Sandflea Project

Hey guys,

Sorry it's been such a long time since I've posted. I'm not the best at making sure I post, especially since I'm sure no one reads this. But alas, I have a reason to post!

As you guys may know, I've been working on making a sandflea costume.

I thought I'd share my progress.

EYES
for the eyes I decided to use smooth foam balls. This way I could have them looking smooth without having to actually do anything.
For all of the eyes I started with a light sanding to smooth out the seam(some brands sand better than others). I then drew on the black, blue and red parts using markers.
The first size I tried was a 3" diameter.

As you can tell, a 3" diameter is much too big. Although I was pleased with the look of they eyes.

Next I tried sphears with a 2.5" diameter

Again, too big.

Lastly I tried a 2" size.

I think I looks great, and it's light enough to not droop down.

EYES: Done

MASK
The mask aspect of the sandflea costume was easy. I found a fabric that could be seen through when right next to it, and pinned and sewed it to fit my head.

Luckily I can wear my glasses under the mask without it being (too) obvious.
To attached the eyes I stuck a thumb tack through the inside of the mask, put some hot glue on the tack, and stuck on the eye.
{image to come}

MASK: Done

MOUTH
The mouth is something that I feel is vital to how the sandflea looks. I think the key is to draw out a mouth that really emulates Pook's* style of art. I, being not that great of a drawer, prefer to mimik existing mouth designs. This is a great place to look at lots of mouth designs.
For now, I just simply drew it on stiff-ish paper. As far as attaching it, I still need to figure out a good way to do that...

MOUTH: Still working on it

NECKLACE
This is just an ironcross necklace. With a ball-chain, not a chord. I found two on ebay that should arrive this week. Hopefully they're the right size.

NECKLACE: Almost Done

SWEATER
Basicly they wear Freddy Krueger sweaters. They should be easy to find, right? Wrong. Find an olive green and red sweater that has not been shredded and burnt is extremely difficult. To make matters more annoying, in October of 2010 Hot Topic sold the exact sweater I needed, completely intact, and for cheap (like $26). But of course they don't sell them anymore.

So for this, I'll Probably just buy a red sweater and paint it.

SWEATER: Not yet started

PROPS

I'm gonna make the famous "The Aquabats R Dumb" pickit sign. I also have an "I <3 MDAM" Button I made(boardies will get the joke).

I'll post more once more happens, but to get more of a frequent update on what I'm doing, Check out my forum thread.

-Awesome Lad