Declanuk123
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Subbed, i'm also in the process of building a Stealth Suit.... so many options..
I cant wait to see your progress
good job
I cant wait to see your progress
good job
Was Avengers, Now Stealth Captain America w/ Magnetic shield
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HaNDiCaPZaCH
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For those of you who are confused by the forearms comment, user addamisk1 has been lending me a hand (and forearms) in the shield construction. Seen in the 4th picture of post #20
HaNDiCaPZaCH
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More soon but here's a little teaser
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HaNDiCaPZaCH
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I'M BACK
Sorry for the extended absence, College... Ugh...
Anyways, got a few updates now that I've been working on some stuff so lets dive in.
First off, Sorry for the assortment of picture sizes... Im not sure why but I'm unable to change them back to smaller sizes
SHIELD:
"Ehh.... It's being stubborn.." Is what I would say when people asked about it. I was having a big problem with the overall curve and the mini dents and divots created by the satellite dish. After many sessions of heating small areas and trying to adjust them by hand, then getting frustrated because I'm not a computer.... The surface was getting messy and it was difficult to distinguish so we put a light coat of primer to get a good even look.
A while ago I had an idea to 3D print an entire shield, now that idea has grown in my mind and will probably become reality.
As I get closer and closer to my deadline for this costume I became more and more Okay with the fact of having a battle damaged shield from this one, and a better looking shield from the 3D printer... Wonderflex is an awesome material and, with more time and money, could be great for this project. Unfortunately, I'm running out of both so I'll have to settle for now.
Going with the damaged shield, I've decided to paint the 'stealth' colors of silver with light and dark blue. If anyone has suggestions on paint thats best match for the film please let me know.
Last thing done to the shield was a few coats of gesso and a final coat of Elmers glue:
Then a quick laugh on snapchat:
More on the shield soon.
FITNESS:
uuuhhhhhhhhhhh......... Remember when I said "College"? Well, yeah... Sadly had to neglect the gym for a while to crack down on school and I lost a total of 15 pounds
... Now that I'm out, I've been trying (and kinda failing) to go back everyday... We'll see how that goes..HELMET:
Got quite a bit done on this.
I removed the ear pucks and started to draw on the pattern of the stealth helmet. Here are some reference pictures I'm using for anyone who is interested:
My steps for each rough section were as follows:
Draw basic shape
Cut out shape
Trace onto wonderflex (Rough side out)
Cut shape out
Glue/tape into place
Drawing:
Cutting/Tracing/Cutting:
Then attaching: 
Did that for the two big sections on either side and the giant skinny U shape on top. For the nose bridge I had to change it up a bit. The nose bridge has many rounded corners and weird angles so I wanted to capture as much as I could from the original piece. I started with the Helmet on my dummy head and molded a scrap of wonderflex on top of the nose bridge. From the inside of the helmet, I traced the eye holes onto the plastic and trimmed them away. Then, I started a process of heating and putting the helmet on and molding right to my face (With the rubber helmet in between my skin and the hot plastic). I made sure to press the plastic against the geometry of the helmets to preserve all the curves and angles: Cutting/Tracing/Cutting: Then attaching:
Through more repeats of heating and forming, I started trimming away more plastic and fitting it more to my face. When I got close enough, I drew on the shape from the film and cut away the unneeded plastic and rubber:
Still needs some trimming and details but not to bad so far:
3D PRINTS:
I printed up my first version of the back bracket. Turned out pretty awesome:
But, in my phase of showing off my work, I figured I would give a stress test demonstration to my mother.... Turns out I had more strength then I realized:
Oops...But breaking it also made me realize that my design is not as accurate as I thought it to be (from the film):
Looks like the 'Middle section of mine is a bit disproportionate compared to the film. And now that mine was broken, Perfect time to correct myself. I know that I need to strengthen the blue and correct the red:
I've also Modeled out the chest star and will be printing out a size template to compare with the whole suit soon:
More on those soon
Well, thats all for now folks. Being out of school, I plan to be working as much as I can and will upload more when I can. My deadline is coming up soon so I hope I can finish in time! Take care y'all
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jamesalton1
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great build so far! i love the idea of the magnets for the shield! keep up the awesome work!
Just found your thread and it looks really good so far! Subbing and looking forward to following your progress. So far, it seems you've been mainly focused on the helmet and shield. Not sure if you've launched into the suit yet, but I wanted to toss in on that.
You mentioned earlier about using a duct tape dummy to pattern. It's a good idea. I've used them for several projects including a Playboy bunny version of Harley Quinn (the client made the duct tape form of herself, folded it up and mailed it to me and it worked perfectly) and the other was a Cap project I recently completed - info on that here: http://www.therpf.com/f78/new-captain-america-project-wip-pic-heavy-224691/
Also, duck is a solid choice but incorporate some stretch fabric into it. You'll be so much more comfortable and be able to get better poses.
Cheers!
You mentioned earlier about using a duct tape dummy to pattern. It's a good idea. I've used them for several projects including a Playboy bunny version of Harley Quinn (the client made the duct tape form of herself, folded it up and mailed it to me and it worked perfectly) and the other was a Cap project I recently completed - info on that here: http://www.therpf.com/f78/new-captain-america-project-wip-pic-heavy-224691/
Also, duck is a solid choice but incorporate some stretch fabric into it. You'll be so much more comfortable and be able to get better poses.
Cheers!
HaNDiCaPZaCH
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I'm getting down to the line...
Updates so far:
3D prints:
Heres a picture of all the 3D printed parts I've got so far. As of posting this they are painted and drying (look below).
The chest star has the rounded shelf on the bottom to attch to the suit. I plan to cut a star in the suit and have velcro on the surrounding area (inside frame) and on the shelf to hold the star in place.
Suit:Got some work done on the chest stripes. They are layered strips of wonderflex that I drew, cut, and assembled by hand. Also have been painted and can bee seen below.
If anyone wants the templates for this let me know and I'll make a pdf for them.
Most of the tailoring on the suit is done. I have a few more places to work with before I can wear it with the magnet and boots but heres a quick look:
(Sorry they are sideways and blurry)
Paint:Last night I painted the pieces that were ready and the finish turned out pretty nice. The pictures aren't the final product but they give a good idea of it. I used a valspar matte metallic spray with a valspar clear plastic primer.
Updates so far:
3D prints:
Heres a picture of all the 3D printed parts I've got so far. As of posting this they are painted and drying (look below).
The chest star has the rounded shelf on the bottom to attch to the suit. I plan to cut a star in the suit and have velcro on the surrounding area (inside frame) and on the shelf to hold the star in place.
Suit:
If anyone wants the templates for this let me know and I'll make a pdf for them.
Most of the tailoring on the suit is done. I have a few more places to work with before I can wear it with the magnet and boots but heres a quick look:
(Sorry they are sideways and blurry)
Paint:
HaNDiCaPZaCH
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Thanks for the advice! I'll definitely be using duct tape dummys in the future.
For this suit, I had to go in and replace some of the sections so they would stretch more. With the fabric it came with, I felt kind of like a piece of cardboard...
No problem dude! Magnets are they way to go! just make sure you've got one to hold all the weight of the shield and more (forces acting on it)... I've also discovered the fabric in-between the magnet and shield matters as well... Rough works well while shiny, slick fabrics will just make it slip off.
Maryfoxfirebird
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Looking good
HaNDiCaPZaCH
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SO MUCH HAS HAPPENED IN SO LITTLE TIME...
Had my first con of the year this past weekend so of course Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday before I was going insane... But I was able to throw things together and wear the suit! Lets look at what did:
Shield:
I knew that in my limited time, The shield wasn't going to magically become perfectly smooth... Battle damaged it is!
Started with trimming the edge off:
I sprayed some silver on the front to get a better idea of the topography of the dish:
Its pretty awful, and not the battle damage I was looking for, but since this shield was a proof of concept anyways, I'll just have to live with it...
(*Remember, possible 3D printed shield coming soon....*)
Before spraying the inside, I attached some bracket shaped pieces and also a pin for the shield mount. I know many people were looking forward to the shield magnet system but unfortunately the fabric I used for the suit is to slippery for the shield to be held with even the force of something small, like walking, acting on it. The magnet on the arm still works and is how I use the shield for arm carry, but as for my back, I had to go with using the mount already apart of the costumes' design.
Then I sprayed the inside silver:
Flipped it over and did some sanding on the exceptionally high areas (all the white marks) anf then made a compass out of string, then marked and cut the rings:
The ratio I used for the rings goes as follows:
1/3*radius= radius of inner circle
(remaining 2/3 of surface)/3= marks for each remaining ring
(remaining 2/3 of surface)/3= marks for each remaining ring
Quick size check...
We then sprayed some silver and taped of major divots for the battle damage:
next was taping off the inner and middle rings then the lighter blue spray:
The blue looks different because we sprayed it way outside the limits of good painting temperature... It looked better over the weekend.Suit:
I had originally planned to have the star velcro off from the inside. When I tried to do that, It wasnt working well at all... So i ended up just hot glueing it into place. The wonderflex chest stripes were sewn right into the fabric which was very difficult due to the curves and size of the stripes and suit... but it turned out ok:
Helmet:
All it needed was the chin strap and it would've been great. I had planned to finish it in the hotel room but...... I COMPLETELY FORGOT IT AT HOME... Darn it......
Im missing some pictures of other things but ill upload more in the coming days. The con was great, and the suit was a hit! Very, very, hot... but good hahaha
I'll still be working on the suit for my next event and uploading here. I'll also upload some pictures from the things I powered through in my final build days... Stay tuned!
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