Cloth goods will be dirtier under armpits, at knees, and bottom of pant legs. If I had time I would have sprayed the chest plate vest and torso wrap with a watered down dark acrylic. Rustoleum spray paint (1) can each (7 total): satin Chestnut Brown, Flat Red, metallic silver, satin Smokey Beige, satin Oasis Blue, metallic Bronze, stain Granite

Never use a cleaning product or stain remover to remove a stain. Instead, bring your piece to a professional cleaning service as soon as possible. Once the stain is removed, take the plastic cover off and allow your piece to air out before putting away. Some of the costumes come with optional quality boots and shoes, so don’t forget to select this option if necessary. Mottling the colors makes the armor look more realistic. It also gives all the armor a similar shade of color even if the tone differs. I didn't mottle the 'leather' leg wrap. Leather doesn't look mottled. If you are feeling hero enough to take on the challenge of being your very own Deadpool then there is no other costume for you. The hand guards are .04 styrene with .04 styrene trim and a triangle. The outside edges curve slightly around the hand. After finishing these, they look a bit too large. To get the bend, I heated the plastic and clamped it between two pieces of plywood. Don't heat the plastic to much as you don't want it to deform. You want it just warm enough to bend. It may take a few tries to get the bend correct. The shin guard is a single piece of styrene with styrene banding around the top. The triangular piece is styrene base with foam triangles. I don't like how the triangles came out, but it's a small detail that will likely be ignored. I scored the front to mimic the grooves and that was a mistake. I know that if you score styrene you can just snap it. I should have added strips of styrene on top of the base to create the effect. It was too late in production to fix this correctly. I heated the plastic to curve it around my leg. It needs to be an oval shape.

There's a lot of parts and I never have enough time with Halloween being the due date. I worked from the helmet down, knowing that people would look at the helmet first and hoping they wouldn't look at the boots in case I hadn't finished them. Forget about your usual clothing size! Whether you are from the US, UK, or usually wear European sizes – our costumes are made in a variety of different materials with specialized stitching and parts, so your usual size will not apply here.

I started with reference photos. I'm recreating the pre-Beskar armor. I like weathered and beat up props, and they're more fun to make. Plus I know I don't want to pay for a good looking chrome finish like Alclad and it takes time to get an automotive quality finish. I don't have time to sand/prime/sand for that perfect look.

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If you haven't heat treated the foam, do that prior to plasti-dip. The foam will darken very slightly. If it darkens a lot, you're burning it. I used acrylic caulk over all the joints. A cup of water and my finger smooth out the joints and make them smooth. If I were doing this again, I might go over the entire helmet with watered down acrylic caulk. That would produces a smoother finish.

The head mask is removable and comes with white mesh eye panels, so you can keep a keen eye out for any passing villains. Hand washing and natural air drying are recommended. Machine washing / dry cleaning is not recommended.For the brown pieces, I sprayed them brown, misted with gray and in some cases red-brown, then repeated colors until I got the right shade. For the chest plate, and left shoulder I added in bronze. I made the chest plate more bronze, and the gauntlets more red. It helps to pre-curve pieces before glue up. You can heat treat them at this point or just shape by hand/on the corner of a bench. I created separate sections and sewed them together. I dyed it with tea just to change the color a bit. If I had time I would have sprayed it with watered down dark acrylic to make it even darker. Spirit Halloween is the largest Halloween retailer in North America, with over 1,450 pop-up locations in strip centers and malls across North America. Celebrating nearly four decades of business, Spirit has cemented its position as the premier destination for all things Halloween. Known to many as an exciting and interactive event for shoppers, Spirit stores offer complete selections of costumes and accessories for infants/toddlers, children, 'tweens, teens, and adults, along with exclusive jaw-dropping animatronics and décor you won't find anywhere else. In fact, Spirit knows how to have so much fun, it's scary! All holsters have rivet detailing and adjustable straps for added comfort and stability. More specifically, a calf holster for a knife and removable leg harnesses. The leg harnesses are fitted with easy to use clip-clasps and attachments such as a gun holster and brown leather bags.