The Dark Knight Rises The TDKR Batsuit Discussion Thread

[KalMart]

That looks pretty nice.

 

[craigdbfan]

This may suit your purpose:

I really like the cowl something along those lines for the new costume would be a dream.

 

[KalMart]

Not at all bud...and I didn't make any other part.

David

Did you start with a cast of the actual actor's head?

 

[the dmg]

This may suit your purpose:

That cowl is sweet. The only thing I don't like about it is that his actual ears aren't as hidden.

 

[DaveMoral]

That is a fantastic cowl!

 

[Marx]

Agreed. A cowl like the one above with slightly longer ears would be great!

 

[DAVIDYR1]

Did you start with a cast of the actual actor's head?

Not at all.
That was a personal project...my own sculpt and design on a totally generic life cast. Again, we're going back about 8 years so it's a little fuzzy at this point, and I did make several designs back then.

Here's the sculpt of the one above:

It was textured, not glass smooth and yes the ear outlines were purposely left in. I wanted a different cowl design at the time....
Again, it's pretty cool to see this one is holding up to the test of time. Thanks again folks.

David

 

[Van Petrol]

Good to see you around again David!

 

[Melack]

That's a nice cowl but I wouldn't want a comic-esque Bat-suit in the Nolan movies, It wouldn't work. The armored style works perfectly and makes it believable enough for the story.

 

[JAK®]

That's a nice cowl but I wouldn't want a comic-esque Bat-suit in the Nolan movies, It wouldn't work. The armored style works perfectly and makes it believable enough for the story.

Well, we were only talking about the cowl.

 

[KalMart]

Not at all.
That was a personal project...my own sculpt and design on a totally generic life cast. Again, we're going back about 8 years so it's a little fuzzy at this point, and I did make several designs back then.

Here's the sculpt of the one above:

It was textured, not glass smooth and yes the ear outlines were purposely left in. I wanted a different cowl design at the time....
Again, it's pretty cool to see this one is holding up to the test of time. Thanks again folks.

David

Nicely done I especially like how the ears are pointed more straight up, and not tapered in wards like on the BB and TDK cowl. Could the actor move his head/neck around?

 

[Doc Samson]

I'm just astonished so many people appear to dislike TDK suit now, I seem to remember the consensus a little differently, especially after that first pic leaked with him on top of the police car.

I do recall some of the "Ironman" jokes, but all in all, I can't remember such disdain. The only thing I can't stand about it now is the cowl, the whole thing needed to go, from the way it made his neck look (which I understand but still..) to the way the nose was, even the way it hugged the exposed portion of his face. If they did something about that but kept the same basic suit, I wouldn't have too much of an issue.

 

[BatScot]

That's a nice cowl but I wouldn't want a comic-esque Bat-suit in the Nolan movies, It wouldn't work. The armored style works perfectly and makes it believable enough for the story.

Farg, not another "it wouldn't work" first post

 

[Travesty]

Farg, not another "it wouldn't work" first post

But....but...the realizm....teh realizm.

 

[BatScot]

I'm just astonished so many people appear to dislike TDK suit now, I seem to remember the consensus a little differently, especially after that first pic leaked with him on top of the police car.

While it's true that the 'standing on police car pic' went go over pretty well, feelings toward the suit went down hill quickly from there. What I found most interesting during that period was the number of people who had previously expressed a dislike of the Begins suit suddenly taking a liking to that ole rubber suit once they got a good look at the TDK blunder

 

[BatScot]

But....but...the realizm....teh realizm.

I don't have a problem with Nolan's Batman being rooted in realism... the thing is: realism and a suit that is not obviously armored are not incompatible ideas.

 

[JAK®]

I'm just astonished so many people appear to dislike TDK suit now, I seem to remember the consensus a little differently, especially after that first pic leaked with him on top of the police car.

I do recall some of the "Ironman" jokes, but all in all, I can't remember such disdain. The only thing I can't stand about it now is the cowl, the whole thing needed to go, from the way it made his neck look (which I understand but still..) to the way the nose was, even the way it hugged the exposed portion of his face. If they did something about that but kept the same basic suit, I wouldn't have too much of an issue.

The more we saw of it, the worse it looked.

 

[Rocketman]

The best example of me completely HATING the TDK cowl is in the interrogation room scene with the Joker. When Batman first sits down and says "You wanted me - here I am," the cowl looks like it doesn't even fit Bale's head. The mouth and chin are all weird, you can't even see his eyes. It's like the mask is drooping on his face. The tip of the nose is almost touching his mouth, which makes NO sense.

 

[Boom]

The lighting and angle really helped the TDK batsuit in the first photo. However, we were immediately introduced to those ugly-ass legs.

Unfortunately, it was a case of me disliking the suit the more I saw it. For some reason, the batsuit had to look like a scrap-heap in order to pass as "teh realistic armor."

 

[Rocketman]

The lighting and angle really helped the TDK batsuit in the first photo. However, we were immediately introduced to those ugly-ass legs.

Unfortunately, it was a case of me disliking the suit the more I saw it. For some reason, the batsuit had to look like a scrap-heap in order to pass as "teh realistic armor."

I agree. I feel like the suit had so much going on, and the design was so busy and over-produced, a glimpse of it suddenly felt like abstract art. It was a diarrhea of material. And it made no practical sense. I look at it and I say to myself "Why is THAT there? What is THAT thing's function?" It's just a bunch of STUFF.

Seriously, what's with the legs? What the hell is that line going through his chest? What precisely is happening on his stomach? Why is the bat symbol connected to some contraption not affiliated with anything else on the chest? Why have a bat symbol at all?

 

[the dmg]

The best example of me completely HATING the TDK cowl is in the interrogation room scene with the Joker. When Batman first sits down and says "You wanted me - here I am," the cowl looks like it doesn't even fit Bale's head. The mouth and chin are all weird, you can't even see his eyes. It's like the mask is drooping on his face. The tip of the nose is almost touching his mouth, which makes NO sense.

Of all the things they need to change on the cowl, it's the beak.

 

[Yurka]

More masculine mouth opening, straighten ears, trim nose, and its fine.

 

[Boom]

I agree. I feel like the suit had so much going on, and the design was so busy and over-produced, a glimpse of it suddenly felt like abstract art. It was a diarrhea of material. And it made no practical sense. I look at it and I say to myself "Why is THAT there? What is THAT thing's function?" It's just a bunch of STUFF.

That's an excellent way to put it .

 

[Soapy]

Spoiler

That cowl is damn near perfect. Only thing I would change about is have the ears point or curve slightly, slightly inward. I really hate it when Batman's ears point "out".

Spoiler

The rest of suit is pretty cool too. Maybe we could see something like it someday in the future when another director wants to make a Batman movie that's more visually in sync with the comics. But I wouldn't want it within a thousand yards of The Dark Knight Rises or any potential future Nolan Batman film. The last thing I want is for Nolan to compromise his vision to appease some selfish fanboy desire.

 

[Mr. Earle]

>my face when people havent read a comic book in their life and are therefore fine with robotic batman walking around under bright lights because Nolan says so.