Roketeer Costume

This is a costume I created for Halloween 2011. I knew I wanted to be the rocketeer, what I didn't realize is that they only sell Film costume replicas for hundreds of dollars. The only way for me to be the Rocketeer was to make it all from scratch.

Things I needed to create:
Rocketeer Helmet
Jetpack
Flight Jacket

Things I could buy:
Khaki pants
Brown boots
Motorcycle gloves
Toy gun
Holster

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 1 The Helmet

This was the most difficult aspect of the project. If you have ever seen the Rocketeer's helmet it is very unique. So I hit thrift and craft stores looking for something that I could use to replicate the sleak helmet.

I came across a Darth Vader Halloween mask and I saw potential. It had the eyes I needed and a smooth forhead piece that covered half the head. I decided to grab it without really knowing how I would use it.

I cut the front of the mask off from the nose down, just leaving the half above the eyes. I then proceeded to do some more clipping and turned the mouth piece of the mask upside down and attached it with a pair of screws to the upper half.

This left me with a gap in the area of the mouth. I cut a plastic plate to a shape I thought would work and glued it to the open space.

Then I glued two pieces of cardboard together and cut the shape of the fin for the top of the mask. I cut a slit in the top of the mask and slid the fin in. I then glued it on the inside of the mask.

Then I realized I needed the two air vents. I used two toilet paper roll, cut them in half and then into triangles. I allowed for a half circle vent and superglued the rest to the helmet.

For decoration I cut the edges off plastic plates and glued three curved pieces to each side of the helmet.

Once all the pices were attached I put a clear coat finish to make the cardboard and plastic have similar finishes. Then I painted the whole thing gold.