So after creating my life sized dinosaur last year (I will get around to putting up some pictures soon), I decided to up the ante and build my own Tauntaun.
My inspiration comes from here: Scott Holden's Tauntaun Costume
As I don't have access to the solidworks file he used, I have been measuring my figurine and trying to work with it as much as possible. I'm using the same idea of having the legs detach from the body to make it easier to transport and get into. I am also going to make the head detachable to keep it from getting damaged.
The dinosaur wound up being fairly heavy so I'm doing my best to keep this one much lighter - having to make the rounds in the neighbourhood with the kids and stand around for hours at parties makes this essential
I am looking forward to any and all feedback as I progress, however please keep in mind that I always try to keep my costs to a minimum (it has always been my goal to create fantastic costumes without breaking the bank). I'll give the final total of my supplies at the end of my build.
The head is to be carved from a block of expanding foam insulation - I found a local guy who filled up a box for me which was way cheaper than buying a bunch of cans and doing it myself!
I just started the other night and carved the basic head shape out of the foam and built the main part of the body's frame. I got in a lot of time today and once I upload the pics to my pc, you can see that the main body is nearly complete.
Before today:
http://www.therpf.com/images/attach/jpg.gif
http://www.therpf.com/images/attach/jpg.gif
After today:
http://www.therpf.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=67428&stc=1&d=1315719039
http://www.therpf.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=67429&stc=1&d=1315719039
My inspiration comes from here: Scott Holden's Tauntaun Costume
As I don't have access to the solidworks file he used, I have been measuring my figurine and trying to work with it as much as possible. I'm using the same idea of having the legs detach from the body to make it easier to transport and get into. I am also going to make the head detachable to keep it from getting damaged.
The dinosaur wound up being fairly heavy so I'm doing my best to keep this one much lighter - having to make the rounds in the neighbourhood with the kids and stand around for hours at parties makes this essential
I am looking forward to any and all feedback as I progress, however please keep in mind that I always try to keep my costs to a minimum (it has always been my goal to create fantastic costumes without breaking the bank). I'll give the final total of my supplies at the end of my build.
The head is to be carved from a block of expanding foam insulation - I found a local guy who filled up a box for me which was way cheaper than buying a bunch of cans and doing it myself!
I just started the other night and carved the basic head shape out of the foam and built the main part of the body's frame. I got in a lot of time today and once I upload the pics to my pc, you can see that the main body is nearly complete.
Before today:
http://www.therpf.com/images/attach/jpg.gif
http://www.therpf.com/images/attach/jpg.gif
After today:
http://www.therpf.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=67428&stc=1&d=1315719039
http://www.therpf.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=67429&stc=1&d=1315719039
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