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Step 1: The Concept
After last year's awesome Ultimate WW2 Captain America costume, my boy and I decided to stick with the Avengers roster and send him out as the mighty Thor. So, my first task was deciding how the costume should look. With all the wardrobe changes Thor has seen, and the never-ending alternate universe storylines, I had my pick of "looks" I could go for (I even considered doing a Throg costume, but chickened out). i settled on his current costume with mail sleeves and leggings. I decided the mail would look cool, be easy to see at night, and allow me to sew in some padded muscles to make my boy more mighty.
I strayed from this design in two major areas: the boots and the belt. To me, Thor should always have yellow boots. I know they're a bit garish, but consider the context. I also went with the traditional yellow belt with the classic "T" buckle. I get that the new one (the runic letter meaning strength) is probably what the "real" Thor would have worn, but honestly, I think the yellow makes the costume more super-heroey and less like a generic Viking.
I strayed from this design in two major areas: the boots and the belt. To me, Thor should always have yellow boots. I know they're a bit garish, but consider the context. I also went with the traditional yellow belt with the classic "T" buckle. I get that the new one (the runic letter meaning strength) is probably what the "real" Thor would have worn, but honestly, I think the yellow makes the costume more super-heroey and less like a generic Viking.
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thnks
BTW, I stole one of your photos (of the unmodified shoulder pads) for my Gene Simmons costume 'ible, because they were almost identical to the pads I used, and I totally forgot to take any process photos of my own. I hope you don't mind, and I'll take it out if you'd rather I didn't use it.
In any case, great costume, and I look forward to seeing what you come up with next.