Real Pac Man Costume

Posted in Mens Costumes on June 13, 2009 by quinbra

This guy made a fully functioning PAC man video game machine as his costume.  He mounted a laptop and everything.  You can see detailed pictures on this site.  Pretty ingenius he actually mounted a laptop to a wood frame.  He then took a joystick mounted to another wood frame and connected it to the laptop.  You can have the real 80s experience.  Although I think it would be a little awkward having this guy stare at you while you play Pac Man.  Fortunately, the joystick was mounted high up.  You definitely wouldn’t want to make a mistake with that puppy.

There were some other excellent Pac Man designs as well.  There were also some other prices for some crazy costumes too.

Child R2D2

Posted in Boys Costumes, Girl Costumes, Star Wars Costumes on May 20, 2009 by quinbra

Child R2D2Perfect Costume for any toddler.  Easy to get and keep on your kid.  Additionally, they look even cuter than R2D2 himself.  I wish I had thought of this when my kids were a little younger.  I imagine you could do a variation on this and have something like Oscar the Grouch as well.

If you threw in a little battery pack with some blinky lights for the head it would be awesome.  I just don’t know if you would be able to keep it on a 2 year old.

Video Slideshow

Posted in Boys Costumes, Girl Costumes, Ladies Costumes, Mens Costumes, Star Wars Costumes on May 20, 2009 by quinbra

This is a tribute video to some of the best costumes found on the net.  Thank you costumetribue.com for your awesome work.

Padme – One Piece or Two?

Posted in Ladies Costumes, Star Wars Costumes on May 17, 2009 by quinbra

Padme - One PiecePadme - Two PieceAs a guy I would definitely be turning my head to the right.  I mean wow!  Either way you need to be pretty fit to pull off either one of these costumes as even the one piece would not sit well with a pot belly.

Ladies, I don’t think you can go wrong with either one of these.

In all fairness, I would probably go for the one piece.  The Two piece would have to be awfully cold on Oct, 31st.  Maybe some of the southern states wouldn’t be to bad to have the Padme on the right.

Anyway, I think you will definitely have to get the boots to have a complete and finished look.  Even if you have a hot midrif you gotta look authentic.

Jabba – Too Much Summer Barbeque?

Posted in Mens Costumes, Star Wars Costumes on May 17, 2009 by quinbra

Huge JabbaIf you had too many hot dogs and hamburgers during the summer don’t worry.  You can still put your portly patootie into a Jabba the Hut costume.

Beg for candy as the Galaxies most Obese gangster.

Plus didn’t Jabba always have all the hot girls dancing around him?  It would probably be better in some sort of cloth as opposed to plastic, but I guess this thing is inflatable to help make the lard-tail look more complete.

I plan on moderating myself on the hot dogs so I can fit into one of the storm trooper costumes instead of this thing.

Fido as Yoda

Posted in Star Wars Costumes on May 17, 2009 by quinbra

Yoda DogDressing your dog as Yoda is a great way to get the family pet into all of the Halloween action.  Even if he doesn’t walk with you, but stays at the house everyone will get a hoot out of this.  Perfect for smaller dogs like a Beagle.

Little Devil

Posted in Boys Costumes, Girl Costumes on May 17, 2009 by quinbra

My Little DevilThere are tons of cute costumes for kids, but I’ve always been a big fan of the little devil.  This is what we dressed my oldest son in for about 2 years.  One year we had his grandmother dress as a devil too.  They made quite a matching pair.

Depending on your child it might not be too much of a stretch to see them as a little devil.  They can flaunt it in style.

Storm Trooper

Posted in Mens Costumes, Star Wars Costumes on May 17, 2009 by quinbra

Classic Storm TrooperYes, one day I will have this Star Wars Costume.  This is my favorite Star Wars Costume of all time.  If I had $1,000 that I had no idea what to do with this is the first thing I would get.  Maybe after my kids go to college, who knows.

So there are a couple of places selling the armor plating, the helmet, but what about the boots.  I mean you can’t have a $1,000 costume and then polish it off with the same pair of Nike’s you cut the grass in.  You need some authentic storm trooper boots.  I found this site online that does have storm trooper boots.  They also had Clone Troopers, Han Solo and Padme’s kick you know what boots.

Even though this is the costume you dream about as a kid, I might consider going with the new Clone Trooper gear.