Dressing UpRotating Disembodied Head asks: Have you spent 10,000 man hours recreating a costume of a minor character from Star Trek to wear at conventions or merely turned up at a party buck-naked and sporting a mouthful of custard which you spit out on demand and declare yourself to be a zit? Tales of the old dressing up box, fancy dress parties and stealing panties off next door's line. Said too much.
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 25 Oct 2012, 12:37)
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BikerScoutBack in 2009 I had planned to go up into town with some mates in costume for halloween. It had been planned well in advance, so I was able to spend some time and money earlier in the year on assembling an accurate scouttrooper costume from Return of the Jedi.
It took some months, although I did only a little of the hard work - I had to order the basic armour and helmet form a prop maker in the US, gloves and assorted bits form some one else over the pond (then I had to assemble it all), the flack-shirt from someone in germany, the boots and soft parts from a guy here in the UK, and I had to customise a flight suit myself (removing all pockets, altering the collar, and sewing in a saddle patch as well as a mudflap over the backside)
So, I was wearing a flightsuit with feux-suede saddlepatch and mud-flap, a flack-jacket (a half-t'shirt thing), gloves, boots, thick padded cummerbund (and crotch piece), PVC knee-pads, forearm pads, elbow pads, shoulder bells, chest and back "armour", helmet, belt and boxes, and fabric packs.
In hot pubs and bars, (in my regular bar I recieved a standing ovation) I lasted until about 11pm where I nearly passed out from heat exhaustion. That was not so funny.
I've not worn the costume since, and now sits in a box packed away.
One day I may buy a mannequin so it can stand in a corner somewhere.
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theoriginalsteve <this space intentionally left blank>, Fri 26 Oct 2012, 18:28,
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very nice!wonderful infact!
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DanGleeballs Moist people don't notice spelling errors..., Fri 26 Oct 2012, 18:31,
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cheers! :DI'm just really glad I didn't wear the balaclava, that night, under the helmet as you are supposed to...
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theoriginalsteve <this space intentionally left blank>, Fri 26 Oct 2012, 18:36,
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did you have to use a straw?
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Happy Phantom has been to Hastings, Brighton, and Eastbourne too, Fri 26 Oct 2012, 19:58,
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always follow the manwho knows where a vac form moulder is located :-)
Cool looks though
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Rotating Wobbly Hat That's not a banana. THIS is a banana., Fri 26 Oct 2012, 22:06,
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