To create my Wolverine (2009 “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” version), I created the first 10-inch cardboard claw, shaped to fit in and protrude from the spaces between my fingers realistically, and then used it as a template for the other claws that I would use. Then I covered the claws in two layers of duct tape, … Read more
Heroes Among us! These are my four kids, at the time I made these costumes they were ages 13,10,9,4. Everyone of them had their own ideas of what characters they wanted to be, I had the task of creating them. I first started with the one that would take the most time which was The … Read more
My friends and I decided to dress up for Halloween as a group and the theme we picked was captains. We had Captain Morgan/Crunch/Lela/Kirk with me as Captain America. Since there were so many store bought versions of Captain I decided to make a cheap one out of Card board and Colored Duct Tape. I … Read more
I started making the boots by using an old pair of ballet flats with knee socks over top and covering them with blue duct tape. I used many layers so that they would keep their shape when I cut down the back of the boot to add grommets (about an inch apart) and ribbon so … Read more
This Ironman costume has come a long way and was made before the first movie came out. As each movie was released, the costume went into stages of armor evolution and transforming it into this unique design of Warmachine. This costume is purely made from cardboard and we were just really inspired by the movie … Read more
While watching Iron Man 2 with my wife a few months back. I started thinking how cool it would be to have the Iron Man armor for myself. I mentally slapped myself back to reality not by realizing the suit is scientifically impossible but by thinking “I’m not a Billionaire so it will never happen”. … Read more
For this Iron Man shirt, I started out with a plain red shirt. I carefully cut out the design that is on the Iron Man suit. I then attached a piece of sheer yellow fabric to the inside of the shirt under the cut out. I took another piece of fabic to make a pocket … Read more
My nephew was born in August and my sister decided to name him Logan after the Wolverine character, so when Halloween came around only a few months later…lil baby Logan JUST HAD to be Wolverine! The only costumes available were children sizes and up. Instead of getting bummed out, I went on an epic journey … Read more
During a few drinks at a New Years party 2012 / 2013, my brother and I talked about how cool it would be to suit up as Iron Men to celebrate his son’s birthday party in 6 months. I had an unfinished War Machine from IM2 movie, which I made out of EVA foam, but … Read more
I am a closet nerd when it comes to superheroes, especially when they are Marvel. My three roommates and I were brainstorming costume ideas that could include all four of us. We are all fortunately past the super slutty costume state, but we of course still wanted to look cute. Originality was another important factor. … Read more
Iron Toddler: My 3 year old son wanted to be Iron Man for Halloween and I didn’t really like any of the store bought costumes so I decided to build one from scratch. The project began as Pepakura files on the computer. After cutting out all the template pieces I traced them onto the 5mm thick craft … Read more
This is my Iron Man Halloween Costume for Halloween 2011. The Iron man movies being such a big hit, influenced my decision to make this costume. I wanted to make it fairly realistic but still have a cartoony feel to it. Using my two favorite things, cardboard and colored duct tape, I constructed this costume over … Read more