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Chuck Williams
04-07-2008, 02:42 PM
Hi All,

I'm a new member here.
Great Board!
Has everything I like.

Here's a cowl my wife and I put together. Since I'm an old guy it's the first cowl I saw as a kid. The 1966 Adam West Batman cowl.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/clayslinger/cowl.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/clayslinger/bat2.jpg

It's made with all original materials plus an upgrade or two.
Thanks for looking and it's a pleasure to be here.
All the best,
Chuck...
boondocksaint
04-07-2008, 02:44 PM
very cool
Alex655321
04-07-2008, 02:44 PM
Welcome to the forum Chuck :thumbs2:

That is a dead on Adam West Cowl for sure :buttrock:
JLM
04-07-2008, 02:54 PM
Spot on. Cool!
rychehitman
04-07-2008, 03:01 PM
very cool indeed!

Adam West IS Batman!
Vince-Vell
04-07-2008, 03:06 PM
Welcome to the board!

And love what you did with it!

Man i wish i had that when i was back in college, i would wear it to all the parties!!!!!
pablocruze
04-07-2008, 03:07 PM
Cool cowl...dead on!!!

Do you do the "bat-dance" too?
Primal
04-07-2008, 03:07 PM
What's up Chuck.

Very nice job on the cowl there.
xXx
04-07-2008, 04:32 PM
Very Nice work!! What materials did you use? Do you have any in progress pictures?
Chuck Williams
04-07-2008, 05:12 PM
Thanks Everyone!

The shell form is fiberglass.

The fabric is called Lastex and is no longer being made unfortunately.It took over 18 months to find it once I knew what I was looking for.
It's custom dyed to match a sample of the original color.

I'll dig around for some in progress shots. Any particular stage you'd like to see?

Thanks again!
Chuck...
SD RUM
04-07-2008, 07:29 PM
Very nice cowl!!

Chuck Williams is.....the cape crusader!! Batman!!!
Babytoxie
04-07-2008, 07:33 PM
Awesome!!! My all-time favorite Batman outfit.:buttrock:

That is superb!
JadeGiant
04-07-2008, 09:16 PM
perfect!

love it!!

welcome to the forum!!!
fireburns
04-07-2008, 09:48 PM
cool cowl. When do we get to see a full suit?
xXx
04-08-2008, 12:54 AM
Thanks Everyone!

The shell form is fiberglass.

The fabric is called Lastex and is no longer being made unfortunately.It took over 18 months to find it once I knew what I was looking for.
It's custom dyed to match a sample of the original color.

I'll dig around for some in progress shots. Any particular stage you'd like to see?

Thanks again!
Chuck...

Did you make the shell yourself? Progress shots from begging to end!

thanks!
Trilogy
04-08-2008, 05:26 AM
Welcome to the forum Chuck.
The cowl looks great. Nice work.
Cobblepot
04-08-2008, 11:05 AM
Oh man that looks great!
darthblue
04-08-2008, 05:36 PM
Great work!!
red-kal
04-09-2008, 10:20 AM
dead on... great work
saul62
04-09-2008, 10:48 PM
Welcome Chuck....love the cowl. i always wanted a 66 bat cowl. maybe one day along with the batmobile...

Saul
ANGRYCOMICMAN
04-10-2008, 04:03 PM
Coolio.
CessnaDriver
04-10-2008, 05:22 PM
Awesome.

Are you a member of the prop forum?

They would love this.....

http://www.therpf.com/

EDIT: I see you are already, I must have missed it when you put it up.



And when I hit the lotto and order my 66 Batmobile replica.
Expect to hear from me for some commission work.
Chuck Williams
04-10-2008, 07:22 PM
Thanks so much Guys!!!!!


It's been a goal of mine to have a replica cowl since I was a kid.
It's taken quite a while but I think it's done....until I tweak it again!
I couldn't have done it at all without the help of my supremely talented wife Lynne who did the pattern work and sewed the covering together.

Here are a few shots of it being made.
The original plug and an early shell casting.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/clayslinger/plug.jpg

Sewing,
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/clayslinger/skirt.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/clayslinger/ears.jpg
Prepaint
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/clayslinger/prepaint.jpg

Thanks again!
Chuck...