the mask is darker than the hood and the mask is molded leather. the mark 2 (soon to be started) with be anodized blue scales with a high polished star woven
into the shirt yes... next one the mask will be dual fabric for thickness and the ears will be cut out...
1 Kudos
captain, america scaled costume finished and being shipped
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Posts: 1051 (06/29/09 20:31:33) |
heres a few pics, im getting friends to attach the stripes to in the right spot... dont mind my chunky disposition, after i quit the police department i got
lazy, but im gonna do a new shirt so i want to look good in it... i still have to add the neck and paint the white star but its CLOSE...
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Posts: 5 (06/29/09 22:15:27) |
Hey Buddy -
It all looks REALLY COOL! Excellent detail work! I agree with you about having the mask area a bit darker. It gives the cowl more more "depth" as opposed to just being one color. - Chris |
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Posts: 1052 (07/01/09 08:41:43) |
ok here it is, and i am not happy with it, though its my first combo scale/fabric costume, when i started i just didnt know enough about scales to do a
fantastic job, however i did gain the assistance of a friend to help me get it done in time... the scales were powdercoated instead of getting them anodized in
the first place. the powdercoat didnt take like i had hoped so i ended up repainting them a slightly darker color, and that left a cool lighter under blue
darker out blue definition, however the scales lay in a funky place to allow them to be done right. the star i was going to rivit a steel star to it but ended
up painting them instead, if i were to rivit them wrong i wouldnt have enought time to fix it... the shirt is 4 way stretch lycra, with a mock turtle neck
giving it a high profile so the mask can be tucked. the maks is the same blue fabric with a molded leather face sewn to it, the face part is darker. its all
held on with indistrial strength velcor, attached to leather strips under the armor and sewn to the shirt. im not completly happy with it, but i do think this
was one of the coolest learning experiances ive had... and i PRAY that capvermont is gonna like it (damn cops make lives hard on people lol)
anyway without further to do... 
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Posts: 8 (07/01/09 09:08:06) |
Looks great! I bet it really looks cool when it's being worn since it look like the beads will move and flow with the movements of the person wearing it!
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Posts: 1446 (07/01/09 12:51:16) |
What more can you tell us about the powdercoating? That's really interesting.
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Posts: 5850 (07/01/09 13:06:23) LOH Administrator |
Congrats on finishing that!
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Posts: 10 (07/01/09 16:45:12) |
oh my god, thts an amazing suit, soon i might do something like thhis for my upcomeing robin costume.
great job 
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Posts: 1053 (07/01/09 17:37:48) |
thanks guys!
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Posts: 14 (07/01/09 19:12:09) |
It may not be exactly what you pictured in your mind when you took the concept, but starting something like this from scratch and learning from the mistakes,
it turned out very awsome in my opinion, and you should be proud of it!
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Posts: 249 (07/02/09 19:43:15) |
You might want to consider more tear drop shaped scales. In nature, the scale attaches to the skin then fans out. This allows them to slide over and around
each other. Envision a slice of pie. Of course the exposed end can be any shape. I did a successful test of thick foam scales on a vest a few years ago. Used
Brian's rapid quick sew attachment technique. it was great seeing the foam scales 'flow' over the wearer even though they had been attached in
straight rows.
I hope this helps.
LemApp
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