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making a space marine costume for halloween


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Well, I'm finally doing it.... I'm going power armor for Halloween.

I've spent about $100 on materials and put a week of work (between 2 jobs) into my costume, and the progress is coming along fairly well.

I'll post pics if there is any interest

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I'm planning on being a Chaplain to go with my friends' Commissar and Guardsman, because one of them found a really great axe for a Crozius. I'm totally not going to bother trying to do armor though (I also have to play a gig in it)... but I'd love pictures! I figure I'll just do black fatigues or robes and then cloak/tabard and skull mask, and appropriate seals and censors.
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http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y119/bushman010/space%20marine%20costume/IMG_20121007_000026.jpg

Here's the progress on the bolter. It's mostly made from cardboard. The gun barrel and pistol grip is PVC pipe and the pump mechanism is from a piece of corragated gutter hose

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Progress on upper body. The armor is made from foam/rubber mat I picked up from the hardware store (got it from the flooring section and was advertised as a 'anti-stress matt for feet). I first made patterns from paper and when I was happy with the shape, I trace and cut them from the foam. I used a needle and thread to stitch the parts together, then used a rubber/foam friendly glue to seal the seams

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Thats for making the inside of the armour, right? (shudders at thought of a skinny marine.) ;)

I've never done this before so I'm not sure yet. That being said, I left myself room to 'fill out' the armor if needed. In the end, when it comes together and before I paint, I'm going to make some last minute adjustments based on how it looks

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Here's the progress on the pelvic armor. It consists of a belt that attaches via velcrow. On the back is attached a flap to cover my...rear. in front is the cod piece that attaches/detaches via velcrow

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Here's the costume belt. The belt is actually a long strap I found at the store. The buckle is made from foam board glued on the foam/rubber I'm using. The buckle attaches through some loops I made from a metal coat hanger

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Here's the work on the backpack. The base is made from cardboard (a used postal box). The spherical vents are made from these weird plastic drink containers I found.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y119/bushman010/space%20marine%20costume/IMG_20121015_222241.jpg

My backpack is going to have a vent fan at the center. Taking this further, I made a circuit involving a vent fan that lights up via LEDs. Here's the test circuit at work ( I'm visualizing that the glow of the fan is the power plant in the pack working)

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Here's the progress on the 'thigh armor'. After I sew in some velcrow to strap to the belt, it will be ready to paint

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Here's the lower leg armor. It's cut from the material, but not sewed or glued

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The finished bolter. I wish I could put more work into it, but I was spending too much time on it and not the costume

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Here's some scroll tubes (aka: holy nunchucks) I'm working on. It's 2 pieces of PVC pipe capped at both ends, with eyelets screwed in and connected with chain

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The finished bolter. I wish I could put more work into it, but I was spending too much time on it and not the costume

 

Very interesting. Can't wait to see the final result. I've got some plans for a 40k costume for next year (not power armored, though that's a likely next step).

 

Love the LEDs. Will the battery be hidden in the backpack?

 

Here's some scroll tubes (aka: holy nunchucks) I'm working on. It's 2 pieces of PVC pipe capped at both ends, with eyelets screwed in and connected with chain

 

That's what those are? Two years since I bought my first Space Marine and I've never figured out what the nunchuck looking things were. :)

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I'm starting to put together my robed Chaplain. I think I might need to steal the idea for the scroll holders so I have more stuff to hang off my belt!

 

Need to find something good for censers....

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Akylas - yes, the battery will be hidden in the backpack. The circuit will run off a small 9 volt battery that is easier to hide and much lighter. I'll show the circuit when it's mounted

And yes, I'm pretty sure they are scroll tubes. Every pic I have seen with them seems to hint that's what they are for. Of course, holy nunchucks seem cool too ;)

 

Artemid - steal away! I'm posting this to help others.

For your censer, try finding a sturdy over sized Christmas bulb and drill holes in at regular intervals

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Here's my shoulder pads I'm working on. They were a serious pain to make and plan out but they're about the size and curvature I need. For the pieces, I made a paper pattern (the shape inspired by a beach ball and a football) and made a paper version to make sure everything fit and curved properly. The pieces were stitched up and glued. The pads are a bit uneven, but the trim I glue on will hide these defects

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Here's my wrist guards. I just glued the cuffs on (foam board) and they are ready to paint

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Everything is getting a few layers of Plastic Dip before I paint. Plastic Dip is a spray on rubber coating you can get at most hardware stores.

I have several reason why I want to do this:

Waterproofing (especially the stuff that contains cardboard)Consi

Hides seams (makes the suit look seamless. Also helps coat and protect the thread I used to sew up things)

Consistent texture

Takes paint well

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I think a Christmas ornament or anything glass would be really really fragile.

 

My co conspirator (going as a Commissar, who will have a Guardsman to execute all night) suggested wiffleballs. :D

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Here's the progress on the shoulder pads. I made trim from foam board and glued them on. I had originally planned to have the shoulder pads attach/detach via velcrow but they were way to heavy. I simply sewed them to my arm guards (had to use pliers to get the needle through)

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y119/bushman010/space%20marine%20costume/IMG_20121019_140230.jpg

Here's how I'm attaching the backpack to the chest armor. I cut a hole in the back of my armor to allow my backpack to velcrow on both inside and outside the armor. It might sound insane to cut a hole in the armor, but it has several benefits. First, it keeps the backpack stable. The backpack won't wiggle much inside the slot. Also, this armor is extremely warm to wear (I found myself sweating when I was running tests) . The hole will allow for ventilation to keep cool ( and will allow my circuit fan to help cool me, rather than it just be a neat visual)

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This strange pic shows the inside of my backpack. I needed something to hold the battery to my circuit (9volt) so I made something from some spare PVC pipe. I glued some scrap foam on the bottom and rigged some rubber bands on the top to keep the battery from moving around to much once it's installed

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Here's the start on my helmet. After toying around with some paper proto-types, I finally got the basic shape down

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