"Humans in Diguise:part2 Costume"

Costume Instructions

Costume Materials
One store bought robot helmet
black shirt and pants
one pair hockey gloves
one pair old roller blades
two pair shin guards
2 empty kethcup containers
2 5 gallon buckets
2 extra large laundry detergent containers
one piece landscaping drainage tube
2 old ride-on toys
2 nut containers
2 disinfectant wipe containers
2 tractor/truck toys
spray paint, glue, velcro, tape, and whatever else might be lying around

Costume Instructions
The first mandate was DO NOT THROW OUT ANY PLASTIC CONTAINERS. I started a big pile in the garage for anything made of plastic that might be heading for the trash. I wasn’t exactly sure what I needed but I would worry about that later.
Next I rounded up some old truck and ride-on toys that were broken or no longer used. They were already in the garage over in the GARAGE SALE LEFTOVERS pile.
After surveying the bits and pieces I began thinking about ways they might connect.
I started with the chest. Looking at two large laundry detergent bottles I determines that if connected these side by they looked just like the front windows on a semi truck. I got out a Dremel tool and just started cutting some holes for my head and arms. Then I connected to carry out trays to what was now the shoulder. Next I cut two lengths of landscaping tubes for my upper arm. I used two gallon size ketchup bottles for my forearms. I found some tubelike containers for the exhaust pipes. Then I just continued on through the pile looking for any parts that might fit someplace on my body.
Because I wanted to convey the idea of great mass I started thinking about ways to make myself larger. The bulky plastic containers were helping but I need more height. I have seen drywall installers who use 5 gallon plastic buckets to reach the ceiling. Grabbing two left over paint buckets I started making my own. Soon I realized there were a few more things I needed to pull it all together so went to the thrift store. There I found the hockey gloves, shin guards, a pair of roller blades, and a couple more plastic toys that had interesting shapes and pieces.
After removing the wheels, the roller blades fit well on the top of the buckets.
I cut the two ride-on toys in half and attached one set to the buckets and the other to my thighs. Finally using the miscellaneous bits and pieces I glued and/or screwed them where ever something looked to much like what it actually was. Several coats of flat black paint, silver highlights and blue and red details and I was done. Next weeks lesson...learning to walk on buckets!