SuperheroDIY
Well-Known Member
So I've been building a Captain America: The First Avenger costume for quite some time now, and am ALMOST done! It's been a long time coming, that's for sure. I started off with an eBay suit, then did about a million modifications from adding real seatbelt webbing, to leather, to fabric paint.
Something I've been working on for just as long is the buckles - I couldn't find anything online that was really accurate, so I spent several several hours in SketchUp making my own! I had Shapeways do the 3D printing, as they always do an excellent job. So far I've made the front strap buckles (that go on the red straps) as well as that lower back buckle, as it seems no one has done those accurately.
Here are the front strap buckles in plastic:
And in stainless steel, which feels AMAZING in hand. It's heavy and solid, and didn't need to be painted:
And my pride and joy, the lower rear buckle. This is pretty much spot on, save for the hard line on those rounded parts. My v.4 of this buckle has that rounded, but I gotta get it printed:
I love that buckle.
Next, I plan to do all the other buckles including that upper back buckle and the smaller buckles on the pauldron straps and the four buckles on the front. Wish me luck and let me know what you think so far!
Something I've been working on for just as long is the buckles - I couldn't find anything online that was really accurate, so I spent several several hours in SketchUp making my own! I had Shapeways do the 3D printing, as they always do an excellent job. So far I've made the front strap buckles (that go on the red straps) as well as that lower back buckle, as it seems no one has done those accurately.
Here are the front strap buckles in plastic:
And in stainless steel, which feels AMAZING in hand. It's heavy and solid, and didn't need to be painted:
And my pride and joy, the lower rear buckle. This is pretty much spot on, save for the hard line on those rounded parts. My v.4 of this buckle has that rounded, but I gotta get it printed:
I love that buckle.
Next, I plan to do all the other buckles including that upper back buckle and the smaller buckles on the pauldron straps and the four buckles on the front. Wish me luck and let me know what you think so far!