liawehck
New Member
After going to see The Winter Soldier in IMAX 3D last night, I'm in the mood to post some pictures of my TFA suit pieces. Sorry, no progress pics, I get involved in doing the work, I don't take time to snap pictures. Usually because my hands are covered in paint, glue, or whatever else that I don't want touching my camera.
Anyway, I have been toying with making a TFA suit for a while now, and I've moved to an area that has a local costume maker so I decided to take the plunge. She will be making the fabric portions of the suit, while I'm making everything else. It should be ready for a trial fitting next week, so I'm trying to touch up my parts in the meantime.
I know some things aren't as accurate as they could be, but considering this is the first time I've attempted to put an entire costume together, I'm excited about the direction things are going.
First the helmet:


This is a pepakura file that I covered with resin inside and out. I know I'm missing the ridges along the top, but working on a way to add those. The liner is pleather and does not cover the entire interior. It's basically the earpieces connected by the chinstrap, including a padded leather chincup.
The belt buckle and pouches:
The belt is a 3" leather belt. The pouches I made out of pleather with a layer of craft foam behind it for added thickness. The belt buckle is resin. I originally made it in a single piece, then hollowed out the back side to fit a parachute buckle which I resined into place then split the buckle on the seam to make the buckle functional.


Back buckles:
Resin again with a coating of Rub N Buff. Might not be exactly the correct size, but I made them large enough to accommodate 2" straps everywhere.

Holster and .45
Holster was purchased, the .45 is a $20 airsoft gun painted black with a Rub N Buff layer.

Anyway, I have been toying with making a TFA suit for a while now, and I've moved to an area that has a local costume maker so I decided to take the plunge. She will be making the fabric portions of the suit, while I'm making everything else. It should be ready for a trial fitting next week, so I'm trying to touch up my parts in the meantime.
I know some things aren't as accurate as they could be, but considering this is the first time I've attempted to put an entire costume together, I'm excited about the direction things are going.
First the helmet:


This is a pepakura file that I covered with resin inside and out. I know I'm missing the ridges along the top, but working on a way to add those. The liner is pleather and does not cover the entire interior. It's basically the earpieces connected by the chinstrap, including a padded leather chincup.
The belt buckle and pouches:
The belt is a 3" leather belt. The pouches I made out of pleather with a layer of craft foam behind it for added thickness. The belt buckle is resin. I originally made it in a single piece, then hollowed out the back side to fit a parachute buckle which I resined into place then split the buckle on the seam to make the buckle functional.


Back buckles:
Resin again with a coating of Rub N Buff. Might not be exactly the correct size, but I made them large enough to accommodate 2" straps everywhere.

Holster and .45
Holster was purchased, the .45 is a $20 airsoft gun painted black with a Rub N Buff layer.
