The 1966 Batman Message Board

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Same fabrics but different lighting and camera settings...
I'm liking the range of colors... Looking pretty authentic...

Thanks Lou!!!

It's bittersweet to me... On one hand you have the new shell which is spectacular but the end of the fabric supply which has been an old friend for years!

Time marches on...

The last few cowls in the original fabric... It's amazing how different it looks with the fabric grain flopped on the center section for the movie cowl! Rounded nose and it lights up so differently!

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So the flopping the center section in the movie version means the pattern rotated 90 degrees from the side panels. So if the original had vertical stripes the center section, the movie version would be horizontal? Is that correct? It happens sometimes when you are cutting out parts. The pattern pie...

Another difference is that these are padded and lined just as the original we examined!
The same tan color you saw when The Mad Hatter had it in his grasp!

It's amazing just how much the flopped grainline and paint changes the look of the cowl!

Photographing these fellas for the website this week. The two ways we are offering "The Ultimate 1966 Bat Cowl". The First Season paint on the left, with or without the extended ear paint, and the Movie/Second Season paint with the flopped center fabric section which gives an entirely different look...

GREAT suggestions!!!! LOL!!! HHMMM 50 shades of Batsuit Grey???

Hi All, We just received the production sample of our custom dyed batsuit fabric aptly named "WS2 Grey" from the fabric manufacturer! I could not be more happy with it! It is similar to the Baltogs Supplex in weight but is smoother, a better stretch and less grabby. I washed a sample in warm water a...

Yep, I used a curtain rod with metal hooks at the ends and painted to match the door of my shop...

Thanks!! The full color version is a Limited Edition of 25 and it's already starting to get smaller.
The tan is for painting yourself and the grey and pink are ready for display!

My pleasure!
Contact me in the Etsy store and we'll get you squared away with the swatches!

The cape is simply a non-stretch satin fabric. The gloves as I said before can be out of stretch-woven satin fabric or a knitted stretch satin/Moleskin spandex/Jumbo spandex. Unfortunately, everyone sees color differently and the quality and cost of fabrics are all over the place. There is no "One s...