This Homemade Optimus Prime Halloween Costume Idea is based on the “Masterpiece” Optimus Prime Action Figure. There are a few other Prime costumes online, but to my knowledge (based on a number of internet searches), it is the only fully functioning Optimus Prime costume built on drywall stilts. With my original height of 6’3″ plus … Read more
This is 8 year old Branson in his homemade Optimus Prime kids costume. We started printing all kinds of pictures of Optimus Prime. First we started with the sleeper and the cab. We rolled the cardboard so that the sleeper would be round. Then cut out the other pieces and hot glued them all together. … Read more
My son really loves Transformers but all the costumes out there looked so cheap. This Transformer Kids Costume Idea took about 3 weeks but I did not spend more than a couple hours a day on it, and a lot of that time was waiting for the paint and glue to dry. First I looked … Read more
I created this Homemade Optimus Prime Costume out of boxes and duck tape! I had to measure my son to get his dimensions right then I made the wheels on his thighs by cutting out a 5 inch circle then gluing it to a strip of cardboard long enough to go around the whole circle … Read more
This was my first attempt at ever building my own Halloween costume. My sister and her husband started doing detailed costumes for Halloween parties they hosted a few years ago… So, this year I had a lot more time on my hands and decided to bring more to the party than a store bought costume … Read more
My name is Chris. My best friend(Jason) asked me to help him build a costume for his nephew(Mikey). He wanted to be a robot from a recent film. Mikey was upset because every year the same girl at his school won the costume contest. This was all the motivation three boys needed. So, for this … Read more
This Transforming Transformer DIY Halloween Costume is an amazing costume that took me and my husband a month to master. It is the Optimus Prime transformer that actually transforms! We made it so that he can stand and then if he gets down he will transform into a semi! It is the coolest thing and … Read more
My son Gavin LOVES Optimus Prime so my husband and I made this Optimus Prime Wheelchair costume to fit over his wheelchair. It was a lot of work but totally worth it when we saw the look on his face!!
I began this Optimus Prime DIY Costume project about a month ago after seeing a photo of someone online in an Optimus costume. I immediately took on the project and realized just how difficult it would be very early on. The entire costume is made out of a hard hat, tights, lots and lots of … Read more
My sister and I made this coolest Transformer costume in one day!! And the majority of this costume was made out of recycled cardboard. We started with a red long sleeved t-shirt, grey leggings and silver shoes. Then we made the two calf boxes and the two arm boxes using beer boxes and red duck … Read more
After watching the movie I was inspired to build my very own transformers costume that can actually transform. It took several attempts and several weeks of collecting cardboard boxes, that I was able to put together a functional costume. I modeled my costume from the old Optimus prime. I used cardboard of all shapes and … Read more
From start to finsih this Homemade Optimus Prime Costume took me over 6 weeks to complete. Its the first major costume I’ve ever made…but in doing so has inspired me to make more. Using some ideas online I made the decision to make the Optimus Prime from the 80’s, he just had that really old … Read more