Zealot

My son wanted a "Gilgamesh Wulfenbach shmott guy!' hat from the Girl Genius webcomic for crazy hat day at school, how could I refuse.

materials used:
  • baseball cap
  • poster board
  • foam board
  • paper mache
  • polyester batting
  • fabric
  • felt
  • spray paint
  • titebond wood glue
  • more mini glue sticks than you would think possible
  • wires, a switch,LEDs,a small DC motor, and an 18650 cell from an old laptop battery

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The base

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the spiky things on the side before painting. they are paper mache formed in parts over aluminum foil molds

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the mid section before covering it with polyester batting and fabric, this is all foam board

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the top section built on a foamboard cone, you can see the score marks on the back side that helped it be formed into shape

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and the finished hat

I thought I had some pictures of the blower assembly for the "flame" but I can't seem to find them