Something out of Nothing - Budget Builds lets see them!
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cavx
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I did some BTTF 2 props on next to no cost.
First one is my dehydrated Pizza.
Total cost was $1.80 for the printing and laminating of the packet. The Pizza itself cost $0.00, made from bits I had at home.
The 2nd is this FX set of MAGs I am making.
It is still a work in progress and so far has cost $0.00 using stuff I had at home (hence the white mesh and navy thread). When done, they should lace the same as the movie shoe did with a draw cord passing through the sole.
First one is my dehydrated Pizza.
Total cost was $1.80 for the printing and laminating of the packet. The Pizza itself cost $0.00, made from bits I had at home.
The 2nd is this FX set of MAGs I am making.
It is still a work in progress and so far has cost $0.00 using stuff I had at home (hence the white mesh and navy thread). When done, they should lace the same as the movie shoe did with a draw cord passing through the sole.
Here's an "expanded universe" Star Wars prop. I thought this was an original idea, but after I made it I was told that something similar happened in one of the books or comics.
Luke's hand frozen in carbonite...
I want to say it cost me nothing, but the materials I used I did buy at some point in the past, it had all been lying around for months or years. But since I didn't have to go out and buy anything to start/finish it, I guess it falls in a grey area. It also had two blinking lights.
Luke's hand frozen in carbonite...
I want to say it cost me nothing, but the materials I used I did buy at some point in the past, it had all been lying around for months or years. But since I didn't have to go out and buy anything to start/finish it, I guess it falls in a grey area. It also had two blinking lights.
Macrossmaster
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Familyman, any details on how you made that R2? Love to do something like that someday...
Sure thing, I have build thread on here somewhere but here is a link right to it on my website.
R2-D2 - Costumes are cool..... If you have any questions I would be more then happy to help you out.
Taking a page from one of your builds, a budget Boba Fett jet pack. Built from pink-sheet housing insulation and some left over PVC pipe.
Jabba's Palace (again made from pink sheet insulation foam)
Darth Vader armor made from foam mats
Super friends Hall of Justice (pink sheet insulation)
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And lastly (for now) 3/4 scale proton pack made from (you guessed it) pink sheet insulation.
Jabba's Palace (again made from pink sheet insulation foam)
Darth Vader armor made from foam mats
Super friends Hall of Justice (pink sheet insulation)
And lastly (for now) 3/4 scale proton pack made from (you guessed it) pink sheet insulation.
Thanks for the compliment. This stuff isn't the fiberglass, it's a form of polystyrene. It comes in flat 4x10 foot sheets of thicknesses from1/4 inch to about 2 inches.
These are freaking amazing!
I'm live theater -- I'm always on a ridiculously low budget. But nothing I've built is even a tenth as pretty as what I'm seeing in this thread.
Case in point:
A cam-bot built for "Willie Wonka." Ran around on stage carrying a live (wireless) video feed. Total cost under $200 -- I included paint and glue and materials I already had in stock in the final estimate.
I was really surprised the little bot survived until closing night.
I'm live theater -- I'm always on a ridiculously low budget. But nothing I've built is even a tenth as pretty as what I'm seeing in this thread.
Case in point:
A cam-bot built for "Willie Wonka." Ran around on stage carrying a live (wireless) video feed. Total cost under $200 -- I included paint and glue and materials I already had in stock in the final estimate.
I was really surprised the little bot survived until closing night.
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cavx
Master Member
Darth Vader armor made from foam mats
I am learning not to under-estimate the power of foam. This is very cool.
Lflank
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Foamies are great things. With enough foamies and glue, anyone can build absolutely anything.
My dream budget build? A fullscale X-wing fighter from foamies.
Lflank
Well-Known Member
Just finished my Roman lorica segmentata armor build:
The sword and helmet are replicas that I found online (I have the ability to make the metal cheek pieces, but not the helmet dome). I made the armor from strips of sheet metal that I cut and bent to shape, held together with brass cabinet hinges and lacing loops cut from a brass door kickplate. I riveted them together with copper carpet tacks. I did cheat on the inside where no one can see--the original Roman armor was held together on the inside by a net of leather to which each metal strip was riveted--I didn't want to do all that riveting so I used strips of duct tape instead. I've done chainmail armor before, but this is my first plate armor. I'm happy with the way it turned out. The total cost for the armor was about $60.
"Senatus Populusque Romanus!"
The sword and helmet are replicas that I found online (I have the ability to make the metal cheek pieces, but not the helmet dome). I made the armor from strips of sheet metal that I cut and bent to shape, held together with brass cabinet hinges and lacing loops cut from a brass door kickplate. I riveted them together with copper carpet tacks. I did cheat on the inside where no one can see--the original Roman armor was held together on the inside by a net of leather to which each metal strip was riveted--I didn't want to do all that riveting so I used strips of duct tape instead. I've done chainmail armor before, but this is my first plate armor. I'm happy with the way it turned out. The total cost for the armor was about $60.
"Senatus Populusque Romanus!"
I know my stuff is nowhere on the level as most of the stuff here but here's my museum display Mummified Goblin:
Made using
$1 - a skeleton garland (4 pack)
$1 - envelope/post-it holder (for the stand)
$1 - roll of plastic wrap
$1 - hot glue
$1 - novelty wig (goblin doo)
$3 - dome and base (picked up at garage sale)
$5 - small can of gel stain
free - old leather glove (backpack), old cloth glove (cloak), beads & baubles
total - $13 with enough supplies to make 3 more
Made using
$1 - a skeleton garland (4 pack)
$1 - envelope/post-it holder (for the stand)
$1 - roll of plastic wrap
$1 - hot glue
$1 - novelty wig (goblin doo)
$3 - dome and base (picked up at garage sale)
$5 - small can of gel stain
free - old leather glove (backpack), old cloth glove (cloak), beads & baubles
total - $13 with enough supplies to make 3 more
Contec
Master Member
Do you have a thread about that thing? I wanna see some more pictures of the goblin
:thumbsup
I think I have a few more shots of it in my Cottingley thread. I know I got a good shot of the backpack too.
i have these 2 , they cost nothing , left over plastic card , MDF , plumbing pipe and bondo
E11
Scatter pistol
Steam punk flight pack (has wings that extend out at the pull of a cord ) cost less than £10 again leftover stuff .the whole costume came in under £30
MG34 less than £10
DL21 nothing (left over parts and materials )
Dengars backpack less than £20
E11
Scatter pistol
Steam punk flight pack (has wings that extend out at the pull of a cord ) cost less than £10 again leftover stuff .the whole costume came in under £30
MG34 less than £10
DL21 nothing (left over parts and materials )
Dengars backpack less than £20
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