UP: Carl the Old Man Costume

This is the main character Carl from the kids movie UP.  Its cheap and easy to make plus its a costume most people know that also stands out in a crowd.  

Step 1: Materials

 For materials I used a box, paper mache, faux fur (hair), paint, paint sticks (frame for glasses), electrical tape, chicken wire, wire cutters, masking tape, wiffel balls (eyes), wood glue, and went to a thrift store for the outfit.

Comments

[claramecium]

the balloons were a nice touch. :)

[poofrabbit]

Congratulations on being a finalist in the Halloween contest!!! Can’t wait to see if you win! Good luck!

[auntylulu]

This Looks Awesome.Thanks for Sharing. I just finished making a big Guinea Pig head for my son's costume and kept thinking I should have use some sort of wire mesh. Do you think thinner mesh ( like wire mosquito screen) will be modable and hold the shape?

[wmorey37]

I have never used mosquito screen. The aluminum mosquito screens that I have on my house are older and after looking at them I dont think they would be suitable for large heavy projects. The chicken wire that I used is galvanized and much stronger than what I need it for, I just use it because you can mold it easily and it would almost always hold form. I actually have dropped Carl's head several times over Halloween and he is fine, just needs some touch ups. Also, I really just need the wire to hold form until the paper mache dries. If you use a few layers, especially with paper towel strips, the sculpt will be solid. For my splinter costume I actually removed the chicken wire once It was finished drying. I know home depot also carries chicken wire in different sizes and lengths so you can find some close to the size of the mosquito screen. I hope this helps,

[atyk]

This is the best costume ever! It's adorable! Now you need a little Russell to go with it :)

[n1cod3mus]

could borrow a boy scout lol

[n1cod3mus]

looks great btw ;-)

[MarkML]

Great job! It came out great. Good job finding inexpensive materials.

[wmorey37]

Thanks for the comments, I appreciate all of them

[6monkeyRS]

This is awesome! ... I like it. How much did it end up weighting?

[wmorey37]

The head weighs between 5 and 6 lbs. Its seems heavy but the box inside of it was a the right size to rest on my shoulders so the weight wasn't a big factor.

[blanchae]

Great job!

[askjerry]

Great work... you really pulled it off!

[Arghus]

laughed so hard almost peed my pants

[scoochmaroo]

So good! You should enter this in the Masks Challenge too! 

[poofrabbit]

Super cute! Nice job!!

[zowi420]

What a great costume! I showed my whole family your instructable, and they love it! The tennis balls on the walker feet really top it off. Super!!!

[sircaptaintigerotter]

i love it

[Penolopy Bulnick]

That is great! Awesome job putting it all together!