Thanks for the compliments guys
Rinzler, there's not much I can really say regarding a tutorial (I wish I took build pics now) I kinda just winged it. But I'll try...
Front piece is a backwards bicycle helmet so that the point makes the "nose" on Rinzler. Back piece is a skateboard helmet. Both pieces have had their plastic covers removed and then were carved to the correct shapes to fit together. Bondo was applied to keep the pieces together and was also used to fill in areas to make the shape of the helmet. Next came the sanding of the front piece to get the right angles on the helmet.
After some failed methods of adding a "visor" I decided to just wrap it in spandex and using super glue to keep it on. However, this is much easier said than done and it took some intricate folding to get the spandex to have a minimal amount of creases on the surface of the helmet. The spandex application alone took about two hours :wacko
So cost comes down to...
Old bicycle helmet from the garage, probably was $20
Skateboard helmet, Found it in a parking lot $0
2 cans of Bondo, about $40
Super glue about $4 (but didn't use the whole bottle of course)
3 square yards of spandex $18 (only used 1/4 of it)
Reflective tape $7
Total cost: $89, give or take a bit due to not using ALL of the supplies completely (not including staying up until 4 am for 2 weeks before Anime Expo and even until 4 am on the day of the con)
Hope this helps!
While I'm on the subject, I found another video which shows part of my inspiration for this costume. In TRON: Legacy, Rinzler is portrayed as being extremely skilled in "martial arts tricking." While I'm nowhere near the same skill level, I did get filmed and I thought the result was kinda cool :lol It's my impression of how Rinzler starts the disc game with Sam.
It's at 1:40, but everyone's costumes in this video are awesome! (not all TRON related)
YouTube - ANIME EXPO 2011 FANVIDEO 1-4 [SAME DAY EDIT]‏