Steps To Making A Captain America Halloween Costume

By Patrik Moore

Captain America fans across the world have flocked into cinemas to see this year's release of the film, and with this surge in popularity it is expected that Cap will be arriving on doorsteps looking for candy. With this in mind, the Captain America Halloween costume should be easily obtainable.

Most costume stores should carry the outfit, but with the low price tag can come the low quality and some fans may not be content with the looks given. Superheroes typically have a high standard of looks, and an avid fan might want to emulate this, though specialist stores are often incredibly expensive.

In order to make your own costume, the first step is deciding which style to pay homage to. In the film we see the hero using a firearm, whilst in comics he was a hand to hand specialist. This is not only an aesthetics dilemma to consider, but also a legal one as the police patrol looking for deviant revelers.

Cap is famous for his circular shield, which is approximately 2.5 feet across, though he was also seen with a heater shield in a few issues of the comics. Regardless of which you choose to use, it may be easier finding something light like plastic, as opposed to vibranium-iron alloys.

The costume colours are red, white and blue, and in a stars and stripes fashion to highlight the patriotism. His mask is light blue, with smaller holes for the eyes and a larger one or the nose and mouth. A pair of wings are situated above the ears, as a nod to the liberty eagle.

The torso is a light blue with a five point star in the center, which is white. His suit/armor in the comics is supposedly made of scale or something similar, though spandex or cloth would work just as well. A ring of vertical red and white stripes which surround the abdomen in a girdle fashion.

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's design is of rings of red, white, then red. A central blue circle harbors a white star, and little else is needed for your Captain America Halloween costume to be complete. American flags are optional background features, and muscle suits to wear underneath can be apt replacements for superhuman serum.

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