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Real Life Batsuit


I'm not the usual poster, just more like the silent watchful type. But anyway I have been seeing a lot of practical applications of batsuits ranging from real life armored suits to guys talking it out to see if it is even plausible to have a fully functioning batsuit. I have decided that i am going to attempt to create what I feel the bat would wear. I am going under the assumption that when he is successful, he is rarely seen (considering the fact that he uses ninja-like tactics as well as distractions). I always assumed he was like a combination of Solid Snake and a Freerunner, with an intense martial arts background. My idea for the suit is to do all black. Underarmour shirt, Athletic bike style shorts, tactical boots with a running sole, knee pads, knuckle plated motorcycle gloves, elbow to wrist gauntlets. Bullet proof vest, and a dark knight cowl. cape is up for discussion. I want some feedback before taking this task on
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the reason for the lack of serious armor is me going by the assumption that it is unnecessary and too bulky for real life application. I was in the Marines and am well aware about the weight of serious armor and the mobility issues that come along with it. I figured armored like a cop at the maximum to maintain agility.
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Those are all great ideas, I think the problem that many run in-to is combining function AND form.
Apoc is one of the few that I've seen to combine everything functional with relative artistic appeal. (As far as we "know" the Batman)
Using readily available protective tools is pretty much always the way to go, and then adding on top of it the 'batman' accessories that bring out the attitude of the caped crusader.

Personally I really do think it would literally take a billionaires' budget to properly produce a functional batman armor that looks like what we know in a short timeline. (namely, because no one person as the industrial connections or funding to produce high-quality one off items that are not only functional but TRULY ballisticly resistant) The rest of us have to kit-bash and buy things that look close enough to what we want.

Anyway,
hope you're taking on the project out of a "what if" sense.
I remember a while back some tween got into some really deep trouble for trying to go vigilante for real and wanted to use our advice to do it.

Bottom line, No-one here condones vigilantism, or stupidity for that matter. We live vicariously through comic books. That is what they are there for.
If you really want to fight crime, stay in the marines, or join the police force.

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Your ideas unfortunately wouldn't work for a real Batman because it sounds like you are leaving several important body parts exposed like your neck and thighs. However incorporating kneepads and armored gauntlets and such into a batsuit make for a great look, so I say 100% go for it!

Armored pads, aside from a bulletproof vest, are all fairly affordable as well since so many athletes buy protective wear at sports suppliers. The UD Replicas suits offer a fair amount of protection since they are made with Kevlar, hardened leather, and insertable CE armor. I was even thinking about selling my UDR armor inserts since I don't need the road protection. Hope that helps.

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This is something I tried to create and to be perfectly honest, it doesn't work toooo well.

There was another guy on the forums who made an even heavier styled suit. What I found was the suit was hard to manouver in because of the torso.

Batman is likely to have a stab/bullet proof vest (where as I used a stab proof) and the thing was hella-uncomfortable.

Here's some pics:

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thanks for the quick feedback. Dont think im going vigilante guys lol. im just looking for a fresh approach. kind of just fishing around for ideas on how to bring something we all love into a practical sense without making it crazy uncomfortable as some of the more elaborate suits. almost thinking fan film with it. almost real batman on a budget. so far the comic look is pretty comfortable minus the cowl, but for practicality it lacks the stealth capabilities.
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I'm one of the others looking at this type of idea, and I think you're on the right track. My own ideas differ a little, like using knuckle reinforced SWAT/Seal type gloves made of nomex rather than motorbike gloves. I'm also hesitating between the underarmor and Nomex underwear made for F-1 and GoKart racers, or for pilots. But they're similar.

Of course, the expert is Apocalypton who has already made a fantastic functional suit.

I would say though, don't go with all black. Black actually stands out in the dark, as it's rarely actually pitch black, even in the shadows. You should go with a dark greys and navys which blend in much better. That's why I'm going for a comic style suit.

As for people saying you're missing out on padding for the thighs, neck etc. My thinking is that you have to sacrifice some protection for agility, and each person will need to decide their own compromise on this. IMO, thighs protection isn't that important, if you were going to be shot at (in the fake fantasy world of your own invention, we're not talking about going out vigilanteing here) most of the time your head and chest will be the targets. So these are the most important areas to protect IMO.

Good luck and have fun

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I think a real life Batman would use something like d3o material to make a suit out of, but it's definitely not the cheapest protective material to make a hobby suit out of.
I've never put the practical thought into it, guess I just prefer the fantasy aspect.
Good luck in your suit, though!

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That d3o stuff looks awesome, but I was of the impression that it had no ballistic protection properties, only impacts from falling or maybe getting hit with a baseball bat or the like.

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I was always under the impression that batman films should have been shot like horror movies, or at least have that fear aspect. like a batman movie from the point of view of the criminals (who really are the victims in a batman scenario) That being said, I assumed that batman or at least the idea of him is more of a hunter stalking prey and attacking from the shadows only to vanish again. Begins kind of touched on it. I never really saw the need for much ballistic protection due to the fact that he is a hunter who always has the edge on the bad guy. the element of surprise and superior skill should make the the armor almost cumbersome rather than useful. i like the idea of dark gray and other neutral tones that blend into the night, the only problem is that i dont want to make a run of the mill comic suit. My goal is to make something that would truly strike fear into the enemy if seen and in my opinion tights with dark undies doesnt do it.I have seen some mean comic suits with some aggressive cowls, but for functionality the tights may provide mobility, but lack the protection of say a pair of jeans do. on the other extreme, a ud suit plus a cowl = heat. Trust me i know ;) im looking for something in between i guess. This brainstorming is pretty good tho
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