Perfect fit clothing patterns for action figures

Hi all, found this trick some time ago and thought it could be helpful for you guys.
In addition to this step by step process we should have planned before hand which pieces will form our final product.
I strongly recommend to do some research online for real clothing patterns, then use this method for sizing, just to get the desired patterns to fit your particular figure.

[@debbralehrman5957]

Thanks that is very helpful. I can sew people size clothes but I have never done Action Figure or 1/12 scale close. Great job! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@aceonyoutube]

Thank you for sharing how to do this, the prices people charge online for action figure clothing is ridiculous I'd rather make my own even if they aren't as good as a professional would make it's better than paying anything from £10 for a pair of trousers upwards of £70 to £100 for a full costume.

[@wilcapoeira]

Haha Id rather do things myself yup! But the way to look at this is how long it takes to make the stuff. I put 2 hours on batman shorts, how much do you earn each hour in your job? This is not my job but I make over 20€/h… am I willing to make 5€/h on figures? Right now my free time is worth much more so I would probably reject doing pants at 10£ each. That’s the reason why I only pick interesting, one off projects, I can’t base my model on quantity, I must base it on quality. Just thinking out loud :)

[@aceonyoutube]

@@wilcapoeira Yeah I've used your technique just now and I'm making a T-shirt for a mcctoys 1/12 body I bought off Ebay then I'll make some pants for him. I think the people that make action figure clothing have been doing it for so long that they can make a full outfit in a night, but they make out as though it takes them longer so they can charge more. Personally I'm unable to work due to a disability so if I was good enough to sell custom clothing I'd be happy even if I made £10 a day as it'd be £10 more than I would have got anyway lol 😆. But for now I'm just happy making clothing for my own figures and maybe something for a couple of friends 😃👍

[@wilcapoeira]

@@aceonyoutube id love to see ur work 😊

[@aceonyoutube]

@@wilcapoeira Let's just say the first try went pretty 💩. I got to the point of sewing it together by hand and it just kept pulling apart. As I tried to put it on the figure the side split open and then the sleeve came off too. The fabric im using is polycotton fabric and i might have to make each piece double thick to stop this happening because I haven't had this issue until I tried to make a t-shirt, I might have to buy thicker material next time. I'm starting again now on a second t-shirt 🙈 the last one I was working on for 3 hours and now its a ball of screwed up fabric because it's not even salvageable 😅😅 I laugh but it's annoying but all my fault for using fabric that is too thin for the clothing I'm trying to make.

[@Therealflash69]

Well you get what you pay for, great quality and some even wired which is great for posing

[@donsawyer4521]

I hate I missed this one. Thanks for posting it!

[@wilcapoeira]

I hate I missed this comment too! Just discovered KZbin has me covered and I can see un answered comments in a list ^^

[@27noveL]

thanks for tips and tricks so helpful :)

[@TheChintu-il3sq]

Really awsome method man!! helped me a lot for my sculpture, tanks!!

[@wilcapoeira]

Much appreciated!! I’m glad it was useful for you 💪🏼

[@inhaledfarts4221]

I really appreciate this tutorial!

[@wilcapoeira]

Thank you sir! It is not without fitting but it def works. I still use it to date and I’m flooded in patterns 🤪

[@zygoart4175]

..never thought of that while making clothing for my figures..I always do the trial amd error thing..hahaha..thanks a bunch fpr this bro!

[@wilcapoeira]

Haha you still need to try and test but at least the shoulders will be in place not like in my first time doing a shirt where shapes were all around 🙈

[@zygoart4175]

@@wilcapoeira ..I find hard doing the vests and formal clothings more,as they need to be in accurate measurement down to the last mm..

[@russellsworld3229]

@@zygoart4175 e

[@exidorcyanuro]

Very smart, thank you.

[@katieee_llyn]

Literally using this to learn how to make Goku and Vegeta’s jackets from the super broly movie

[@wilcapoeira]

I would love to see that!! Thank you

[@Jabajuicy]

Im making resident evil hunk custom figure and thank u this a great tutorial

[@kitsunesden8085]

Oooooooh! so that's how you do it!!! Have my upvote!

[@wilcapoeira]

Thank you mate! This is it, but it is just the beginning at the same time 😋

[@enzovamp4956]

Hi cool tutorial i don’t know why I didn’t think of this am so happy I found ur video 😊

[@wilcapoeira]

Super glad that you found it useful!

[@enzovamp4956]

@@wilcapoeira ☺️ thank you for making this video bro

[@kiwiboy8492]

i love it. thanks for sharing,

[@wilcapoeira]

Thank you so much

[@geta4066]

Wow thank you very much for the tutorial on KZbin everything comes out haha ​​thanks dude

[@wilcapoeira]

I hope it comes handy to you in your projects! I still use the same technique to this day

[@techminiatures1224]

That's a really nice trick 🤝👍👍👍👍

[@wilcapoeira]

Indeed ☝🏼

[@grin3670]

How do you sew it?

[@mk500shell]

Thanks

[@wilcapoeira]

You are welcome mate!!!

[@drakozero8]

Now how can I make a fitted trench coat for a figuarts figure?

[@wilcapoeira]

I may do one down the line but easiest way to do them is to look for patterns online and apply this method to the upper part of it. Start as if it was a shirt to get the upper body fit and then enlarge the bottom part when cleaning up the pattern on paper.

[@Augnalius]

I want to make a seamless neck skin tight bodysuit for 1/6 and 1/12 action figures. The hot toys Spiderman sewing pattern is similar to your black panther one, but with fabric that covers the neck without any seams on the front. Hot toys Spiderman patterns have the seams go down the left and right sides of the neck then down the back of the shoulder blades and the seams end in the armpit area. Could you please make a tutorial on how to make the hot toys style sewing pattern or give suggestions on how to make this pattern for my action figure?

[@wilcapoeira]

Hey, basically, yo do a mummy out of your figure with this plastic film and painters tape trick and draw those seams that you described from HotToys Spiderman on top of the painters tape. Then you go with your scissors over the painted seams and you will have your pattern. Second topic is making it skin tight. On this scale, 1/16th of an inch or a millimiter, is like going up one size in your human clothes. The only reliable way I found to mail my suits is test fitting often. Sometimes I would even test fit 3-4 times when doing just a leg seam. The reasons for this are that I do only one copy of each piece, I usually switch bodies in my builds and each fabric has a level of elasticity. If I had to do 100 copies of something I would unravel a fitting suit and getting a pattern out of it. Then I wouldn’t feel the need of the back and forth fitting. I hope you get my points

[@Augnalius]

@@wilcapoeira Thanks for the reply. In summary, I think you mean 1. tape mummy and make 1st template out of it. 2. Then trace template onto fabric. 3. Then cut and sew fabric 4. Next hem/adjust/ re-sew in areas that need to be tighter. 5. After the clothing fits right, undo the stitching and use that clothing fabric to trace a new template onto cardboard,. 6. Then use this new template as the final template for all of your 100 + sewing copies ?

[@wilcapoeira]

@@Augnalius exactly haha you put it together step by step perfectly. But I never do that, I try to avoid repeating stuff 😬

[@Augnalius]

@@wilcapoeira Great thank you.

[@Augnalius]

Great tutorial!

[@wilcapoeira]

Feel free to reach me on Instagram where I can share pictures with you

[@Augnalius]

@@wilcapoeira I'll try to set up instagram soon.

[@pookieluh]

i have posable figures for drawing and I'd love to make them clothes

[@wilcapoeira]

I encourage you to do it. It’s so satisfying!!!

[@pookieluh]

@@wilcapoeira ty

[@Augnalius]

What is the name of the thread hand sewing stitch pattern that you use? Would hand sewing 12" figures work too or would a sewing machine be better for that size? You use a special fabric glue pen/marker too ?

[@wilcapoeira]

I havent used one for 1:12. I got a good one in storage, but some seams are too small to bother using it. Where I can’t beat a sewing machine is at finish quality, but I rarely leave thread exposed on these spandex suits. If you are making a jacket that will have exposed seams, hand stitching is hard work.

[@Augnalius]

@@wilcapoeira thanks

[@wilcapoeira]

Btw, I usually do “back stitching”. For some ends I will do “running stitching” if I don’t want the thread to cause wrinkles in the finish and it is not a stress point.

[@Augnalius]

@@wilcapoeira that's good to know, thanks again.

[@charlescox290]

4:43 "Unfortunately, it won't give us our final pattern." I'm not sure what that means. Are we missing things like seam allowance? If so, what kind of seam allowance do you suggest?

[@wilcapoeira]

It’s not the seam allowance only, what you get is the sizing mainly. Fashion designers spent years polishing the shirt pattern, so I usually go and search for the real thing and once I have my “sizing pattern”, I use it as a guide and draw on top of it copying the real human size clothing pattern shapes. There are small details like the shape where the sleeves meet the body and such that look better if you follow a real example of a pattern rather than just what you get from this method alone.

[@charlescox290]

@@wilcapoeira oh, so, this is only up until step 4? Once we are done with step 5 we have a completed pattern?

[@wilcapoeira]

@@charlescox290in blue following the example I found in Google and using my red lines as size reference.

[@charlescox290]

@@wilcapoeira ah, ok, thanks.

[@rehanaditya6360]

is it works for trousers too?

[@wilcapoeira]

Yes it does, you will need a sample trouser pattern to draw your correctly sized pattern accurately, but I have done all kinds of clothing following this method. IG: lapsusmentalworks

[@rehanaditya6360]

@@wilcapoeira oh I see, thanks mate

[@decentcontent5245]

Would there be an easier kid friendly way?

[@wilcapoeira]

Hey! I don’t have kids myself but only way I know to join pieces of fabric is either fabric glue or stitching. There are other simpler project like capes for you guys to start with and then maybe progress to sewing depending on the kids age. I’m not sure how toxic fabric glue is, but I get it over my hands frequently and I can imagine how that’s going to end up looking with a kid involved.

[@wilcapoeira]

Maybe there is some kid safe glue you can test. Luckily, fabrics are inexpensive, you can always give it a try.

[@decentcontent5245]

@@wilcapoeira wow still answering comments after one year anyways, I’m only ten and that sounds pretty good… Thanks!

[@KOKOANAPAR]

I have to learn to do this myself, last quote I got was $600 lol forget that.

[@wilcapoeira]

Well, it depends on your needs but if you have the time, that’s what this channel is for, to learn and do things ourselves 😅

[@KOKOANAPAR]

@@wilcapoeira Well nothing like that is worth $600 lol I'll do it myself.

[@therisendead15]

Do u take commissions id love an outfit for my bobf boba

[@wilcapoeira]

Hi! I’m not taking commissions lately. Sorry

[@Bruuuuu21]

What action figure is that 😮

[@wilcapoeira]

The one I wrap? That is SH Figuarts bruce lee. The one from the caption is a Damtoys Drawman blank body on custom clothes and I believe there is a muscular body at some point in the video which is a Vtoys Zero blank body

[@jaayreyes6923]

Think it’s doable on a mini sewer?

[@wilcapoeira]

Hand sewers are trash, don’t put your money on it. Only good machines are reliable on elastic fabrics, which are 80% of what I use. Unless you are doing several copies of the same thing, I encourage you to start hand sewing 😊

[@jaayreyes6923]

@@wilcapoeira any suggestions for a cheap machine? I’m trying to get into it and idk where to start.

[@wilcapoeira]

@@jaayreyes6923 I don’t have one myself 😬 It takes too much space I guess hehe There are ton of reviews on line tho. Singer, Alfa.. checks classic brands

[@jaayreyes6923]

@@wilcapoeira just not looking to pay $100+ I was just gonna get a mini one for like $30. I saw there’s two types, a hand one and literally a mini sewer

[@wilcapoeira]

@@jaayreyes6923 avoid the hand one for figure work. I bought it and it is more suited to fix some human size pants than for figure work. The other budget alternatives I can’t really tell. But I will be looking forward to hear from you if you get one 🤗

[@TinyPowerComics]

uhh. looks like the sleeves dont fit your torso. is that why you didnt finish the video?

[@wilcapoeira]

If it had to fit like a puzzle why would we bother cutting it in pieces? Video isnt called perfect fit clothing for no reason 😏 Once you start sewing and following the curve you can see in the torso pieces, you notice how they are sized correctly. The two seams have the same perimeter or length but different shape.

[@TinyPowerComics]

@@wilcapoeira why, for clickbait? well you got 1 view out of me so I guess it works.

[@wilcapoeira]

@@TinyPowerComics your view gets me to the same point than convincing you, nowhere. I get nothing out of this channel and still keep on answering each and every question. Understand that there are no resources showing this kind of insights on how to do things, that with little practice, are fairly easy and accessible to anybody. There aren’t resources with free patterns for the wide variety of body blanks that we have nowadays either. The method has flaws? Maybe, but clothing designers study and practice for years and this is a 10 minute video. But it definitely is worthy and works. Feel free to check my work on Instagram, or Facebook groups. This is the technique I use myself and it works. I suggest you try it out, and let me know if you have issues with it or questions.

[@Leeshok334]

Shfa bruce lee??

[@starknight994]

For wht scale?

[@wilcapoeira]

This method works for the scale you prefer. That’s the key feature of the method, fit the body you apply it to.

[@starknight994]

@@wilcapoeira ah got it, can u make Hoodie for figure, prver shf 1:12 actually

[@Gemoroda]

Dude. Rename this video and stop wasting time. Fin misleading title...

[@wilcapoeira]

This is a shortcut to get correctly sized patterns that saves tons of time in “sizing your patterns”. Title is perfectly accurate unless you are looking for effortless results. Check the comments from the people who really want to put the effort that it takes to learn a skill and go buy your clothes from eBay until you are ready for my videos.

[@muursnorthwestamexem8581]

Can you take commissions

[@wilcapoeira]

Hi! I stopped my commissions when my kid was born some months ago, sorry!