Razvan
New Member
Hi everyone ! So I've decided to start with a childhood dream and build a batsuit and since I loved the display and design of the batsuit in the BvS trailers I decided to do it, but I have a few questions about it. Since it's made for display and not wearing, I'm interested more in how it looks than how comfy/functional it is.
So without further ado:
Cowl - I've seen a lot of replicas done by Artsee, ReevzFX, Tiger Stone FX, Tundra Designs, etc. From your experience, which is the most accurate one to date ? Hope I am not stepping on anyone's tails with this question. I've seen the ReevzFXn one looks good from some angles but looks a little too much detailed on other angles and I've noticed most builders sculpt the nose too much on the cowls, when the movie version doesn't have such a pronounced nose sculpt. So which would you recommend as being the best replica in terms of looks ?
Emblem - same question. Which is the closest to the original ? I've seen the emblem in different sizes, with different textures, even different battle damage cuts.
Gauntlets and fins - I'm not even sure who makes them since I have not seen any, but please feel free to give me your input. If you have suggestions for the gloves as well, other than standard motorcycle gloves, that would be great.
Belt - I've seen ReevzFX does it and it looks quite accurate to the real one, but if you have any other suggestions, please feel free.
Boots - Not sure if anyhone makes them yet, I personall haven't found anyone.
Cape - Probably Bob Dullam, since based on SDCC pics, the cape seems to be closer to the Nolan length than the Burton-Schumacher franchise and everyone I know makes short capes, based on those movies, not the longer on-the-ground version. Any suggestions for a BvS cape ?
Bodysuit - Since it will be a display piece I want to make it detailed and from what I've seen, nobody has gone there yet, everyone just uses dye-sub. I thought about getting a mannequin and sculpt the armor plating and pectoral muscles directly in clay and attach it to the mannequin, then get a dye sub and put it on the mannquein, followed by sculpting each individual piece of the suit by measurement and glueing it to the dye-sub. The problem I've seen with all dye-subs is in the crotch area, which is a lot lower than on the original suit, almost looking like hip-hop pants (lol!)
An alternative would be to get a diver's bodysuit and gluing the pieces to that, but then I wouldn't have measurements.
I saw a member from Italy making a comics inspired suit by using a bodysuit with clay on it and a textured fabric, then sewing it, adding extra details on the fabric and airbrushing the entire piece. I have tried to look for that type of fabric but have not found anything yet.
Whichever of these I choose, being elastic, the suit will not be completely fit on the muscle sculpt, especially on the pectoral muscles, so I decided to sew some elastics on the inside of the spandex/dye-sub (if I go that route) just beneath the pectoral area and then put the elastic around the mannequin (similar to the elastic closing mechanism of a bra, which keeps the bra close to the breast).
So please give me your input and suggestions as this is my first build and I feel quite lost.
I plan on keeping a complete picture diary of the whole process of the creation, both for the suit as well as for the display.
Thank you in advance !
So without further ado:
Cowl - I've seen a lot of replicas done by Artsee, ReevzFX, Tiger Stone FX, Tundra Designs, etc. From your experience, which is the most accurate one to date ? Hope I am not stepping on anyone's tails with this question. I've seen the ReevzFXn one looks good from some angles but looks a little too much detailed on other angles and I've noticed most builders sculpt the nose too much on the cowls, when the movie version doesn't have such a pronounced nose sculpt. So which would you recommend as being the best replica in terms of looks ?
Emblem - same question. Which is the closest to the original ? I've seen the emblem in different sizes, with different textures, even different battle damage cuts.
Gauntlets and fins - I'm not even sure who makes them since I have not seen any, but please feel free to give me your input. If you have suggestions for the gloves as well, other than standard motorcycle gloves, that would be great.
Belt - I've seen ReevzFX does it and it looks quite accurate to the real one, but if you have any other suggestions, please feel free.
Boots - Not sure if anyhone makes them yet, I personall haven't found anyone.
Cape - Probably Bob Dullam, since based on SDCC pics, the cape seems to be closer to the Nolan length than the Burton-Schumacher franchise and everyone I know makes short capes, based on those movies, not the longer on-the-ground version. Any suggestions for a BvS cape ?
Bodysuit - Since it will be a display piece I want to make it detailed and from what I've seen, nobody has gone there yet, everyone just uses dye-sub. I thought about getting a mannequin and sculpt the armor plating and pectoral muscles directly in clay and attach it to the mannequin, then get a dye sub and put it on the mannquein, followed by sculpting each individual piece of the suit by measurement and glueing it to the dye-sub. The problem I've seen with all dye-subs is in the crotch area, which is a lot lower than on the original suit, almost looking like hip-hop pants (lol!)
An alternative would be to get a diver's bodysuit and gluing the pieces to that, but then I wouldn't have measurements.
I saw a member from Italy making a comics inspired suit by using a bodysuit with clay on it and a textured fabric, then sewing it, adding extra details on the fabric and airbrushing the entire piece. I have tried to look for that type of fabric but have not found anything yet.
Whichever of these I choose, being elastic, the suit will not be completely fit on the muscle sculpt, especially on the pectoral muscles, so I decided to sew some elastics on the inside of the spandex/dye-sub (if I go that route) just beneath the pectoral area and then put the elastic around the mannequin (similar to the elastic closing mechanism of a bra, which keeps the bra close to the breast).
So please give me your input and suggestions as this is my first build and I feel quite lost.
I plan on keeping a complete picture diary of the whole process of the creation, both for the suit as well as for the display.
Thank you in advance !