Toy Green Army Man Halloween Costume

Step 3 Baseplate/Foot Piece

The baseplate that you stand on is really the one accessory that makes your costume look like a real toy army man.

Freehand draw the shape of the baseplate onto a scrap piece of 1/4" plywood based on an actual toy army man.  It is almost 3ft long and 18in wide and looks like a golf green.

Cut the shape out with a jigsaw and sand as needed.

Prime and paint.  Again, PRIME first so that all the items will be the same shade of green.

I used three short screws and from the bottom of the baseplate screwed through the board and into the sole of ONE boot.  I only attached one boot so I could walk around.  When I stopped, I could just set my other foot in the proper position.

Tip:  You can actually cut the baseplate into two halves and screw each piece to its respective boot.  Then you can walk easier (like a set of snow shoes).

Comments

[Langarulz]

Me and my friend got a bunch of those guys and melted them together with a fire cracker.

(sorry for off topic)

[PuckstoppingPoke]

Every soldier has to meet his Maker one way or another.

[Langarulz]

lol

[Harpes1]

Because toy story 3 just came out at shops like kmart, target etc they actually sell buckets of toy soldiers like the ones in the toy story movies however they are quite a bit more pricy but they look really cool

[fierman00555]

wher did you get that army man

[PuckstoppingPoke]

Sorry I missed your question. During a trip to Wal Mart these were the only green army men I could find. They were a little different than the ones I played with as a kid. Try any dollar store, they should have them too.