Made this Iron Man Halloween costume (by myself) out of 5/8″ and 1/2 inch thick(polyethylene) foam yoga mats, hot glue and other items found at thrift stores. Used scissors and X-Acto knives to cut the mats. Took about a month and devoted at least a couple of hours a day working on it.
Made patterns out of cardboard. Very lightweight and easy to move around in. Paint was the biggest expense ($32). Total cost to make was about $100. Won best costume contest at work and everyone wanted me to see if any local establishments were having contests as well (never went, had to take my little girl trick or treating).
Easy to put on (about 5 minutes) and take off (about minutes too). I plan on seeing what else I can make from the mat foam as it’s very easy to use. I am going to try to make the red and gold version out of this stuff too.
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This is awesome!
That’s so awesome