Dragoncon - My costume project

[jhayx7]

This will be my first Dragoncon or any kind of convention for that matter I have ever attended. I am not sure what to expect so maybe some of you can chime in as to what is going to happen. My wife is very excited about going and some other friends of ours. I am going because I hear there are hot chicks dressed up in scant clothing

Anyways, I am going to dress up as Bender for various reasons but the main reason, I can drink beer and get away with it in public. So, thus said, I need costume help. I have never made a costume before (nothing fancy). I have access to a welder, cutting torch, etc... the basic metal work tools. Was thinking about using a keg for the torso but maybe it will be a little too heavy. I want to keep this thread alive and promise to show my progress (as well as the finished product at Dragoncon).

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: jhayx7
I am going because I am a huge nerd

Fixed.

 

[Looney]

You know, even the nerds will make fun of you.

 

[Zysoclaplem]

I would use cardboard, aluminium, wire framing, painted plastic/rubber trashcan etc..etc..
I wouldn't use anything heavy like steel.

 

[pontifex]

you must post pics of scantily clad ladies or you will be banned. They must be cute ladies too, or you will be banned.

 

[jhayx7]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: jhayx7
I am going because I am a huge nerd

Fixed.

I am afraid that I will get bored quick, I am not that big of a nerd. I am going to make another costume for one of the days. It is going to be a Star Trek costume that is wrong in every way so it will mess with the Trekkies. I might carry a light saber with it as well

 

[SpanishFry]

marked.

i want this costume for halloween

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: jhayx7

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus

Originally posted by: jhayx7
I am going because I am a huge nerd

Fixed.

I am afraid that I will get bored quick, I am not that big of a nerd. I am going to make another costume for one of the days. It is going to be a Star Trek costume that is wrong in every way so it will mess with the Trekkies. I might carry a light saber with it as well

Dude, you're taking nerdiness to a new level with this thread.

Which one of these is you?

 

[swtethan]

Im going to be a caveman in a suit this halloween

 

[playstation3]

Originally posted by: jhayx7
but the main reason, I can drink beer and get away with it in public.

The judge probably wont see things the way you do.

 

[jhayx7]

Looking into this a little more, it appears that the costume will need to be made of fiberglass and some type of moldable plastic. Thinking about doing a wireframe out of chicken wire and covering that in fiberglass strips (like you would a canoe) and then covering that in a plastic of some sorts.

 

[mooglemania85]

Originally posted by: jhayx7
This will be my first Dragoncon or any kind of convention for that matter I have ever attended. I am not sure what to expect so maybe some of you can chime in as to what is going to happen. My wife is very excited about going and some other friends of ours. I am going because I hear there are hot chicks dressed up in scant clothing

Anyways, I am going to dress up as Bender for various reasons but the main reason, I can drink beer and get away with it in public. So, thus said, I need costume help. I have never made a costume before (nothing fancy). I have access to a welder, cutting torch, etc... the basic metal work tools. Was thinking about using a keg for the torso but maybe it will be a little too heavy. I want to keep this thread alive and promise to show my progress (as well as the finished product at Dragoncon).

urban myth.