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The ViewMaster Classic Costume

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The ViewMaster Classic Costume

First test of the fit with everything on

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Photo #1 - First test of the fit with everything on Photo #2 - The early stages.  3 levels, head hole at the top Photo #3 - The head hole - make room for a straw for a drink! Photo #4 - close up of one of the lenses Photo #5 - taped without any details yet. round things are annoying Photo #6 - the way i climb in - it weighed about 60 lbs Photo #7 - the Finished ViewMaster!!  took about 5 weeks Photo #8 - side view Photo #9 - rear side view Photo #10 - out in the real world!
Costume type:  Costumes for Men
Category:Halloween Costumes

This homemade costume for men entered our 2023 Halloween Costume Contest.

A word from Thomas, the 'The ViewMaster Classic' costume creator:

I decided to make something weird, as i always do. I was playing with some old toys i found in my kid's closet and i came across the ViewMaster. I decided to measure it and then scale it up at 10x the size.
It is all Cardboard and Duct Tape (about 6-7 Rolls of 60 yds).
I then wanted it to be interactive, so i got 2 iPads and put images of kitties in halloween costumes on one of them and puppies in costumes on the other iPad and velcro-taped them under the "eyes" of the ViewMaster
I ran lightning cables to the inside of the costume and used portable USB power packs to help if they started to power down.
I set the slideshows to change pictures every 2 seconds and people loved it!! I used 2 10x6 sheets of 3X magnifying flexible sheets you would use for a book to give it that zoomed in and old school feel!
the only thing i had to paint was the Orange handle since i couldn't find orange duct tape. The Disk behind my head is just for looks and does slide in and out. I hope you enjoy it!

Rating: 4.9 of 5. Votes: 14

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