Homemade Bender Costume
Creating your own costume is one of the best parts of Halloween as an adult. That, and the drunken parties.
Here you'll find instructions for making everyone's favourite 30th century sociopathic robot, 'Bender Bending Rodriguez', from the animated TV show Futurama.
I've divided the tutorial into three sections: the head, the torso, and the remaining bits of the costume.
The materials list is pretty short, although what you have to buy will depend on what you have available around the house:
- 2 foot x 2 foot piece of 5/8" thick plywood for the torso rings
- any kind of thin (approx 1/4") board, around 25" long for the torso struts (trim works great)
- 10" diameter sonotube for the head ($10 for a 4 foot section at Home Depot)
- 8 sheets of white poster board for the skin ($4)
- grey shirt & pants from the thrift store ($20)
- 4 cans of Misty Grey Rustoleum/Tremclad spray paint ($30)
- other misc supplies / glue / paint / dollar store items ($10)
It's hard to say how much time it took, as by necessity you spend a lot time doing nothing while glue / paint / paper mache / drywall mud dries. I worked on it here and there throughout most of October, and if I had to put a number on it, I'd say I spent about 20-30 hours in total.
I've divided the tutorial into three sections: the head, the torso, and the remaining bits of the costume.
The materials list is pretty short, although what you have to buy will depend on what you have available around the house:
- 2 foot x 2 foot piece of 5/8" thick plywood for the torso rings
- any kind of thin (approx 1/4") board, around 25" long for the torso struts (trim works great)
- 10" diameter sonotube for the head ($10 for a 4 foot section at Home Depot)
- 8 sheets of white poster board for the skin ($4)
- grey shirt & pants from the thrift store ($20)
- 4 cans of Misty Grey Rustoleum/Tremclad spray paint ($30)
- other misc supplies / glue / paint / dollar store items ($10)
It's hard to say how much time it took, as by necessity you spend a lot time doing nothing while glue / paint / paper mache / drywall mud dries. I worked on it here and there throughout most of October, and if I had to put a number on it, I'd say I spent about 20-30 hours in total.