Spider-Verse/Homecoming inspired Spider-Man costume for £30 (hoodie build on a budget

[The14thDr]

While trying to find a suitable material for the trigger that could be molded into shape and still be flexible enough to allow a full range of motion with my hands/wrists, I realised that if the web shooters were activated by a button in Spider-Man’s palm, having a strip connecting the two parts of the device wouldn’t even be necessary; I could simply have a couple of wires leading from the palm pad and connecting to the web shooter.

The sleeves on the t-shirt that I was using as a base layer are a few inches longer than they needed to be; to simultaneously solve this issue and eliminate the need for fingerless gloves (which was the original plan), I instead added thumb holes to each of the sleeves and took in the cuffs slightly so that they would fit snugly over my hands. A magnet attached to the palm of the sleeve keeps the web shooter trigger aligned with my hand and the wires allow a full range of movement.

 

[The14thDr]

Well, I figured out how to stop the front of the hoodie bulging out every time I move! The cause of the problem lay in the fact that I’m extremely skinny for a 6’ guy - so while vertically the hoodie may fit perfectly, it’s circumference was far too big. By making the fabric hug my body as tightly as possible, however, there is a lot less material available to bulge out of the front.

I’ve never actually “taken in” a piece of clothing before so this was a completely new skill for me to learn. After watching a cosplay tutorial on YouTube, however, I felt fairly confident that I could pull it off. This was actually just a case of using clothing pegs to measure how much material needed to be taken in (in this case almost 3 inches from either side of the hoodie!) drawing a line on the fabric and sewing a simple running stitch alongside the line. The excess fabric can then be cut off without fear of ruining the hoodie.

Before (left) and after (right):

Not only did this eliminate the issue of the fabric bulging out, it also makes the hoodie look and feel much better when worn (after all, Spider-Man relies mainly on his agility so the suit would need to be as streamlined and close-fitting as possible.)

Thanks for reading. [emoji4]

 

[The14thDr]

Re: Spider-Verse/Homecoming inspired Spider-Man costume for £30 (hoodie build on a bu

Here is another shot of the finished suit all laid out:

I know a lot of people here aren’t huge fans of “non-traditional” costumes (i.e. anything other than the screen printed spandex that comprises 99% of every single Spiderman build on this forum) - which now that I think about it probably explains the lack of any interest in this thread - but I just love how my suit turned out! Not that I have anything against the zentai builds; I was just happy to create a unique take on the character in a way that hasn’t really been done before.

What makes me even happier is that I was able to make this a true budget build and the end result is definitely something that Peter or Miles could have realistically put together with their limited money and resources.

 

[The14thDr]

There were a few issues with the web shooters that I decided to fix.

After carefully removing the web shooter tops to cause as little damage as possible, I fixed a small issue that caused the adjustable triggers to keep falling off and proceeded to replace the cuffs. I wanted to keep the same design as before; only this time using 1 layer of craft foam (rather than the 2 layers used previously) to make the cuffs more flexible, easier to put on and more comfortable to wear. I also added storage for spare webbing cartridges as a further nod to the Homecoming web shooters.