LEGO Man Costume!

Step 8: Be one with the LEGO.

Alright, you have the head and the body made. Don your jeans, long sleeve shirt and kitchen gloves and prepare yourself for the night ahead. Being here in Florida, October can either have cold or warm weather. You might want to forgo the gloves if it becomes too hot for you as you will be sweating a lot while walking around. Lucky for you, you have a vent on your head to allow some of the heat escape. You could even put a small computer fan in the hole to improve cooling.

Of course this is not the end of your LEGO costume. There are hundreds of LEGO characters you can create. I plan to redesign my costume to look like a pirate for Gasparilla at some point. Perhaps you're going to a pimps and hoes party. Grab a cane, make a hat and paint a suit on your LEGO costume and stride in style. Have fun with it and be creative!

Comments

[Pattycakebakersman]

where did you purchase the speaker fabric? I live in Canada and know if I order any online it will take too long to get it. Is there something else I can use in case I can't find it over here?
Thanks Patty

[Kaged Kombat]

Hi Patty,
There's a store here in the states called Jo-Ann Fabrics, as you might guess carry a bunch of different fabrics which included the speaker fabric I bought. You might want to check out a store that carries fabrics or crafting materials. Or you could go to a flea market, find an old stereo speaker cover and cut the fabric from there. That will work and most likely be a cheaper alternative.

[Pattycakebakersman]

Hi Kaged Kombat

Thanks a lot we were also thinking that screening might work too as it would be dark but I will check out Fabric land here in Canada otherwise we might just go with the screening, which is black as well. Thanks for your help. Oh one more thing you didn't mention how to do the body of the costume. Been thinking about it and have a few ideas but I hate to make mistakes and have to get more material. I notice the box is kind of on an angle with the top being narrower then the bottom and it also looks a bit thinner then the bottom, is it or does it just appear that way? Thanks so much for all your help.
Patty

[Kaged Kombat]

Ah, didn't think of screening, that should work just fine! The body is narrower on the top and wider on the bottom to represent the shape of the Lego minifig's body. Think of a square that has had the top portion pinched smaller. The depth doesn't change, it is just needs to be big enough for breathing room. Just double check you measurements before cutting and it should turn out great!

[Pattycakebakersman]

Thanks again Kaged,
I went to the next comment page and another person had put a link in there with them making their costumes and it made more sense seeing it in detail as they worked on their costumes. I feel more confident going into the project, so next week will be used to make my grandsons costume, sure hope it doesn't smell or melt as I'm painting it. I couldn't find the Krylon paint in our area so I had to settle for something else. I think I am going to try painting a piece of scrape with several different paints before ruining the costume. Thanks for the help and for all the links and tips and tricks everyone submitted. I'll have to submit mine when I finish it. Wish me luck

[bbilicko perera]

This is AWESOME! Do you have an estimate of about how much it ended up costing? Thanks so much!

[Kaged Kombat]

Thank you! I made two costumes and the total for the materials was about $70, depends on what you have on hand already. You can do it cheaper, but some of the items are bought with more than you need for one person.

[tanyadarleen]

I really love this :)

[aphix]

I think with a well finished paint job, or possibly a plastic body, between painting it and adding tape details could make all sorts of different "costumes" without too much work.

[AlternateLives]

or you could paint the tux on the body, wear all black, make the sunglasses head, and add the black hair headpiece for the "agent smith" look!