SuperheroDIY

Well, after months and months and months of work, I finally have an Armored Spider-Man costume (Spider Armor MK1) that I can put on! This is something that I've been working on since May 2020, and just now (Dec 2020) am at the point where I can put it on. It's been a ton of work!

These are instructions that are hopefully easy-to-follow and understand to paint a Captain America shield.  The best color choices I’ve found are listed in the materials as well.  

It’s been awhile since the last update on the Batman vs. Superman DOJ foam armor build, but hey I’ve been busy, and also very sleepy. And this is a lot harder than I thought it would be.But it's done! Have a look ...

I never really liked the Superman cape on my Superman Returns costume. The cape in the movie looked good enough, but it wasn’t quite regal-looking, which is something I think really looks great for Superman. It was kind of short, light, and it seemed like they didn’t even care that he was wearing a cape when […]

I’m half black. There, I said it. Phew! What a load off! Wait, what? You’re wondering what the other half is? Ha ha well it’s white! That’s why I am just so damn tasty — I’m an Oreo. A mulatto, if you will, although I never really liked that word for some reason. I’m mixed, […]

So — I’ve really wanted to do a Batman gauntlet upgrade on my UD Replicas Dark Knight motorcycle suit ever since I got it — and finally did!

What a wonderful thing … the difference a muscle suit makes! If you’ve ever done any type of cosplay and you’re NOT a body builder, then you know that spandex doesn’t necessarily show off your amazing musculature in the way you expected / hoped. That’s the case for me, anyway.

I recently upgraded my skills in SketchUp, as well as in my understanding of how 3D printers work, and how well their materials perform. I also learned how to measure when I’m trying to recreate something! Using these amazing, newfound skills, I have created some seriously great metal Captain America TFA buckles. I know, that’s a […]

I just logged into YouTube and saw this really good Arkham Asylum / Arkham City / Arkham Knight locking batarang video!  I’m not sure who this guy is, but he’s made a really cool batarang.  It looks like the batarang is cast in fiberglass, and he’s obviously cleaned it up well and added the custom parts needed to make a really good AA batarang locking mechanism.  

Well, I’ve created my own 3D-Printed TDK Sticky Bomb Gun Replica Prop from 2008’s The Dark Knight. If you’ve seen the movie (and I really hope you have), it was used in the Hong Kong scene as well as the construction site scene near the end. This is the (nearly-finished) version 1.0 of the work covered in: […]

Yesterday the wife and I were driving around, and decided to stop into the local Comic Book / Toy Store.  We didn’t find anything that really caught our eye, but as we were walking out we saw another customer trying to sell some items to the shop.  As we climbed into the car, we saw the same customer hauling all their boxes back out to their car.  I said “I wonder if they were trying to sell those … I should ask!”.  So, I asked, and ended up with a new figure: Captain America: The First Avenger from Hot Toys.