This project started off as a concept image that I came across and shown it to my son which was shortly after I completed his Flash costume and was very much exhausted from building. He though this concept was great and said that was the next costume he wanted. I looked it over and mulled over some build ideas. I took a little time off for Christmas but did some research across the internet and saw that this costume was being actively pursued and built. Researched how readily avaiable the materials where decided to start the project with the shield.
The shield began with the Captain America Winter Soldier Stealth 24" Economy Plastic Shield Licensed 35528 from a online Halloween shop. I did not really care what color it was due to the fact I was going to repaint it anyways. There was a excessive lip on the shield which I carefully cut off with precision.
Examining other Captain America shield builds I built the handle frame plates to fit my shield based out of pvc plastic. When the over all shape was cut I laid out the binder screws needed to attach the handles. Around the outer edge I attached foam strips to give it a thin lip.
The original product handles was not needed and was removed for custom built handles. The handle plates and the lip was glued on to the back of the shield with E6000 glue and some super glue in areas. I found a metal piece in my basement to used as a mount for the harness
The back side of the shield was painted using Krylon ColorMaster Silver Spray to give the shield a metal look. Before I start with the painting process I just want to say that I did the paint job twice due to the fact the initial painting was not desirable (the photo is just for reference). On the front side I started with sanding slightly to rough up the surface for the paint preperation. Started with the first layer which was the red layer using Krylon Banner Red Gloss CoverMaxx (Banner Red). The entire surface was covered with two coats of paint and left to dry completely. I then masked off carefully the area I wanted to leave red and moved onto the white ring using Krylon White Gloss CoverMaxx. This took a extra layer due to the red underneath being covered up. Next to the blue using Krylon True Blue Gloss CoverMaxx, prior to which I masked off everything except the center spot, two coats.
Now came the fun part, laying out the Spider symbol. Utilizing the existing star, I makes off the outside edges of the legs. I shot the spider emblem with the white paint, three coats. I was not satisfied with he initial design of the upper legs so I sanded and re shot the shield. Being satisfied with this iteration of the symbol I shot the shield with Krylon Crystal Clear Gloss CoverMaxx, two coats. I by no means have no agreement with Krylon but very satisfied with the CoverMaxx products since they have the paint and primer combined using less paint. More coverage with less paint for my dollar.
The handles grip are hand made from faux leather printed fabric with thin foam inserts. I order various rings and slides to complete the looks. I finished the shield with the attaching of the grips with binder screws and secured them in place. A little adjustment on the slides and the shield was complete.
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Spider Cap Shield