mmhnc
Well-Known Member
So like I'm sure a lot of people here I start Halloween costumes for my kids as soon as the previous years Halloween ends. So before my 3 year old son even saw The Force Awakens he was asking for a Captain Phasma costume. By now I hope we all have seen what TJ Maggio did last year with one of these 48" Jakks Pecific Stormtroopers but if not here is the RPF Pulse link.
http://pulse.therpf.com/dad-converts-jumbo-stormtrooper-figure-into-kids-costume
So I kept an eye on my local store that had an army of these things knowing that at $100 they would still have some left after Christmas. And low and behold right after Christmas that had one 60% off.
After the kids where doneplaying with him I got out the screw driver and completely disassembled him.
Now one of the big problems here is this is a toy, the inside is completely filled with ribbing to give it strength. But I spent years making plastic prototypes so cutting out some ribs shouldn't be that hard right? Well I spent the next 2 months with a utility knife, some cutters and my Dremel, this was what came out of this guy.
And this is what it looks like completely cut apart, (please excuse the 1970's shag in my basement, it's the one room I haven't redone yet.)
I still need to size everything to fit since he is about 8" taller than my son, but this is where I was last night. I also have a helmet I am working on but I will post that a little latter.
http://pulse.therpf.com/dad-converts-jumbo-stormtrooper-figure-into-kids-costume
So I kept an eye on my local store that had an army of these things knowing that at $100 they would still have some left after Christmas. And low and behold right after Christmas that had one 60% off.
After the kids where doneplaying with him I got out the screw driver and completely disassembled him.
Now one of the big problems here is this is a toy, the inside is completely filled with ribbing to give it strength. But I spent years making plastic prototypes so cutting out some ribs shouldn't be that hard right? Well I spent the next 2 months with a utility knife, some cutters and my Dremel, this was what came out of this guy.
And this is what it looks like completely cut apart, (please excuse the 1970's shag in my basement, it's the one room I haven't redone yet.)
I still need to size everything to fit since he is about 8" taller than my son, but this is where I was last night. I also have a helmet I am working on but I will post that a little latter.
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