gilas
New Member
Hello rpf'ers! To start with, my 5 year old son will be joining a costume party that will be held in school. My first plan was to build an iron patriot costume for him. I’ve actually started building some parts but because of scaling problem and I assumed that I will not be able to finish the whole suit in time, I have to choose an easier costume , a Despicable me minion, and that is what this thread is all about 
As a costume builder, I can say that I'm a total noob/beginner compared to other members here, whose work are amazing. (I would like to thank you guys for inspiring me to build) Last year I tried to build an iron man mark 4 for my son (who was then a 4 year old lad) and i failed to finish the entire suit and ended up buying an ironman costume instead This time I'm determined not to buy a costume and do it myself.
The primary material for this costume build is a slice foam that I bought in a shop that sells materials use for making shoes and bags.
The materials/tools :
I started making a cylinder shape for the body:
inside, I put a shoulder strap that will surely help to carry the weight of the costume
Cutting circles for the goggle:
cutting the upper teeth
When we visited a mall near our place to gather some supplies (glue stick, styro ball), i've seen this:
a costume contest for kids ages 10 and below and the theme was "Day of the villains". We decided to join the contest. So the plan was first, to create an evil minion (purple) and then after the contest, i will just repaint it with yellow and modify some parts.
The paints that I used and my cute niece
Here's a look at the minion's body painted and teeth attached:
for the eye balls, i used a styro ball and cut it in half:
for the hair, i used slice foam and shaped it to form a cylinder, I then cut and glued plastic strings as hair strands:
Costume Contest Pre judging - i forgot to bring the hair
We made it to the final 10, but not lucky enough to win the contest, but its ok. The happiness it brought to the kids itself is priceless
As a costume builder, I can say that I'm a total noob/beginner compared to other members here, whose work are amazing. (I would like to thank you guys for inspiring me to build) Last year I tried to build an iron man mark 4 for my son (who was then a 4 year old lad) and i failed to finish the entire suit and ended up buying an ironman costume instead
This time I'm determined not to buy a costume and do it myself.The primary material for this costume build is a slice foam that I bought in a shop that sells materials use for making shoes and bags.
The materials/tools :
I started making a cylinder shape for the body:
inside, I put a shoulder strap that will surely help to carry the weight of the costume
Cutting circles for the goggle:
cutting the upper teeth
When we visited a mall near our place to gather some supplies (glue stick, styro ball), i've seen this:
a costume contest for kids ages 10 and below and the theme was "Day of the villains". We decided to join the contest. So the plan was first, to create an evil minion (purple) and then after the contest, i will just repaint it with yellow and modify some parts.
The paints that I used and my cute niece
Here's a look at the minion's body painted and teeth attached:
for the eye balls, i used a styro ball and cut it in half:
for the hair, i used slice foam and shaped it to form a cylinder, I then cut and glued plastic strings as hair strands:
Costume Contest Pre judging - i forgot to bring the hair
We made it to the final 10, but not lucky enough to win the contest, but its ok. The happiness it brought to the kids itself is priceless
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