Optimus Prime - Cardboard Costume - Slide Show & Narration
- 6 years ago
This is a costume I made for my son two years ago. It is no longer in existence and is not for sale. (sorry).\r
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It is made mostly of Cardboard Slip Sheets found at Costco in the Paper Towels section. The Helmet was made merely as a test project, then picked up and finished 6 months later when he decided he wanted to be Optimus for Halloween.\r
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Four pieces of Cardboard are glued together with Hot Glue. They are stacked with the corrugation alternating for strength. Once glued and drawn, they are cut to size. \r
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Poster-board is used to cover the raw cardboard for priming and painting. (PRIMER EVERYTHING BEFORE PAINTING! LOL). The Poster-board I used was purchased at Wal-Mart. It has a very light Grid on one side which makes measuring a LOT easier. Be sure that the poster-board you use has a shiny side. This will keep the poster-board from absorbing a lot of the primer/paint.\r
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The MyGlue is something a friend of mine and I came up with. (His YouTube name is Raccaroo). You can get a Jug of Elmers Wood Glue at Home Depot or similar and just get plastic bowl to mix it. You want it thick enough to set up mostly on its own, but thin enough to spread. The hard part about it is that it takes a long time to dry. It can be sanded down though and is great for filling gaps and whatnot.\r
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The rest is mostly explanatory, I hope. I had to narrate sorta fast. I hope you like it and enjoy the video.\r
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-Ryanthius
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It is made mostly of Cardboard Slip Sheets found at Costco in the Paper Towels section. The Helmet was made merely as a test project, then picked up and finished 6 months later when he decided he wanted to be Optimus for Halloween.\r
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Four pieces of Cardboard are glued together with Hot Glue. They are stacked with the corrugation alternating for strength. Once glued and drawn, they are cut to size. \r
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Poster-board is used to cover the raw cardboard for priming and painting. (PRIMER EVERYTHING BEFORE PAINTING! LOL). The Poster-board I used was purchased at Wal-Mart. It has a very light Grid on one side which makes measuring a LOT easier. Be sure that the poster-board you use has a shiny side. This will keep the poster-board from absorbing a lot of the primer/paint.\r
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The MyGlue is something a friend of mine and I came up with. (His YouTube name is Raccaroo). You can get a Jug of Elmers Wood Glue at Home Depot or similar and just get plastic bowl to mix it. You want it thick enough to set up mostly on its own, but thin enough to spread. The hard part about it is that it takes a long time to dry. It can be sanded down though and is great for filling gaps and whatnot.\r
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The rest is mostly explanatory, I hope. I had to narrate sorta fast. I hope you like it and enjoy the video.\r
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-Ryanthius