Comic con is coming to my area and I want to go as the pilot from Hawken. My resources are a budget $190, a Walmart and Lowes, and several old, GIANT CRT TV's that I may use for parts. Please help me design my costume. Thanks! :D
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Posted 29 August 2015 - 12:20 PM
#2
Posted 29 August 2015 - 12:30 PM
Go as a CRT-Recruit. Easy cardboard consruction. all rectangles.
If you want to put together a pilot costume, look for military surpluss sotres. You'll be hard pressed to get a full on jet fighter helmet with the mask and all but you might be able to cobble together some retired skydiving gear.
Edited by Hyginos, 29 August 2015 - 02:09 PM.
#3
Posted 29 August 2015 - 12:39 PM
Kids in Africa could eat that 180$ ...
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#4
Posted 29 August 2015 - 12:43 PM
#5
Posted 29 August 2015 - 12:52 PM
You do realize I said I had a budget of $190, not $180.
You're gonna give me the other 10$ cuz I need to buy some ... mhhhm ... medicine ...
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#6
Posted 29 August 2015 - 01:10 PM
Great idea.
I'l afraid those CRT TV's might be little bit too heavy, though. Actually i have never particiapded in building such costiume. If you got welder torch you could buy some sheets of 2mm metal. And weld them togheter. For you legs. Such thing is suprisingly cheap, but key is to actually have welder torch :/ That would do it for upper part of legs, as Fred has then totally boxed.
#8
Posted 29 August 2015 - 01:43 PM
Walmart should have should good cargo pants and boots, you could get some big goggles from Lowe's. If you could find a black and white shemagh like this it'd be good.
You can go as one of the engineers tho, something like this:
Put in a fake gas mask-ish for example and you're good to go. You can equip a "camel-back" to simulate the oxigen tank and link it to your vest.
EDIT: Found the official live_action movie tho, you can check their outfit:
Edited by thedark20, 29 August 2015 - 01:48 PM.
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#9
Posted 29 August 2015 - 02:15 PM
When I said I had some CRT TV's, I thought I could use the internals as part for a pilot costume, possibly part of the screen as the "gas mask". Honestly, I never thought about going as Fred. I do have some hunting close (thick jackets, plain colors, vests) that I could use for the pilot. I have some boots that I can spray paint the color in-game. I also have some thick gloves, large rubber gloves, and some other kinds. Couldn't I just use a piece of cloth with a nice pattern on it instead of a shemagh? Also, what is a "camel-back? Do you think I could use a vacuum cleaner hose or something similar as an "air-hose"?
Edited by XComing4YouX, 29 August 2015 - 02:15 PM.
#10
Posted 29 August 2015 - 04:55 PM
For the mask, I want to use or make something semi-accurate to the masks in-game, without going over-budget. Does anyone have any tips or know helmets or gas masks that have similar design?
#11
Posted 30 August 2015 - 12:52 AM
You can try to get a real soviet tank helm made from cloth, I think you can find such things on ebay or similar sites.
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#12
Posted 30 August 2015 - 01:34 AM
#13
Posted 30 August 2015 - 05:53 AM
#14
Posted 30 August 2015 - 07:18 AM
I'm thinking about using a Czech m10 gas mask or Yugoslavian gas mask off of C.H. KADELS
#15
Posted 30 August 2015 - 07:25 AM
FYI the pattern on the hood is a Burberry ripoff, and that pattern is extremely common.
#16
Posted 30 August 2015 - 07:49 AM
this costume cost 1$, you economy 189$. :D
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#17
Posted 30 August 2015 - 11:08 AM
So far, I've come up with spray-painting boots black, wearing heavy cargo pants, a light undershirt, a hunting jacket, and gloves. I plan to get a gas mask off of C.H. Kadels (if you could, could you go there and tell me which one looks best), get a hunting vest and cut it to look like the thing the pilot has on. For the head-thing, I plan on getting a hoodie and cutting it so it only has the hood and shoulders left (I think I will put that on top of my undershirt), then get a scarf-like thing and wrap it over the hoodie. As for the air hose I plan on using a vacuum-cleaner tube, spray painting it orange, but for an "air tank" I could use a "camel-back" but I'm wondering if anyone has any other ideas.
#18
Posted 30 August 2015 - 02:14 PM
I went to GenCon with a costume I made on the way there. Steel wool and wax add wear, and some oil for taste. I forgot to add the feather for the full metal jacket look... gotta have your designated flair.
Edited by eth0, 30 August 2015 - 02:16 PM.
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#19
Posted 30 August 2015 - 02:29 PM
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