Tom Banwell’s steampunk gas masks are awesome:

Tom Banwell’s steampunk gas masks are awesome:

If you wanted to build a Big Daddy from BioShock as your Halloween costume, how would you go about it? (a) I have no idea, but (b), oh my, Harrison Krix sure does:

He has a great post describing the build and showcasing the results. But if you don’t want to invest $1,000 in materials and hundreds of hours of time (assuming you have the mad skills to begin with), check out the eBay listing.
I had thought Professor James Fzz’s Steam Robot was going to be my favorite Halloween costume, but I Eric Testroete’s Papercraft Self Portrait just snunk in and swiped the title (scroll to the right to see the additional photos and construction details).
A little post-Halloween link: introducing Steam Robot sidekick to last year’s Dr. Steam. I really need to put more (any) work into my Halloween costumes.
Now THAT is a Halloween costume. The pumpkins further down are really cool too.

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