How to grow and shrink?
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Qui-Gonzalez
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Shoe lifts. The sit in the heels of your shoes. Voila, two or three inches, I think.
ChaoBreeder
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What costume are you planning?
Shoes lifts are a good way to do it. Google Elevator shoes.
A number of us Wookiee costumers have built large Wookiee feet and mounted the shoes at angle, with the heals several inches higher than the toes. This helps add height without the "FrankenWookiee" that you see with platform shoes.
If your costume involves a mask, you might look for a way to see out of the neck, chin, or even the chest. I believe that Hayden Christiansen did this when he wore the Vader suit in Revenge of the Sith. I've seen some fan-made Ring Wraiths that have done the same.
What costume are you building?
How big is the finished costume supposed to be?
How big is the wearer?
A number of us Wookiee costumers have built large Wookiee feet and mounted the shoes at angle, with the heals several inches higher than the toes. This helps add height without the "FrankenWookiee" that you see with platform shoes.
If your costume involves a mask, you might look for a way to see out of the neck, chin, or even the chest. I believe that Hayden Christiansen did this when he wore the Vader suit in Revenge of the Sith. I've seen some fan-made Ring Wraiths that have done the same.
What costume are you building?
How big is the finished costume supposed to be?
How big is the wearer?
what about some kind of rocking hydrolic. If you had one on each toe and one on each heel that would only allow movement one way, you could rock back and forth on your heels and toes and essentially "ratchet" yourself up.
Also, if it's a masked/helmeted/hooded/ costume, raising the head and shoulders could make sense too.
Also, if it's a masked/helmeted/hooded/ costume, raising the head and shoulders could make sense too.
Harmonic_Distortion
Well-Known Member
I'm assuming that you're wanting the body to look like all parts are growing "equally"?
You'd need to have the torso rise from the waist and have the legs lengthen too, I think.
OOOH. Ok what if, and go with me on this...you had an accordion hinge set up on an X.
You know those reachers that expand? They look like: <><><><><><><><>
Now imagine you had those going on an X where the point in the middle is your waist at the beginning of the costume. Once it expands, it's more like:
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\ /
\ /
/ \
/ \
/ \ (sorry this was a big expanded X in ascii when I drew it
Am I making sense? Oh well, I look forward to what you're going to produce
You'd need to have the torso rise from the waist and have the legs lengthen too, I think.
OOOH. Ok what if, and go with me on this...you had an accordion hinge set up on an X.
You know those reachers that expand? They look like: <><><><><><><><>
Now imagine you had those going on an X where the point in the middle is your waist at the beginning of the costume. Once it expands, it's more like:
\ /
\ /
\ /
\ /
/ \
/ \
/ \ (sorry this was a big expanded X in ascii when I drew it
Am I making sense? Oh well, I look forward to what you're going to produce
TrooperPX
Active Member
When I needed to "bulk out" in costume... as a spontaneous transformation, I used inflatable life-vests. I made the understructure, then a pocket of two-way spandex. I worked the life vest panels down the arms, across the back shoulders. Then added my outer detail in overlapping panels, so when it expands, it still covers. Start to twitch, crouch down, pull the cords and snap up dramatically as it inflates! :cool
pandatrooper
Well-Known Member
Could make make a compressed air system by using an air driven piston in the shoes that pushes up a hinged platform. Could drive it by a small paintball compressed air tank or CO2 tank? Might only be enough juice for one or two lifts before you refill? Just an idea.
