How to Build a Better Bat Costume - Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories


	How to Build a Better Bat Costume - Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories

Lexica

10-8-2008 3:28 PM

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costumes, halloween, bats, diy, how-to

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10-8-2008 3:35 PM

pcmkrfn

EMSL is a fun site, thanks for sharing!

10-8-2008 4:58 PM

Lexica

They're pretty neat. I came across this project plan on some other site this morning (with some of the photos missing), and since I knew that EMSL were the ones who'd done it first, I wanted to help be sure they get the credit.

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/3f29beb4-e87d-44a8-8f19-6f4f3c3c98b0/19AFA839-7F12-42A2-824B-396D3EB1C0E8/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/UmbrellaBatCostume" href="http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/UmbrellaBatCostume" style="font-size: 11px;">www.evilmadscientist.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/UmbrellaBatCostume"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.evilmadscientist.com/img/BF2DFBEC-BA64-4507-B896-B83C568BCAFB" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/UmbrellaBatCostume">The only raw materials that you will need are an umbrella and a hooded zippered sweatshirt.  You will also need some tools and supplies: needle and thread, pins, pliers, scissors, and something to cut the umbrella ribs, such as tin snips, bolt cutters, or cutting pliers.  
</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/UmbrellaBatCostume"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.evilmadscientist.com/img/353A974F-34B2-4810-A1DB-1D76C4EC3389" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/UmbrellaBatCostume">Unscrew the top of the umbrella.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/UmbrellaBatCostume"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.evilmadscientist.com/img/BAF9B879-7255-46DC-BA47-2D4F4631A970" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/UmbrellaBatCostume">The cloth part of the umbrella with the ribs attached should be separate from the stem now.  Clip off two ribs opposite each other, and save them for ear frames.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/UmbrellaBatCostume"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.evilmadscientist.com/img/AEF2E056-1A93-4EA4-BD20-D4ED682181E1" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/UmbrellaBatCostume">Pin the umbrella halves to the sleeves and sides of the sweatshirt, starting at the armpits.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/UmbrellaBatCostume"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.evilmadscientist.com/img/218FAC39-CF26-4B65-86BA-3A9F750B1BEA" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/UmbrellaBatCostume"><table background="undefined" bgcolor=""><tr><TD>Here's the gap where the ribs stick through.  This will give you some flexibility of movement when you're wearing it.  
</TD></tr></table></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/UmbrellaBatCostume"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.evilmadscientist.com/img/2A4AA915-AC82-4CD0-B4BE-0A6564AC612C" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/UmbrellaBatCostume">Take the two extra ribs and trim extra points off so that you can make a (very uneven) tripod out of them.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/UmbrellaBatCostume"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.evilmadscientist.com/img/9F741524-0A97-4853-B15B-A7264B6D7FBB" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/UmbrellaBatCostume">You'll need someone (or a wig frame or mannequin head) to help you with this part.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/UmbrellaBatCostume"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.evilmadscientist.com/img/AF86A4DB-921F-45C2-8B4C-3129CF68B185" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/UmbrellaBatCostume"><table background="undefined" bgcolor=""><tr><TD>After getting them nicely lined up, stitch them on and then trim off the excess fabric.  
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