“A simpleton with a shield!”

[Fly4v]

Inspiration: To be honest it was Batman in a Lamborghini that inspired me to start doing events as Captain America. I was already doing charity work and toy drives in my actual uniform but it is more fun as the Cap.

How long: Two months including the shield.

Cost: The cost of the suit, minus the helmet and jump boots, was $560.47 ($445.84 in materials, $114.63 shipping). The shield was $145.09 materials, $73.06 shipping for a total of $218.15.

Tips: Using a work suit and a pair of pants as a base actually increased the amount of effort required. It would have been easier if I could have found the Cotton HBT in blue.

Special Thanks to all the other Captain America’s that came before and to those that were working concurrently. I even thank UD Replica’s for closing the sale of their excellent TFA suit. If they still had the suit for sale I wouldn’t have been forced to make this.

This and most of my other Captain America stuff is located:
http://www.therpf.com/f24/captain-america-how-exciting-tws-concept-tfa-150663/

Thank you for your interest and please check out my other builds listed in my signature.

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[mbmcfarland]

Great job! One of the best Caps I have seen. I bet the kids go nuts over you!

 

[James Kenobi 1138]

Fantastic costume !!

 

[Sundowner]

Nice shots!

 

[EyeofSauron]

it really is fantastic. one thing i wonder is, how big are you? cause the shield looks a little small on you

 

[Fly4v]

Thanks for the comments.
The airsoft shield is small at 24" and the star is proportionally too large for a movie shield.
In uniform don't know what I come out as but I'm 74.5" tall and 203 lbs.
Friday was muscle failure followed with a quick weight work out Saturday morning to keep everything toned.

 

[roblenzz]

I don't care what you say, but this is bad *****. Great suit, great shots with great back drop. Lovin' the suit :love Sheer awesomeness :thumbsup

 

[Elderpred13]

Great cap. sir, it looks very screen accurate. It must have taken you a long time to build those big ass model airplanes. You managed to take one of Red Skull's armored cars, he has to be really ticked.

 

[uncanny]

Fantastic!

 

[dkaniel]

I especially love the Hydra Logo on the vehicle in the background, photoshopped or ?

 

[Fly4v]

or ?

Yes, it was a Hydra vehicle.

Spoiler

Not really it is an EOD vehicle that was photo-shopped.

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It must have taken you a long time to build those big ass model airplanes.

That's the half of it... giant water slide decal are a real pain to work with.

 

[Freya Willia]

Awesome!!!! I'm so glad I stopped studying for finals and saw this, haha. Fantastic quality on all those straps and pouches, and those model planes really are something to behold! :lol

 

[Fly4v]

Glad you liked them, now study hard.

 

[Neoproks]

Love the final result Fly! Fantastic location as well. Such a great attention to detail, one of my favorite Cap builds and builder . And that airsoft shield sure did work out nicely.

 

[Gator Fett]

The suit turned out great Fly4V. Thanks for posting the build thread too. It is helping me along the way wiht my slow build.

 

[DP74]

Amazing! That's by far my favourite Captain America costume version. I dig The Avengers one, but this one fits more to me because it's heavily grounded in realism as opposed to just a - to paraphrase Tony Stark - "spangly costume".

J

 

[hikz]

Great costume mate, definitely one of the best out there. From one Cap to another:thumbsup

 

[evil mechanic]

as DP said, this is also my favorite version... excellent job!