Costumes
People are trying to track down elements of Dr Horrible costumes and we’ll post what we can as we discover it.
In an interview posted on this site, Maurissa Tancharoen said, “We want more than anything to have a bunch of people at Comic Con dressed as Dr Horrible, that, I think that would signify success for us.” so a challenge has been presented, if you’re heading to a convention, consider your wardrobe!
Dr Horrible
Above: screenshot of logo on lab coat pocket |
Dr Horrible White Gloves (very close, logo needs to be painted over) |
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Goggles – if you find an exact match you’ve done well, the model has been replaced with a different item. The new item is available all over the place – it’ll need to be painted for a more authentic look. |
Captain Hammer
: Screenshot of Captain Hammer’s Glove |
Closest match we’ve been able to find |
Captain Hammer T-Shirt (close) |
Captain Hammer Groupies
Captain Hammer T-Shirts
Official T-Shirts for sale at J!nx (perfect)
i already have the lab coat [along with suitably evil and mysterious looking stains from chmicals] and the white wellies…
now i know where to get the gloves and i shall steal my uncles goggles…
now if only i was in america and not in ireland
*cries*
July 20th, 2008 at 8:57 pmCan you give us some idea where people might get a similar looking (or the exact)lab coat? I’ve been searching high and low and just can’t find anything other than the one we’ve got above, or short waist length ones
July 20th, 2008 at 9:03 pmi got mine in college tru the college for our labs.
July 20th, 2008 at 10:38 pmill see if i can get any info and report back
theres no manufacturers mark on mine and the ones in the college now are all of the doctors type. i think they are the older model so to speak.
July 20th, 2008 at 11:29 pmGiving me the heads-up on the UK is proving beneficial – seems people in the UK like a similar style at least, which is impossible to find in a regular search…
July 20th, 2008 at 11:35 pm[...] http://doctorhorrible.net/costumes/ [...]
July 21st, 2008 at 12:06 amDr. Horrible’s gloves look like fencing gauntlets to me:
http://www.tcafencing.com
And Captain Hammers looks like motorcycle gloves similiar to these:
http://www.bikersden.com
Though Hammer’s might be police gloves.
July 21st, 2008 at 2:26 amThe closest pair of welding goggles I could find are these:
http://store.weldingdepot.com/cgi/weldingdepot/R850.html
Obviously you’ll need to paint over the rubber part, but it looks like that’s how they did the real prop anyway.
July 21st, 2008 at 4:31 amI think it’s actually a prop from firefly- The hospital episode, and alliance doctors in general.
July 21st, 2008 at 4:56 amD’oh, I should have checked the forum first, wasted my time looking through pages of goggles when someone already found a pair of welding goggles that are a near perfect match (still need a color wash to give them that dirty metal look):
http://www.mortonsafety.com
July 21st, 2008 at 4:56 amI need to find a lab coat that is usable in a lab situation. I’m taking Chemistry Lab next semester and I have to buy my goggles, gloves, and lab coat. I’ve decided that I’m going to dress like Dr. Horrible and when people ask me what I’m majoring in, I can say “horribleness”. I can’t find a lab coat that will work though…ARGH!!!
July 21st, 2008 at 5:07 amThanks for the tips.
Now, to reasearch the best ways to find/make a red lab coat to be the supercool “League of Evil Alternate Costume” Dr. Horrible…
And the goggles! Must replicate the goggles…
July 21st, 2008 at 6:19 amFor the boots a friend of mine found this site at ACE Hardware
July 21st, 2008 at 3:44 pmThe same company that has the perfect goggles:
LINK
Also has a nearly perfect (perhaps exact) set of boots:
LINK
Order both together and you are over the $50 minimum order for the website. Unfortunately the white boots don’t seem to be available in the much cheaper plain-toe, but you can get an identical black pair with a plain toe for about half the price.
July 21st, 2008 at 6:13 pmBerk, that is impressive. I think that strap on the back looks exactly like the one we see in Act III, also.
July 21st, 2008 at 8:04 pmThose gloves aren’t “very close” to Dr. Horrible’s–they ARE Dr. Horrible’s. In a lot of scenes (there are a couple notable closeups in Act III) you can clearly see where “TILLMAN” and the shield logo (though they’re faint as if they have been rubbed off or painted over or something).
July 22nd, 2008 at 8:02 amI spoke to the folks at Morton Safety today, they are apparently a bit inundated with orders for boots and goggles right now
. They were very confused by the sudden rush of late night orders for the same two items but I told them about Dr. Horrible and convinced them that the orders are legitimate.
July 22nd, 2008 at 2:55 pmOH, that’s just too awesome for words!
July 22nd, 2008 at 3:27 pmTyler’s right about the lab coat, unfortunately. It’s reused from the Ariel episode of Firefly, all of the medical staff (including Simon) wear them, except they’re short-sleeved and have a different breast patch . It makes sense since Shawna (the costume designer) worked on both projects.
July 22nd, 2008 at 6:52 pmdoes anyone know what the logo dr Horrible has embroidered on his chest pocket of his coat?
July 22nd, 2008 at 7:01 pmThe logo is a fairly standard caduceus, The snakes are in red, the staff in green.
July 22nd, 2008 at 9:56 pmI just contacted AirGas (a welding supply company) and they are drop-shipping me two pairs of the Fibre-Metal VG800H5 goggles.
Fibre-metal told them they have PLENTY on hand. They should, they’re the manufacturer!
July 22nd, 2008 at 11:48 pmI forgot: I ordered them through AirGas because they DON’T have a minimum order policy.
July 22nd, 2008 at 11:50 pm>The logo is a fairly standard caduceus, The snakes are in red, the staff in green.
It’s actually not so standard. The snakes come out much further from the staff than for a standard one, and I haven’t found anything like it in the machine embroidery packages. I think it’s custom.
That’s not terrible, though. If someone can make a really clean, actual-sized PNG of it (guessing on some of the details, I think), someone with the appropriate software could digitize it for use with home sewing/embroidery machines. I don’t have the artistic skill to clean it up enough, or I would.
July 23rd, 2008 at 1:30 amcodemonkey: can you point me to the page that lists the fibre-metal goggles on the AirGas site? I can’t seem to find it…
July 23rd, 2008 at 3:02 amI went into a local AirGas store here in Arkansas. I told them what I was looking for and they had to call Fibre-Metal to make sure it was available. It’s listed on Fibre-Metal’s site as teh VG-800-H5, but to order it you need to order the VG-800-sH5.
I didn’t see it on their site, but they’re listed as a retailer for Fibre-Metal and North Safety (the company that owns Fibre-Metal)
July 23rd, 2008 at 4:47 amThanks for the costume info, I have to order those goggles. I did some (a lot) of looking for the Captain Hammer gloves, and found them. little pricey, but these are the gloves. http://www.leatherglovesonline.com/pages2/mb1a-rtgg.htm
July 23rd, 2008 at 5:57 amI went to the site for the goggles – they require a minimum order of $50, which is too bad. I do a lot of cosplay and I’m putting aside my Assassin’s Creed costume to do this instead. So I pulled my black leather gauntlets and knee high black leather boots out of the vault (Time to hit Home Depot for the goggles and “death ray” building materials I think) Just going to make the coat – it’s pretty simple design. I’ll be posting pictures on Cosplay.com I’ll let you know when they are up, come check it out! (under the same screen name)
Cheers!
July 23rd, 2008 at 6:19 amok, found the same goggles available with no minimum order though the estimated shipping is high(might be reduced for just the one item, I’ll know soon. http://www.pendergastsafety.com
July 23rd, 2008 at 7:04 amCapt. Hammer gloves are more like these, at $89.95. Can find the same ones on Amazon for $66:
July 23rd, 2008 at 7:22 amhttp://www.leatherglovesonline.com/pages2/mb1a-rripl.htm
Hope we’ll be able to get the hammer t-shirt in navy with the correct hammer image from Jinx. There are a couple of cafepress stores already selling cheap copies.
July 23rd, 2008 at 10:56 amHello Horribleist…
This is Allen Bergles, General Manager of Morton Safety. We are honored to be the site of choice to honor Dr. Horrible. We are putting together a deal and we are going to be giving a discount when you purchase the whole costume. Goggles, Boots, Lab Coat and Black Gloves. We have not determinded the exact amount but it will be there by morning 7-24-08.
Thank you all for your interest
July 23rd, 2008 at 5:58 pmAllen Bergles
General Manager
Morton Safety
Do you have a labcoat & black gloves that are simliar? people tend to be pretty fussy when it comes to costuming and none of has have found anything particularly close yet.
Yay for you for offering the discount though, will you be putting a link in there too for people to find out what Dr Horrible is all about? The official site is http://www.drhorrible.com and an iTunes link wouldn’t go astray
July 23rd, 2008 at 6:07 pmhttp://www.speciality-textiles.com this one is close. and cheap ish but i dont know about shipping seems reasonable tho…
July 23rd, 2008 at 7:17 pmAllen,
Just a suggestion, but you probably want to do two combos. One with the white jacket/boots combo, and the “pure evil” red jacket/black boots combo. Like the Admin says, people are pretty fussy about getting costumes right.
July 23rd, 2008 at 8:01 pmMr Bergles;
July 23rd, 2008 at 9:24 pmThe boots appear to be white OnGuard 87401’s, no longer made, for which 81011 or 84075 could be substituted.
The gloves are white leather welding gloves, not black.
The lab coat is a shoulder-button coat, if you carry one I don’t see it on your site.
And of course, we’ve established that you carry the goggles, manufacturer item # VG800sH5.
Anyone got a website for the black gloves? I want to go with the League of Evil suit. Should be able to dye the lab coat and the goggles already posted are perfect but I can’t seem to find the gloves anywhere
July 23rd, 2008 at 9:46 pmJust something I notice, if you go to the Morton Safety home page, over on the right side is a list of hot items. Guess which two items are right on top?
I don’t want to say we rule the world or anything, but… Good job everyone!
July 23rd, 2008 at 10:15 pmCaptain-Hammer-ish gloves:
http://leatherglovesonline.com/pages2/mb1a-rtgg.htm
July 24th, 2008 at 2:32 amOK guys ready for the sucky news…nobody makes the white lab coats. Its a left over prop from the episode “Ariel” of Firefly. The red may be another story I do not know.
July 24th, 2008 at 9:14 amI know everybody is talking about “Howie” Coats as a replacement for the custom coat, but have you looked at “Lancer” Coats… like this one http://www.atwk.co.uk/foodindustry_mccx1.asp
July 24th, 2008 at 6:29 pmIf you want a lab coat that is really like Dr. Horrible’s, you’ll have to make one. The red one is a dyed version of the white one. There’s a livejournal community called drhorrible_dress and they have a variety of suggestions. I have ordered a longcoat pattern and intend to proceed from there.
July 24th, 2008 at 9:09 pmdon’t see the package deal yet. if the coat is right with the white boots and white gloves, I’m interested. or the right dyeable coat and black boots and black gloves.
July 25th, 2008 at 1:33 amAfter searching the internets for a time, I was finally able to find a similar lab coat!
eandeworkwear.co.uk/productdetails.asp?productid=39&categoryid=9
Note the side and shoulder fastening that is distinctive to Dr. Horrible’s coat. The only problem, of course, is that this one has short sleeves and is only 30″ long.
Of course, someone with mad costuming skillz could easily dissect this and base a pattern off it.
But, it is still entirely possible that Dr. Horrible’s coat exists somewhere outside the Whedonverse. After all, why hand-make something if you can purchase it and embroider a cool caduceus on the pocket. Costumers have been doing this for ages.
July 25th, 2008 at 1:44 amI’ve heard that no one can seem to find a screenshot of this supposed coat left over from Firefly. And if – IF the white on was one-of-a-kind, then obviously the red one (which is exactly like the white one, but red) would not be widely available either.
July 25th, 2008 at 4:13 amfourrpaws–the short sleeves and the length are only one part of it. The costume won’t hang and drape correctly, because it is much lighter weight. Yes, that coat does exist somewhere outside the Whedonverse. It’s a standard Mad Scientist coat, based on what surgeons used to wear about fifty to seventy years ago. If you google images “Dr Frankenstein,” you can see that the mad scientists in “Frankenstein” and “Bride of Frankenstein” are wearing that exact kind of coat.
You would have to find either an antique, or a costume from a stage or a film production of *Frankenstein.* As for the costumes on *Firefly,* it looks as though several characters wore copies of that coat. Chances are they had several copies floating around and dyed one.
PB
July 25th, 2008 at 8:36 amGoogling those images, they are far from the same – no shoulder buttons, most importantly.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=0L0zuRRtuqo&feature=related
July 25th, 2008 at 10:44 amThis is the third part of five of the Aeriel episode of Firefly. Within ten seconds, you will see the exact same type of coat Dr. Horrible wears, buttons and all.
They’re a lot closer than the lab coat shown by fourrpaws. It’s hard to *see* the shoulder buttons, but they have to be there, given the side closure. My point is that that is an old fashioned surgical gown and you won’t find it on the net easily, unless you find an antique or a costume. And yes, if you want a gown/robe that really looks like Dr. Horribles, you need to look at that picture from Firefly and some screen caps and go from there.
July 25th, 2008 at 3:14 pmAnybody got the specs on a freeze ray?
July 25th, 2008 at 8:36 pmThe material looks to be a heavy flannel. It also looks like it’s double thickness for the front panel.
July 26th, 2008 at 12:14 amI am looking to sew my own lab coat like some others have suggested but need something cheap to work a pattern from. My problem is that every site that has been given with coats similar to Dr. Horrible’s are based in the UK and will not ship to me in the US. If anyone could provide a site with a coat even remotely similar that will ship to the US, I would be supremely grateful! (P.S. Not the $40 Halloween costume listed at the top of the page.)
July 26th, 2008 at 9:42 pmHello Horribleists
Allen Bergles again from Morton Safety and we at Morton Safety would like to thank you all for allowing us to supply some of Dr Horrible’s costume pieces. Our IT people have not worked out the details on making a single selection for the Boots, Goggles & Gloves. But until then, feel free to purchase each item seperately and the discounted price will be $8.15/pr for the black gloves, $61.75 for the White Boots, $12.10 for the goggles. When you enter your order you will see list price but until we can get our IT department to do what they are paid to do, we will enter this discounted cost internally and you should see it on your confirmations. We will apply it to every order that has not shipped yet. On the lab coat, we have a Chicago based uniform Mfg that is willing to look at a custom on it. Can anybody out there send me a “CLEAN” image of the lab coat so I can forward it on and see what the cost would be? abergles@mortonsafety.com
Thank You and again, Morton Safety is elated to be a chosen site for these costume items.
Allen Bergles
July 28th, 2008 at 12:37 amThe freeze ray was a prop used in Firefly (Specifically the episodes “Ariel” and “Trash”) that Joss turned upside down and decorated.
And how cool is it that a safety supply company is supporting our costume needs? That’s awesome!!
July 28th, 2008 at 12:02 pmI’m sorry, the STUN/DEATH Ray was the Firefly prop
The Freeze ray was a custom-build
Sorry for the error.
July 28th, 2008 at 12:05 pmI sent an email with what pictures I could find of the labcoat. I also mentioned the white gloves, so hopefully the “Official Dr Horrible Package” will be a true representation of what he’s wearing. Also, once again, it’s unexpected and wonderful that they’re going out of their way at Morton Safety to do that. I highly concur with the “awesome” comments.
July 28th, 2008 at 9:04 pmI’m not sure if it’s a labcoat after all. It seems to be quite stiff at least the front part.
Since everything else seems to be welding related, why not the coat? I’m not sure, but have I seen coats like this in documentations on casting houses?
July 29th, 2008 at 12:45 amre lab coat: I feel that these have been in some prop/costume house for centeries. on close look the buttons are antique bone or MofP metal shank. They are the same coats that were used in Firefly where there were lots of them being used. I have studied the pics and feel I can make these and will get on it this week. I’m making up a pattern as we speak. But it would be fun to find one of these antiques somewhere. wish me luck.
July 29th, 2008 at 3:59 amI just noticed that there’s a belt-thing with loops on the back of the coat, but not on the front. Not sure how that works, but details are details!
July 29th, 2008 at 4:15 amHello again
Allen Bergles/Morton Safety here, I have had many people send my photos of the lab coat but they are in HTML format and I cannot attach that. Does anybody, or can anybody create the photos of the Lab coat in JPG or GIF format? Also I believe we have the white gloves. They are a goatskin TIG welding glove, they are an off white color with the long (Also known as a Gauntlet) cuff. I am trying to get photos of thwe glove on our web site but as many of you can tell, our site has crashed. This has nothing to do with all the hits for Dr Horrible items. I have a gun to our Web Companies head telling them they need to get it repaired ASAP.
More to come
July 29th, 2008 at 6:59 pmAllen Bergles
abergles@mortonsafety.com
I was looking at the red lab coat shown at the end of act III (it’s online at http://www.hulu.com/dr-horribles-sing-along-blog) & I don’t believe it was a died version of the white coat, as there is white contrast stitching…
You can also see that it appears to wrap around the body but as you can only see the shoulder buttons I’m not quite sure how it’s fastened lower down.
Hope this helps someone.
July 30th, 2008 at 7:44 amI have sent you the email of the coat in JPG format
July 30th, 2008 at 7:53 amErin, you’re wrong.
The “contrast stitching” is where the thread didn’t take the dye. And in the dressing shots near the end of the Act, you can see it’s constructed the same as the off-white coat.
http://community.livejournal.com/drhorribledress/
July 30th, 2008 at 12:30 pmThere’s one problem with the boots that no one has mentioned – they are only available in MEN’S sizes. Which does me no good at all, not being male. What are other non-male costumers doing?
July 31st, 2008 at 4:01 amextranet.fisher.co.uk/insight2_uk/…
Pretty good match for the jacket.
July 31st, 2008 at 5:01 amAlright I’ve been looking at the coat pretty closely and I think I have something figured out. (If your’re interested “Slipping” is an amazing section to get reference for the coat!)
July 31st, 2008 at 5:18 amLuckily what I noticed makes it alot easier to make this thing on your own! If you look closely at the wrap around front, specifically at the collar, shoulder, and around the arm, all it is, is the exact same piece that would be there if the front were a whole piece, the only difference is that instead of the overlap that joins to the back piece, it’s folded under and makes a seam. (To put it another way it follows the seams of where the back meets the front exactly) As for attaching it to the under piece on the front, there are buttons along the shoulder, and some start under the armpit and go down til about the same level as the top of the cuts that make the tail in the back. (I just took a quick look again and noticed that there’s a seam that runs from the neck parralel with shoulder over til about 3-4 inches away from the arm seam, and then runs down to the bottom, and runs about 4-5 inches inside of button along his side, you can see it really well when Horrible leans down to take care of Penny in Act 3)
As for the fold under piece on the front, from what I have been able to glean from the red suit dressing and when Horrible is bent down, it appears to only go over as far as a typically jacket would go over (To the center of the chest) and just goes straight down to meet level with the rest of the coat.
As for the back I’m not sure how to do the effect of the belt along the back, but from what I can tell, it looks like there is just some loose fabric back there and then two buttons just inside of the seam where the belt is hooked, and then plus the 2 “cuts” along the seams (Where the back and the side panels meet).
Um, I “think” the collar goes all the way around, doubling up in the front when it’s all folded and buttoned. And there IS a button on the collar on the right side in line with the others.
Hopefully this helps somebody out there (Well somebody other than me!lol!)
Maul2
Okay, so several people (including me) ordered the goggles off of Pendergast Safty. The ones that arrived don’t match the picture in the description at all, and the people who answer customer service were not helpful in the least. So yeah, you might want to look into ordering from someone else.
Just wondering, but has anyone else ordered from elsewhere, and gotten the goggles as shown? (The Pendergast people claimed that what they sent was what the factories sent them, and that they weren’t obliged to make a note that the goggles shipped were different than the ones shown on the webpage.
July 31st, 2008 at 1:32 pmWell I think with an excuse like that, we as a community can pretty much swear off that company for these goggles.
A company should stand behind things they sell, not hide behind someone else when the blame comes down on their shoddy website worksmanship and upkeep.
July 31st, 2008 at 2:56 pmSo I e-mailed Pendergast about my goggles order, which hadn’t yet shipped, and I got this response:
“Please spread the word. We are not in the costume business. We are a industrial supply company with thousands of items. We did not want these small orders and were shipping them because many of you have called and begged for them. Manufacturers are constantly upgrading and changing frame colors. This would not matter to a welder. These are not sunglasses they are for welding and you can hardly see through them.
July 31st, 2008 at 3:24 pmI will cancel your order.
Again please spread the word that we are not interested in selling these as a costume.”
I also got the wrong goggles form Pendergast. Bleh. Do they offer a refund or are we stuck with that? I could have gotten these same ones elsewhere without the inflated shipping charge.
Definitely interested to know if other companies are following through.
July 31st, 2008 at 3:50 pmHello Everybody
Allen Bergles again. Yes the goggle issue is a fact and I have been in contact with Fibre-Metal (Mfg) and that goggle has not been silver since 1998 (est) yet it is still silver on their web site. So like the lab coat, the goggle the production company had was deep in a prop room for years. I have contacted 7 other google mfg and nobody has one even close. The closest is Gateway safety and it is also Green, not silver. Like Pendergast, we are also a industrial supplier, but I guess we are a little more in tune with people as people and not just as companies, and we understand the situation. We will credit the goggles at full if you chose to return them. But know that you are not going to find them exact (Because the color of the exact ones have been changed at the MFG) May I suggest a good masking job and silver paint. Just a suggestion, I tried it here and it looks pretty darn good, has to be a laquer paint or it bubbles on the PVC body of the goggle.
Allen Bergles
July 31st, 2008 at 5:10 pmMorton Safety
Thank you for all the work you’re doing for us Allen. We appreciate being treated like customers and not bothersome pests. I am deeply impressed by your customer-service ethics, and your honesty about the product.
July 31st, 2008 at 5:16 pmIndeed. Even though we are not your usual customers, you jump at the opportunity to serve us. And you listen to our feedback. I wish many more companies were like this. Thanks again for all your help, Mr. Bergles.
July 31st, 2008 at 6:09 pmIs the only way they are different the color on the frame, and the strap?
July 31st, 2008 at 6:23 pmActually, and the correct image should be on our web site tomorrow, when you look really really close, the incorrect image of the goggle on our web sight really does not look like the goggle, but it actually looks more like the new goggle you all got just the wrong color….only isn’t it a gold color, not silver? I would bet the production company colored it. If you zoom in on a close image you can see. But I am old and mabe I am just seeing things. And the strap is just a 1/2″ piece of elastic that I suspect you can get at any hobby store.
Allen Bergles
July 31st, 2008 at 6:46 pmabergles@mortonsafety.com
Allen,
The production company did paint the goggles, but they did not paint the new green goggles, as the green goggles have a different number of vents (4 instead of 6) and have no ridges around the lenses. The Dr. Horrible goggles look exactly like the original (silver) image from Fibre-Metal, except that they had added a bit of “aging” to make them look like old metal instead of silver plastic.
July 31st, 2008 at 9:38 pmI appologize for all the confusion. I do not believe a goggle exactly like the Fibre-Metal goggle of 10 years ago exists that the Good Doctor wears in the movie. If anybody finds it, I assure you we can get it but the current version of the Fibre-Metal goggle is the best we can do for now.
Allen Bergles
July 31st, 2008 at 10:38 pmThanks again, Allen, for all your hard work and understanding, as well as your painting tips. Is there any way we can sing your praises to your bosses?
August 1st, 2008 at 2:19 amThe Gateway Safety brand goggles that Mr Bergles mentions are indeed very similar. They have 6 vents, not in the perfect locations but close. I think would work in a pinch with a little silver paint.
See them here: http://www.gatewaysafety.com/…/1610-1675.jpg
August 1st, 2008 at 2:27 amThere’s a higher-res pic of them here: http://www.gatewaysafety.com/downloads/gallery/zip/1610-1675.zip
Perhaps Morton Safety has these?
August 1st, 2008 at 2:29 amHey guys, they’re sold out, but this is a pretty darn close lab costume:
http://www.amasquerade.com/search_results.asp?search=buttons
About halfway down. Would look great if you took the black buttons off and put white ones on.
They’re sold out of all but XS mens sizes. I shot them an e-mail to ask when they’d restock.
August 1st, 2008 at 3:10 amWho would have figured that getting all this stuff would be such a pain..haha
August 1st, 2008 at 6:59 amWell i figured so
But still.
I don’t normally do the whole dress up thing,
But i’m to much of a fan to not try.
Good Morning Everybody
Allen Bergles again, I would like return the thanks and praise you all have extended to us with your wonderful comments here and in e-mails to me. Although I am honored to be the General Manager at Morton Safety, we are blessed with a solid staff of individuals that always remember we do not sell product to the General Motors of the world, but to a human being employed at General Motors who wants, like everybody else, to be treated as a human being. As far as praise to my superiors, that is not necessary, if everybody is truly satisified with our service, then please pass us on to anybody you know that make the safety purchasing decisions at the companies they work at. The highest praise anybody can ever give to a distributor is recommending them to another end user.
Thank you all and I hope we can work out the details of getting this costume as close as we can for everybody.
Allen Bergles
August 1st, 2008 at 2:21 pmabergles@mortonsafety.com
I have been informed that Pendergast Safety has issued full refunds to those that purchased the items AND said they can keep the item they have.
I think everyone has to agree that while things got messy (on both ends) that Pendergast Safety has done the right thing and I hope that people will respond appropriately.
August 1st, 2008 at 2:44 pmI think we can also agree that while Pendergast Safety did eventually do the right thing, their customer service was both atrocious and contradicting. Allen Bergles, thank you so much for being a model of fantastic customer service, REGARDLESS of the type of customer – be it costumer or welder! Dave from Pendergast Safety could learn a thing or two from you!
August 1st, 2008 at 6:02 pmWell, that costume store said they aren’t re-ordering the lab coats as they weren’t happy with the quality. I did ask where they ordered them from, however. I doubt I get an answer. Soooooooo, back to the drawing board.
August 2nd, 2008 at 12:44 amCrocen, same here. And it *seemed* like such a simple costume…
August 2nd, 2008 at 12:45 amHEY FOLKS!!!
I haven’t posted for a while but wanted to give an update. My costume is coming along swimmingly! I am doing the Evil League of Evil varient costume (the red one). I was pretty simple and I should be done buy tomorrow. I will be posting pictures on cosplay.com. Please come take a look! I will be posting a link tomorrow once the pictures are up.
I still have to finish the goggles (paint and age them) and I will be using my leather gauntlets instead of the rubber chem goggles. Additionally, I will be using my industrial boots instead of the rubber ones he wears (then again you never see the boots he wear while wearing his red costume so i suppose you could argue the point!). But Come check out the coat tomorrow.
Cheers!
August 3rd, 2008 at 2:16 amI’m currently looking for horibble’s Costume
August 3rd, 2008 at 3:38 pmi need it to be dead alike
so can anyone put on a good reference of how to make the costume? pictures and blueprints would be excelent
Hey guys, I have been reading the posts and I am also interested in doing the dr horrible evil league costume. In my search for the perfect pieces I found the specific goggles strap that is used in the movie (or at least at the end when you get a good close up shot of it).
Search in Google for: F55SH5
The first site should be fibre-metal, F55SH5 is a model number. The goggles aren’t even close but the STRAP is DEAD-ON! Anyway good luck and hopefully I will see some good costumes with a proper coat!
August 3rd, 2008 at 11:12 pmWell… mine isn`t exactly like it, but its pretty close (evil league of evil variant). Pictures will be up later this evening.
August 4th, 2008 at 1:39 amWell, here it is. Though it’s not really that close to being done.
http://www.cosplay.com/photo/1647449/
August 4th, 2008 at 3:34 amI was wonder what style of pants and boots captain hammer wore. The gloves and Tee were an easy find but I am not sure on the pants style or boots. . .
August 4th, 2008 at 3:42 amStrangedays, did you make that lab coat?
it looks really good!
I finished painting a pair of goggles tonight, and they turned out really nice. The only problem is that I have 4 more pairs, and am not wanting to return them to Morton Safety because of how nice Allen has been to us all. So now I’m wondering if I did all of the work, and made the goggles as close as possible (which is pretty close) to Dr. Horrible’s if anyone would be interested in buying them from me?
August 4th, 2008 at 5:22 amif you did them as close as possible? (including the strap) then that sounds nice
August 4th, 2008 at 7:24 amwould you ship one to israel? and if so for how much?
@darthviz:
Chech out my topic on the forum.
doctorhorrible.net/sf-forum/costumes/my-quest-for-dr-horribles-coat
I’m working on the pattern right now, I’m trying to get as close as possible.
August 4th, 2008 at 7:33 amKiki – I certainly did! Thank you very much! I would be interested in knowing what kind of paint you used on your goggles and seeing a picture of how they turned out. (could you leave a link?)
darthziv – It does include the waist strap. However, I only made the one. Perhaps we could discuss a commission. Shipping would depend on the rates and how fast you would want it. If you are interested let me know by leaving a message either here or on Cosplay.com.
Mishkovic – His pants are standard khaki cargo pants. But, his boots are never really seen that well on screen, but appears to be an athletic work boot (check Mark’s Work Wearhouse).
August 4th, 2008 at 7:44 amthanks man
August 4th, 2008 at 7:47 amwhats your email Strangedays?
August 4th, 2008 at 7:48 amI don’t post my email on open message boards as a general rule. If you leave your I will respond or if you are not comfortable with that message me on Cosplay.com (free to sign up).
Cheers.
August 4th, 2008 at 8:20 amok if its span you’re worried about, you just write [-at-] instead of @
August 4th, 2008 at 8:28 amlike darthziv[-at-]zahav.net.il
any real person can do the switch
I’m not completely finished with the pair of goggles I’ve made. I’m having trouble finding either a red elastic strap, or red elastic thread to sew through the black straps they’ve come with. But for the paint, I used a variety of lacquer paints (by Allen’s suggestion) that I found in the model car section of a hobby store. I used silver as a base, brass to make them look aged, and then a color called gunship grey, chrome, and steel to mess with the darkness of the silver, and I also used a little bit of gold. They look pretty good so far, and I’ll take pictures when I’m completely satisfied with them.. so soon hopefully!
August 4th, 2008 at 8:30 amI started yesterday on the coat using the Simplicity 5443 lab coat pattern. It takes some extra material and some mod to the pattern, but I think it will work.
August 4th, 2008 at 9:29 pm@Strangedays: Your coat really looks great, but you are missing the slits on the sides.
Will you post somewhere how you did it?
August 5th, 2008 at 5:39 pmBalu
The slits are there. I guess they must not be that clear in the picture…
August 5th, 2008 at 11:15 pmhey Kiki, you said you want to sell goggles, send me an email and we’ll talk
August 6th, 2008 at 1:19 pmI posted this comment in the http://community.livejournal.com/drhorribledress/ group, but it should go here, too:
The goggles from http://www.alexgs.com are not the right ones.
They’re the green ones, missing the side vents, with a black strap. They are the new VG-800-H5.
Interestingly, the packaging has a black and white picture of the old style, making them look like they’re the right ones. But they’re not.
Because of the missing side vent, they’ll be difficult to make look right, even with paint. I guess I’ll try to sell my pairs to actual welders (or use them for groupie costumes) and try again with a goggle that has the right number and placement of the vents and then paint it, like the Morton guy suggested.
I’ll buy them from Morton, too. Along with boots. Thanks, Allen Bergles.
August 6th, 2008 at 4:57 pmKiki, if you’re selling goggles I would love a pair.
Are you selling the finished product, or just the goggles?
August 6th, 2008 at 5:20 pmRegardless, I would like to buy a pair, and if its just the originals you’re selling, could we maybe get some instructions for the proper look as well? Thanks.
@ darthziv
I sent you an email, did you receive it?
August 8th, 2008 at 7:27 amI would love to finish up the goggles and sell the ones I have if you’re interested!
August 8th, 2008 at 3:20 pmI’m having some serious problems with the strap though. I’ve looked at every hobby/craft store around me, and can’t find anything close.. or even any red elastic thread, but even sewing that pattern and making it look right sounds like an extreme amount of work for four pairs of goggles. and I’m not sure how picky you are going to be about the 5th and 6th vents on the sides of them. Also, I have to find something that will make them plastic..ish.. because the paints not really drying, or it is but it’s just sticky. But I’m pretty sure I can fix that.
I’ll try to finish a new pair in a week for myself (the last pair I painted was a worse quality goggle then the the other four I have) I’ll see what I can do about strap and fix the paint problem, and find someway to make the vents on the sides, and then I’ll post pictures and darthziv and Man Who Laughs, you guys can decide if you want to buy the ones I’ve made then.
sent you a response
August 10th, 2008 at 7:19 amLook what a friend just found in an old french (Louis de Funes) movie:
http://img527.imageshack.us/img527/7928/arztkittelfv4.jpg
Looks like french dentists used a coat like this years ago
August 10th, 2008 at 10:54 amokay. so I’ve finished one pair of the goggles. I’ve solved the problem of the sticky paint, and I put buttons on the sides of them that make them look like they have 6 vents. I’ve also taken pictures, though the lighting may be bad in some of them, I can take more if you want.
they’ll be here:
August 11th, 2008 at 5:57 pmprofile.myspace.com/…friendid=11491682
amazing, i think i would be interested, can you send me some more pics to my email? darthziv[-at-]zahav.net.il
August 12th, 2008 at 1:21 pmespecially of the strap
I might be interested in buying a pair. About how much will you want for them?
August 12th, 2008 at 2:55 pmI haven’t done the strap. I can’t find the right thread. it would have to be elastic and like a dark red color. I would settle for plain red.. but.. you know..
August 12th, 2008 at 4:41 pmI’m sorry!
Beautiful, kiki. Or should I say, “horrible?” How much you think you’ll be charging? My e-mail is tecochrane[-at-]bis.midco.net
August 13th, 2008 at 7:57 amok i guess the strap isnt that important, i couldnt even find pictures of it on the net…
August 13th, 2008 at 8:29 amso send me an email
okay, because I’m very bad at initiating communication, and I’m nervous to send an email, because I officially don’t know what to say.. I think you both should email me!
suchprettywords[-at-]aim.com
talk to you soon hopefully!
August 13th, 2008 at 5:21 pmMr. Bergles? Any update on the labcoat? Also, if I want to purchase the costume bundle, how do I go about getting the discounts? Thanks a million for you help!
August 16th, 2008 at 7:11 pmGO GET IT!!
Look what I found on ebay
Item number: 190242788978
I have been outbid so best of luck to you.
:+)
August 17th, 2008 at 4:29 amnice find – shorter in sleeves & length but not bad at all…. hope a Dr Horrible fan gets to win it
August 17th, 2008 at 4:57 amI’m not sure if anyone saw the end.. but that lab coat sold for $179.39!
August 17th, 2008 at 5:52 pmI have started a Dr Horrible costuming group on Flickr…. I am looking for any and all related costuming pictures. Please, add your pictures of your costumes to the pool! http://www.flickr.com/groups/drhorriblecostumes/
August 19th, 2008 at 1:02 amThanks!
kiki, sorry I haven’t gotten back to you yet. Just spent $80 on a Batman Begins batarang and a TDK Two-Face coin! Plus, I’ve got a lot of cash tied up right now, between Hot Toys Batman figs, TMNT figs, new CDs, a laptop, and a video camera. It’s like I have all this money, but I’m broke! I imagine this is about how Dr. H felt after his gold bar trans-matter debacle… once I have some extra I’ll let you know! Please hold a pair for a while! It would be much appreciated!
August 19th, 2008 at 7:44 amI decided to get the pure evil (red and black) costume for myself, and have found a very easy way of going about it. First for the easy stuff.
August 22nd, 2008 at 5:56 amNumber one, black pants, though we never see his bottoms, it’s a red and black costume. So, i went to walmart, and bought a pair of cheap black pants. Oh as well as the black shirt under his coat. Total about $15. Next stop, home depot. From Home Depot (or any local hardware store) goggles, glove, and boots. As motioned before, welders goggles. I found electrician gloves that work nicely. and just well, black boots. They are rubber, and go high enough. With all of these you can look at about 30-40 dollars. The next and biggest issue would be the lab coat. I would like to note as a Joss fan, i recognized this very quickly. The white lab coat that NPH uses is a coat that is featured Firefly, episode “Ariel”. Go look and watch if you don’t believe me. So, being that he wore a custom white jacket, as would be the red jacket. So, if NPH wore a custom coat, then i would too! I went to a local fabric store and bout some red fabric. I am in the proses of making the coat right now. SO, “fans” get off your bums, and go make your costume now. Litraly!
Oh, and don’t worry, i will post the picture, when i am finished.
All in all, i spent less than $100 for this costume, and you can do the same.
Check this one out for the coat:
August 25th, 2008 at 2:06 pmhttp://www.pastelli.com/catalogue/07-ENGclothCatalogue.html
Click on the right arrow until you get to page 32. The guy on the right side seems to be wearing a grey jacket that looks pretty good. Two bad things: the shot is only from the waist up, so it’s hard to tell how long the coat is, and the site is from a company in Italy, and I cannot figure out how to order or what the prices are.
Another close, but no cigar.
LINK
I looks like it could be an easily mod’d coat, but fisher doesn’t sell to individuals. :/
I too am going for the ELE Dr.H costume and am making my own coat. I’ve decided to go with black buttons(white on the red and black just doesn’t work in my eyes), but haven’t decided on the exact buttons yet.
Upon close review, the black gloves look to me like they dyed the original gloves black and pulled some coated gloves over the hand portion. Leaving the gauntlet part of the Tillman’s visible. Is anyone else seeing this?
August 25th, 2008 at 11:37 pmHere is a PDF link where the coat is shown, and it comes in white. I have been trying to locate a way to see prices and order forms with no luck yet. The company, Pastelli, calls the style of coat Boston.
August 26th, 2008 at 9:31 pmhttp://www.dmdevice.com/proizvodi/color&size.pdf
I do not know if you can order it off this site either but http://www.dmdevice.com/CS02.html has that model listed on there called Boston and it seems to be fairly long.
August 27th, 2008 at 10:41 amlooking at that, the “Boston” looks too short, but check out the “Los Angeles” on page 29, it’s definitely got the length, just can’t really see the buttons
August 28th, 2008 at 7:21 pmdamn, never mind, looks like the fastening is all wrong… what we need is a combination of the two…
August 28th, 2008 at 7:24 pmThe Boston is the base for the jacket. I have no idea how the original one was made, but if I was going to make one, I’d order this jacket, take it apart with a seam ripper, lay it out on new fabric and add the length before cutting. Save the buttons too and reuse them. Also leave off the knit cuffs in favor of a straight hem.
Want the red version? Do this on red fabric.
August 29th, 2008 at 3:57 pmSomeone on the Dr. Horrible IMDB page posted a link to this armynavydeals.ca/asp/products_details.asp?SKU=WC115&ST=2. It’s too short and blue, but not a bad find.
September 2nd, 2008 at 3:34 pmDoes anyone have a much clearer pic of the logo on lab coat pocket? I went to a embroidering booth and they said the picture would have to be much clearer for them to digitize it. I don’t have the photo software or knowledge to pull it myself. Any help would be appreciated, thanks!
September 3rd, 2008 at 9:33 pmCaptain Hammer’s Gloves are actually vintage style Motorcycle Gloves you can get something similar here.
http://www.Motorcycle-Superstore.com/3/11/97/738/ITEM/...
a leather addition at the wrist
September 4th, 2008 at 3:24 amcould be made to complete the look properly
Did anyone made any of the doc’s weapons?
September 4th, 2008 at 10:33 ami ment make…
September 4th, 2008 at 10:55 am[...] you seen this? Dr Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog on DVD and iTunes Costumes That is the closest found item I am aware of. The actual coat is believed to be vintage, so [...]
September 5th, 2008 at 7:21 amDoes anyone know if poly viscose fabric will dye well? I found a girl variation of the coat that I like, but I’m wanting to dye it red. Should I risk it?
September 8th, 2008 at 12:29 amI found a few logos similar to Dr. Horrible’s jacket thingy online. This first one has similar wings and overall shape not too different from Dr Horrible’s.
http://www.vetshome.com/images/HSC.jpg (from vetshome.com/military_medical_brigade_patches_history2.htm)
The most difficult thing is that his logo has a shorter staff, and without the round topper, looks more like a sword. Not that you can really tell from the picture, but a sword instead of a staff makes sense. That first link has a similar top to Horrible’s, so I’m really fuzzy on this kind of speculation.
I’m going to try to reconstruct it from the pictures I found and the ever-useful Wikimedia Commons site:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Caduceus
Also, does anybody know what time that shot of his coat came from? I’m going to try to look at it in Hulu’s HD broadcast. Message me on the boards, user “Vir Totus”.
September 8th, 2008 at 6:48 amhas no one tried to make any of his weapons?
September 8th, 2008 at 10:05 amI think the ebay winner of the lab coat is selling his whole costume on ebay. Good luck!
Item: 320296502085
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320296502085
September 8th, 2008 at 3:20 pmI’m a real stickler for accuracy and I noticed that the recommended boots don’t match in the tread. I’m posting a link to a picture of the tread on Dr. Horrible’s actual boot from the “Brand New Day” giant scene.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/51301344@N00/2840210694/sizes/o/
Finally, I haven’t seen any gloves that match Dr. Horribles. The Tillman gloves are certainly the right brand. You can see the (painted over or sanded off) logo in the “Brand New Day” song just before the lyrics ’shiny new Australia.’ The only thing is that the gloves Dr. Horrible is wearing are a gauntlet style, that is- they extend further down the arm than the 750’s.
An easy way to verify this is to note the length of the Tillman logo in comparison with the length of the guard. In the video, the logo represents about 1/4 of the guard length (that is, the length of the glove excluding the hand portion). But the 750’s most people are settling on have a much shorter guard, of which logo is about 1/2-1/3 the length.
I haven’t been able to find the longer gloves, but if anyone does, I hope you’ll post it here.
September 8th, 2008 at 3:36 pmOh- and one more thing: the strap on the goggles.
This looks a lot like some of the designer straps available on head lamps for cavers. These are available for sale at many sports stores including REI and Dick’s.
Once again, I haven’t found the exact match, but they have a variety of patterns- any of which is better than the plain black plastic or elastic offered by the goggle makers.
September 8th, 2008 at 3:41 pmI have hand drawn a duplication of the sword/staff part of Dr. Horrible’s logo. I’m posting it in this existing thread:
doctorhorrible.net/sf-forum/costumes/…
Please let me know what you think.
September 8th, 2008 at 11:49 pmThought you guys might be interested in my newly designed Lab coats. I’ve been working since the release to figure out how to best replicate the pattern.
http://www.theirongategallery.com/costumeitems-dr.horrible
September 10th, 2008 at 2:41 pmI should point out, dr horrible doesn’t always wear the flip-up goggle:
nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2008/07/…
http://www.complex.com/blogs/2008/06/26/...
These images have a non-flip goggle that looks more green and has a black strap. I’m sure if someone wants to find the scene from the first image (I think the second image was a publicity still) they could probably find a clearer shot, they were probably a Fibre-Metal VG-400-H5 goggle. Unfortunately, that’s another goggle that’s no longer made.
Getway model 1610U50 does appear to be a 6 vent flip-up goggle that looks very similar to what the Dr wears, I’ll report back when mine arrives.
allsafetysupplies.com/…
September 10th, 2008 at 6:53 pmHere are a couple of decent goggle close ups that I have archived.
September 12th, 2008 at 2:41 amhttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v331/mtotin/coat/92f53303.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v331/mtotin/coat/92f53303.jpg
Oops, sorry.
September 12th, 2008 at 2:43 amhttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v331/mtotin/coat/98e19015.jpg
J-Bot –
That looks REALLY good. Can you tell me if it is cotton (will it take a red dye if I wanted it to?)Thanks!
September 13th, 2008 at 5:31 pmSo what are people using to paint their goggles?
I’m thinking about trying some vinyl dye.
http://www.duplicolor.com/products/vinyl.html
but am wondering if I should try something a little “stronger”.
September 13th, 2008 at 8:15 pmhttp://www.parasolinc.com/Products.asp?ProductID=RUBBERBOND
Have we heard anything more from Allen of Morton Safety? He said that they were working with a company to possibly make a proper looking lab coat and people here actually sent him screencaps of the coat.
September 14th, 2008 at 5:37 amFor those of you who have ordered the goggles and have not received them yet. We just got the goggles in-stock. So you will have to re-do your orders, because the orders expire after 30 days.
Sorry for the inconvienance
Thanks
Derek
September 15th, 2008 at 4:52 pmDr. Horrible goggles on sale on eBay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem...
September 16th, 2008 at 1:22 amHow about adding some reference pictures of Penny’s outfits? I seriously don’t think I could pull off a Dr. Horrible or Captain Hammer crossplay.
September 17th, 2008 at 3:44 amI have made a complete pattern tutorial. It is posted in the drhorribledress LiveJournal community. Please leave any questions on that site – I don’t believe you need to be a member to leave a comment in the community post. If you do, feel free to comment on any entry in my blog – I know you don’t need to register to do that. Enjoy!
September 18th, 2008 at 3:14 amHer are a few pics of penny that I’ve captured.
September 18th, 2008 at 8:27 amsmg.photobucket.com/albums/v331/mtotin/penny
MondayPartlyCloudy:
I just got an email from Jarrett over at irongate and they have ordered cloth to make the maroon coats as well. You just need to email info@theirongategallery.com and let him know you want that color instead. It’s an extra $20, but you won’t have to mess with dye.
September 19th, 2008 at 5:18 pmwhoa that 129$…. our production cant afford that…
September 21st, 2008 at 11:06 amis there a cheaper way to make it?
So I only came to this site recently and have read ALL the posts. And I want to start by thanking Mr. Bergles for his phenomenal support of what must seem like our odd requests. That said, I am the broke person this year – I shouldn’t be spending money on a costume at all! So in case anyone else is in my moneyless camp, I found these boots which seem to be a close match to Horrible’s. http://www.safetyvests.com/81011-White-PVC-16 I know they’re not as perfect as Morton Safety’s, but I’m not cosplaying I’m just going to a halloween party. So that’s my FYI.
September 21st, 2008 at 6:01 pmWARNING!!!
Be aware that the goggles you are about to receive from Morton Safety are completely different than the one used for Dr. Horrible’s costume. I received my order today and am incredibly disappointed. I find this COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE after such a long wait. Morton Safety will be getting an earful from me first thing tomorrow. I encourage others who are (or will be shortly) similarly disappointed to let Morton Safety know in no uncertain terms that they have dropped the ball on this.
September 24th, 2008 at 1:59 amJosh – did you get the ones pictured at the top of this page? If you did, you got the best match available – perhaps you should have read some of the comments in this thread and on the forums, you’d have discovered that the ones Dr Horrible has have been out of production for a number of years and are no longer available. The pic on the Morton website I believe, matches the image at the top of this page.
September 24th, 2008 at 2:08 amAdmin: I received the goggles pictured at the top of the page. I will refrain from further comment until my temper has calmed and I have an opportunity to address this situation with Morton Safety.
September 24th, 2008 at 3:54 amBe nice to Morton Safety. Their GM has been on here much and has tried to accommodate us cosplayers above and beyond what any would expect.
September 24th, 2008 at 7:05 amI got my goggles a few days ago. I got exactly what I was expecting.
By the way, I went with the dupli-color vinyl & fabric coating as my first paint on the first set of goggles. I put on a few light coats, I was able to handle the goggles within an hour after the last coat. That was a few days ago and the “paint” is still holding up. No peeling, no flaking, etc. Now it’s time to figure out how to weather these babies. The beautiful thing is that this “paint” was available in silver at a local auto shop and at a reasonable price.
September 24th, 2008 at 7:08 amHas anyone gotten the goggles from welding depot?
http://store.weldingdepot.com/cgi/weldingdepot/R850.html
I’m curious to hear about what they’re like?
September 24th, 2008 at 7:27 amyea me too, they have 6 vents dont they?
September 24th, 2008 at 7:42 amJosh, I’m not sure what situation needs addressing – the goggles you got are pictured on Morton’s website – so if you ordered through them, why did you expect to get something different?
September 24th, 2008 at 1:18 pmI ordered the googles from WeldingDepot and what you get is NOT what is pictured. You get 4 vent goggles similar to the Pendergast ones but instead of the cap style vent, they have a button style with half the button cut off with vents
September 24th, 2008 at 1:25 pmcan you put a picture of them?
September 24th, 2008 at 1:52 pmLink to image
The frame itself I’m in the middle of painting, but they look just like the ones at the top of the page
September 24th, 2008 at 4:07 pmThis is what the flip up lenses and vents look like
I ordered the Gateway goggles noted up in comment 147. I received the same goggles that are pictured on their site. Not exact, but they’re closer than anything I’ve seen yet (that’s actually available) and they’re dirt cheap.
allsafetysupplies.com has no minimum order, which is nice. I also ordered white welding gloves from them.
September 25th, 2008 at 5:39 amhttp://www.allsafetysupplies.com/25G-REVCO-TIG-WELDING-GLOVE-GRAIN-GOATSKIN-LONG-CUFF-GL-25G_p_267-1625.html
Also inexpensive and fit nicely. They’re thin goatskin, so they aren’t very bulky.
Hey all! Just wanted to thank all of you who contributed to this page … I’ve been keeping tabs on your advice for a few weeks, and I have a next-to-perfect E.L.E. Dr. Horrible outfit almost complete. I wouldn’t have been able to do it without the advice you all posted! I’ll put up a link to pics as soon as I’ve got it finished and modeled =) Thanks again!
~Meg
September 26th, 2008 at 4:45 amhey all! I created an online petition trying to get Fibre-Metal to start production on their old style goggles that matched the Doctors. Please sign it so we all can have the goggles!
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/DrHorrible
September 26th, 2008 at 6:28 pmIs anyone willing to share their secret for “weathering” their goggles? As stated before, the base coat of silver I used worked great, but now I’m stuck trying to figure out how to “wear” them out. I was thinking about picking up some brass or copper paint from a local hobby shop and using a sponge, but do I go with enamel or acrylic? Is there a better color and/or technique?
Any and all suggestions would be appreciated, thanks.
September 28th, 2008 at 12:53 amWhy is it not possible to contact the costume designer for the coat and ask for the spec’s to the coat. I am a tall male, and would love to make one of these coats for Halloween. Better yet, why not challenge that reality TV show with the designers to do an episode where they have to create mimicked costume’s for a fan of some TV show or anything that borders on fantasy–like Dr. Horrible
Just a thought.
September 28th, 2008 at 2:58 pmarent these as close as they get? i mean the color is green and the strap is different
September 29th, 2008 at 9:53 pmbut other than that, the shape and vents… is it better than the 800?
http://www.gatewaysafety.com/images/photos/popups/welding/1610-1675.jpg
Here’s the briefcase used for transporting the Wonderflonium
http://www.tuff-cases.com/briefcases.html
September 30th, 2008 at 2:28 pmWeathering goggles:
Give the goggles a base coat of black or
dark blue
Then a top coat of silver
Let it dry a day
Then take fine sandpaper and just gently go over areas you want weathered. The black will start showing underneath
Once done give it a coat or two of clearcoat
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c147/weredoomed121/HitchHikersGuide/goggles3.jpg
September 30th, 2008 at 2:37 pmwhat did you do to get the two extra vents? what are they? how did you glue them?
October 2nd, 2008 at 9:51 amThe vents are from a pair of safety chemical goggles. had to buy three pair to make vents for two goggles as they only had four vents.
October 3rd, 2008 at 12:01 amused a dremel to cut two holes on the sides and popped them in
Found a great site to purchase the Gloves, Boots and Goggles for the costume.. See http://www.AllSafetySupplies.com
October 3rd, 2008 at 2:29 pmDoes anyone have a clear picture of the logo for Dr. Horrible’s labcoat? I figure iron-on will be easiest, So I’d like to get one to print out. I didn’t notice anyone posting a clear image on this thread, so if someone could that would be fabulous!
October 7th, 2008 at 10:20 pmhere’s what mine looks like after I ironed it on:
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c147/weredoomed121/HitchHikersGuide/drhorribleoutfit5.jpg
October 8th, 2008 at 2:01 pmTry Weldersource.com for the goggles…they are under $15
October 8th, 2008 at 10:26 pmbut not the right kind
October 11th, 2008 at 10:16 amI don’t suppose anyone knows of *kid*-sized jackets, etc.? My son is determined to be Dr. Horrible, and a regular lab coat is NOT GOOD ENOUGH, etc….
October 13th, 2008 at 12:50 amSo… I have had 2 people that said they would help me make a lab coat, flake out on me now. And time is running short.
October 14th, 2008 at 5:33 pmI’m posting here in hopes that someone might be able to connect me with someone that can help me out. I lack the knowledge, experience, equipment and space to make it myself.
I’ve upped my budget and am willing to negotiate.
hum hum de hum I’m trying to get a good combination for a low price
October 15th, 2008 at 4:01 pmHere’s my finished Dr. Horrible costume
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c147/weredoomed121/HitchHikersGuide/DH8.jpg
October 18th, 2008 at 9:25 pmI’m sewing my own costume today. Simplicity pattern 5433 I think is what I’m using.
Also I have 2 pair of size 11 white boots from a set of three I can sell off. digitalsaint [at] gmail with an offer, anything reasonable I’m down with.
October 21st, 2008 at 8:57 pmAgh, tripping at the finish line! I managed to get a lab coat ordered from the UK and shipped to the States (for a ridiculous sum), only to find it’s 65% polyester, and will not take the dye I’ve bought! It’s pink! H-ween is in a few days, and I’m about to have to be a pink Dr. Horrible ><
Anyone have any suggestions? I refuse to be stymied when I’m this close to getting the costume right!
October 28th, 2008 at 5:41 amall i can think of is maybe dying it again with a different color, a darker red or something
October 28th, 2008 at 8:45 ambut im not an export
i mean expert
October 28th, 2008 at 8:45 amhttp://www.dickblick.com/zz013/12/
Good luck.
October 28th, 2008 at 5:08 pmI have made a pattern in three sizes and have been making and selling these lab coats on eBay. Email me for more information. The website http://svartalfheim.net/gallery/?gallery=13
October 30th, 2008 at 1:15 amshows a red coat, I also make a white one in heavey cotton twill. Very professionally made, seams finished with a serger, buttons with a thread shank. The caduceus emblem is embroidered on the pocket by a professional embroidery shop.
Check my eBay feedback (eBay name dvatchka) for response by my buyers.
Here is my completed Dr. H costume. Party on!
October 30th, 2008 at 3:39 am@mykidischool i know it’s a little late but my 3 year old REALLY wanted to be Dr. Horrible for halloween this year so I bought a white scrubs shirt that buttoned up at a thirft store and modded it to a Howie style lab coat. All I really did was take in the back a few inches (i folded it over and sewed, if i had more time i’d have done it properly) and then sewed velcro to the left inner side and strips along the right outter side and then another one on the inside. when put on it looks right. The only thing is that it doesn’t have the chest pocket and the collar becomes a V rather than circular but those can both be corrected if you’ve got the time. You also have to hem the bottom right side so that it’s straight with the left since you’re changing the ankle the sides meet. I’ll post some pics tonight with details.
October 30th, 2008 at 5:43 pmI did it! It’s not perfect to the degree you guys might like, but i had a lot of fun with it…red homemade labcoat, black boots, black gloves, black pants, goggles, blonde-ish wig…
) once i get the pictures i’ll attach a link.
November 1st, 2008 at 4:31 ami was stopped in the street by someone dressed as captain hammer, he yelled ‘dr. horrible, i should have known you were behind this!’ and pretend punched me. we have pictures. it was awesome.
haha last night i saw someone dressed up as captain hammer!!! i wanted to take a picture, but i was in salem mass. and it was really crowded and i think he thought i was a creep because when i saw him i was like OMG ITS CAPTAIN HAMMER! and then he looked at me and was like… ??? and yeah. but he did an outstanding job overall, all i did was look at his face and hair and i knew right away. then i started singing the dr horrible songs at the top ofmy lungs. ahahhaa it was a funnnn night.
November 2nd, 2008 at 2:07 amand i really wanted to take a picture tooo!!!
November 2nd, 2008 at 2:08 amAnyone know where to find those buttons on the Doc’s Coat? They look riveted on or something. Anyone come by these?
November 6th, 2008 at 10:03 amThis site was SOOOO helpful when my boyfriend & I were Dr. Horrible & Penny for Halloween. We used it for his goggles & his gloves. I made his lab coat, modifying a regular coat pattern I already had and using some design ideas for another Chinese-style dress pattern.
Pics can be seen here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/overmama/sets/72157608624331054/
His brother did some photoshopping for us so we could have a more dramatic background than just our bedroom.
November 6th, 2008 at 9:51 pmI second the motion for more tips for Penny costuming! There are plenty of fan girls for the Sing Along Blog, and their only option shouldn’t be a Captain Hammer t-shirt!
December 4th, 2008 at 7:54 amI can’t comment on the Firefly connection for Dr. Horrible’s labcoat, but it appears to be 100% identical, down to the top-heavy caduceus on the breast pocket, to the labcoats used in Alien: Resurrection (which Whedon is based on a screenplay by Joss Whedon).
December 19th, 2008 at 7:25 pms/Whedon//
December 19th, 2008 at 7:27 pmDo you have a screencap to show us?
December 19th, 2008 at 7:36 pmI’ve uploaded some screenshots from Alien: Resurrection, as well as one from Dr. Horrible for comparison, to http://nathaniel.ekoniak.net/dav/pics/horrible_alien/. The most interesting ones have actual names.
December 19th, 2008 at 8:37 pmAs happens, I worked for a couple of years as an attendant nurse at the Kalamazoo State Hospital as did my father before me. By the time I did my stint the white coats where out of fashion as being too “clinical” and “untheraputic”.
But in my dad’s day they did still wear them. And I distinctly remember the buttons going across the top of one shoulder just like Dr. Horrible’s lab coat. Coincidence?
January 1st, 2009 at 6:30 pmI really want to be dressed as a Dr Horrible fangirl…the one who has Hammer’s hair and stuff but is wearing a purple shirt and holding Horrible’s picture at the end of the show. I just need a good pic of the image on the front of the shirt so I can enlarge it without it looking bad and transfer it to a shirt.
February 12th, 2009 at 8:54 pmDoes anyone have that image or own the shirt that Jinx sold who can take a picture of the front image and sent it to me? (It’s a swirly green octagon with a red outline that has Dr Horrible’s pic on the front)
@Strangedays, Wow. I love the total outfit. The coat came out very nice. did you draft the pattern yourself or did you find one somewhere? As i am a proffessional costumer, I am impressed. BTW..I love your boots. Where did you get them. Sorry. Have a thing for guys in Steampunk.
February 17th, 2009 at 12:50 pm@Chasity, No, that fabric does not take dye well. You would have a pink version. Might be cute…in a horrible sort of way.
February 17th, 2009 at 1:01 pmLooks like my picture never posted.
http://adam.brody.net/pics/Dr.Horrible.jpg
March 24th, 2009 at 5:16 pmI win!!!!
http://www.safetysolutions.com/retail/safety_ppe_itemdetail.asp?itemnum=312008005
Mine will be here next week. Just got my groupie shirt in the mail today!
April 3rd, 2009 at 8:16 pmCheck this out: http://www.theirongategallery.com/Dr-Horrible-Lab-Coat–Red_p_6.html
April 15th, 2009 at 9:20 amI want a shirt like the dr. horrible groupies/fangirls wear at the end. why does j!nx not make that?…just checked neither of those shirts are available on j!nx anymore…
May 27th, 2009 at 10:00 amOk… People, don’t panic… i found someone on the net who custom makes both the red and the white coat
problem being, is you can only live in the; USA, UK, Canada or Brazil.
For the White;
http://www.theirongategallery.com/Dr-Horrible-Lab-Coat–White_p_1.html
For the Red;
http://www.theirongategallery.com/Dr-Horrible-Lab-Coat–Red_p_6.html
I am out of the picture, they do not deliver to Australia… But i thought i would post this up for you guys!
June 6th, 2009 at 10:37 pm
Brenda beat me to it…
June 6th, 2009 at 10:38 pmThere is someone in Australia who’s willing to make the odd one – she’s made some that have been sold via the forums on this site before and as far as I know everyone was happy with them.
June 8th, 2009 at 2:24 amWhere can I find Penny’s shoes from the death scene?
June 10th, 2009 at 1:35 pmwhere can i get all the costumes? for halloween and comic cons!
June 14th, 2009 at 6:53 amEverybody posts pretty pictures of the Dr. Horrible coat, some have found the custom Dr Horrible coat maker. But most of those who post here (including myself) cannot afford to pay the $150 dollars for the Evil League of Evil version, or the $120 for the white version. I can assure you that nobody here should ever need to pay that kind of bread for this rather cool coat (which indeed is a “Ariel” lab coat, left white for the white version, dyed red for the other). If you have even a modicum of sewing skills, you can take a current pattern, widely available to all, do some very simple modifications (as indicated by the directions posted), and come up with a very convincing Dr. Horrible lab coat. The caudaceus can be found and either hand embroidered (more than a modicum of sewing skill), or iron on transfer (I know the stigma with using an iron on transfer, but if you can’t embroider by hand, you’ll have to iron-on, or find a patch with the proper caudaceus). The more than adequate pattern I mention is from Simplicity 5386. It’s the Men’s Costume “Morpheus/Neo” coat pattern. Use the “Neo” pattern, and raise the hem from ankle length to right around knee length and you have it. Still have to find the caudaceus, but we costumers can’t get everything we want, so we make due. Anyway, there you all go. Happy sewing.
June 15th, 2009 at 2:11 pm