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Captain America Shield DIY - Marvel - Chuck Does Art: DIY Captain America Shield using Round Saucer Sled

For Halloween this year the family is going as some of the Avengers, so I chose Captain America. The sled I used to make this shield was already used once as the shield for my Spartan Hoplite Costume so I needed to repaint it and make new handles. The construction part of this was pretty simple and straightforward, but the painting was a bit of a nightmare; I hope you will learn from my mistakes! I used only materials I already had at home other than the paint, so feel free to get creative...

Captain America Shield DIY - Marvel - Chuck Does Art: DIY Captain America Shield using Round Saucer Sled

A few halloweens ago I went as Spider-Man, the Marvel Comics superhero. Rather than try to make a full body spandex suit I opted for the simpler and less awkward option of being Peter Parker ready to become Spider-Man. This entailed making a Spider Man shirt, and wearing it under an open button-up shirt, as if at any moment I could whip off the shirt and go fight crime. The shirt was pretty straightforward, but very time consuming. I don't know how to dye fabrics, so I decided it would be a...

See all the Spartan Hoplite Costume articles here! This year I'm re-vamping my old 300 costume and making it better and shinier! First o...

See all the Spartan Hoplite Costume articles here! This year I'm re-vamping my old 300 costume and making it better and shinier! First off, a new helmet! Any good Spartan needs a helmet, but unfortunately I am not a metal-smith. So I made mine out of items I had around. Materials Used: Heavy Gold Poster Paper (JoAnn Fabrics, about $2) Pink Foam Board Duct Tape Gold Paint Glue Fake Feathers (black) Trim (JoAnn Fabrics, $2 with coupon) Thin Plastic Helmet (party favor from Party America, $1)...

For all the Hoplite Costume posts click here! So I knew I needed some sort of chest armor for my hoplite costume, but had no idea where even to begin. Then I saw one of Russel Crowe's costumes in Gladiator where he is wearing a leather chest plate that is made by multiple leather straps rather than one continuous piece. This seemed plausible to make, as I have no idea how to forge an actual bronze chest plate or even a solid piece fake leather one. So with that inspiration, I set to work. I...

For all the Hoplite Costume posts click here! So I knew I needed some sort of chest armor for my hoplite costume, but had no idea where even to begin. Then I saw one of Russel Crowe's costumes in Gladiator where he is wearing a leather chest plate that is made by multiple leather straps rather than one continuous piece. This seemed plausible to make, as I have no idea how to forge an actual bronze chest plate or even a solid piece fake leather one. So with that inspiration, I set to work. I...

Steve ROGERS's Shield (Accessories) | Marvel DIY

See all the Spartan Hoplite Costume articles here! One of my favorite parts of the new Hoplite costume is a much improved spear. Last time I made a spear out of PVC pipe and a poorly crafted wooden point, and the whole thing was painted vaguely bronze-ish. This time I made a far prettier and sort of accurate looking spear. The Dory is supposed to be 6-9 feet long, roughly, but it is really a pain to try to walk through doorways with a 9ft spear so I went for the shorter end of things (also...

See all the Spartan Hoplite Costume articles here! This year I'm re-vamping my old 300 costume and making it better and shinier! First off, a new helmet! Any good Spartan needs a helmet, but unfortunately I am not a metal-smith. So I made mine out of items I had around. Materials Used: Heavy Gold Poster Paper (JoAnn Fabrics, about $2) Pink Foam Board Duct Tape Gold Paint Glue Fake Feathers (black) Trim (JoAnn Fabrics, $2 with coupon) Thin Plastic Helmet (party favor from Party America, $1)...

A few halloweens ago I went as Spider-Man, the Marvel Comics superhero. Rather than try to make a full body spandex suit I opted for the simpler and less awkward option of being Peter Parker ready to become Spider-Man. This entailed making a Spider Man shirt, and wearing it under an open button-up shirt, as if at any moment I could whip off the shirt and go fight crime. The shirt was pretty straightforward, but very time consuming. I don't know how to dye fabrics, so I decided it would be a...

See all the Spartan Hoplite Costume articles here! One of my favorite parts of the new Hoplite costume is a much improved spear. Last time I made a spear out of PVC pipe and a poorly crafted wooden point, and the whole thing was painted vaguely bronze-ish. This time I made a far prettier and sort of accurate looking spear. The Dory is supposed to be 6-9 feet long, roughly, but it is really a pain to try to walk through doorways with a 9ft spear so I went for the shorter end of things (also...

See all the Spartan Hoplite Costume articles here! This year I'm re-vamping my old 300 costume and making it better and shinier! First off, a new helmet! Any good Spartan needs a helmet, but unfortunately I am not a metal-smith. So I made mine out of items I had around. Materials Used: Heavy Gold Poster Paper (JoAnn Fabrics, about $2) Pink Foam Board Duct Tape Gold Paint Glue Fake Feathers (black) Trim (JoAnn Fabrics, $2 with coupon) Thin Plastic Helmet (party favor from Party America, $1)...