This epic Thomas the Train costume started out as a train for my two year old nephew for Halloween turned into an obsession for a 48 year old “child”. I started with a shipping container for the cylinder body. I then formed the face out of clay on an old fan base and wire mesh screen. … Read more
My husband Arsenio made these awesome Cranky the Crane and Diesel 10 character costumes for himself and our son, Egon, from scratch by sculpting cardboard. Egon’s a huge Thomas fan, so these two grumpy characters were a natural choice for Halloween costumes! We both had an awesome time making them – him shaping the bodies, … Read more
My boys absolutely loved Thomas the Train. For Halloween, 2 years ago, we decided to have them be Thomas and James trains. l figured l could make the costumes, and they wouldn’t cost a whole lot, plus they’d look better than the store bought ones. For the trains themselves, l got cake boards~cardboard circles for … Read more
Intro: I didn’t know what I was going to do for my son Sam’s Halloween costume this year. Then I saw a Thomas costume online for $25 when I was out shopping yesterday. It felt really cheap and chintzy when I pulled it out of the packaging (especially the hat); not worth what they were charging. … Read more
This is the Thomas the Tank Engine costume I made for my son this past Halloween. The chassis is a Little Tykes wagon, with the pull handle at the back. The body is entirely cardboard, affixed with hot glue. I coated the whole thing in Plasti-Dip (hoping to ruggedize it somewhat), then spray painted it … Read more
My son has been a huge Thomas the Train fan for over 2 years now. I knew last year that the only costume I would get him to agree to would be Thomas. After spending hours searching for Halloween costumes online and in stores, I realized, like many others, that the only one available to … Read more
I made all three of my childrens Homemade Thomas and Friends Costumes. My daughter was lady, middle son was Whiff, and the youngest was Percy. I made them all out of cardboard boxes and paint. I did dip cotton balls in black paint for the coal. My brother in law is an artist and he … Read more
This Gordon the Tank Engine costume was made in Hungary (Europe). My 3 years old son is a big Thomas fan and his favourite tank engine is Gordon. So I have made it for him, for his kindergarten party. I have used a big carton box and covered it with colored cardboard. It was a … Read more
My little guy like most little boys, loves Thomas the Tank, but at 18 months old, I didn’t want a bulky train type costume, so we opted for Sir Topham Hatt, and I turned his red wagon into Thomas. His part of the costume was simple. I found a little tux with tails and some … Read more
My son wanted to be Thomas the Tank Engine, but not liking the costumes on sale, we decided to make our own Homemade Thomas the Tank Engine Halloween Costume. We began with some boxes. There is one box for the body of the train, one for the coal and curved roof portion and another for … Read more
I have 2 nephews… they are obsessed with Thomas the Train and allllll of his friends. The boys were intent on being trains from the Thomas series… the youngest was unable to pick… he wanted Bash AND Dash. After constructing his brothers Gordon, the Express Train, I had a better grasp of how to begin … Read more
I got the idea for this homemade Thomas the Train costume from a combination of ideas I had found on this site and also from Google images. I basically made the train out of boxes and a wagon. I did a lot of taping and cutting to create the right shapes. I used buckets covered … Read more