Aliens Powerloader Halloween Costume

Step 16 In action!

Ripley dons the loader at our party. Yep, she won the costume contest!
I left off all the hoses so they wouldn't get snagged on anything or anyone.

Comments

[edavis11]

wow this is so amazing O.O I was just curious if there are any patterns i could look up for the peices or is it a lot of scaling up and such i'm definetley gonna try this even just to go to a convention ^^ Very inspiring thanks for the instructables

[rapidprototyping]

girlfriend with a backhoe (Wanted) please send photo of backhoe

[cucumber288]

does it ever mention how much money it would take to build it

[sherwoodm47]

that is totally wicked.... like holly crow thats kool. do you have any other costumes like that or ideas? i would like to see you pst your other owns and or ideas.





peace out

[Boomshadow]

Outstanding costume! Loved the instruction set, too. Very clear. How much did everything cost, all told? Would it be cruel to request itemized costs?

[Tori^sStory]

I would also like to know the total cost...

[codongolev]

princess leia is looking at her with intense hate... " that costume contest was mine.... I will destroy you...."

[ChoseTruc]

TABARNouche! { French Canadian word meaning: Holy Cow!}
{{ To avoid saying: Holy S**t! Or Holy F**k! }{ That, would be Tabarnak!}}
And the later WAS the WORD i said...Hahaha, in astonishment (0_0) !!!

Very clever of you!!: Sandwiching 1/8" Lauan (used sparingly),
with 2" Styrofoam and 1/2" pink foam insulation, Sintra, and PVC pipping.
To minimize the weight and remain structural stiffness.
. I'll remember that Aylmer. => Oldie Goodie PSA Safety Rules.

My favorite material is FoamCore.
But it's only paper coated, too fragile, and Non Shappable.

I have the same question as ScottSEA = What is the G.C.W. of that contraption?
Your estimate is around 50 pounds. I would have thought more of around 100Lbs...
Because of all that Lauan, + the steel studs, and the 1x3, 1x6, 2x4, and 2x6.

OK. All this written, I have to ADD this as my conclusion:

flaming_pele :=:> You Rock! You Rule!! Man!!!

[Satweavers]

Awsome!!! Did you wear that into a bar and pick a fight with someone? Did you win?

[tammasus]

That is really awesome! I admire your patience.

[mjursic]

Are you a film carp? When I was a carpenter working in film, we did a lot of stuff like that, especially using luaun and 1 by 3s. Just excellent, man. Just excellent.

[bir006]

A-frickn-mazing. Great work (and a lot of it!).

[ScottSEA]

That is a positively fantastic costume. What is the finished weight, if you don't mind me asking?

[flaming_pele!]

Not sure on the weight. I'll try to find out. I might guess around 50 pounds all together. The legs are fairly heavy (on purpose so the wearer doesn't feel top heavy). The rest is just bulky but not terribly massive.