Superman Custom Cape Tuck Tutorial ~ HOW I DO IT ~ Kitbash 101

[@BradTheDCUniverseGeek]

This is not a perfect method but it's the best I can do with my current skill level and experience. I hope you find this a little useful. 🙂

[@brucelaborin2124]

I just recently took the plunge and bought a DC Essentials Superman, having waited years for the right Superman figure to properly use the Kryptonian Son Chris Reeve head. I had this video on my figure mod/reviews list, for some time, and had been envious of your version with the cloth cape, which I'm considering doing for it as well. The only thing is that darn left hand. What figure did you rob the left hand from, in order to get two fisted hands for this one, because it looks like it matches the ball joint swivel of the right hand that comes with the Essebtials figure?

[@SWTXCowboy11]

FINALLY!! This is the video I was waiting for. Thanks for the “how to” for Supey’s cape. Now I can finally get to work on the stock pile of Superman figures I’ve amasses over the last few months. I’ve managed a couple of cape swaps based on your kit bash 101 videos, but this is definitely the vid I was waiting for to try my own first cape tuck.

[@BradTheDCUniverseGeek]

Awesome! Sorry it took so long. There were a few months of squeaky wheels I needed to attend to first. If you have an Instagram account feel free to DM me any results because I’d love to see them!

[@Archangel-Michael369]

There's only one Superman that I like... but that's Awesome and Thank you for sharing too! ✌🏽

[@patrickkavanagh7371]

Perfect and worked easy drilling the cape into the shoulders. At first I ruined a cape using Super Glue. Thanks for the tutorial.

[@g-mandacomicfan350]

With the Bermejo Supes with the Reeves head that you had with the Mafex cape, you can usually get a cape to sit flat on a figures shoulders with a cool trick from RoboKillahs video on Jedi robes on the Fwoosh channel. You have to wet the material then form it how you want, in this case to Clarks traps and shoulders, then let it dry in that position and it gives a very convincing cloth laying properly look. These look great btw and I really liked the Bermejo repaint with the Reeves head. The wrinkles make it look like his old suit and how it would bunch up and it didnt always look perfect... part of the charm of the old movies.

[@BradTheDCUniverseGeek]

EpiCustoms and Props Hey man, glad you like these. I’d never thought about wetting the material and letting it dry in that shape. I’ll try that too next time. I’m always in the process of learning. 🙂

[@g-mandacomicfan350]

@@BradTheDCUniverseGeek Cool! Best of luck!

[@Retr0Dedsec245]

They all look great you are skilled.

[@luisvillegas5610]

Dude I love the custom that u made whit Reeve head in Dc Essentials body!!!

[@vicsahagun33]

How did you replace the hand for the essentials superman to have both fists

[@Dragoncraft30]

5:42 Can you please share what fabric you are using that makes the keep draped over the shoulder and keep it back.

[@omarayman4613]

i love the Christopher reeve head sculpt that you used for the Lee brimijo superman 😍😍😍😘

[@GOLDSLF]

Would you recommend doing this on the neca sdcc 7” Superman ?

[@callmeclay3736]

Can you give us the patterns for the Superman and Batman capes?

[@Arrowdodger]

Very interesting! I will let you know when I finally try this, sometime. I still need to get some materials and a good work space.

[@chiripitio]

Excellent thank for share

[@frankmorphis1210]

Awesome video thanks for the tip. Wish you knew the material. I bought some cloth from Michael's and it's a bit more durable. After seeing your template for the capes, going to do that

[@clydekye9600]

Where did you get the head sculpt and fisted hands for the Essentials superman?

[@luckypapi87]

What head sculpt did you use for the unpainted lee bermejo custom?

[@KingCool007]

Hey Brad. First of all I'd like to say I always watch your videos for their information and entertainment and you're doing an outstanding job. You're a very down to earth guy please keep it up. Question please: I'm trying to attach a fabric cape myself on a Superman public enemies figure. Any idea how we can attach the Yellow S on the back?

[@vicsahagun33]

For the DC essential, how did you get two fisted hands?

[@bossjorge86]

Explain yourself Brad!🤔

[@arabsuperheroes]

Man I really like your videos 👍

[@jayday2238]

Where did u get the circle cape template whats the size of that?

[@poorboycollector3123]

Awesome! dude you da man!!!

[@Kageofyoutube]

Can i ax where do u get the cloth from?

[@kuldips430]

Did you repainted the lee bremejo superman? What paint you used? Blue looks a bit metalic

[@k.s.490]

yes i guess it is lee bremejo

[@TheJokerlover94]

What head sculpt do you have on the essentials body? If you don’t mind me asking

[@hco.brandon_lee9080]

Awesome tip vid! Dig the repaint Bermejo buck with the Reeves head! I also really like the one that was to the left in the middle at the beginning (no torso articulation), what series is it from?

[@Batman-fk6pb]

I would really like to customize my figures but, I am afraid 😟 to ruin them, I rather find one are ready made on?

[@graefx]

The Superman with the Mafex DoJ cape. Is that a repainted Lee Bermejo body?

[@BradTheDCUniverseGeek]

It is. I wanted a more classic looking blue and a solid matte red symbol.

[@graefx]

Brad The DC Universe Geek looks great, you found some fantastic paint.

[@foldabotZ]

I'm thinking of making a cloth cape for my Multiverse Kingdom Come Superman. I was thinking of keeping the upper part of the plastic cape where it connects to the body and slicing off the rest and putting a cloth one underneath. Is that feasible?

[@ashcraft257]

What is that front Superman with the around pelvis piece or whatever

[@tryksta7247]

Nice work! I came to the conclusion that I only like cloth goods capes on movie-based figures probably because they're real actors. I prefer the DCD rubber capes for anything else, especially over the Mattel hard plastic ones in almost all cases. That being said, I have a few Batman figs with cloth goods that are awesome as well. Maybe it's different if they come that way. Thanks for the video maybe I will give this a try!

[@jltinius]

The capes don't pop out of the holes? Do you glue them in?

[@BradTheDCUniverseGeek]

If the hikes aren’t too big the cape stays tucked in there. You could put some glue in there if you like but I don’t usually, that way I can change things up and try new capes.

[@jamesbondfan8742]

@@BradTheDCUniverseGeek I don't expect you to even read this Brad but will you do a custom Cape job on mcfarne animated superman please I want to have a custom Cape on it cheers brad

[@markiearzu3173]

CAn you use a hand drill ?

[@MarioMoreno-tt3hr]

What head sculpt are you using for your Essentials 2018 Superman? Looks fantastic

[@BradTheDCUniverseGeek]

I’m using the DC Direct New Krypton Superman headsculpt.

[@MarioMoreno-tt3hr]

Brad The DC Universe Geek thank you! Does it just swap out or is there some Dremel work that had to go into it?

[@RickG13]

Hey my friend, can you tell me where I can possibly find a yellow s logo for a custom superman man cape in 6" scale? I saw a guy on KZbin who said he has a sheet of iron on yellow S logos that he uses for his but I was unable to contact him. I tried searching online and I cant find anything

[@gustavob5702]

Search online for iron on transfer paper or printable tshirt transfer sheets and you can make your own. All you need is an inkjet printer and to scale the logo to the right size.

[@TheFigureDoctor]

The Paint, markers thing that you showed in the last video. Does that paint rub off or leave a sticky residue? Or is it good for posing figures and messing around with them or will it rub off? Thanks for the tutorials! They are really helpful

[@BradTheDCUniverseGeek]

The paint if shaken well, and allowed for each layer to dry properly, it will make for minimal rub. Sometimes I lightly sand the area sobthe paint has something to stick too better. Certain surfaces the paint has a hard time with because it’s an oil base. I still like to seal all of my finished products though just to be sure.

[@TheFigureDoctor]

@@BradTheDCUniverseGeek thank you so much for the feedback!

[@devinkavanaugh1034]

Did you repaint or fix up your dc essentials supermans face? Youres looks way better Than mine

[@jimmyrogers7738]

Hi Brad....does the Christopher Reeves head fit easily on the essentials body or did you have to modify it? Thanks for your help and great video!

[@BradTheDCUniverseGeek]

The head fits on mine pretty well as far as depth placement but in order to have it stay on tight you will need to use a sticky tack or a hardening putty. The ball peg is pretty small in comparison to the hole. I just use a sticky tack because I like to swap heads around pretty often.

[@jimmyrogers7738]

Brad The DC Universe Geek Great, thanks again...Awesome job!

[@MoazIkhlas]

Tbh, Brad gives me Bob Odenkirk/Saul Goodman vibes

[@emnems809]

Love the Lee Bermejo repaint! Also, what kind of paint did you use on the DC essentials belt loops?

[@RickG13]

I really like your method, it allows the fabric to fold in really nice pleats over the shoulders, just like Christopher Reeves. I think I'll go cruise around the fabric shop with my superman action figure as a 32 year old guy hahaha. Who cares!! Hey so if not spandex, how would you describe those 2 fabrics that worked well? Also what diameter is that circle template for the Cape? Thanks for the awesome video. Keep the superman customs coming in your videos👍👍 Maybe one on how you paint them? Thanks again

[@Dann_XP]

Any tips for putting a yellow S symbol on the capes?

[@frankmorphis1210]

Get a print out of the emblem, make sure it's to scale. I've used paint program on the computer, go to resize image. Print desired size, trace it with tracing paper...get carbon paper. Place carbon paper over the cape and printed emblem on top of that. When done you'll see your emblem on the cape. To add color, get yellow acrylic paint. Low viscosity grade and fine brushes...number brushes 1, .00, .000..use scotch tape to align with lines. This will give you clean lines on your paint job. You'll start to figure out from there different techniques. I strongly suggest doing it on a piece of cloth you can use for scrap first. I hope this helps. Good luck

[@robertrodriguezjr6183]

I put the same head on my essentials Superman.

[@TravelsAndConversations]

Nice video Brad. I am from India, and don't really see a lot of people customizing here. I will definitely try this on my McFarlane superman :) any recommended material for the cloth cape? :)

[@mrdontknowhatguy3607]

Hey brad you should make a video called broken figures to show what dc figures you broke. I broken figures before too like dc direct new 52 batman and some marvel legends

[@SeViLionCollectibles]

That’s certainly impressive, but also a lot more work than I ever wanted to put into my figures lol. In most cases, I either like the whole piece or don’t buy it. I am curious, tho, how many of your figures have been left in their original form?

[@aarishsiddiqui7313]

doing this for shf injustice batman

[@davidmarrero9608]

You should do one now replacing the plastic cape of the DC Icons figure since I disliked the fact her cape restricts some arm movement since she can't move her arm alot higher up then she should

[@BradTheDCUniverseGeek]

Supergirl’s cape is frustrating for posing I agree. If I get another Supergirl any time soon I’ll do a cape swap.

[@davidmarrero9608]

@@BradTheDCUniverseGeek Yeah it is. Luckily it's just a glued plastic piece on her shoulder which is easy to remove. Also I hope you do a tutorial on that when ever possible since would love a template on getting the right size on cutting out a fabric cape for that figure. Since she really needs a new cape

[@rickytoddbotelho9555]

The Chris Reeves Super man is great.

[@nWoPaullywood]

Brad your work is breathtaking. do you sell customs? you could be making a small fortune for your effort and abilities.

[@BradTheDCUniverseGeek]

Thank you! I have considered taking commissions in the past but the idea of messing up somebodies figure if I frig up made me decide against it. Also it would be fairly time consuming, and after materials cost, wouldn’t leave much in the way of profit to compensate for time spent. I really do appreciate the fact that you feel my work is good enough to make money from though. 🙂

[@aidanM92]

I would be too bothered by the hole left in the back of the figure. Perhaps it could be filled in with modelling putty.

[@privateprivate31337]

I would be too scared to mod and drill holes into my Superman figure.

[@scottloring6188]

I have honestly never ever heard anyone say theyre not fans of a wired cape.why would you not be?

[@johnwurzer950]

Wired capes are great for posing, but a non wired cape works best for simple standing poses.

[@ironmanironman6727]

Grupo Jessie y Joy Ya No Quiero

[@tuhinkundu2758]

No offense but you a actually ruined the DC essentials Superman

[@bobbybritnenyfitzpatrick6770]

Tuhin Kundu no he's not he's just making nice clothe cape I always do the same thing to mine