Thread: Alexander the great.

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Alec came home with this homework to do a biography on a famous person. Included was the requirement they come in costume...

He chose Alexander the Great....



Fortunate for me, he was the perfect size for my body molds. So much so that I considered chopping one up and strapping it to him. However, when I heard this was going to be a contest, as a fundraiser for the school, I knew we had to step it up. So, the Medusa armor began.

Paper mache base, I decopaged 3 layers of cheese cloth over top to make it nice and solid, not so much a human pinata.



Casting Alec's head for a helmet, since I can't expect people to just KNOW Alexander wore armor with Medusa on it, a nice greek helm, however, might get them in the ballpark.



Medusa. Sunken eyes and tongue out based on classic images of the era I could find, not that I expect folks to recognize that, either. "Snakes" made by dipping yarn in monster mud.

Coated the entire thing in monster mud this morning to get rid of the texture from the cheese cloth. If everything is dry tonight, we might be able to join the front and back, and start work on the shoulders and 'skirt'.

Fit test and measurement for shoulders

That's going to look awesome!

Lots of boring technical stuff done the last week.

Sealing the two halves together, and prepping for the 'skirt' attachment. Helmet about 50% done, but has been drying for a week and still not done. Gotta monster mud over the seams, let dry, coat that with more mod podge to make a uniform coat for the paint.

Have a neighbor with skills sewing a cape, as sewing is not among my talents.

Latest update.

Lots of tedious work remains for the crest and 'skirt' to be attached.

My hands are paying for it, but the kilt is on. Hand sewing through a very tough material with leatherworking needles has to rate among the worst activities for my tendonitis. And I left my braces at work...



1/2 the crest is on the helm now, opting for reeds instead of feathers for my sanity purposes...they'll of course need to be painted.

TBH - I only clicked on this because I know Iron Maiden did a song about Alexander the Great, so I was intrigued right away. I like his choice and the costume seems to be coming along nicely.

That is an awesome costume, I never thought of the fact that my hobby could be used in different ways my Daughter is only 4 so I haven't been faced with the "Daddy I need a costume for school" proposal yet lmao. I love the medusa on the chest plate, it's the little details that make a great costume

The finishing touches on Alexander.



Closeup of Medusa.


Nifty buttons I found to attach the cape. Should have bought the size bigger.



Alec really gets into character...and closeup of the helm.