If you’re going to dress up as Michael Myers you have to find the right clothes. That’s right - not just any old worksuit will do and you certainly don’t want to wander around in one of those craptastic ones they sell at Party City every October. Have no fear. I’ve got all of the tips and tricks you’ll need to be the best dressed Michael Myers on the block. Here’s a worksuit link to get you started: AutomotiveWorkWear.com
No Myers costume would be complete without his BFK. There still is a bit of a debate surrounding exactly which real world knife was used in the film. My money’s on the big Lamson chef’s knife. In this tutorial I show you how to make your own Lamson replica that’s safe to carry around. Just remember to drop the knife when commanded to do so by a peace officer or mental health professional. I’m including the knife template I made HERE. Just be sure to scale it to 100% for printing. Happy Hallowe’en!
Since Halloween is just around the corner I decided to make a series of tutorials that will show you how to put together a kick-ass Michael Myers costume. Part 1 shows you how I modified a standard Don Post Myers mask to make it look more like the real thing. As I mention in the tutorial, the original Michael Myers mask was a store-bought Captain Kirk mask from 1975. According to a number of untrustworthy sources, problems arose when the original Halloween film became a hit and this fact was uncovered. Apparently in subsequent years William Shatner and others have tried to get a piece of the Halloween pie so the mask has been changed and changed and changed again. The same mask was only used in Halloween 1 and Halloween 2. Each of the other films (the ones featuring Michael at least) had its own take on the Kirk mask. Don Post Studios has been fairly prolific over the years releasing Myers mask after Myers mask, even making an unlicensed one they called “The Mask”, a none-too-veiled reference to “The Shape”, Michael’s “name” in the original script. Unfortunately, they’ve always been hobbled by the Kirk lawsuits and steered clear of the original Shatner sculpt. AFAIK we’ve never gotten an accurate licensed H1 Myers mask. There are, however, many independent mask makers who make and sell excellent Myers masks based on the original Kirk sculpt. Their beauty is in the eye of the beholder and the cost of that beauty can be quite high. For this tutorial I wanted to stick with a mask that is commonly available. I started with a Don Post Myers mask that was first released in 2006 and is still available today. You can find it at a great many retailers and the price range is wide. I got mine at HALLOWEEN ASYLUM for around $55. I’ve seen them for sale as high as $90 so shop around. The liquid latex I use is from TWISTED VISIONS and MONSTER MAKERS. I’ll let you decide which you prefer. I hope you enjoy the tutorial. Happy Hallowe’en!
It’s most likely the last Master Replicas Star Wars product to hit the market and it’s also one of the most affordable. This stormtrooper helmet, dubbed by some the CE, is a UK exclusive but there are plenty of folks bringing them over to this side of the pond. Originally a Play.com exclusive, you can now find these on Ebay as well as sites like redfordfilms. Is it worth the hundred-or-so dollars it’s going for? Well it depends. Check out my review.
So you like being a stormtrooper on the Death Star, but you can’t see a thing in that helmet, and the whole thing gets a little too hot for you? Or maybe you just moved into the Jundland Wastes and all the other Tusken Raiders seem cool and collected when you’re sweating your ass off. Then this is the tutorial for you! Putting a small battery-powered fan into a mask or helmet can make all the difference in the world and allow you to stay in costume for hours on end in air-conditioned comfort. It’s an extremely simple circuit, but I try and give you a few tips that can certainly make the difference between success and failure. Here are links to some of the parts I use: There are also small centrifugal blowers that can work very well if you need to blow air up onto your lenses or if you don’t have an opening to pull air in through. I’ve never used these before, but would like to try them sometime. Maybe in my new Master Replicas UK CE helmet. Hmmmm. |
