Halloween Cardboard Costume Construction (Seattle)
by Dead C - October 29, 2008
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Do you have a ton of cardboard lying around? Maybe you've accepted that you're not going to do any better in the relationship department, so you might as well get rid of those boxes you've been saving to repack up all of your significant others belongings. But wait! Don't throw them out yet! There are some pretty useful Halloween costume options in that lightweight construction.
Interview with The Lab of Madness
Screw the costume! The filmmakers of Murder Party describe how they made an entire film from their limited budget.
Archie McPhee & Co
2428 Nw Market St, Seattle, WA 98107
Great costume accessories, rubber toys, etc. and everything is very, very cheap!
Great costume accessories, rubber toys, etc. and everything is very, very cheap!
General Lee Charger
Found this one on about.com, created by a guy named Bob from NJ.
Great costume if you send your children to school with Sarah Palin lunchboxes and thermoses full of moonshine.
“I used a total of 3 cardboard boxes, all duct taped together and spray painted with Krylon, with decals from Signs by Raymond. The tires on this one came from a jeep someone threw out. The bumper in front is a piece of styrofoam covered with duct tape. The costume is kept in place with suspenders.”- BOB
Human Tetris
Believe it or not, I’ve actually found quite a few versions of these on line. This one, created by Caleb Gatlin, won top prize and best in show @ the Maryland Institute College of Art’s November 2004 Halloween Party.
The shocking part isn’t the costume itself, but the fact that these guys actually have enough friends to construct it.
Ghost Robot Computer (?)
Constructed by Boulder Colorodo based blogger Wandering Stan (wanderingstan.com)
Of his costume:
“My haloween costume in 1981. I was a nerd very early in life. Most of kids thought that I was a typewriter.”
Hollywood Nights: Halloween Bash 2008
1426 1st Ave Seattle, WA 98101
(The Seattle Showbox)
If you’re going to spend the night walking around uncomfortably and having limited mobility while unsuccessfully attempting to poor vodka down your drink hole, you might as well try to get some loot for it.
Costume contest grand prize is $1,000 in cash.
Better yet, try to win a contest in Canada; it’s worth more.
This cat Robert Lin provides instructions on his blog on how to recreate this Dinosaur head. You’ll have to find instructions for the body elsewhere.
I suppose that you could spray paint or cover the dome piece in some felt to enhance your costume if you already have a dinosaur body.
Look at the example for step #5 for a minute. Something must be working. Now Robert finally has a photo with some human ladies in it that he can show to his mother. I’m so proud of this boy that I could cry.
NOTE: Crying is another way to get ladies to feel sorry for you long enough to snap a quick photo with them.
Boba Fett Helmet
The detailed step by step instructions are provided free on the site Instructables.com. As for the carbonite chamber… they can’t help you.
Yes, I swear that this helmet resembling the “Empire Strikes Back” bounty hunter Boba Fett has actually been miraculously formed out of cardboard.
U-Haul Co
1119 Nw Leary Way, Seattle, WA 98107
For those who honestly have an aversion to used cardboard
For those who honestly have an aversion to used cardboard
The Brown Knight
If you’re into obscure costumes and don’t care who gets them, than this is a great one. The low-budget cult horror-comedy “Murder Party” has a homemade costume of a cardboard knight which is worn by the main character. Even if you don’t wear this costume on Halloween, you should rent the movie. After you watch it, you’ll definitely be considering it for next year.
Washington Liquor Store
515 1st Ave, Seattle, WA 98101
They always kick down free boxes. You still may want to get something like paint or felt unless, of course, your intention is to look like a Crown Royal factory warehouse.
They always kick down free boxes. You still may want to get something like paint or felt unless, of course, your intention is to look like a Crown Royal factory warehouse.
Jo-Ann Fabrics and Crafts
2217 Nw 57th St, Seattle, WA 98107
Everything from glue guns, fabrics, acrylic paints, and styrofoam.
Everything from glue guns, fabrics, acrylic paints, and styrofoam.
Stripper Cake
You’ll need to form this using some hefty cardboard. Box cutters and a glue-gun are helpful but the most important thing is making sure that you wind up at the right party.
Transformers
We’ve all seen the Tranformer costume that really work. You have to be relatively hardcore to set this one off right. This isn’t the best version I’ve seen but it isn’t the worst. The nice thing is that it’s good enough footage that you can get the general idea of how it operates.
El Guapo's Guide for Halloween Costumes
Other people might be more creative than you and a great way to deal with having to come up with a costume is to not have to come up with it at all.
Steal someone else’s idea. This community guide lists members’ favorite costumes over the years and, since they are located all over the country, it shouldn’t be an issue to swipe one of these handy examples and pass it off as your own undetected.
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That computer costume is giving me a geek boner. But not because it’s a kid wearing it or anything. I think I’ve said too much.
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