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
My 4 year old son William, like many other kids his age, is OBSESSED with Thomas the Train. However, unlike other kids his age, William is wheelchair dependent so this Halloween I decided how PERFECT for me to dress him as the engineer & his chair as the train!!!! For this homemade Thomas the Train … Read more
This Homemade Thomas the Tank Engine Halloween Costume is James, the #5. The train is composed of 2 boxes that I painted with acrylic craft paint and then hot glued and bolted together. The smoke stack is an oatmeal container that I painted black, I then glued it on and fluffed and glued white tissue … Read more
My 3 1/2 year old nephew is obsessed with Thomas the train and allllll of his friends. He and his brother were intent on being trains from the Thomas series… and after much deliberation he decided on Gordon, the express train. With the help of entries on this site I was able to see how … Read more
Our grandson loves all the Thomas the Train characters but he loves the big red engine named James. We found a Thomas costume on your website and used the instructions as a starting point for our version. The James the Red Engine Costume is made from two cardboard boxes connected with nuts, bolts, and washers. … Read more
My 3 year old son loves trains, particularly Gordon the #4 engine from Thomas and Friends. I decided to make it for his Halloween costume! It took 2 days (because of paint) to complete once I had all of the “ingredients”. First, I grabbed a glue gun and many glue sticks. I cut the bottom … Read more
I made this Homemade Thomas the Tank Engine Costume for my 4 year old son who is a major Thomas the Tank engine fanatic. Costume is made from a diaper box framed with thin balsm wood for integrity, plastic plates for the wheels, and an old flower pot with cotton balls for the steam stack. … Read more