This Boba Fett Lego costume, created by Dented Helmet member CGS1 for his 6-year-old son, is one of the more technically impressive cosplays we've seen in some time. A graphic designer for almost 20 years, CGS1 spared no detail in the creation of the blocky outfit, which is all but indistinguishable from an embiggened Boba Fett minifig (From the 9496 Desert Skiff lego set, specifically. That's it in the top image, on the right, for reference.)"The entire costume is built from scratch using photo references and scans I took myself," CGS1 writes at The Dented Helmet. "The costume is built primarily out of sintra with pink insulation foam used to carve the helmet dome and a small amount of plastazote foam used on the tips and base of the jetpack rockets." Which jetpack, it bears mentioning, is removable – just like the one on the minifig. CGS1 goes into some detail on the design process over at The Dented Helmet, where you can see the project come together over several stages.
Here's the first of three "making of" posts on the helmet alone: All elements of this costume were approached the same way - photos, measurements, 2D drawings, scale, proportions. I used Adobe illustrator to hash out linear drawings of the helmet. Once I had the correct size of the dome, I was able to start. After a couple failed attempts at creating the dome with plastazote foam (making wedges to form the dome) I decided to carve it the old fashion way and simply used pink insulation foam from Home depot. Once I completed the dome, I began building the helmet using the antenna mount as my anchor point. I used a heat gun to shape and form the sintra, and glued layers to create the details throughout the helmet. After a few revisions ( the dark green concave section wasn't deep enough and I had to redo it) the helmet was ready for bondo glazing putty. I use this to fill the seams and rough spots in order to achieve a seamless plastic molded look, much like a Lego minifigure.Many more details over at The Dented Helmet.
Lego Boba Fett Costume Owns All Star Wars Costumes to Date9/09/09 8:50am If there's anything better than a home made Boba Fett costume, it has to be this Lego Boba Fett costume. This little kid will be one of the most popular and happiest kids next Halloween, as his face shows: These photos were sent by his dad, Gizmodo reader Brad Methvin:The scale came out perfect because minifigs are 40mm. My son is 40 inches. I originally made this for Halloween, but DragonCon was do-able so, I rushed to finish so my 3-yr old would be ready for the parade. I was actually finishing it on the MARTA (Atlanta Rapid Transit). When we arrived but he saw Darth Vader, all bets were off. He was not going near the parade or any Star Wars characters. I had to carry all the costume parts all over downtown Atlanta until we made it back home, where he asked me if he could put on his costume. (ahh being a parent)His 8-year old brother, (who I SHOULD have begun with) will be getting a Jango costume on a larger scale for Halloween.
I'll send it when I get it done.Yes, Brad is probably the coolest dad on his block. Probably the whole city, and half of the US too. This one beats the AT-AT couple costume—although not on dorkiness. It’s the most wonderful time of the year. No, I’m not talking about the holiday season—more like the Halloween season. That’s right, October is upon us and that means Jack O’lanterns, scary movies, and candy galore. Let’s not forget the best part of the Halloween season: a costume that will make you stand out in a sea of cats and witches. If your kids loves everything there is about the LEGO Nexo Knights and LEGO Ninjago sets and their Cartoon Network series, Disguise—a division of Jakks Pacific—will be your one-stop shop for Halloween costumes this year. The authentic-looking LEGO costumes may actually fool people into thinking their LEGOs are walking amongst them. True to the blocky, square LEGO form, the costumes have a soft fabric, but are a shaped material that bring the characters to life.
The good news is, though the two costume lines may appear block-like, they’re made with fabric that allows a lot of articulation and movement (read: kids will have no problems when they run from house to house to scout out the candy scene). Both, the Nexo Knights and the Ninjago costumes feature mitten-like hands that allow kids to fully bend their fingers to pick up and place down different items. Additionally, aspiring knights and ninjas will be able to bend their arms and legs to fight off any villains that may stand in their way. The masks for the costumes are made of a very light plastic, so the weight of it on kids faces all day won’t be too much to handle. Additionally, the mesh material around the eye allows for some nice breathing room. When I tried on a mask from the Ninjago costume, it did get a little difficult to look through after a long period of time. If that’s the case for others, kids can loosen the adjustable strap to help out a little, or even just take it off for small periods of time.
Another added bonus is that the costumes are made of a light fabric, so for kids that are constantly in motion, they won’t get too hot during playtime. That being said, parents can also easily fit layers underneath the costume for colder days without anyone every having to know. The Ninjago and Nexo Knights Prestige costumes include a character half-mask with a foam insert, minifigure hands, a tunic, and pants. The costumes come in a variety of colors, including green, red, and blue. Disguise also has a ton of Nexo Knight and Ninjago accessories for kids to mix and match different looks depending on their style, as well as themed-treat bags, so that they can collect candy in true LEGO style. The costumes come in children’s sizes 4 to 6, 7 to 8, and 10 to 12. The countdown to Halloween is on. If your kids are still undecided on a costume, show them the new LEGO lines from Disguise and they won’t be able to resist.When my husband and I got married, we were warned that we would fight about money or sex.
We fight about the direction a costume is taking during construction. It has happened every time we have made costumes. After the second design failure on Groot, we just let it go (great, now that song is stuck in my head). Neither of our ideas were working, and we weren’t doing so well. For this Dancing Baby Groot tutorial you will need: A Flower Pot (Ours was about 14″ in diameter, choose your accordingly) Brown Painter’s Paper Brown Paint Green Painter’s Paper Green Paint Instead of a tutorial, I plan to drink wine. While drinking, I will share what my husband did for the other three members of our household. Let it be known that gender roles do not apply in my house. Not only does my husband cook, he also busted his butt to sew and paint our costumes in time for GeekGirlCon in mid-October. He is the most awesome guy in the world. We first tried twisting and crumpling painter’s paper and using Gorilla Glue to adhere it to the sweatshirt.
This worked, but was a big mess and hard to keep positioned while the glue dried. There were many colorful metaphors uttered… Next, the twisted pieces of paper were hand-sewn onto the sweatshirt. This made our daughter look like a brown box instead of a long treeling. Plus the paper was stiff and LOUD. Groot’s pot was constructed by cutting a flower pot in half, adding cardboard, and using copious amounts of Gorilla Glue to attach old sneakers to the bottoms. For grip, a collectible card game playing mat (basically a giant mousepad) was cut and adhered. There was no cursing involved in the making of the flower pot. Now, wearing the flower pot did cause my daughter to utter a few choice phrases (to be fair, that thing had to be a pain in the arse to walk in). As a finishing touch, I loaded I Want You Back onto my phone and connected the iFrogz Tadpole speaker GeekMom Jenny previously talked about to the inside of the flower pot. When we get around a bunch of people, my daughter could dance like Baby Groot.
The Rocket costume went much more smoothly, though my costume had the most materials and items to purchase of our three costumes. Thankfully, with the announcement of Guardians of the Galaxy 2 being a definite, I know I will get future use out of my costume—and have time to make a sweet gun! My son’s costume (only to be worn for our Halloween commitments) went the smoothest of the three costumes, was the cheapest, and took the least amount of time to make. My son, quite specifically, asked to be the guy from “Honey, Were Are My Pants?,” the silly fictional sitcom from The Lego Movie. Honestly, when you are four, isn’t that the best part of the movie? Thanks to having a cardboard supply that multiplies like tribbles, having yellow rain pants (needed in the Pacific Northwest), and a pajama top the same color as the guy’s shirt, we only had to purchase blue spray paint and World Market Cheesy Snowballs (because the container looks like a Lego mini-figure head with a bit of modification).