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 cardboard hot glue and duct tape. My inspiration was the old cartoon version of the transformers so I did my best to model it as closely to the cartoon and action figures as possible.
The costume makes me about 6-7 inches taller and is extremely uncomfortable to wear or move around in. I later incorporated a vinyl tube so that I could drink because otherwise I couldn’t raise my hand up to my face and mouth. The lights on top of the windows also light up but they ruined the photo when I took a picture with them on. The helmet light is from a pair of light up sunglasses bought at a party store.
While the costume is uncomfortable it was awesome seeing the look on peoples faces when they first saw me. I walked out in front of some cops while they were giving a ticket and they let the guy go just so they could take photos of me. Pure craziness.
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