First Avenger Captain America's Costume

[Webhead2006]

For me i still think its a fine design. Sure would have wanted either full ultimates ww2 suit or classic 616 yes. But the suit is still fine and has alot of the comic elements there and its own modifications to make it pop and all that. For me i really cant wait to we see the real thing with the real costume materials so to see how it looks on screen and on evans.

 

[Kurosawa]

@ ultimatefan: With regard to your sig, I have 3.1 kids, so I've clearly seen a naked woman and I still think the costume's atrocious.

You know only total losers dare question decisions made by the director of the epic Wolfman remake.

 

[Droogoonie789]

@ ultimatefan: With regard to your sig, I have 3.1 kids, so I've clearly seen a naked woman and I still think the costume's atrocious.

 

[Infinity9999x]

I actually probably liked the Thor design more then this Cap one.

Really, for both of them, it's a bit unfair to judge. Thor is just a picture that isn't going to be edited and added SPX the costume will have in the movie. This concept of Cap is just a digital painting and not an actual costume.

Really, my main complaint with the thing is that it looks too modern. I'm a bit confused on the whole thing to be honest though. In the interview Cap was described as cobbling his costume together himself. This one is obviously not a home made outfit. And I'm a bit surprised that they would already be working on a modern day outfit (will the movie take place in the modern day at all?), and even if they were working on those designs, why we would see this design before the one that would be appearing in the movie first.

If it's Cap's modern day suit...it's all right. Has a bit of a TDK vibe, but it's not horrible. If it's the WWII suit, then I'm pretty unhappy. It looks far too modern.

 

[cerealkiller182]

An idea for the wings...

I don't think they should be sticking out too far like in the comics. A molded piece strategically placed would have the right effect, imo.

Perhaps this is too subtle for a lot of the pro-wingers but if the rest of the suit is the aesthetic they're going for, this might be the extent that we see the wings...

As for the reasoning, they could easily be explained as housing a communication device or some such tech.

Or perhaps, someone just puts them on:

CAP: What's with the wings?
TONY: They've got radio and other tech inside?
CAP: Don't they look a little silly?
TONY: It's alright...you're a superhero, now.

As has been said by a few people, though...I think the costume is close enough for most people that, along as they do well with the rest of the movie, the costume may end up being a footnote.

I like this

 

[roach]

Wow Dum Dum is gonna have the 'stache and Bowler hat

 

[Spider-Vader]

People wore that type of stuff back in the day, so it makes sense.

 

[The Infernal]

Can't wait for a pic of the actual costume. Or a trailer, though that's a bit off from now.

 

[Webhead2006]

yea thats another thing sure the concept work makes it look very modern looking. and once we see the real thing and real materials like take for example the gloves/belt/shoulder areas it should look a bit different and hopefully look more fitting for ww2.

 

[Superman]

I know someone probably already come up with this ideal but I thought I'd thow it out there to see what you thought.

I thought that a good alternative to wings on his head would be "Wings" made from stylized Captain's bars painted on the side. Something like this....

I know it's not a good manip but I'm no maniper so please bare with me.

I'm sure someone else could do a better job but you get the ideal.

 

[Chris Wallace]

You know only total losers dare question decisions made by the director of the epic Wolfman remake.

Right. Perpetual virgins who live with their moms and probably look like Comic Book Guy from the Simpsons. No other type of demographic could possibly want Captain America to look like Captain America and not some brown-clad, pouch-laiden, "ultimized" grunt.

 

[Chris Wallace]

I know someone probably already come up with this ideal but I thought I'd thow it out there to see what you thought.

I thought that a good alternative to wings on his head would be "Wings" made from stylized Captain's bars painted on the side. Something like this....

I know it's not a good manip but I'm no maniper so please bare with me.

I'm sure someone else could do a better job but you get the ideal.

My problem with the captain's bars-in general-is that he's not a captain. We keep talking about wanting him to look like a realistic military soldier whatever and yet we're okay with the idea of him sporting the indicia of a rank that he hasn't earned. The military would slam you for that! He is a captain in name only.

 

[ultimatefan]

Of course not all dislikers of the suit fit in the comic book guy stereotype, but many of their arguments definitely sound as if written by such stereotype. One thing I learned from years here is that apparently well-adjusted employed/married citizens can be as petty and irrational on the Internet as the obvious freaks. Internet is the verbal road rage.

 

[JAK®]

The biggest problem with this suit is that it doesn't look like it was made in World War II. The design of the seams, the mesh on his shoulders and style of the buckles on his helmet all suggest 21st Century technology.

Now, over in the Thor forums there was a similar problem with the leaked art, in that Thor's costume looked too shiny and plastic. But someone who has seen the suit in real life has come forward and said that the art misrepresents the costume, and that is a lot more natural-looking in the film.

Hopefully the same applies to these pictures, and the costume looks more appropriate to the 1940's on screen.

 

[breyfogle_rules]

Howard Stark designed it, no?
Perhaps he was ahead of his time.

 

[Spider-Who?]

Howard Stark designed it, no?
Perhaps he was ahead of his time.

what do you think you're doing, bringing simple and reasonable ideas into this thread? And in a polite manner, no less. Who do you think you are?!

 

[Maximillian]

It's unbelievable that he won't even have painted wings on his helmet. In what way would that look bad? It's subtle enough.

 

[Chris Wallace]

The biggest problem with this suit is that it doesn't look like it was made in World War II. The design of the seams, the mesh on his shoulders and style of the buckles on his helmet all suggest 21st Century technology.

Now, over in the Thor forums there was a similar problem with the leaked art, in that Thor's costume looked too shiny and plastic. But someone who has seen the suit in real life has come forward and said that the art misrepresents the costume, and that is a lot more natural-looking in the film.

Hopefully the same applies to these pictures, and the costume looks more appropriate to the 1940's on screen.

Which is why I find it odd that supporters of the "ultimized" design are saying that a comic-accurate costume would be unrealistic for the time period, but the suit we're seeing isn't.
Oh, and I like Duker Jay's idea for the wings. Subtle but not disregarding the comics.

 

[roach]

what do you think you're doing, bringing simple and reasonable ideas into this thread? And in a polite manner, no less. Who do you think you are?!

conjecture is what it is...

 

[C. Lee]

Until actual pics of Evans in the actual costume appeare....all of this is conjecture.....

 

[roach]

Until actual pics of Evans in the actual costume appeare....all of this is conjecture.....

everything is conjecture...are we in...the Matrix...

 

[marcvader]

I'll take conjecture before jumping to conclusions any day.

 

[roach]

I'll take conjecture before jumping to conclusions any day.

isnt that the same thing

 

[The Infernal]

I know someone probably already come up with this ideal but I thought I'd thow it out there to see what you thought.

I thought that a good alternative to wings on his head would be "Wings" made from stylized Captain's bars painted on the side. Something like this....

I wouldn't want the bars. Looks to similar to S.S. insignias on... well S.S. nazis.

I can see how some people are annoyed that it isn't the most faithful to the original Cap, but at the same time I don't get why people start posting that no wings or no red boots and gloves are the lynch pin on what makes the character fail or not.

There are plenty of things about the design to argue about as it obviously isn't a cut and paste of the mainstream Cap, but in my opinion it does try to stay true to that. Though I will admit that they could easily have some understated wings on the helmet (it wouldn't hurt anything), but it's not a complete loss if the film and character are portrayed well.

everything is conjecture...are we in...the Matrix...

Red pill, Blue pill time dude. Be sure not to mix those though. That can mess you up.

 

[roach]

I took both pills and I am FREAKIN OUT!!!!!!!!