Last year was the first time I actually made my costume and i enjoyed it so much that this year I figured i'd go all out. With Bender being one of my favourite characters on TV I thought he'd be the perfect costume. The body and head are made from sintra frame and styrene skin. The mouth is white mesh fabric on a sintra frame attached with velcro. I used magnets to be able to attach the cigar to the mouth. The domes on the head and the feet are made from 12" globes of the world cut in half. The arms and legs are made from thin styrene covered in duct tape and stuck together with rivets. The antenna is two door stop springs stuck together with a ping pong ball on top and a red blinking LED inside. The eyes were made from a 5" plastic yarn ball holder and they light up using white LEDs. The interior cabinet is made from sintra. Other than that it was a lot of hot glue, rivets and bondo. I'll try and come up with a more complete instructable in the next few weeks if possible.
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P.S. Amazing build. Although when I build mine I will put a hinged "index" finger on the right hand with a lighter inside. Most likely one of those long BBQ ones and change the trigger to make it easier to use. Lastly use a metal finger as to not melt or catch anything on fire.
I used 48" x 96" x 2mm White Sintra PVC Board and 48" x 96" x 3mm Grey Sintra PVC Board
http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/item.aspx?itemid=22883&catid=715&clickid=searchresults
I used various thicknesses 0.020", 0.040", 0.060" and 0.080"
The thickest one for the body etc...
Hope that helps.
Thanks!
Todd
I was under the impression that the sintra could be molded into the body cone shape using a heat gun- I didn't know if this would work or if the material would get messed up easily due to uneven heating/bending (I have never used this material).
Thanks again,
Todd
This is the best Bender suit I've seen yet. Great job man, great job.
example:
http://www.autotoys.com/x/product.php?productid=4723
~~Anna Bender
My tip: an upside water cooler 10 gallon makes an awesome head, you just need to chop the mouth out - i used white mesh painted to see out of too, and got a little carried away with my chest cavity...
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v77/boma23/ha%20ha/?action=view¤t=benderpoint.jpg
Thanks to all
Marco
I used 48" x 96" x 2mm White Sintra PVC Board and 48" x 96" x 3mm Grey Sintra PVC Board
http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/item.aspx?itemid=22883&catid=715&clickid=searchresults
I used various thicknesses 0.020", 0.040", 0.060" and 0.080"
The thickest one for the body etc...
Hope that helps.
I have just some other questions:
1) Isn't the body larger at the top and smaller at the bottom? I mean it looks like a V. Isnt it? if it is, how how you create that effect?
2) Are the body top and bottom circles, or are they elliptical? I mean the borders of the body.
3) The last one, I think, reading again your description, I think I dont understand how the legs and the arms are made. You talk about think styrene again, but they seem they are made of metal. Is that an effect of the duct tape?
Thank you again. I hope I can ask you again if I'll need.
Marco
2) Yes the body is circular when viewed from above.
3) That's right the duct tape is what makes the arm and legs look metalic.
i would totally make one for halloween
7/5
I've been trying to get my boyfriend to participate in Halloween for years now, but Bender is the only idea that would ever get him to actually DO IT. So I will be sharing your instructable with him, and hopefully he'll be inspired enough to give it his own spin. Thank you!
And remember, if you're at a loss for ideas next year, all you need to do is make a magnetic goatee and go as Flexo!