How To Make Your Own Captain America Halloween Costume
With the arrival of Captain America into cinemas this year, it is highly likely that he will be making appearances in doorways as young children and adults dress up as their favourite protagonist. It is likely a Captain America Halloween costume will not be in short supply.
As with many costumes, these might appear cheap to some of the avid fans and may not reflect the high standards the heroes tailor their costumes to. Often a higher quality version becomes available through specialist stores, though can carry heft price tags. Opting to develop your own may be a worthwhile endeavour.
The costumes in the comics and the movie are typically very similar. In the comics, though, Cap did not wield a firearm and was a hand to hand expert. Going out armed is not suggested, as police may not appreciate your adherence to the film's protagonist as much as your friends will whilst wandering the streets.
Similarly, the shield Cap uses has typically been a circular type, but he has on a few occasions used a heater shield. The round shield measures at 2.5 feet wide, so plastic or something similarly light might be the preferred material to use rather than the vibranium-iron alloy in comics.
Decorated in red, blue and white with stars and stripes, the image is a patriotic one, topped off by the freedom wings at the side of the head representing the liberty eagle. The mask is blue, and has eye holes and a gap for the nose and mouth.
The suit itself is light blue at the chest with a white five point star. In the comics, the suit is made of a scale-like material, but cloth should be adequate for collecting candy rather than fighting Nazis. Vertical red and white stripes surround his stomach, from around the solar plexus to the belt.
The blue from the torso stops at the arms around halfway between the shoulder and elbow. Presumably from there down it is all white, and a pair of red gloves are donned over the top, extending halfway to the elbow. Blue trousers with folded over red boots, might be difficult to find nowadays, but it's possible to modify some wellingtons.
The shield is has three rings of red, white, red, a central blue and a white star. There is little else to the Captain America Halloween costume unless you have someone willing to carry round an American flag for you to stand in front of. For those who are not possessors of superhuman serum, a muscle suit to wear underneath might also be a plu
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