Chunking the foam for cutting
Before the foam can be cut with my Dremel coping saw, I have to make sure the pieces will *fit* in the arm of the saw, so I chunked it up
Before the foam can be cut with my Dremel coping saw, I have to make sure the pieces will *fit* in the arm of the saw, so I chunked it up
Rocky’s hind feet are always drawn as long and plain grey, with only two toes suggested by a midline, and no paw pads on the underside) My costume version of Rocky’s feet are being built on a pair of simple grey deck shoes with elastic inserts rather than laces. I’ve added pull straps to them…
One of Rocky’s signature features is his giant fluffy tail (it often rises taller than his head in the cartoons). After finishing his head and flying cap, that tail is my next major construction challenge (and I only have 4 weeks left! eep!). I investigated several ways to make the tail free-standing and self-supporting, but…
So like most projects, you start with research. Which in the age of Goggle and the internet makes research very easy. There is no lack of images of the famous cartoon moose online. The original TV cartoon version is all one color brown, a very dark brown, one might even say a chocolate brown. Which…
The goal is to achieve something reminiscent of Michael Sheen’s costume as Castor/Zuse in Tron: Legacy. Without having to build a frockcoat from scratch. I started with a very inexpensive costume “frockcoat” purchased via AliExpress. It was essentially constructed like a labcoat — no lining, made of inexpensive cotton/poly twill, and the “waistcoat” is actually…
This weekend has been some finishing work on the tail and hat, which has entailed an enormous quantity of handwork. Finishing the tail While the main assembly of the tail was complete, neither end had been stitched up yet. The tip of the tail had been left open to make it possible to insert the…
I want to attempt a Cantor/Zuse costume from Tron Legacy. First there is going to be a quick and dirty version of his illuminated tailcoat. These are pictures of a test lighting of 5 meters of white LED strip from a 5V power bank, using one AdaFruit 12V Boost modul.