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Incredible Homemade Groot Costume

  • The bare beginnings. Mask progress at the end

    The bare beginnings. Mask progress at the end

  • Blocks of foam cut and sculpted into shape

    Blocks of foam cut and sculpted into shape

  • Stilts, empty paint cans reinforced (and reinforced again and agin) with 2x2, 2x4and plans of wood. Shoes drilled to the planks of wood.

    Stilts, empty paint cans reinforced (and reinforced again and agin) with 2x2, 2x4and plans of wood. Shoes drilled to the planks of wood.

  • Building up the stilts.

    Building up the stilts.

  • Spackle spread over all the foam, sanded, and then primed with black spray

    Spackle spread over all the foam, sanded, and then primed with black spray

  • Everything from this point on is hand painted

    Everything from this point on is hand painted

  • Every...single...line...

    Every...single...line...

  • Close up paint job

    Close up paint job

  • The mask was turned into a helmet, vision went from looking out the eyes to looking out the mouth

    The mask was turned into a helmet, vision went from looking out the eyes to looking out the mouth

  • The start of the arms, the hole is where my mouth is, my neck is a great deal shorter than the mannequin.

    The start of the arms, the hole is where my mouth is, my neck is a great deal shorter than the mannequin.

  • This is the fit BEFORE any alterations to the sculpt and there were A LOT of alterations.

    This is the fit BEFORE any alterations to the sculpt and there were A LOT of alterations.

  • Alterations and a little rocket for scale.
    Alterations include and not limited to,
    Chest reduction, splitting the shoulders to individual pads instead of a continuous piece, looking out the mouth instead of eyes (million times improved neck motion and sight, mask turned into helmet, hands are getting completely redone.

    Alterations and a little rocket for scale. Alterations include and not limited to, Chest reduction, splitting the shoulders to individual pads instead of a continuous piece, looking out the mouth instead of eyes (million times improved neck motion and sight, mask turned into helmet, hands are getting completely redone.

  • My goal was to make this wearable for female or male without looking obviously chesty. I hope that at least was accomplished.

    My goal was to make this wearable for female or male without looking obviously chesty. I hope that at least was accomplished.

  • I'm wearing a one piece black spandex suit under it all, those zynga suits?

    I'm wearing a one piece black spandex suit under it all, those zynga suits?

  • Groot on the mannequin

    Groot on the mannequin

  • Mask build! I started a month before Halloween so I went shopping for a mask that would work.

    Mask build! I started a month before Halloween so I went shopping for a mask that would work.

  • Crayola model magic to sculpt and the lenses cut out from a darth vader helmet. over everything.

    Crayola model magic to sculpt and the lenses cut out from a darth vader helmet. over everything.

  • Before and after alterations. Alterations include filled out cheeks, new eye paint job, new overall paint job, overall friendlier expression, Loads of plasti-dip

    Before and after alterations. Alterations include filled out cheeks, new eye paint job, new overall paint job, overall friendlier expression, Loads of plasti-dip

  • Still have so much to get done!

    Still have so much to get done!
posted by monsumer 11 years ago

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