So many people asked me where I bought the costume on the night and then when I said I had made it wouldn't believe me
I made all of it except the bocks (and I did make the moving feet on them
)
The first serious costume I made was for last years halloween (Did a few bits for a raft race a few years ago swords/bows/hats etc) some of you may have seen my death costume last year
I got such a good feedback from the public (so did Clive) that first year that I started working on this years costume 3 weeks after last year
The wings frames are made from a length of dowel and some ally poles I found in the rubbish at work some black table cloths a that were being thrown away about 4 years ago (I am a really bad hoarder
) and a length of mig stainless welding wire (again from the bins)
They were mounted on an old rucksack that had seem better days (about 14 years old) and a bit of plywood
The breastplate and trousers were made from a large mat that the local Horse feed shop sells (£20 for a bit 4ft x 6ft x1" thick) I cut it with an old carving knife (again rescued from a bin) and a few wood templates
I hand cut all the scales (yes they were individual) then chared them with a blowtorch and then sewed them onto a pair of tracksuit bottoms (don't ask how long that took
)
Same with the breastplate just bigger bits of the foam mat
All the horns were made from the foam burned and cut to shape and painted with silver cloth paint (bought for £3 from craft shop)
The bocks were wrapped in "Vet Wrap" a sticky bandage used for horses (comes in loads of colours and sticks to itself) costs £2 a roll used about 4
The mask was a nightmare I am not artistic at all and had to keep cutting and sticking bits on until it looked right (that took about 6 weeks of blood sweat and burns
)
The eyes were a pair of mirrored sunglass lenses £7 for the pair in oxford street (I bartered him down from £9)
The staff was two broken ally mop handles from work and a plastic ball (from the art shop £4) and some leds from a bargain pack of three 9 led torches (robert dyas £7) and more of that sheet of foam (It makes good crash mats too)
I am a Carpenter (I do work in the theatre industry but not on the stage bit) and I hang doors and mend roofs on the buildings but I would have loved to work on DR Who
my dream job
So I recon it cost me about £50 and a lot of my spare time for a whole year and I made it all
And to warn you all I am already planning next years
so get working on yours
Lozzi that pic was only possable because of you and the chains
Just don't let Hex hurt me please
Jason
