X-Men Apocalypse - Quicksilver Research & Build Thread [SPOILERS]

[clembot]

Happy Halloween!

You can definitely both thin them out and bulk them up by adding and removing wefts; I bought two of the same (cheap) "anime" wigs for this reason - gonna add some "mullet" to the back and sides. This Arda tutorial is helpful:

 

[clembot]

Re-dyed and sprayed my AF1s today, they came up a treat - it looks mighty silver in this photo because it was in full sun, but it's more of a gunmetal; I stripped and dyed the (cream) leather to black, then sprayed with Minit Sprayon Colour Change (leather paint/dye in aerosol form). Stoked! And I have the black glitter/silver glitter shoelaces in the mail

 

[taruchu]

thanks so much that really helps!. As for the walkman I`m not sure how to post photos yet, but if you watch this video and pause it at 34 sec in you can kinda tell it has a star on it.
so its the walkman on the right thant he uses. Hope this helps!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OL_UdqcUVA

Thanks! Now I saw it and I'm glad that I own the same version but without the star, it's easy to paint on it...

 

[Rooawe]

No Problem! by the way has anyone found any more yellow Walkmans on ebay esty or some online store of sorts?

 

[Dark CMF]

Re: X-Men Apocalypse - Quicksilver Research & Build Thread [SPOILERS]

Well, that photo that I shared of the two Walkmans is one that I took in the garage. I have those two, but only one belt clip attachment unfortunately.

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Re-dyed and sprayed my AF1s today, they came up a treat - it looks mighty silver in this photo because it was in full sun, but it's more of a gunmetal; I stripped and dyed the (cream) leather to black, then sprayed with Minit Sprayon Colour Change (leather paint/dye in aerosol form). Stoked! And I have the black glitter/silver glitter shoelaces in the mail

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Those look quite awesome! Nice work!! Be sure to remove the ankle wrap/straps from them though, for accuracy.

 

[clembot]

Re: X-Men Apocalypse - Quicksilver Research & Build Thread [SPOILERS]

Those look quite awesome! Nice work!! Be sure to remove the ankle wrap/straps from them though, for accuracy.

Ahh, yes - thanks for the reminder! :lol

Here they (or at least one of them) are finished, with the screen-used shoe at top to compare; gave them two dry brushes/buffs with some gunmetal/black iridescent acrylic (same stuff I used for the pants) to knock the shine back a few levels, and they came up a treat.

 

[D0ct0r Str4ng3]

Hi, I'm new to this thread, but have been working on the same. Just having trouble with the pants! What do you think of these ones?

http://www.burlingtoncoatfactory.co...gw-NEeNH_CDm-b7aoXQzMFjnheELTGB17RxoCNgvw_wcB

Also, is the costume in this, the same as the one in the movie, besides the shirt? It's got good shots of the pants.
https://youtu.be/wFl4N4PXlkU

 

[Rooawe]

I`d say the best paints to get that are most similar to the ones he wears are: http://www.ebay.com/itm/161166992178?rmvSB=true
as for the other thing I`m not really sure

 

[Dark CMF]

Been away for a bit, obviously...

D0ct0r, that commercial was filmed following Days of Future Past. Different costume.

So, I wore what I had ready to go of my costume for Halloween, and had a few people go nuts over it, so that was promising to me. LoL. The pants weren't painted yet, and I didn't have the glasses or the watch done yet.

My friend got the glasses printed, but didn't have the scale,right, and they were like giant clown glasses so he is going back to the print phase again with them.

Anyway, I have done some more work on the watch cuff so I figured I would share a picture with you here - even if it loaded upside down. LoL

 

[Mattmurdock]

If anyone was wondering, The closest match i found to the goggles quicksilver wears in Dofp are Humvee folding biker goggles, you can find them on amazon and Ebay. The frames would just need to be painted silver.

 

[Dark CMF]

I went ahead and got the pants painted this week as well. Here's an "in-progress" picture, and 2 of what they look like at the moment:

 

[Dark CMF]

Also made a comfortable and welcomed find tonight, and that is a pair of glasses that seem like they'll do for the time being. $25 at Walgreens, and a bit of silver model paint later, and I've got something that will pass as decent at a glance and a distance. I truly suck at painting. LoL.

Ill be debuting my Quicksilver costume in its current state tomorrow at the MARVELous Nerd Year's Eve Party here in Dallas. I need to let the paint dry before replacing the lenses, but here's what they look like for the time being:

 

[Dark CMF]

Oh, yeah... one final accessory will be debuting with my costume. LoL

 

[Rooawe]

nice!!

Great job! Do you know the type of glasses they are? Like who made them and the ID or whatever?

 

[Dark CMF]

nice!!

Great job! Do you know the type of glasses they are? Like who made them and the ID or whatever?

They are from the Foster Grant Ironman line. Looks like the model is Roadrunner.

 

[Dark CMF]

The wig is definitely something that I'll still be keeping any eye opened for. This one is a bit bulky and difficult to keep in the right place/shape. I'll also look for a more vibrant finish on the shoes - may look to follow Clembot's lead on them. But... the debut was a really great success. Had a lot of people get really excited over it, took a lot of pictures with people, and photobombed every Scarlett Witch photo that I saw being taken. Just because.

 

[HizakiKurogane]

Haha I had some people make some great comments when i used it, I need a much better wig too! the glasses are definitely passable from a distance and the best you can do at this point...

Great work dude!

I totally forgot to take lots of pictures with my costume completely on...

 

[Dark CMF]

Thank you! It was definitely a lot of fun to wear it!

 

[Pilliwickle]

I don't know if that's any help but if you look up onions goggles (yeah, that's a thing) some of them kind of look like the goggles he has.

 

[Dark CMF]

Those are pretty awesome Pilliwickle! Thanks for sharing them. Off to search I go!

EDIT: wow, they're only like $13 on Amazon!