Products Custom Superman Costume

[davidnicholson]

Hey all, I'm new here... I have a Superman Returns belt, boots and "s" emblem, anyone having anything they can offer as to making the cape and blue suit with diamond pattern (i.e. materials, where to get it). Any info will help, thanks a lot, David Nicholson

 

[JBrown437]

I agree with TDR aswell.

 

[TimDrakeRobin45]

Hey,
Post pics of your stuff. Would love to see it.
screen printing is the way to go to get the suit done right,
or you could go through the Bronze Armory, but their suit in my
opinion is waayy too shiney.

 

[davidnicholson]

What is screen printing exactly? I've heard of it but how does it work?

 

[TimDrakeRobin45]

It is one of many processes used to apply images and or designs to fabrics. Most t-shirts with words or saying are done this way.

 

[Travis K]

how much did u guys spend?

 

[TimDrakeRobin45]

My Superboy suit probably cost me right around $160 after shipping costs for certain Items.

 

[TimDrakeRobin45]

actually about $190 I forgot about the shoes used for the boot soles.

 

[davidnicholson]

So basically, I take the material (milliskin) and take it and have the diamond pattern printed on it? Then make the suit from there?

 

[JBrown437]

I just figured it out to be around $245 that I spent to make my suit. That includes the silicone to make the molds for the belt and emblem.

 

[TimDrakeRobin45]

That is correct David.

See John yours was not much more than mine, but with all the sculpting and casting Im sure it took a bit longer. It came out Bad Ass though, and thats what matters.

 

[SupermanRtrns5]

I just figured it out to be around $245 that I spent to make my suit.

See John yours was not much more than mine,

Hey i read these forums all the time but never posted, however i am looking for a good quality suit myself which is why i have to come out of the woodwork, however said you guys spent $245 on your suits, im not being rude or anything but youve shown me you really do get what you pay for because it shows that a small amount of money was spent on your costumes & they look alright but very homemade, distorted & that for a good costume you have to shell out some dough to get something decent. If anybody has a recent GOOD film version costume to grab please let me know.

 

[TimDrakeRobin45]

Boots are painted, still using the temp cape. New one is in the Works.

 

[davidnicholson]

JBrown, what went into making your molds for the belt. I have an emblem but it's not the best, what did you do to make yours?

 

[TimDrakeRobin45]

Jon custom sculpted his emblem and his belt himself. His belt is widley considdered to be the most screen accurate one out there. I beleive after he sculpted them he made silicone molds. The pieces are made of urethane. If im wrong aon any points Jon step in when you can.

Interesting tid bit the Dean Cain suit, was made from about $250 worth of materials. It was made by a Dance studio, not a prop shop.

 

[JBrown437]

TDR got it right on. By the way dude those boots are killer!

 

[Travis K]

after you make your suits what all do you guys do in them? I work as Superman at parties.

http://www.myspace.com/superman4fun

 

[TimDrakeRobin45]

Thanks John Much appreciated.

Trav,
I make suit for the fun of making them and hope to be able to do it full time as a proffession. At the moment I am making boots, and Robin costumes among others for my living, I have no other job.

I also like to wear my suits to conventions, I am very proud of my work.

I have done a few appearances for Marvel and DC and gotten paid pretty well. I wont touch birthday parties or anything like that as the corprate people at Marvel and DC tend to frown upon that, especially when I am trying to get in good with them.

 

[Costumedfreak]

Hey i read these forums all the time but never posted, however i am looking for a good quality suit myself which is why i have to come out of the woodwork, however said you guys spent $245 on your suits, im not being rude or anything but youve shown me you really do get what you pay for because it shows that a small amount of money was spent on your costumes & they look alright but very homemade, distorted & that for a good costume you have to shell out some dough to get something decent. If anybody has a recent GOOD film version costume to grab please let me know.

I agree with you, you can definitly tell when a costume is cheaply made & to get something decent money needs to be spent!

 

[JBrown437]

Travis- I'll be honest, lol, I havent done anything remotely productive in my suit...just being a geek.

Yea its amazing what kind of money goes into the actual movie suits. To get something that is the same quality as that would intail spending unrealistic amounts of money. It all depends just how important having such a suit is to you. If you want to spend un-godly amounts of money, then more power to you. I have yet to see anything as close to what you're asking as of yet though. I've seen over-priced knock offs, but nothing worth shelling out the cash for, especially when similar results can be achieved on your own for less money and a little hard work.

 

[Super Kal]

Boots are painted, still using the temp cape. New one is in the Works.

what inspired you on making a Kingdom Come belt instead of the Singer belt?

 

[TimDrakeRobin45]

Well it was the fact that I am going for a Legion Of Superheroes Superboy, and also that I am not so much a fan of the S belt idea. It looks kool, but it doesnt belong to Superboy.
The Superboy Im doing is a mix of my favorite design aspects from costumes over the years. The boots, two tone cape and Emblem are Returns inspired, The colors are Animated series inspired, and the belt is Fleischer and KC inspired. The legion Buckle and Ring complete it and are a nice little touch that I love.

 

[TimDrakeRobin45]

I agree with you, you can definitly tell when a costume is cheaply made & to get something decent money needs to be spent!

I agree and I dont agree. Just because materials are not super expensive does not mean a suit is cheaply made. Cheaply made reffers to shotty craftsmenship. There is no shotty craftsmenship in any of our suits. Only the best materials were used in the making of Jons & mine. I used 4 way stretch cotton lycra, Sueded Satin, Leather and Rubber. Just because I know how to put those materials together without breaking tha bank does not make it cheaply made. The only thing on my suit that is cheaply made is the place holder cape to give me an idea of where the cape will need to fall.

 

[suprmnrtrns2]

Hello all,

I am new to the boards. Just recently found it and have been looking around for a while.
I finally found the thread I have been looking for concerning the sr suit.
This thread has provided me alot of insight on the costume as I am going
to start making my own (by the way, great suits to all that have made their own).
I now have sources as to where I might have my boots done, get the
insignia and/or belt ( if I don't decide to experiment with latex, haven't done that before). The body suit and shorts are easy to do. The only thing I am waiting for is to find a supplier that sells the milliskin with the
diamond pattern on it. I have already found several sites that have the
royal blue milliskin material, they just don't have the diamonds on them.
Although, after reading this thread, I will more than likely but the fabric
and have the diamonds screened on. But if I go that route, I will buy
enough fabric so I have extra just in case I want to make a second suit
or make an authentic sr "top half" t-shirt .oOnOn
On a personal note though, I don't like the zentai suits. They are WAY TOO SHINY for my tastes.
So as I get my materials and start making the costume, I will post pics
and keep you updated on my progress.

Thanks to all for the great discussion/ideas and resources.

 

[TimDrakeRobin45]

Welcome to the hype. Keep us posted on your progress.