Now that it's ruined, ever consider making that part out of aluminum flashing? You would be able to shape it better and there are really good glues (or Pop Rivets) you could use to seal the pieces together. Just an idea.
That looks pretty cool! Bet she got the most treats that Halloween.
Here is the dxf files I used to build my dome and print the details, they are far from a finished product.
I printed the dome pieces as several parts, taped them together and then cut them out of poster board (taping together pieces of poster-board as needed only a few fit into 22"x28"!).
I did have access to a printer that would do 11"x17", that made things much easier
Let me know in a P.M. as I generally don't do stuff in public. I will let you know what I come up with.
That is correct. Use whatever makes work easier for you. It is the result that counts! :thumb:
I made an R2D2 costume for my daugher last Halloween. It was made out of dollar store foamcore and posterboard. The dome was made out of a series of strips, some of them being 2 pieces of posterboard taped together, the whole dome was put together with masking tape and had a foamcore frame to keep it from getting crushed, the dome was finished with silver spray paint with paper details glued on with glue stick.
The body is a foamcore frame wrapped with a posterboard skin also with details printed on paper and attached with gluestick.
Same construction on the legs, but I ran out of time so there are almost no details You can see the hot glue gun on the counter just before we went out trick-or-treating
If you would like some interior pictures, I can dig the costume out of storage
FWIW: i used the little R2 as a starting point for my project. but ended up drafting new parts using Qcad