Have always wanted to build one of these.
Here is my version...
It should come in at about 9.5 feet tall
Was going to do a Frankenstein head but it was to heavy (next year I may work on getting it lighter)
Here is how I am attaching the oversize foam skull - wood dowel and then spray foam
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Test setup for head movement - side to side and up and down
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Helmet layout and config
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Framework config before gluing it all
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Me attempting to sew
I know nothing other than a $29.99 sewing machine is really not much better than doing it by hand!!
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Final base layer robe/cloak
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Adding foam
Everything is designed to come apart in to pieces for storage - Head, arms (you can see clips used to attach arms), backpack and added frame - as you can see by my work area - things are tight as I have to much stuff )
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Final foam frame - note how hands are for Frankenstein!!
I think it will still look ok with the skull
Note: I have actually removed the large chest foam - it was to thick
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Skull - I custom painted the horns (they were black and red) and then mounted them to the skull
I also wired in the red glow eyes (battery pack is mounted in upper mouth)
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You can see the Frankenstein head in the background (can you tell I really wanted to be Frankenstein)
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Full Shot before adding the robe - it was very important to me to have everything scaled correctly and all body parts proportional - I have seen some costumes and I did not like the look (just me) as the arms were to long, the head to small or the hands were to tiny etc - I think this has scaled out well based on the calculations I did before starting the build.
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More to come - have to add the base robe and then trim it out with lots of creepy cloth etc etc
Here is my version...
It should come in at about 9.5 feet tall
Was going to do a Frankenstein head but it was to heavy (next year I may work on getting it lighter)
Here is how I am attaching the oversize foam skull - wood dowel and then spray foam
Test setup for head movement - side to side and up and down
Helmet layout and config
Framework config before gluing it all
Me attempting to sew
I know nothing other than a $29.99 sewing machine is really not much better than doing it by hand!!
Final base layer robe/cloak
Adding foam
Everything is designed to come apart in to pieces for storage - Head, arms (you can see clips used to attach arms), backpack and added frame - as you can see by my work area - things are tight as I have to much stuff
)
Final foam frame - note how hands are for Frankenstein!!
I think it will still look ok with the skull
Note: I have actually removed the large chest foam - it was to thick
Skull - I custom painted the horns (they were black and red) and then mounted them to the skull
I also wired in the red glow eyes (battery pack is mounted in upper mouth)
You can see the Frankenstein head in the background (can you tell I really wanted to be Frankenstein
)
Full Shot before adding the robe - it was very important to me to have everything scaled correctly and all body parts proportional - I have seen some costumes and I did not like the look (just me) as the arms were to long, the head to small or the hands were to tiny etc - I think this has scaled out well based on the calculations I did before starting the build.
More to come - have to add the base robe and then trim it out with lots of creepy cloth etc etc
