Robot Costume tips

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Don’t bother hiding your puny, human arms and legs; go without covering them!

1. If you’ve put enough time into your body and head construction, it might not be necessary to embellish your costume with extra coverings for your arms or legs.
2. If you don’t want to distress your child (or yourself, for that matter) by confining him or her within tight-fitting costume pieces, freeing up the arms and legs can be a great relief without detracting from the overall look of the costume.
3. If you’re letting arms and legs peek through the facade, you can keep the mechanical theme alive by wearing a gray sweatsuit.

THE WORKS

Commit to the robot lifestyle and seal your entire body, arms and legs included, into your costume. You might have to trade off some of your human mobility, but you’ll look robotic from head to toe.

1. Unlike the rest of the costume, the arms and legs need to retain their flexibility so you can move about.
2. Aluminum foil duct tubes are a great material to use because they are light, flexible and already metallic-colored. They’re also relatively inexpensive and easy to find in a hardwarestore.
3. Other kinds of flexible materials can be used as well, not just aluminum ducting. Different colors can be advantageous.
4. If you’re not looking for a flex-tubing texture on the appendages of your costume, you can get creative with materials. But remember that some materials may be more difficult to modify and reshape than others.