Black Manta Reference pictures

[kresge1]

I am working on a Black MAnta custom.Does anyone have any goof reference pics or sites to direct me to
Thank you

[davidb]

Here's a site with a good full body view (frontal, I'm assuming that you're looking for the traditional Superfriends-era costume). http://aqua.gjovaag.com/bios/manta.html

[Blackkryptonite]

This be what I use, mately:

[Cosmicman]

I know some could give a rat's &%@ about my ideas. They are not actual pictures but maybe you can use them as a reference. I hope I am not stepping on any toes plopping my customs in here.

But I created this Black Manta suit from some rubbery type vinyl that was stitched together by this woman who makes custom car seat covers. She thought my idea was quite the challenge after I printed out the mego suit pattern from this site.

My first take my uncle said that his head looked really stupid being silver so I scratched it. I sculpted the head from sculptey and made the tubes out of speaker wires.



After being insulted by my uncle. I took that same figure and gave him a slight "glaze" with a light coat of shiny vinyl fabric paint over the vinyl because I wanted to capture a "wet suit" feel to the figure instead of a mego in black body suit (which nothing is wrong with that idea also)
He is very move able and I believe with the black head he looks more intimidating and menacing like he is supposed to.