So has anybody else ever made a dragon costume?
Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 8:34 am
With all the dragon fans here, just wondering if anyone else ever made a dragon costume. Though a bit too old for trick or treat, Halloween parties can be fun, and I actually won some prizes which have paid for all of the materials.
I already had the metal armor from my historical lectures and jousting demos, so I didn't have to make a whole body suit. The skin though is made of real leather, the horns are real from some unknown animal, and the teeth and spines are made of polished bone. The wings really fold out to about a 12 foot wingspan. It is possible to eat and drink wearing the costume, which you must peer out of through the dragon's mouth, which affords an interesting view.
My next "dragon", is a costume to fit a large horse, also using my medieval horse armor, so the horse doesn't have to be completely covered in scales which would cause it to overheat. It actually looks quite frightening with a real horse wearing it.
So, anybody else?
I already had the metal armor from my historical lectures and jousting demos, so I didn't have to make a whole body suit. The skin though is made of real leather, the horns are real from some unknown animal, and the teeth and spines are made of polished bone. The wings really fold out to about a 12 foot wingspan. It is possible to eat and drink wearing the costume, which you must peer out of through the dragon's mouth, which affords an interesting view.
My next "dragon", is a costume to fit a large horse, also using my medieval horse armor, so the horse doesn't have to be completely covered in scales which would cause it to overheat. It actually looks quite frightening with a real horse wearing it.
So, anybody else?