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This instructable shows how to build a costume out of foam.
It all starts with a XXL painter suit. I searched for a suit which has the zippers on the back but all of them had it on the frontside so i just turne...
As my target was to create a tall and wide costume i had to make the suit taller and wider. Therefore i connected polysterene elements to the shoulder...
Here you can see all the parts where i used sleeping pads. I connected them with each other using tape and woodscrews.
After i had the basic shape i started connecting the foam with the suit. Before i could do that i ordered foam and foam glue. As foam i choosed plates...
Here you can see the backside of the costume. This small "triangle" is where you get inside after opening the zippers. Because of the small size of th...
The textile of the painter suit isn`t that solid so i decided to replace that "triangle" part of the suit with a more solid material. As you can see o...
To give the arms the right shape i used a plastic grip which is normally used to prevent that gutters are blocked by leaves. The long part is the fore...
On the surface of the plastic grip i fastened a foam mat (thickness: 1,5 cm).
After the whole plastic grip was covered with the foam mat, i began to glue the foam to the arms.
The arms aren`t directly connected with the rest of the costume. Therefore it was necessary to make something like a grip for handeling the arms. I de...
The PU foam expands a lot so the work gloves are compressed and you won`t be able to put your fingers in it after the PU foam cured. Because of this i...
After filling the sand in, it looked like that. I waited about a day to be sure that all foam cured before i removed the sand.
To make the costume a little bit taller i took 2 plastic boxes with a hight of 18 cm to use them as "shoes". I filled the inside of the boxes with PU ...
Then i covered the wood plate with some old car mats...
... and then fixed the inside of my old snowboard shoes to the other side of the box with some carpet glue. I removed the front of the shoes because i...
For the head i used a plastic bucket and marked the rudely features.
I then cutted some foam pieces and glued them to the surface of the bucket. Some eyes were fixed to the eye socket and with some colour finish the hea...
I primed the whole costume with a dark grey. For a more realistic "stone look" i finished it here and there with some brown and light grey colors.
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