Costumes
Help me Pick a Costume. Here are my ideas + plans.Updated 6 months ago
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Costumes:
Velociraptor Suit (Jurassic Park)
- Instructions
- Foam Warehouse
- Store Bought ($4500)
- I want to style it after the Jurrasic Park Raptors ("Blue")
Budget ($330)
- $148 Metal rods
- $ 10 2 springs
- $ 10 bike Cables
- $150 Foam
- $100 Paint
- $ 20 CPU Fans + batery
- $80 Camera+TV
- $ 0 Nylon (Donated by people who tore theirs?)
- $ 0 bicycle Handbar+grips (Salvaged)
- $ 0 switches Handbar+grips (Salvaged)
- $ 0 zapstraps Handbar+grips (Salvaged)
Building assistance:
- Metal: Amy + Jesse
- Foam: Jesse
- Electronics: Dylan
- Sculpting: Beth
Uses:
- Street Buskering
- Sell Clay Dinosaur Teeth/Claws
- Kids Birthdays
- Pranks
- Costume Parties
Parts:
- $24 5 x 20 Feet of Steel 1/2" 0.49 wall thickness 5lb @ MetalSuperMarket.
- $28 1 x 20 Feet of Steel 5/8" 0.49 wall thickness 5lb (as Sleeves) @ MetalSuperMarket.
- $?? 8 bullet hinges with NO COATING @ Fastenal
Fabrication:
- Cut+bend Metal case with a vise / tow hitch into loops etc.
- Amy helps Weld it together
- Glue Dense foam to Metal
- Sculpt Dense foam with Beth
- Cover in Skin / Nylons
- Paint
- Install Electronics
Foam Stores:
- Foam SHOP:@ 776 Spruce Ave. Near old Canadian Tire.
- Foam ZONE:@ 3388 Douglas St. Near Uptown.
- McGeachie'sFoam & Upholstery:@ 2103 Douglas St. Near White Spot.
Foam Shop:
Royal XFrm
- 1.0" x 60" x 80" $ 97
- 1.5" x 60" x 80" $145
- 2.0" x 60" x 80" $194
- 3.0" x 60" x 80" $253
- 4.0" x 60" x 80" $337
- 5.0" x 60" x 80" $420
- 6.0" x 60" x 80" $499
- Can of Spray Glue $19
Foam Zone:
Medium Dense Firm 1.2lb 42 ILD
- 4 @ 4" x 24" x 36" (Head)
- 2 @ 2" x 24" x 48" (Torso)
- 2 @ 2" x 24" x 60" (Legs x 2)
- 2 @ 2" x 24" x 12" (Neck)
- 1 @ 12" x 12" x 60" (Tail-Cut in Half Diagonally)
- Total: $364
McGeachie:
Medium Dense Firm 1.2lb 42 ILD
- Said they would beat Foam Shop by 30%,
- I just need to bring in measurements
Questions
- Metal: How to make eyes? Metal sphere
- Metal: What do I make the tail out of. Something Flexible?
- Metal: Make sure neck+legs is super strong
- Metal: What do make the pivot joint out of?
- Metal: How to pivot on joints?
- Foam: How much foam? What Type?
- Foam: How to cut it?
- Foam: Can I really use a soldering iron to sculpt it??
- Foam: Consider Finding a (Free) Memory Foam Matress
- Style: Why are their bumps on the jay?
- Style: What to make teeth out of? 3D printing? clay??
- Style: Teeth should NOT show when mouth is closed. For a better Reveal
- Style: I'd like it slightly shiny. Clearcoat?
- Bonus: Bluetooth camera to connect to second TV so that a helper can stream a second angle.
- Bonus: is there anyway to make him "breathe"? Compressed air?.
- Bonus: Tapping big claws?
- Bonus: How could I pull back the lips, to reveal teeth?
- Use: Air Vents near upper leg folds, Butthole, and Neck.
- Use: How can I take this apart?
- How do we make the arms NOT wiggle when running?
- Can the neck piece by removable for practicing movements?
- We will need a stand to hang it while working on it.
- How much will this weigh? (40lbs+5lbs legs?)
- How long will this take to build (100 hours)?
- Muzzle around mouth+break loose?
- Getting the correct dimensions is critical. Not to fat, or wide
Videos:
Professional Costume
Another DIY Costume
Too square, too wide
Universal Studios
Helper:
- Wherever you go in costume, you will need a helper
- Dress them like Chriss Pratt, or??
- Walk dinosaur on a Leash, etc.
- Collect Money if Bustering. Give out business Cards
