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It's that time of year again, the leaves fall off the trees,Thanksgiving draws near, but most of all Halloween is on the horizon and people scramble to have the best costume on the block, whether it's Iron Man next door, or the Alien (from the movie Alien of course) across the street, everybody wants the best costume, but they tend to cost a heapload of cash or involve fiberglass making (which some times can be dangerous) so cardboard seems to be a good place to start. So, in this guide I will go over how to make an easy to make, realistic and extremely cheap card board costume.
PS: Sorry for any images that are doubles.
PS: Sorry for any images that are doubles.
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First of all, you need cardboard I paid nothing for mine becase I eat two bowls of cereal every morning, so I used the cardboard from the boxes.
Materials
Cardboard-free
LOTS of hot glue-$3
Spray paint-$5
Old rags (for example, ripped jeans)-free
DUCTAPE, LOTS AND LOTS OF IT-free (already own it)
29 gauge steel wire, uncoated-free(already own it)
BBQ skewers-free (already own it)
TOTAL:$13 (two cans of paint)
Hot glue is near perfect for this project, the glue is cheap and the glue guns are cheap and they are easy to use.
Note: Hot glue is serious stuff, even with low tempature guns you can recive 3rd degree burns. I learned the hard way , I now have a nickel sized scar on my leg. BE CAREFUL.
Other Note :when disassembling a cardboard box, find the seam on the side, almost all boxes have them.
Try to stay away from corragated cardboard. It is hard to bend and it leaves ridges once painted.
Make shure that your work area is clean and without anything that you woudn't mind getting glue on,also don't forget to mesure your head and body before embarking on your project remember, mise en place (french for every thing in it's place) in other words don't start until you know where every thing is, and that you are not making it too small, too big or too stuffy.
P.S Don't be afraid to leave a comment.
Materials
Cardboard-free
LOTS of hot glue-$3
Spray paint-$5
Old rags (for example, ripped jeans)-free
DUCTAPE, LOTS AND LOTS OF IT-free (already own it)
29 gauge steel wire, uncoated-free(already own it)
BBQ skewers-free (already own it)
TOTAL:$13 (two cans of paint)
Hot glue is near perfect for this project, the glue is cheap and the glue guns are cheap and they are easy to use.
Note: Hot glue is serious stuff, even with low tempature guns you can recive 3rd degree burns. I learned the hard way , I now have a nickel sized scar on my leg. BE CAREFUL.
Other Note :when disassembling a cardboard box, find the seam on the side, almost all boxes have them.
Try to stay away from corragated cardboard. It is hard to bend and it leaves ridges once painted.
Make shure that your work area is clean and without anything that you woudn't mind getting glue on,also don't forget to mesure your head and body before embarking on your project remember, mise en place (french for every thing in it's place) in other words don't start until you know where every thing is, and that you are not making it too small, too big or too stuffy.
P.S Don't be afraid to leave a comment.
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Mar 5, 2012. 4:58 AMtriforce (author)
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Thanks!
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Mar 4, 2012. 12:06 PMjediwhiz3
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Looks good
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