How To Make A Model T-600 Terminator Costume

As you can tell from my avatar, I am a big fan of the Terminator series. For this reason, this year I made my own costume of a model T-600 Terminator as seen in Terminator Salvation. 

The final costume includes a minigun, a light-up red eye, a backlit chest, and various parts of the endoskeleton.

This project took a lot of time to make (20+ hours), but it is relatively inexpensive (about $60-$70). So far this has been the most fun thing I have built!

Step 1 Materials

This is the list of the materials I used, with the cost that I bought them for. Some of the prices could change depending on what is available at the various stores.

*Military Surplus Camo Jacket- $5
Camouflage Pants- $15
Grey Undershirt- $5
1/2 Inch PVC Pipe- $5
Beanie- $1
Batman Mask- $5
Spray paint in Black, Green, and Silver- $15
**Liquid Latex- $16

I bought the following items for All Electronics Corp.
1/2 in Split Loom Tubing 15ft.- $2.50
***LMP-12R  Red Lamp- $1
Red LEDs- 10 for $1
3 On/Off Switches- 3 for $1
WR-19 Velcro- $2.50 per pack
I wasn't sure how much I was going to need, so I ordered three packs.
Two packs will be fine.

I found the following materials at home.
12v LED (3x)
Small Section of 3 inch PVC Pipe
Black and Silver rolls of Duct Tape
Corrugated Plastic
Cardboard
Duct Tape (Black and Silver)
18 AWG wire
9v Battery Snaps
Mailing Tubes
Grey Knex Rods

Tools:
Hot Glue Gun
Soldering Iron
PVC Pipe Cutters
Sharp Scissors
Hack Saw
Sander of any kind

*This was more of a lucky find at Goodwill. The shirts will cost about $25 at a military surplus store.
**This was the monster 16oz. bottle, but a small 4oz. tube will have enough liquid latex. The smaller tube will also cut costs by about $11.
***It is VERY important to buy the EXACT same lamp in order to have an eye with the right pattern.

Comments

[guitarmaster101]

WHat could we do without arnold and gunz

[~Aeronous~]

[imrobot]

WAAAAAAA!!!!! i am thoroughly impressed! 

[bounty1012]

You should've done what indymogul did and put a drill in the handle and made it revolve on that motor.

[bounty1012]

Other than that, pretty awesome costume.

[macgyver603]

Thanks, matbe over the summer, I could add the drill motor. My dad also suggested putting a fan in a barrel and a light with a streamer at the other end to simulate the fire coming out of the barrel after the round is fired off.

[Killer~SafeCracker]

So, How long did it take to make this??

[macgyver603]

Including the time waiting for the hot glue to dry, the time waiting for the paint to dry, and the time used up for compensating for design errors, about 20 hours. Now that I know how to do this and what problems to expect, I could probable make another one in 15 to 17 hours

[Killer~SafeCracker]

Man, that's fast.