DIY Hallowe'en: Chilean Miner with Rescue Pod

Xeni Jardin 11:10 am Sun Oct 31, 2010

From the Boing Boing DIY costume thread, Boing Boing reader planettom says,

"I went as a Chilean Miner, complete with Rescue Pod."

"Made from 2 32-gallon plastic trashcans. Except, though I could contort to fit in it, I realized I couldn't with the hardhat/headlamp, so I had to add 12" of a 3rd 32-gallon plastic trashcan. The mesh in the window is made from the bag that oranges come in."

Open thread: your DIY Hallowe'en costumes?

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