Bender Rodriquez

[rusty123]

Many thanks to the mighty Birddog for the inspiration to attempt my own Bender costume. This is my second attempt at making one. Previously I had a bash at making a Buzz Lightyear costume but it didn't quite workout - a few rookie mistakes combined with a blissfully ignorant dive right in attitude without really knowing what I was doing saw to that, but undeterred I'm giving it another go because despite the fact the last attempt is now buried in a landfill somewhere (RIP Buzz) I thoroughly enjoyed the process and learned from my mistakes (a bit)

After a trip to Halfords to buy some interlocking foam mats and commandeering the kitchen table for three weeks I'm almost finished (just the trousers/pants to finish)

I took a few piccy's during the build that I'll try and upload later

 

[rusty123]

 

[Doh2]

Love it!

 

[rusty123]

All finished!!

(Thanks mainly to the wife's sowing skills)

Just a few labels to transplant onto the beer bottles and a planet express logo for the cool box to do and it's time to PAAAART....TAY

I've even compiled a few of Bender's best insults and best known phrases into a collection of MP3 files, loaded them onto the phone and allocated each file as unique tones for friends numbers who'll be at the party to blast out of the speaker I allowed for in the neck collar.

The cozzy has turned out better than I thought it would......bigger too (I've included a piccy of it sat on a chair beside my daughter (who's 5'7" tall) to demonstrate the scale)

Once again many thanks to the Birddog for the inspiration

 

[rusty123]

...and finally...

 

[R1d3r]

Hot Diggity Daffodil!

 

[BirdDog]

nice work!

(it is a new/odd feeling seeing the costume I created replicated..)