of course. I think all of the Marvel Studios controlled projects have been phenomenal. IM, IM2, Incredible Hulk. The first two Spiderman movies were fantastic imo, and X1/X2 were also pretty good.

Thor and Captain America both look very promising as well.

No, they may not be Oscar worthy, but I think they do what they're intended to do, entertain.

 

[Jawafive]

I wouldn't use the word phenomenal, but Marvel has done an awesome job of bridging the gap between comics and reality. There are some things that just wouldn't translate 100% to screen that are in comics. IM was a surprising movie, awesome to watch but, honestly, it drags for me and feels a little long. The same for IM2. X2 is probably my favorite of all the Marvel stuff I've seen so far. Spider-Man 2 was also way better than either 1 or 3. I am liking the direction Marvel is taking while DC/WB are just leaving me going WTF most of the time.

 

[CGClone]

Both Hulks were pretty lame IMHO, thats all. Neither were spectacular, but the nice thing is its meant to entertain like you said. Suspend disbelief and enjoy the movie.

Some just do it better than others.

 

[BRRogers]

Just messing around with some Lycra, mesh, and liquid latex... I'm still waiting for
It to dry but so far I think it looks promising more details tomorrow once dry...

 

[FSURobbie]

Thor and Captain America both look very promising as well.

No, they may not be Oscar worthy, but I think they do what they're intended to do, entertain.

These two films have me so excited I'm willing to overlook the Spidey reboot debacle. Hopefully Marvel can pry Spidey away from Sony sooner rather than later so he can be incorporated into the Marvel U proper, film-wise that is.

 

[BRRogers]

Proof of concept:
Scour mesh over lycra, with a layer of latex on top.
In this case, I'm using Tulip's "slick" fabric paint.

Elasticity in the red is *significantly* decreased, however... It does still stretch a bit. If this was the raimi suit, I don't think this method would be viable... but since the reds in the Amazing Spiderman are minimal, I think it could work.

At least, I'm going to proceed with some more variations on the technique to see what results/ Improvements I may yield.

 

[Bimmer]

Nice work man! i love innovative and creative ideas can't wait to see more

 

[warlickjacoby]

I hope some one can turn out an affordable replica!

 

[Sporkey]

BRRogers, have you been experimenting with just the scour mesh or have you tried it with a mesh shirt or just normal mesh fabric? I know it would be more expensive to use those materials, but it would maybe help with the stretch issue.

 

[BRRogers]

BRRogers, have you been experimenting with just the scour mesh or have you tried it with a mesh shirt or just normal mesh fabric? I know it would be more expensive to use those materials, but it would maybe help with the stretch issue.

The scour mesh was the most accessible to me for testing purposes... However I find that the honeycomb pattern is more or less ideally sized for receiving the latex, whereas a stretch lycra mesh or jersey mesh (being thicker), might appear too dense after a latex coating.
That's just conjecture on my part though, I would still like to test it on a variety of meshes.

On the elasticity: stretch is effected by the absorption of latex into the lycra fabric, it does not have so much to do with the mesh put on top of it.
Like I said though, I could see the correlation between the way they sized the reds and the amount of stretch on the AS Suit as being a problem/solution based off of this technique. Knowing hollywood though, they probably used a custom silicone covering and not just 'latex covered mesh'.

 

[aelynn000]

On the elasticity: stretch is effected by the absorption of latex into the lycra fabric, it does not have so much to do with the mesh put on top of it.

Hmm..what if you stretch the spandex + mesh over something before/while applying the latex? I know it's a long shot, as it's most likely to dry in its stretched out state ( since the latex seems to simply restrict that quality of give ) but just a thought maybe worth a try.

edit: ps. also, that looks fantastic so far!! I am SO excited to see your progress with this!

 

[BRRogers]

Hmm..what if you stretch the spandex + mesh over something before/while applying the latex? I know it's a long shot, as it's most likely to dry in its stretched out state ( since the latex seems to simply restrict that quality of give ) but just a thought maybe worth a try.

edit: ps. also, that looks fantastic so far!! I am SO excited to see your progress with this!

Nice idea.. I'll have to try that after finals heh.

 

[mau5]

The scouring mesh just doesn't have the elasticity for this application. As I mentioned before I think it would work perfectly for the boots and probably for the gloves as well especially since it's weave is too small for the rest of the suit.

Hmm..what if you stretch the spandex + mesh over something before/while applying the latex?

This.

My idea for a budget suit is using the material from a small weave, mesh "body-stocking" that you'd find in an adult store. I know some guys who did Dark Knight suits used this under their armor. I believe they are two way stretch. Even still, covering it with latex would inhibit the majority of the fabric's stretch.
I'm planning to make the lycra suit then put it on a duct-tape dummy before applying the latex to the mesh.

 

[mau5]

Also thinking on a budget about the webbing. Could one use latex sheeting (like they use for fetish wear) for the red overlayed portion of the suit? And perhaps make a stencil of the "engraved" lines of the webbing and cut them out? It would get a bit like a jigsaw puzzle I'm sure but with the mesh layed on top it would probably sell it.

 

[FSURobbie]

Well done man, I'm not a fan of the suit but that's great work, you've nailed the look.

 

[dbalschi]

I still wanna know how a college kid makes a costume like this...in secret, presumably at home!!!!!

AAAggghhhh......

I've never understand how people can point out how he couldn't have made his costume when we are talking about a kid being bit by a radio active spider who can now climb walls and has the ability to make synthetic webbing that he can swing on

 

[n0regret5]

heh ^^ excellent point

 

[Sporkey]

I've never understand how people can point out how he couldn't have made his costume when we are talking about a kid being bit by a radio active spider who can now climb walls and has the ability to make synthetic webbing that he can swing on

What I find funny is that BRRogers is showing us that it is perfectly possible to make this suit using readily available materials. What is so unbelievable about this suit?

 

[Onigiri]

Paul is a Hollywood screenwriter (wrote Sky High) so if he says he got a look at the script I tend to believe him.
Also, I think you meant to say 'don't judge a book by its cover' as opposed to 'contents'. Folks are judging this by the costue (cover) as opposed to the content (whether or not its a good movie). I think its probably going to be a good movie Im just not thrilled with the Olympic Speedskating Uniform they came up with for a costume. Of course Im even less thrilled with Spidey's new white uniform when he joins Fantastic Four. Saw a pic of the cover and its hideous.

Where is this? I'm always skeptical when people claim they've read the script or that they have a mysterious friend who works on the set. Not saying he didn't, but because it inevitably happens for every big movie like this and almost always end up being false, I take it with a grain of salt. Yes, I've been 99% sure he was the villain from the beginning, but until we see a pic released from the studio, nothing is certain.