Plague Doctor Build

**Build Finished, Scroll down (or click here) for finished pics (post #4)**

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One costume I always wanted to do but never had a chance to was a Plague Doctor, this year a few of my friends suggested we do a plague doctor group so I finally had my chance. We were all planning on doing different versions of plague doctors so for my costume I decided to go big.

I started off by making the mask. I started with a paper mask for the forehead/eyes and made the nose out of cardstock. I then covered it all with plaster bandages, followed by fast-mache:



Next it was time to add the eyes. I used a pair of welding goggles that I trimmed with a dremel tool and molded to the shape of the mask, covered by more fast-mache to blend it all in. Later I sanded the whole thing by hand to make it smooth and carved some cracks/holes with an xacto knife:



Next it was time to seal/paint/weather/varnish the mask:



Finally, I aded some LEDs to the eyes, and wired up a hidden on off/switch which will be attached to one of my hands, allowing me to turn the eyes on and off at any time. I also decided to use mesh instead of the glass lenses that came with the goggles, to prevent fogging.



continued in next post....

I wanted a giant hulking plague doctor, so next it was time to build some giant platform boots. I decided to start with a warhammer40k space marine boot template and modify it to fit the look I was going for.



I decided to cut about 5 inches off the circumference of the boot, as well as remove the inner tabs on top, to make it more comfortable to wear.



After painting and weathering the boots:

Next, I wanted something to make this costume stand out even more and build something I haven't done before, so I decided to make a giant arm:




I also made a chest piece which will be attached to a pair of football shoulder pads to add some size to the costume:



I also painted/weathered a foam lantern, and some chains I had to complete the look, heres a before and after pic:

Finally, the costume was complete:

Re: 2014 Halloween Costume Contest Entry - Plague Doctor

Proof shot to finalize entry:

Re: 2014 Halloween Costume Contest Entry - Plague Doctor

This entry is complete. :thumbsup