Thread: 50's Robot

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Here is a robot costume I am currently working on. I am trying to go with a 'the future envisioned by the 1950s' kind of style. The body is paper mache. Thanks to Terra for the tutorial on faux metal painting, it turned out great!

The control panel has lights that turn on with the flipped switched and the vacuum tube recess lights up. The "reactor" in the back has lights that shine through the vent holes. And the dome on the head has blinking lights amid the aluminum foil "brain."

The bulk of it is finished, but it still needs some details. Any comments or recommendations are greatly appreciated.

As a child of the 1950's, this coming from me should have much more value! hahahahah!
Ever seen the video from maybe 1952 of the massive robot built by GE or somebody, it's 9 feet tall and does so very little , but it sure was impressive back then!
Maybe 100 plus years ago a man toured the royal circles of Europe with his wooden card-playing robot in a glass display case. The robot won many card games impressing everyone with how far technology had come...of course he had hired a midget to be inside of it was the "technology".
(Kinda makes me question some technology stuff now?)
Where have all the "little people" gone to?
To... work?

As a child of the 1950's, this coming from me should have much more value! hahahahah!
Ever seen the video from maybe 1952 of the massive robot built by GE or somebody, it's 9 feet tall and does so very little , but it sure was impressive back then!
Maybe 150 plus years ago a man toured the royal circles of Europe with his wooden card-playing robot in a glass display case. The robot won many card games impressing everyone with how far technology had come...of course he had hired a midget to be inside of it was the "technology".
(Kinda makes me question some technology stuff now?)
Where have all the "little people" gone to?
To... work?

That look fantastic. Love the foil for the brain

i think robocop costume is the best

LOL this is great!

Your design is perfect for "future envisioned by the 50's." Great job!

That's a perfect design.

It reminds me of "The Honeymooners" episode where Ralph (Jackie Gleason) wanted to win the Racoon Lodge Annual Halloween Costume Contest. He was going to be a Spaceman (which looked like a Robot) and started taking knobs off the stove and parts from their sparsly decorated apartment, which greatly upset his wife Alice. His costume looked alot like yours! His biggest competition, Norton (Art Carney) had to work in the sewer so Ralph was sure he would win the contest. Spoiler alert: The judging started and Norton comes running in in his gas mask sewer gear and wants to know if he's too late for the food. The judges turn to him and award first prize for his "Spaceman" costume. And poor Ralph loses again.

Man thats a pretty cool robot!! I love the look!