How to Make a Hood for Action Figure Capes, DIY for Marvel Legends & Other Toys
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- Опубликовано: 18 сен 2024
- How to make a Hood for Action Figure Capes, DIY for Marvel Legends & Other Toys
Hello and welcome back to another toy crafting video. Previously we made some poseable capes for 1/12 scale action figures and since then I’ve received numerous requests to make a hood to go with the capes. Today we’ll make a hood that can be used on Marvel Legends or other action figures.
In case you missed it, the guide for making a 1/12 scale poseable action figure cape is available here: • How to Make a Poseable...
The materials you’ll need for this project are:
26 cm of wire, I’m using 26 Gauge copper wire, but you just need a wire that is easy to bend and will hold its shape once bent under the light weight of cloth.
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Wire cutters
Scissors
Pencil
Paper
Needle & thread
And the most important component of this project is the fabric. I like using a type of fabric called a knit because it doesn’t fray and drapes nicely. Example: www.hobbylobby....
You’ll want to start by drawing a pattern for the hood on a piece of paper. I’ll share the measurements for my pattern in the video. Cut out the pattern and trace around it on the knit fabric. Cut out the fabric.
Now fold the hood in half but make sure your pencil marks on the fabric are facing you on the outside. Sew the back of the hood from the bottom up to the top to connect the two pieces in the back. If you need a guide on hand sewing check out my video on How to Make Pillows and Blankets for a toy bed available here: • How to Sew Pillows & B...
Now I need to cut approximately 26 cm of wire. I’m going to run the wire around all the edges of the hood including the bottom and the entire front section. I bend up the end of the wire to a 90 degree angle just for now to prevent it from pulling out of the sections I’ve sewn.
For me, it was easiest to start sewing the wire into the hood by beginning at the back of one side. I fold the fabric up over the wire. From the back of the hood I make my way towards the front bottom flap. This is where it gets a little tricky. When I get close to the edge of the flap, I’ll fold the wire 90 degrees followed by another 90 degree angle to follow the shape of the front flap.
I continue folding the fabric over the wire and work my way around the corners of the flap until I start to reach the curved section of the front of the hood. I bend the wire to follow the curve of the fabric and work my way around the front side of the hood, to the front top of the hood, to the opposite side.
Once you reach the second flap, you’ll need to bend the wire 90 degrees again twice to follow the contours of the pattern. Then continue sewing until you reach the back of the hood where you started.
Once you reach the end, I shape the hood by stretching the fabric along the wire to make sure I have enough wire and then trim off the excess wire. I like to fold the ends of the wire upon itself to help prevent it from poking through the fabric.
With the wire in place, you can shape the hood to fit your character’s costume design by having more of the face in the shadows, or even bending the front lip of the hood down to a tip.
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Also, I forgot to mention that you can sew the hood to the top of the cape as well. I didn’t do this because I like to keep my pieces separate for mixing and matching. Plus, by not sewing the two together, I can poke Taskmaster’s quiver in the gap between the cape and hood similar to how it’s sometimes drawn in the comics.
Zubbie can you make a full cloth costume for the figures,like a morph suit for the action figures
Zubbie you say that spidey cant get a break in a calm voice but when you think about it he has to fight with all of his might to get the venom symbiote off of him god no respec for spidey damm
+David Salgado I'll admit, I'm not too worried about Spidey. He always pulls through in the end, right? ;-)
He's fine. lol
+Robby Collins I'm still trying to work out how to make seams less bulky on 6 inch figures. I've had several requests lately for coats of various types, so if I can pull those off, I might be able to move on to something more complicated like a full costume. One small step at a time. :-)
Whell what if he doesnt the symbiote draines the adrenaline of the wearer he might be to weak to fight it off any more lmao also i am a part time photographer now ima freak out if i get bitten by a spider😰
Still useful even after all this time. Hope you come back someday Zubbie
Your channel is truly something special.
So flippin sweet! My nephew was watching, he's 5, and he says "Wow she must have started doing that when she was 1" Lol. Awesome work and walkthrough!!
haha, your nephew sounds awesome. Thanks Rabid!
Really cool Zubster! Too bad I'm an incompetent guy incapable of sewing.
This would certainly be cool with 1:12th Star Wars Jedi and sith!
Thanks!
These are great crafts!
this feels like it'd be handy for making a Raven sometime
I did a cloak for a Kitbash MCU Stonekeeper it turned out pretty good. Thanks for the quick tips on how to make it
I'm really glad I found your channel, thanks for the tips!
awesome as always
Aww, thanks!
Thanks Youtubing buddy! Awesome video as well!
Thank you too :-D
I plan on making some Mass Effect characters using Marvel Legends bass bodies. This will work nicely for Kasumi and Tali.
This would look awesome on moon Knight! Thanks for making this.
This is very helpful for me. I plan to get Taskmaster and he's missing his cape. Thanks Zub!
You're welcome!
finally a decent hood for moonknight (:
Glad I could help!
This is exactly what I needed
Glad I could help!
That ,s nice action figure
this is cool! I will be trying this until I finish my arcade machine.
An arcade machine sounds like a fun project. Is there any game in particular you're making the machine for?
mortal kombat.
Can you try your hood design on the Ben Riley Scarlet-Spider or come up with a way to give him a hood that can be put up and down? That'd be really helpful. I'm using a Scarlet-Spider for my stop motion, and I really wish he had a raised hood. Thanks.
MCwhite Studios hmmm...that's an interesting idea and I can picture how a hood like that would be helpful for stop motion. I think the hood would need to be attached to a sleeveless sweatshirt to cover his current hoodie, or else it may look strange in some shots if you can see both the fabric hood and the sculpted one he comes with.
The security guy are the most luckiest , they get paid to be there , and enjoy good music
Another awesome project, yay! I really do enjoy how you make these great ideas feel very accessible and doable. And hey, I think Blizzard looks *very* fetching in his hooded cape! ;) :D Looking forward to your next video, as always! :D
Thanks! And Blizzard needs to start wearing capes. He can rock the look. xD
Thanks
amazing zubbie good job
Thanks Spidey!
You're welcome
thank you very much!
Hey Zubbie This a simple idea but no I am not being mean but here was idea You could Take two of the same cloth and cut it and then put the wire in the middle then sow the sides and then sow on too the cape.
thank you for being in youtubee
You're welcome and that's so nice to hear!
Really helpful! Thanks! Can u do a 1/12 trench coat tutorial?
This could go great with the scarlet Spider (the one with the blue hoodie) you just got to cover up the actual hood.
That's a good idea. Then he could wear his hood up or down. :-)
Your videos are awesome. I hope u give some a go again
could u try coming up with some way to make a flight stand out of popsicle stiks please
Do you definitely want flight stands out of popsicle sticks or would flight stands out of inexpensive materials you may have at home work?
I have a bunch of popsicle sticks but what ever works best im just tired of spending money on acrylic stands that end up breaking a few months later
Thank you Zubbie! "Miss Royce" was surprised and happy when you mentioned her. Thank you! For more projects to come.
Also would you do a tutorial on posable jackets?
I was wonder what her reaction would be. Thanks for sharing!
Any particular style of jacket that you have in mind? I've had requests for lab coats and trench coats, and if I can get those to work, it shouldn't be too hard to make a shorter jacket.
Coats for MCU Nick Fury or MCU Hawkeye or a jacket for Black Widow
Thank you Zubbie
oh my mistake. they're right. I am asking for a trench coat for Nick Fury and Hawkeye
You could use this for a scarlet spider
Could you maybe make a spiral staircase like Barbara Kean in Gotham or something similar to also suit marvel legends
A spiral stair case would be really fancy. I'll add that to my list of project ideas. Thanks for the suggestion!
Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!!!!! Thankee!
You're welcome!
Your content is amazing and hope you reach at least 50 000 subs.
aww, thanks so much 💜
Thx for the shoutout
You're welcome :-)
Plz make a how to make sword sheith
That must of took a hell of a lot of time to make. I use to make swords for my action figures.
Can you Do this with clay because i dont have all the materials mentioned in the video
hi Zubbie I enjoy your vids this question is for the capes project. Can you do a tutorial on how to make one of those pins that connects the capes together like the ones knights wear on their cloaks an capes?
Hi James, I'm trying to picture what you're describing. Do you mean something like a pair of metal discs that attach the ends of the cape to the chest and sometimes have a chain running between them to connect the discs?
close but I was thinking of the ones that look like buckles that are on belts
I think their called pinicular pins
Hey! I've been watching your videos for a little while, first time commenting lol. I think it would be cool if you did a how to on Spider arms for Superior spider-man!
(By Spider arms, I mean the red things that appear on his back, kind've like Iron spider.)
Hi Pyromaniac! Great suggestion and I'd love to have some arms for my Superior Spider-Man as well. I'm just not sure how to make the joints.
Good point.
can u show how to make wolverine claws for a 6" figure
Is your Wolverine missing his claws or are you wanting claws anyone could wear?
wolverine claws that are like more realistic and more metallic and that would be cool to have it for other figures
Don't get me wrong I really liked your video but that music had me in some kind of relaxing meditating zone. I went from super cool to I feel so sleepy it was the music
I made a hood for my assassins creed 3 mohawk connor toy
Do u think i can make this stuff for a bionicle
Sure!
It's funny cuz i have LITTRALY the EXACT Taskmaster that you used as examples.
And i losed his hood and cape
W vud thx
That is awesome! I have a 12-inch action figure that needs a white Cape with hood. Can I buy one from you?
Make your own. That's what the video is for
Hello are you taking commissions
We should like.. Go out some time..
zubbie just a quick question do the fabric capes work on a female figures? cuz I bought the Marvel Legends Guardians of the Galaxy box set and I'm looking to make a fabric cape for my Gamora figure
Yes, the measurements I used in the Cape video will work for female figures too, but depending on how full you want the cape to be, you may want to make it a bit smaller. Otherwise the cape will be about ankle length. For an example, here's Silk wearing one of Taskmaster's capes: flic.kr/p/RkF3e8
Thank you for the respond, for my gamora figure I'll make it about knee length. Also keep up the good work I love your channel
You're welcome! I'm happy to hear you're enjoying my channel :-D
thx now my blizzard can be moon knigth
I'm not sure that was A wrestling figure because the armor made it look like a spartina from 300
Where can I send u my work ,and I got it done,and I'll send it to u later today
How can you do the top part of dr. stragnes cape???
I would do the top part of the cape as a separate piece. Cut two identical pieces of fabric that are the shape of the top part of Doctor Strange's cape. Line up the two pieces of fabric an sew the edge of top and side to connect the two pieces of fabric, but leave the bottom part open. Flip it inside out, and you can put wire inside now if you wanted to. Then sew the bottom edge to the top of the cape.
Thank you so much!! I love that you are really helpful to your fans, you deserve more credit, I gratefully subscribed!!
Glad I could help and thanks for subscribing. :-D
make a freeze gun
How to make a girlfriend?
I hear Dr. Frankenstein is quite good at this. I hope you don't mind one being a little undead.
Rich your wrong
I'll have to keep this tutorial in mind for if (hopefully when) we get a Netflix Luke Cage and he doesn't come with a hoodie.
And apparently amongst people who've made those Venom tendrils, I guess great minds think alike:
i.imgur.com/B6W29mX.jpg
i.imgur.com/oYswhhh.jpg
😆
Haha! Venom stole Spidey's pizza!
Would you like for me to share those photos next time? :-)
Zubbie Sure, if you'd like!
Do you have a facebook account?
I'm elone /Kirby (sorry someone messed up my accounts😁) I'm asking pls could u make an axe it's just something personal 😄
Instructions please