Tron Legacy Costume
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WolfMistress
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CelticRuins
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This is awesome! Where did you get the hexagonal mesh?? I was just going to use iron-on transfers, but this looks like a faster method.
Bought it from one of those places that supplies computer enthusiasts, here in the UK. Our colonial brethren would probably want to look more locally:
Modders Mesh
It is sold for much lower per-piece prices by a lot of places in the far east, but they're generally on alibaba.com and want to sell you a minimum order of 100,000 pieces for delivery in six months. You could probably do this with the round-hole stuff as well, which is a lot easier to get and a bit cheaper, and from a foot away I doubt anyone would be that bothered.
Iron-on transfer will affect the elasticity of the fabric; this does not, unless you get it too hot and start to char the elastane fibres. Do tests on a scrap piece first.
Oh, and by the way - people talking about tinting electroluminescent materials. Look up GAM, Lee Filters or Formatt, all of whom make flexible plastic filters used in film, TV and theatrical lighting. If you ask them nicely they'll probably send you the little pocket book with small samples of their hundreds of shades, so you can pick out the one you want. It isn't tremendously cheap to buy by the yard, but then you probably wouldn't need much.
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Modders Mesh
It is sold for much lower per-piece prices by a lot of places in the far east, but they're generally on alibaba.com and want to sell you a minimum order of 100,000 pieces for delivery in six months. You could probably do this with the round-hole stuff as well, which is a lot easier to get and a bit cheaper, and from a foot away I doubt anyone would be that bothered.
Iron-on transfer will affect the elasticity of the fabric; this does not, unless you get it too hot and start to char the elastane fibres. Do tests on a scrap piece first.
Oh, and by the way - people talking about tinting electroluminescent materials. Look up GAM, Lee Filters or Formatt, all of whom make flexible plastic filters used in film, TV and theatrical lighting. If you ask them nicely they'll probably send you the little pocket book with small samples of their hundreds of shades, so you can pick out the one you want. It isn't tremendously cheap to buy by the yard, but then you probably wouldn't need much.
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CelticRuins
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Yeah I was worried about the fabric stretching and causing the pattern to crack.
Thanks for the link!
Been looking long and hard at the Sam Flynn costume, to do a decent job of totally getting the exact look, I'm thinking rubber? This involves sculpting the breastplate out of clay, and then making a mold for the rubber? See? I have been researching@ Ok, major roadblock, I have no sculpting skills. :cry
Hmmm, either I gotta learn to work with rubber, hire someone who does, or I might have to go for a not so totally exact look.
Hmmm, either I gotta learn to work with rubber, hire someone who does, or I might have to go for a not so totally exact look.
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SqueekinOrka
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Hi everyone hows it going,this is my first post here.
I have been browsing for a while and i am very inspired and amazed by Tron Legacy and everyones costumes...amazing awesome work. :thumbsup
I am hoping to start making my own Tron Costume at some point (hopefully not to far in the future). I have an idea but need to sketch a few things like the light design as i'm going to try and design my own suit/design.I'm new to costume making and i haven't had to much experience making costumes so this will probably be quite a challenge.
I'm thinking of starting with gloves as that maybe the easiest to start with and good for practice. But then again maybe kinda difficult as what i would like to do with them. Watching the movie i couldn't help but think how cool Rinzlers gloves are.I really like the lights on the fingers and that maybe hard to do because of the wiring.That is something i'd really really like.
Notes on my design
Gloves - Mix of Rinzlers and Sams style.
Color - Orange (Rinzler)
EL Wire or Tape? Which would be better for the gloves ?
[I plan to use the tape for the suit,hopefully i can get it in orange]
Need to purchase Rinzler Deluxe Disc. (Hoping a comic/collectors store can help me as here in Canada no place has them so i read in one of the threads here.)
For armor i was thinking of using foam maybe.Going by Twinight's thread of his costume progress how he made it.
Wetsuit for the under armor so to speak.
Just a few notes and i hope i've made sense,i feel as if i can't think lol To much Tron!lol. I need to get a design going and once i have a design i'm happy with i will post pictures and things as i go. Maybe a while before i get everything i need to make the suit but i can at least plan. Hope i can get gloves and the disc at least.Oh yes....the disc must have the disc!
Thanks everyone for the inspiration and for an amazing thread,i still have so much to read and find again.
I have been browsing for a while and i am very inspired and amazed by Tron Legacy and everyones costumes...amazing awesome work. :thumbsup
I am hoping to start making my own Tron Costume at some point (hopefully not to far in the future). I have an idea but need to sketch a few things like the light design as i'm going to try and design my own suit/design.I'm new to costume making and i haven't had to much experience making costumes so this will probably be quite a challenge.
I'm thinking of starting with gloves as that maybe the easiest to start with and good for practice. But then again maybe kinda difficult as what i would like to do with them. Watching the movie i couldn't help but think how cool Rinzlers gloves are.I really like the lights on the fingers and that maybe hard to do because of the wiring.That is something i'd really really like.
Notes on my design
Gloves - Mix of Rinzlers and Sams style.
Color - Orange (Rinzler)
EL Wire or Tape? Which would be better for the gloves ?
[I plan to use the tape for the suit,hopefully i can get it in orange]
Need to purchase Rinzler Deluxe Disc. (Hoping a comic/collectors store can help me as here in Canada no place has them so i read in one of the threads here.)
For armor i was thinking of using foam maybe.Going by Twinight's thread of his costume progress how he made it.
Wetsuit for the under armor so to speak.
Just a few notes and i hope i've made sense,i feel as if i can't think lol To much Tron!lol. I need to get a design going and once i have a design i'm happy with i will post pictures and things as i go. Maybe a while before i get everything i need to make the suit but i can at least plan
. Hope i can get gloves and the disc at least.Oh yes....the disc must have the disc!Thanks everyone for the inspiration and for an amazing thread,i still have so much to read and find again.
games001
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Ok.. Let This Be Your Final TRON 1.5 Refit! (evil grin since I know it won't be)..
Using the a Soul Inertia Full Custom Green Disc Refit Kit, strips of UV Reactive green Gaffers tape, and a mix of ELTape and ELWire (of various colors from blue to green for story purposes), the new name of this build is:
VirI_DOS (The Green Operating System) -
And the video... YouTube - TRON 1.5 VirI_DOS (Green OS) Full Suit Sound Test.3gp
A gritty club night live shot. Make sure you have the slack needed in the arms, so you can lounge on the wall shelves now and then.
Using the a Soul Inertia Full Custom Green Disc Refit Kit, strips of UV Reactive green Gaffers tape, and a mix of ELTape and ELWire (of various colors from blue to green for story purposes), the new name of this build is:
VirI_DOS (The Green Operating System) -
And the video... YouTube - TRON 1.5 VirI_DOS (Green OS) Full Suit Sound Test.3gp
A gritty club night live shot. Make sure you have the slack needed in the arms, so you can lounge on the wall shelves now and then.
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I must add this because I am a huge theater geek, there is another company for these filters (we call them gels) called Rosco, any of them are a good choice.
I am wondering, how are you avoiding damage to the inverters when none of the tape/wires have no power going to them.
And what are you using to control the lights? or are you just using sound reactive inverters?
SqueekinOrka
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Very nice Gams it looks great!
Annisse
Sr Member
and this is what I love about the RPF. Everyone and their brilliant ideas! This is fantastic, never would have thought of it! Just when you think it has been done already, more ideas keep coming to the table here!
games001
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The various sections of the armor found on the arms, the single strip of tape on the chest, the line feeding around the inner side of the outer jacket, and the tape inside areas of the helm.. there is a single feed coming from the Sound Inverter with splices of additional lines feeding 11 different sites.
The inverter is meant specifically for the 'On/Off' action based on sound input via a tiny mic on the black bulge (the inverter itself) seen on the belt just showing through the front of the outer jacket. EL wire Sound Inverter at $13.00
Annisse
Sr Member
Just wanted to post my completed End of Line Club waitress dress with the El Panel attached from LuminousFilm.com Dress fits tight. Mannequin is only for display.
Still gotta fix the over lapped corners as they are not matching up in straight lines due to all the folds but as you can see, you can bend this stuff at 90 degree angles. Pretty awesome stuff!
Still gotta fix the over lapped corners as they are not matching up in straight lines due to all the folds but as you can see, you can bend this stuff at 90 degree angles. Pretty awesome stuff!
Looking forward to seeing you in it Annisse
HooDooMan1
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That looks fantastic, Annisse! I can't wait to see the finished costume! That stuff is great since it can bend at 90 degree angles. I was wondering, can it be folded at shallower angles, so as to just make a slight angle, say 30 degrees or so? For example, instead of: L it would be more like \_ (I hope that makes sense! LOL!)
thormungandr
Active Member
How did you attach the disc mount plate to the coat? It all looks fantastic btw good mix of colors :thumbsup
Ok.. Let This Be Your Final TRON 1.5 Refit! (evil grin since I know it won't be)..
Using the a Soul Inertia Full Custom Green Disc Refit Kit, strips of UV Reactive green Gaffers tape, and a mix of ELTape and ELWire (of various colors from blue to green for story purposes), the new name of this build is:
And the video... YouTube - TRON 1.5 VirI_DOS (Green OS) Full Suit Sound Test.3gp
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