World Spidey Suits & Suit Creation methods. - Part 1

[SUP]

Amazing !!

 

[spidey alex]

Awesome suit, spidey4fun!!

This thread is falling asleep xD

brado, any news on the photos of the suit? Can't wait to see (and hear about) it!

In the meantime I'll post some pics of my progress, I've moved on to the main part of the suit, drew the web lines and the front symbol. Also spray-painted the gloves and will soon start spraying the whole suit (that's going to be a challenge to get right xD). Photo-updates coming soon!

 

[brado]

Alex (& ParkerPeters & SUP),

Hey, sorry I haven't been back sooner. Colds turned into strep throat for both my wife & daughter, so it's been pretty bleak around here for the last 2 weeks. I just logged in & saw you pm'ed me a week ago. So, FINALLY, I got around to taking some pics...

As far as the attachment goes, most of it's not mechanical, it's just friction. The gloves and boots have .75" wide elastic sewn in at the top. After that I coated the elastic with a very thin layer of black silicone sealant (Home Depot). This gives a nice rubbery texture that, when combined with the elastic, gives a great friction fit against the fabric.

For the pants and shirt I sewed elastic into the waistband of both and then used the low profile hooks like you find on dress slacks.

As far as the mask goes there's really no secret there. I just made the neckline on the shirt higher and the mask overlaps it by about 2 inches.

So that's the long and short of it. I hope there's something in there that's helpful, if not on the suit you're already working on, then on your next endeavour. Let me know if you have any other questions. If I have any answers I'll try and find time to respond. Have a great day!

 

[spidey alex]

Whoa, thanks a lot for the explanation and the photos! I hope you're all getting better. I'd recommend eating a lot of fruit or drink fruit 'coctails' and sage tea for the throat... but I'm sure you know how to take care of yourselves so I'll shut up xD

That's a masterpiece suit, great detail and quality work!
So, the silicone sealant and tiny hooks, very cool! Not sure if I can implement them in my current suit (I'm thinking of a hidden zipper to connect pieces at the waist), but in the future yeah maybe if I go that way from the start
I like the pattern of material, it's not just plain and it gives it kind of a 'real deal' look

It's actually getting close to 2am here, so I'll be getting some sleep now. I will post suit updates some of these days. You have a great day and good luck with the recovery

 

[AME]

That is the best suit I saw so far!
It's crazy how smart yet simple it's made.
Keep it up!

 

[SUP]

OMDG @Brado, You Rulez !!
Btw, do ya know someone who can make this specific type of suit ??

 

[Wadaltmon]

OMDG @Brado, You Rulez !!
Btw, do ya know someone who can make this specific type of suit ??

Request one from spidey4fun. I think he does requests.

 

[SUP]

Request one from spidey4fun. I think he does requests.

I've already considered that idea, but its too expensive for me, unfortunately.

 

[Lunar_Wolf]

So I got about 700 away for a suit. I'm currently training to loose a small bit of weight before finding someone who will make it for me. I'm gonna use it for conventions, visit kids in the hospital and do events.

 

[ocival]

hi this is my first post can someone help me on a costume?

 

[spidey alex]

hi this is my first post can someone help me on a costume?

Can you be more precise on what kind of help you need, any details, etc...? Because here you can already find many possible ways on how to make your own cosume and how to start, depending on available materials, budget, ideas...
Just browse through previous pages of this thread and look around on the forum. Theres a lot of useful information!
Oh, and welcome to the forum!

 

[jabez8179]

Looking great and love the original take. Gradient is a very nice approach. To cut down on sewing and seams have you considered making the side neck/mask pieces a part of the arm as well as combining the back into on seamless piece?

That's how I did my ASM pattern. Excellent work can't wait to see how it turns out!

Hi there!

I was wondring if you could help me with the Amazing Spiderman Suit pattern (2012 version) if you have one. I will buy it in PDF file, just a copy. I don't need it printed. Just if you have one. Let me know. Thanks!

email: [email protected]

 

[Spider-mandrew]

hey everyone, just thought id share this little info: i was at a halloween store today and they said they had the new Amazing Spider-Man theatrical quality costume in stock. it was a size bigger than what i normally get, so i knew it wouldnt fit me well, but i wanted to see how it looked and its spiderman so how could i not, so i tried it on. firstly, the suit itself looks good, and for a deluxe costume is pretty neat to look at and is much better than the cheaper ASM costumes for the general public. they vastly improved the way the mask fits which is my favorite thing about it. BUT its not very stretchy OR breathable, so expect to sweat a LOT if you wear it (I think it might be made of polyester). the mask has a built in shell which was cool, but the lenses fogged up or had such poor visbility i could barely see. if you did buy this costume i would imagine some upgrades and modifications would need to be done to bring it up to par (new lenses, asics shoes), but for a cheap current movie version it would probably get the job done. I personally wont be getting it and would rather spend the extra money on a specially made custom suit of my own. Hope this was informative! feel free to ask me more detailed questions as i did get a really good look at it.

 

[jrmtz543]

hey, guys. love these suits! i've been lurking on here for nearly 10yrs and decided to finally join officially. i've owned a few dye sub spidey suits, and just this week, got the new version from Mclean at the rpf. i'm in the process of adding small portions of paint to make some details jump out a bit more.

 

[specspider]

Hey guys I'm pretty new here but I want to make a spidey mask, just the mask not a full costume! I don't want it printed or something so I'm thinking about drawing the webbing with a black sharpie, I know how I to do the lenses but not the mask itself, can you make it with normal cloth like a t-shirt or do you have to have spandex/lycra for it? I don't have much money but I want it to be a pretty tight fit and tight around my neck. Any advices? Thanks

 

[Troy_Parker]

You can use a t-shirt as long as its breathable. Cover your nose and mouth with it and see if you're comfortable. As for getting a tight fit around your neck, you may need some sort of a zip running from about the middle of the back of your head downwards.

 

[specspider]

Troy Parker: Thanks I'm a noob lol! But should I make like two rounded pieces that are bigger than my head then sew it together and the cut it open and then put a zipper on the back? I'm gonna have some lenses inspired by tasm, If I can't do this I'm thinking about buying a red zentai mask and glue on the lenses.
Will sharpie work on spandex/lycra for the webbing?

 

[specspider]

Please check out my web shooter from TASM btw: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECWiDdrlAgw&feature=plcp

 

[Troy_Parker]

Troy Parker: Thanks I'm a noob lol! But should I make like two rounded pieces that are bigger than my head then sew it together and the cut it open and then put a zipper on the back? I'm gonna have some lenses inspired by tasm, If I can't do this I'm thinking about buying a red zentai mask and glue on the lenses.
Will sharpie work on spandex/lycra for the webbing?

Before you read this, know that I am NOT a professional at all... you should wait and take tips from experienced makers before you do this, this is just if you can't wait to start. After some research, I thought this method would be easier after completely flopping at my first attempt at a mask.

Just cut the shirt so it's open, make sure you can wrap it around your head and there's no bare spots.

This^ is the way I'd go about a standalone mask.

This is what you're basically aiming for.

Think about it like a hood on a hoodie (but the cloth is shorter so it's tighter and hugs to your face, like a mask!)...

The dotted line going down the middle is say your forehead to your nose, you need to make the bottom half in a similar manner, add some excess for the part that'll connect to the top half, because you'll be stitching it (better to have excess cloth to cut off than not having enough and being stuck with a fairly uncomfortable mask). And remember, turn your mask/cloth pieces inside out and stitch them together, that way the flaps will be on the inside.

As for the neck zip... here's what you should be aiming for.

And yeah a Sharpie should work on those materials just fine.

If you've got a spare head (ask somebody to help you out) you could make them wear the mask and then draw the lines, if you draw the lines when the mask isn't stretched out, the lines may look off/curved once stretched.

As for the eye holes, put the mask on and draw rough circles of where your eyes are (be careful) and then take your mask off and cut them out. But make sure that your eye holes aren't so big that you can see them poking out from underneath your lense. If you're using fairly large lenses, you've got no problem. Make the eye holes a little larger so your eyes are comfortable.

I'm sure there's experienced costume makers here laughing at this post, I'm just an amateur... well, worse.

Anyways, hope this helps you out a little if nothing.

EDIT: Oh and I'm sure I don't need to tell you this, but use thread that's the same colour as your mask so it's barely noticeable. Don't worry about the zipper/stich seams, you can run over them with the Sharpie when you're doing your web pattern so they're not noticeable.

 

[specspider]

Troy Parker: Thanks for the help I'm gonna start working on this soon!

 

[specspider]

Troy Prker: I can't see the first picture that you posted!

 

[Troy_Parker]

How about now? Apologies for the very rough sketches, just trying to get the idea/method across.

 

[specspider]

How about now? Apologies for the very rough sketches, just trying to get the idea/method across.

Thanks I can see it now! t:How do you post pictures in threads her? I can't find it?

 

[Troy_Parker]

Thanks I can see it now! t:How do you post pictures in threads her? I can't find it?

You'll be asked for a link, make sure the link is a direct link to the image... like this. http://i.imgur.com/Uy8Iw.png

 

[jrmtz543]

just another quick pic of my new suit.