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The motivation for this outfit was 1) I like to make a spectacle of myself, 2) I was going to the local Surfers Against Sewage fancy dress ball, the theme being recycling. I decided to go as a recycled human being. This evolved into 'Recycled Elvis', although I actually looked more like 'Recycled Morrissey'. You can see me on their website;
http://www.sas.org.uk/events/ball2006/gallery_2006_night_2.htm
I am somewhat of a perfectionist and wanted to make the wings the best that they could be, hence I spent around 70 hours on them. There are many shortcuts you could take to do it in much less time.
It's rather difficult to rate the expense and difficulty of this project; I spent about 200 pounds on the wings and another 200 pounds on the rest of the angel outfit, although you could do it for next to nothing with a bit of effort. I will explain as we go through. As for difficulty, it is not technically complicated but it does require a lot of patience. In this Instructable I have described most of the simple practical and mathematical techniques used to make the wings; I have assumed very little previous knowledge and ability. Please be patient with these passages if they do not apply to you.
If you do decide to make wings from this Instructable please make sure that you read all of it carefully first, then read well ahead of the point you are working from in order that you pick up all the relevant points before you go ahead.
You will find out later how I attached the wings, but I can say that I danced the night away and a particularly irritating man tried to pull the wings off but they stayed on. I fell over he pulled so hard.
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1) They are made of real feathers
2) They are articulated and so fold up and down in a fairly realistic fashion.
3) (My favorite part) they have no visible attachment, making it look as though you actually have wings.
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want to make now.
wonder if I could get away with this for prom...
and thinking out loud...
can they be scaled up?
IMHO, i'd want to add just a little extra length to them. maybe no more than a foot.
would el wire work or those fiber optic things instead of that many feathers?
AWESOME wings though.
Did you read the original two?
When the wind blows and The lake house?
i could never build this
IMHO I think any decorations should be in white, cause I think a lot of the beauty of it is the pure whiteness. I think adding bright colours would make it look... less cool, but tiny white lights... Understated magnificence.
Regarding the instructable - WOW - so totally want a pair of these - massive ones that hang down to my feet, and open out to a large wingspan... LOVE the fact that they open out - is there a way to make them stay open without holding them?
As an extension - I would try make a pair that i could control with some form of string with catches, so I could open and close them surreptitiously.
Even more cool would be flexible ones that I could fold over the front of my body...
So wish I had the time and money to make these!!
I suppose birds would also be blamed for a child wanting/trying to fly? Or perhaps butterflies? And airplane manufacturers? The parents CERTAINLY aren't at fault whatsoever.
Christ. The lack of personal responsibility in some people these days is absolutely astounding.
Regardless, the wings are just beautiful. You have very good costuming skills. Please make more pretty things. :)
I can't wait to try out a pair of Angel Wings. I would start off with small heights like from the top a car.
Also, this a really cool Instructable!
Anyone who was capable of actually constructing these, without understanding that these would not grant the power of flight, would be beyond my power of imagination. I just can't see it happening.
Awesome instructable - thanks!