"Mercenary" costume help...
Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 2:21 pm
Hey, I posted this on Yahoo Answers in two parts. But didnt get any answers. So, I'm postin it here since I know you guys'll know. I'll post pictures of design sketches later tonight since im almost late for work.
Part 1:
Hey, for Halloween, I'm going to have a gun arm. Essentially it's a PVC pipe fitted over my forearm with external aestetics to make it look like a bazooka/gattling style gun. I want the barrel to spin at the end of it where the 'muzzle' would be. I had the idea that I could take an old flight simulators stick, put it in the base whee my hand is and hook it up to a motor and activate the spin by pressing the trigger. I used an old hobby motor in middle school to spin a model black hole. I need help picking a motor that can handle the load of what I think would be a PVC barrel and explain how to or point me to a site that could instruct me on how to hook up the wiring. Thanks peeps.
Part 2:
Hey, I'm making a robotic soldier costume for halloween and for it I need mettalic looking spinal attachment for my costume (they'll go from the base of my neck to my mid back), I was wondering if I should make it out of molded latex so that it could stick to my back without the weight of say, tin peices. As well, I need help finding a glue that's strong enough to hold the peices-as well as tubes/wires-to my back and arms (specifically my elbows). They're a major component of my costume so I need a glue thats safe but also wont come off if I sweat. Thanks
Here are my ideas and the inspiration for my spinal attachment (click the link to see my Devart page where you can enlarge the image for all my notes):
Thanks everyone
Part 1:
Hey, for Halloween, I'm going to have a gun arm. Essentially it's a PVC pipe fitted over my forearm with external aestetics to make it look like a bazooka/gattling style gun. I want the barrel to spin at the end of it where the 'muzzle' would be. I had the idea that I could take an old flight simulators stick, put it in the base whee my hand is and hook it up to a motor and activate the spin by pressing the trigger. I used an old hobby motor in middle school to spin a model black hole. I need help picking a motor that can handle the load of what I think would be a PVC barrel and explain how to or point me to a site that could instruct me on how to hook up the wiring. Thanks peeps.
Part 2:
Hey, I'm making a robotic soldier costume for halloween and for it I need mettalic looking spinal attachment for my costume (they'll go from the base of my neck to my mid back), I was wondering if I should make it out of molded latex so that it could stick to my back without the weight of say, tin peices. As well, I need help finding a glue that's strong enough to hold the peices-as well as tubes/wires-to my back and arms (specifically my elbows). They're a major component of my costume so I need a glue thats safe but also wont come off if I sweat. Thanks
Here are my ideas and the inspiration for my spinal attachment (click the link to see my Devart page where you can enlarge the image for all my notes):
Thanks everyone