Back from SDCC...and really thrilled with the overall response to our Captain America: TFA Movie Replica Motorcycle Suit!
The entire suit is made from Grade A Cow hide....Textured like the screen used movie suit for all blue leather, and the leather sleeves as well. The abdomen area is the only white leather on the suit. All accessories consisting of Large Chest Star and 2 Smaller Shoulder Stars, Top Back Harness Buckle, Lower Back Harness Buckle and Belt Buckle are all aluminum....and the suit consists of Jacket, Pants, Boots, Gloves and Belt. It'll be available as a set, or in individual articles.
The suit shown at SDCC is our prototype...but I'd say it's 90% ready to go.
-The Blues needs to be a shade lighter...and not shiny.
-The shoulders are missing about 1.5 inches at the tips, needed to create the squared off look seen on screen.
-The entire jacket shown here was taken apart on the Monday before the convention and reassembled, so some of the previous stitch lines are still visible. Obviously the clean and properly assembled version is what's to come. We completely redid the gray harness area, but do bear in mind that the correct texture and color of the gray webbing is seen in the elastic straps connected to the shoulders and the full bottom edge of the blue top torso area. Those are the correct color and texture...and we're working on this right now.
You'll notice that the upper chest part in blue with the metal star is a fold over 'flap' of sorts with the access zipper hidden under the shoulder harness. Below that is the full torso zipper allowing access to the jacket.
The brown bicep leather straps are adjustable...and the sleeves have zippers in the wrist. The jacket is finished to be worn on its own...or as part of the whole ensemble.
Design wise, the suit is pretty spot on. The shoulders currently do taper inward...and that's being worked on as we speak. However the size, shape and thickness of the harness details is rather accurate. We'll be ready very soon.
David