8 Ft. Tall Stalk-Around costume

Step 4 Building the frame: Upper portion

Now that you're chest frame is finished it's time to make the upper section of the frame, First off the finished product should stand about 8 feet tall, I'm roughly 5' 7" and the foam head is 1', So I ended up making the 2 middle pipes around 1 1/2 feet which would make the entire costume standing about 8 feet. Once you've cut & connected the 2 main pipes you can put the two T connectors on the other ends and measure a pipe that will fit in between them (Mine measured out to be 9 inches) then cut it in half and add the cross connector, For the shoulders I placed the head on the cross connector and judged how wide i should make them with a small piece, also take into consideration that it will be bulked up afterwards (Mine ended up being 5 inches for each shoulder) after there cut attach them to the frame and place a couple of the end caps on, Now you're ready to move on to making the arms!