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RATCHET AND CLANK: costume for halloween / cosplay videogame

RATCHET AND CLANK: costume for halloween / cosplay videogame
This will be full instructions on how I made Ratchet and clank with his wrench and the goldfish sonic eruptor burp gun weapon. I wore this to Anime North in Toronto May 30, 2010.

Requirements:

Materials:

Two click lights or Lids of some kind for eyes
Two plastic bowls
Sports equipment (shoulder pads, leg pads, helmet, faceshield, snowboard bindings, kneepads)
leather gloves
scrap thin wood
fur (yellow and brown) half yard yellow, 4 inches brown
pooh stuffed animal
Two old computer Mice
foam
funfoam
tent window mesh
3 cans silver spraypaint (optional gold and blue, green)
shirt
pants
hot glue
needle and thread
ffew dozen nuts and bolts washers, assorted screws
cheap masquerade mask
small angle brackets
yard of 1" dowelling
small doweling for connections (or a chopstick or two)
Several wooden cup shapes with 1" holes (I got at surplus cupboard handle store)
wooden wheels or equivalent
dollar store plastic toys for nuts and bolts
thin wire
some wired object for the tail (i used a long stuffed animal type flower)
duct tape
nerf gun
goldfish stuffed animal or equivalent
pipe clip or piece of tin
cheap mount climbing rope clips or keychain clips.

TOOLS

carpet/jack knife
jigsaw
drill (small bits and 1" bit)
glue gun
tinsnips
pliers
screwdrivers various
sandpaper

cost at thrift store prices <$200





 
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Step 1Building Clank

Building Clank
Clank  is Ratchet's robot buddy, who helps him out with various things, and rides on Ratchet's back like a backpack. In reality he snugs up his arms and legs like a turtle while being carried, but for showiness we are going to build him fully extended so he can be identified better.

When you attach him, make sure he sits straight up and down and low enough for you to move your head back without hitting HIS head. His feet should not ride on your butt or the will break off, so they must be fairly far forward.

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22 comments
Mar 23, 2012. 8:19 AMwolf996 says:
You Fiend! May Angry Preschoolers Haunt You!
Sep 9, 2010. 11:01 AMSHIFT! says:
Great job with your instructable! Ratchet and Clank are two of my favorite Playstation video game characters, and right now I'm currently designing a life size robotic version of Clank! Your instructable will really come in handy- thanks!
Oct 19, 2010. 2:20 PMbadideasrus says:
i hope you understand what lifesized is. most people think ratchet is like 3 feet tall. the creators say he's like 5 something.
Oct 23, 2010. 8:13 PMSHIFT! says:
I know and I estimated that clank is roughly 1/2 the size of Ratchet, placing him at around 2 and 1/2 feet. However, I'm rounding it to around 3' 25'' since my mailbox is around 1.75 feet and the head bowl is around 25 inches.
Dec 5, 2010. 10:22 AMbadideasrus says:
should be neat.
Dec 2, 2010. 1:46 PMlothartje says:
Omg man love the helmed!!!
awesome Job!!
Nov 20, 2010. 11:23 AMfire bat says:
yo! dude! saw you at AN! my god, you epic S O B (son of butcher) <3

lol not a creeper, just a R&C otaku
Nov 1, 2010. 8:19 PMbattle says:
what is a con
Oct 27, 2010. 5:43 PMvtheawesome says:
you bastered you mutated pooh bear >:(
Oct 22, 2010. 6:26 PMnerd12 says:
do you like ratchet and clank?
what games and console do u have
Oct 26, 2010. 8:23 AMnerd12 says:
lucky i have the 'fat' ps2 and every ratchet and clank game made by isomniac games for the ps2
high impact games sucks
what games do you have?
Oct 20, 2010. 8:24 AMnerd12 says:
i read the instructable
ratchet looks like a 5 year old's furry toy
i am saying that post one for the wrench with diffrent types of wrenches.
i like his wrench
but 500 is a lot to spend on a costume?
that is 25000 rupees
you might wear it for a few days but the price is ludicrous and i don't think that you spent that much
Oct 5, 2010. 2:58 PMFFVIIBOY says:
You Rock
Jul 11, 2010. 4:18 PMWhiteTigerTails says:
Sooooo close, yet so far. I do like it, though.
Jun 3, 2010. 8:10 AMM.C. Langer says:
AWESOME!!!! Simply AWESOME!!!
Jun 2, 2010. 10:18 AMcanida says:
Wow, great work!
Jun 1, 2010. 11:24 PMmyb382 says:
Omg! small world! I saw you at the con and thought you were most defs awesome <3
Jun 1, 2010. 3:02 PMTSC says:
I like it!!!!!!!!!

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