The Batman/ Battinson

Updated ear. The right side is the outer part
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Got the first full prototype of my buckle done— laser cut steel for the sides and 3D printed center. No finishing done on the printed parts yet:
 

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Hi, long time lurker, but new to posting here. I’m not sure how you cross post, so I’ll link to the other forum below. I’ve made a possible ID on the boots worn in the film, and a definite ID of the drop leg holster. Still working on finding the gloves, which is proving to be quite the challenge.

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Hi, long time lurker, but new to posting here. I’m not sure how you cross post, so I’ll link to the other forum below. I’ve made a possible ID on the boots worn in the film, and a definite ID of the drop leg holster. Still working on finding the gloves, which is proving to be quite the challenge.

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Feel free to drop the links if you can! I know what the gloves are
 
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Holy reference images Batman
 

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Anymore progress on this build? Super excited to see everyone’s work! Especially the soft parts now that we have some more clear images of the pants and back of the top
 
Anymore progress on this build? Super excited to see everyone’s work! Especially the soft parts now that we have some more clear images of the pants and back of the top
I hadn't checked this thread in a while, just saw the new photos so I started a new leather pattern for the cowl. Still can't get the nose right but hopefully I'll have it together in the next couple days.
 

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How’d it go?
Here’s my foam mock up, I still need to make some adjustments to the back of the ears to make it more formfitting before I try it on leather again. Then I’ll start on drafting the front neck piece and getting the stitching right.
 

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Looks great! The cowl seems like it's the hardest part, since it's a mix of more organic shapes with some angularity.
If I can offer some comments, looking at this pic:

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I don't have much experience in costuming of this type, but it seems to me that the cowl may be sculpted and cast out of something semi-rigid like urethane or latex, then a thin "leather" layer (I'm not so sure it's actually leather) is shaped over the top and stitched directly to the under part, rather than just using stiff leather stitched together like you're using. Or maybe the whole thing is just moulded rubber, and it's just simulating that it's made of leather. The stitching looks more like machine stitching, which is another reason I think either the leather is thinner, or it's not actually made of leather.

Just now, I found this Etsy seller's Battinson cowl - I'm not affiliated with them, it just came up in my search. I don't know if its construction is accurate to the movie (they boast that the movie's designer commented on it and said they "nailed it" but I don't know if that's true). But it looks pretty good, though still not entirely accurate. Maybe the pics can offer some assistance in your design. They say theirs is made from urethane:

The Batman 2021 2022 Battison Cowl Robert Pattison Matt Reeves | Etsy

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Don't get me wrong, the cowls you've been doing look great. I think the black ones in the pic you just posted look closer to the cowl that the tan leather ones. If you do continue with the thick leather, I'd suggest a "butt stitch" would look more like the stitching on the movie cowl.
 

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