I am going to attempt constructing a TRON circuitry suit. The look I'm going for is more of the original TRON film look, but not exactly any specific character. My circuit suit will be unique, as all programs are unique. I will take some liberties as well.

I'm not exactly sure how to go about this. I've been scanning through hockey accessories on www.dickssportinggoods.com. The costumes in the movie TRON seem similar to the padding that's worn under a hockey uniform. I think this is my best bet in creating a similar TRON look, or at least a good starting place.

You can see some of the selections I'm pondering here. (100KB)

I am wondering, when these things are all detailed with glowing trim and circuitry, will they just look like odd, glowing hockey padding & helmet, or will it look like a cool TRON circuitry suit?

I'd hate to go spending all this money and time on something that is laughable when completed.

If I go with the padding, how should I go about the forearm pieces? I cannot find padding similar to the forearm pieces worn by TRON and RAM. Any good ideas on these? I'm kind of against just modifying shin guards for my forearms.

As for the tights, I am thinking of investing in some kind of skin tight sporting wear, a shirt and pants. I just need to be sure I can add detailing to them that won't rub off too easily AND maintain a consistent color with the padding and helmet.

Everything will need to be painted over and detailed. Painting them over (the background color) shouldn't be too hard... just need to find the right paint and make sure it's non-gloss, non-shine, and won't peel when the parts move... if such a paint exists.

The detailing will be the tough part. I can see this taking weeks to finish... perhaps months given how little spare time I have. I really should have gotten started on this project sooner - I had hoped to use the circuitry suit in January.

Ok, if I go with the hockey padding - what about the feet?

I have an old pair of moon boots... jeez, does anybody even remember moon boots? I'd really hate to paint them up, but then again, they've been just sitting in a box for 20+ years now.

If not moon boots, what kind of footwear would look right?

Ok, I can use some advice if anyone has some. I'm very serious about this - it HAS to look good, not laughable. When I'm done, I hope to have something that looks like it might have made it in the film, not just something that looks like a fun Halloween costume This will NOT be worn to any Halloween like functions.

Tips? Pointers?

Thanks for the tip, Darksaber7!

I just looked up some Motocross Chest Protectors - they look closer to TRON gear than the hockey pads!

These things are pretty cool looking - I'm so glad you mentioned them. They're more expensive, but closer to the desired look.

There's a guy at work who does stunt dirt bike trials - I'll have to see where he gets his gear, he might know of some good deals. I think this is the kind of stuff he wears when he does shows.

Yes - good stuff. I'm already leaning much more toward the Motocross Chest Protectors. They even have cool designs that would make the circuitry detailing easier as I could work around the designs and shapes already in the plating.

**does some more searching **

Oooo - what's this? "Pressure suits"? For $200.00, I can have a cool full upper-body armor thing to detail.



It would be very simple and easy to get in and out of this... though I'd be taking even more liberties in the look of it all.

Or maybe something more like this



Hmmm, much to think about.
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Yes...

With a clear/black color, you could get a nice "metallic" look under the circuitry (liberties!).

Another thing to look at are the knee/shin guards MXers wear under their gear. Hard plastic, held on with velcro straps, usually an easy to paint plain black. Most of them would be hidden by any high boot, but the "floating knee guard" might be a nice effect. There are ones for about $20. (I decided to invest in these after my bike attacked me for no reason one day...)

The nice thing would be that you don't need the gear for actual protection. So you could get the cheaper stuff and paint it, cut it or whatever you need!

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Yeah - the gear doesn't need to offer an ounce of protection... except from stray flying discs I'm hoping I can go for a cool, yet cheaper version of whatever style I think suits it best since protection is really not an issue.

I hope I don't have to modify it too much. My main concern is getting it properly detailed - that's probably the key to making it look like it's right out of the world of TRON.

And I won't forget my disc! A TRON suit without a data disc is like an egg without salt! I've actually been pondering how to make it attach to the back. I want to be able to attach it and detach it without any major hassles. I'll have to see what I end up with before I can properly address that issue.

Thanks for the Disc attaching tips, Sketch!

The magnet idea - I never would have thought of that. Heck, I'm not sure I would have thought of velcro either. I was thinking of some kind of snap like device, but I had no idea how to do the snap thing.

I'm going to investigate the magnet and velcro methods. One of those should do the trick.

I spoke with the guy who does the trials and stunk off-road motor biking. He gave me the name of a place not too far from me. Their prices aren't great (bummer), but he gets some discounts there, so he might be able to help me out in that department if I asked politely. I didn't really want to spend several hundred on this thing... but I'm serious enough about it to do so if I need. I need to go there and check this stuff out.

You know - I actually had trouble sleeping last night because of this project. I got all excited about it just before trying to sleep and it kept me awake.

I've been pondering the TRON suit for a long time now. Now I'm getting serious about it and can see it happening in my mind. Still, the motorcross gear is only step one.

I had no idea what kind of helmet they wore. I thought they were studio modified hockey helmets.

I did a couple of quick searches on the COOPER SK2000, but just found other people looking for them and some "Acceptable equipment" lists.

Man - do they even still make those? I was going to get a helmet similar to one of the two in my original posting (see the link).

I'm going to research this Cooper helmet - if I can get that much closer to the TRON look, I'll be very happy!

Thanks for the tip!

Yeah - it's that back of the helmet piece that really makes the TRON helmets different from regular helmets.

I was just reviewing the TRON production photos I printed out to assist me when I shop. The helmets all have that lower back part, which makes them less "hockey" looking.

It's gonna take a some figuring to get that part right.
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Would a similar disk like this one that I have here would help you out??

http://www26.brinkster.com/compucore/Trondisk.jpg

I just got back from a local Motocross dealer. I checked out the chest protectors they had in stock. They looked very similar to what I found on the net so far.

I expected that seeing them in person might make it easier to pick one out... but it in fact it confused me more! I feel like I have less of a grasp on the chest and shoulder elements than I did before I went there!

I showed the manager production photos of RAM, TRON, Flynn and a warrior. I told him what I was setting out to do. Amazingly, he was familiar with the movie and even said he saw it a few times, though I didn't get the impression he was much of a fan of it or anything. You'd be surprised how many people I ask "have you seen TRON" just to get a confused look and a "huh?" back. Anyway, the manager and another guy on duty looked at the photos and rattled off a few old-style items they recalled - items that were no longer made.

Ok, I'm really stuck now. Scouring the net has revealed little that I find really suitable for this part of the costume. Going and checking them out in person didn't help much at all. In fact, seeing them in person also revealed that pretty much all of these chest protectors have dozens of little holes in them... that I'll need to figure out fill in.

I am wondering if I'm in over my head here. I can do a lot of cool stuff with imagery, video, visual FX, image manipulation, etc, but I'm not really that handy with making things like this. It seems I'll have to do much more than just paint and detail these pieces. Filling in holes... I'm not even sure what kind of substance to use for that - something that would be durable enough.

The other night, I was so excited about this project, I had trouble sleeping.

Today, I'm thinking I'd have better luck finding myself a laser facility and just try digitizing myself for real - it would be a lot easier

I'm thinking over more options for this. I want a TRON suit... I will have a TRON suit.

I might check out some local shops - perhaps someone might be able to fabricate the body-armor parts I'd need for a reasonable fee. Even if I had already settled on the chest and shoulder pieces, I'd need to find a way to make the forearm parts - not sure how to do that (not well, anyway). So maybe I'll need to seek some help from a skilled craftsperson, or costume designer.

For now, I'm off to check out some more stuff on the net. Perhaps I'll find something I can use, or find other options.
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