Human Dalek Costume!

Step 13 Final Thoughts of the Daleks

Sadly, it turned out that the costume party I was going to wear this to was finishing up about the time I was gluing the helmet together--It was on Friday night and not Saturday as I had originally believed. I couldn't find anyone to go out with on Saturday night, and then on Sunday when I went to another party, the helmet got dinged up in the car and the eyestalk and one of the lights broke off on the way over! So I was never able to wear this thing except to exterminate things in the yard and in front of the bathroom mirror!

Ah well, it was still a cool build and a neat concept. What's more, I have learned two important lessons here:

1. 1 1/2 weeks before Halloween is too late to start on an involved costume like this
2. Sometimes, hot glue and epoxy are not enough

If I had given myself more time, I could have properly fastened things to the helmet, and perhaps sewn the dalekanium panels to the jacket (they started coming off at one point). As it was, I ended up being very tired and frustrated at the end of this build. Next time, I will start early, I swear!

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