thing costume, made from real rock.

Wow, there's "committment" and then theres.... well, building a Thing costume out of real rocks. :lol Maybe he should market the suit as a weight loss product, I can't begin to imagine how much work getting around in that thing is. At least it would be fun though. :)
 
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Wow. That was a creative approach to the costume. Cannot even imagine how heavy that would have been to walk around in.
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Unfortunatley I can guess...I'm a medeival re-enactor over here in the UK and wear a full harness of 14 guage steel armour With bellows visored helm, weilding a 10lb pole weapon.
A total of 4.5 stones in weight... a bit less than that costume..but a real weight none the less.. especially when partaking in a 2hr battle..
 
and if you were wondering where

I got all these nice rocks they are drainage ditch rocks that I

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Lol... :lol Next time a train derails in his area, we'll know who to blame.
 
There's commitment to authenticity, and then there's going overboard. You'd think he'd consider using lightweight simulated rocks instead of torturing himself.
 
But using real rock does give it that authentic rock feel.
At first, I too thought this was overboard, but by the time I read all of it, it didn't seem such a bad idea.
 
Wow.. He looks like he drank a keg full of TANG to get that orange. :unsure
Also- Maybe a keg full of beer will help get that Committed...lol
COOL.
 
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Whoa. I'd like to see the coathanger he hangs that on. :eek

Thanks goodness there were no rock bands playing - imagine him trying to crowd surf. :lol

Those fake pieces of coal for imitation fireplaces would make a good lightweight substitute for real rock, if more expensive. :)

Hmm, makes me think of the troll guy in Return to Oz...

C.
 
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There's commitment to authenticity, and then there's going overboard. You'd think he'd consider using lightweight simulated rocks instead of torturing himself.
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ditto, great job, and unless hes going to get felt up :p , no one will know if its real or not. Taking a mold of the form and casting it in a lightweight rubber or some form would still look real but be lightweight. My predator suit weighed 60 plus pounds, a couple hours of that, i was done for the next day or two.
 
It looks pretty good... but yeah, was he not aware that there are plenty of lighter options out there? They've been making foam rocks now for 50 years.
 
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