Techno Destructo from GWAR costume

For this Halloween I decided to be my favorite villain from the band GWAR, Techno Destructo. For those who don't know, GWAR is a band that has been around since the 1980s accompanying their weird music with theatrical stage shows that feature cartoon violence, elaborate costumes, and very silly storylines.

I decided to model my costume off of how the character appeared in GWAR's Carnival of Chaos tour, circa1997.

The costume all came together in the last week even though I had been preparing for it for quite a while. I had some trouble finding good hosing for the backpack and also had no idea how to do the shoulder pad until about three days before I needed the costume for a party.

Generally when I walked into a room in this costume, no matter how full of people it was, I couldn't see the back of anyone's head. Everyone wanted to talk to me about the costume, friends, acquaintances and total strangers alike. There wasn't one person at any of the parties I went to that I didn't end up talking to by the end of the night. Sadly it was mostly unrecognized, although one person did say "this must be something from GWAR". In any case, the reaction to the costume was very positive from all people.

You too could be Techno Destructo for Halloween!

Well, here it is.

Step 1 Assemble Your Goods

Here is a list of what I used to build this costume, it isn't completely exhaustive but there are a million little things you never remember.

Tools
Food Carver (for cutting foam)
Razor Blades/Exacto knife
Styrofoam Cutter (optional)
Cheap Foam paintbrushes
Markers
Rulers/Measuring Tape
Compass
Talcum Powder
Brush (for dusting with talc)
Hair dryer

Materials
Soft open cell "foam rubber" I used recycled couch cushions.
Blue camping foam pad
Gorilla Glue
Liquid Latex, not the makeup kind, I ended up using about half a gallon.
Styrofoam Balls
Old Styrofoam cooler
Old backpack
PVC pipe
Pipe foam (sized for the PVC)
Sump Pump hose
Old Belt
Thermal shirt
Plastic Chain
Acrylic paints/pigments
Wires and other random bits
Newspaper
White Glue (I used several bottles)
Underwear or swim briefs
Glove (for mounting)
Leather or imitation leather (for straps)
Rivets
Metal Ring

Comments

[IkilledKenny]

AWESOME arm unit.....but one suggestion.....start working out before you wear this anywhere....great job tho!