The Flash The Flash Costume Thread

[Rowen]

I think the outfit is okay, I like the original flash outfit better.

 

[Rorschach2012]

we'll probably get something more like the comics suit in later seasons

 

[MarvelKnight]

The suit will look good in action. It is like all the talk with Captain America's suits. Just standing there it may not look like much, but in movement and with action you can see how the suit fits.

 

[Antonello Blueberry]

What do you think the cowl is made of?

 

[KillerMcQueen]

What do you think the cowl is made of?

Latex or foam latex.

 

[CLARKY]

So, CW has finally release a full body shot of barry allen. What do you guys think of the suit? Too dark? Too baggy?

Far too dark and way too baggy indeed. When they first released the picture of the helmet, I thought it was ok, the earpiece was a neat idea, so OK.
The red inside the symbol, ok why not, I won't die because it's red.
But the suit itself? Nope. It sucks, I think. The suit of the 90es was way better. It was truly red, dark/blood red and it looked like a superhero. This one seems a man in a jean and a jacket.
I actually can't believe someone in 2014 after this great show of the 90es couldn't come up with a more faithfull and just more creativ idea. It's beyond me.
Meh, is the only word I find for this suit. It's really too bad, they missed a great opportunity IMO.

 

[Bathead]

Far too dark and way too baggy indeed. When they first released the picture of the helmet, I thought it was ok, the earpiece was a neat idea, so OK.
The red inside the symbol, ok why not, I won't die because it's red.
But the suit itself? Nope. It sucks, I think. The suit of the 90es was way better. It was truly red, dark/blood red and it looked like a superhero. This one seems a man in a jean and a jacket.
I actually can't believe someone in 2014 after this great show of the 90es couldn't come up with a more faithfull and just more creativ idea. It's beyond me.
Meh, is the only word I find for this suit. It's really too bad, they missed a great opportunity IMO.

Although I think the suit's fine, I would remind you that that Arrow didn't get his mask until season two, perhaps this is just a prototype that gets tweaked later?

 

[king666]

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[Sawyer]

Posted in the main thread...

 

[The Sarge]

Looks pretty good on that cutout

 

[Young Superman]

Posted in the main thread...

cool

 

[Brawl]

Does anyone think that show's chances are going to hurt because of this costume ?

no comment (mods aren't so tolerant of disagreement)

 

[luis4u]

 

[Mr.X]

I like it, just wish the red wasn't so dull. Can't wait to see the changes they make to it as the show goes on though.

 

[FeedOnATreeFrog]

Screenshot from a new trailer. Suit looks awesome.

 

[Mr.X]

Screenshot from a new trailer. Suit looks awesome.

See, I wish it was truly red as this pic shows. But whatever, still awesome.

 

[Herolee10]

When his costume finally gets a upgrade in its design, I hope the first set of things that they end up changing are the belt design and his current pair of boots.

His current belt and shoes aren't really the greatest in terms of appearance and he could really do well with his traditional yellow lightning-style belt and boots.

The next thing that I would want them to change after another period is past is finally giving him the white emblem.

 

[storyteller]

For the most part they should shoot for slimming it down and adding more solid yellow parts. Honestly I wouldn't be mad if he had yellow gloves. The white emblem I still think may be a problem for the camera since white emblem behind a shiny yellow lightning bolt. Then again maybe they just need to do a material test.

It's the cowl that needs to really be altered. Take a lesson from Batman and Captain America. Separate the cowl from the neck. It will give the actor more more mobility and allows them have more control of how it conforms to the face.

 

[The Guard]

So far the cowl looks great onscreen.

 

[Young Superman]

I love the look of the suit.

 

[KillerMcQueen]

For the most part they should shoot for slimming it down and adding more solid yellow parts. Honestly I wouldn't be mad if he had yellow gloves. The white emblem I still think may be a problem for the camera since white emblem behind a shiny yellow lightning bolt. Then again maybe they just need to do a material test.

It's the cowl that needs to really be altered. Take a lesson from Batman and Captain America. Separate the cowl from the neck. It will give the actor more more mobility and allows them have more control of how it conforms to the face.

If they ever did that to the cowl I'd be hugely disappointed, the TDK and Cap cowls are varying degrees of ugly, there are other ways to increase neck movement, different casting materials, casting it thinner in the neck, etc. and if the stuntman is any indication the mask has a rather considerable bib to it which helps out greatly with neck movement believe it or not. I'll take some creases in the neck when the actor turns their head over the hideous helmets sported by Bale and Evans.

 

[Sterling Archer]

I'm not sure why but I think the suit looks really cool in this shot from the episode 2 trailer. Really liking the fact he can pull down the mask.

 

[Dareweasel]

It's a little too... leathery. He could almost pass for a biker in a Pride Parade.

More than most, I think Flash's costume needs to look like a second skin. It's like he's wearing the Speed Force. This is the opposite, almost an armor suit (although I get the point that it has to combat friction). It's not terrible, just not where I would have gone with it.

 

[Stephen K. Hone]

I'm not sure why but I think the suit looks really cool in this shot from the episode 2 trailer. Really liking the fact he can pull down the mask.

I'm thinking that they are just creating the illusion that he can pull the mask back like that. It's probably not the actual cowl in that shot as the cowl likely has hard elements/stiffeners cast into it to keep the definition and to prevent it looking all limp when GG is wearing it. Perhaps I'm mistaken though.

I have a hunch that Zach Snyder will do something similar in BvS to make it look like Bruce can pull his cowl back, Perhaps while he is sitting at a computer monitor in the Batcave.

From the last scene in the Flash, it looks like (as has been speculated) GG's Flash costume is a work in progress and will evolve over time into something much closer to the comics.

 

[Dareweasel]

I have a hunch that Zach Snyder will do something similar in BvS to make it look like Bruce can pull his cowl back, Perhaps while he is sitting at a computer monitor in the Batcave.

I'd like to see a costume that is entirely CGI, like the Green Lantern movie (perhaps one of the few redeemable features of that movie). The suit just pops out of his little ring, after all. Thus, the cowl wouldn't get pulled back. It would just disappear and he's in costume from the neck down.