Costume Craftwork on a Budget

Chapter 18 Body Armor

MAKING ARMOR FROM HOUSEHOLD ITEMS

Two types of armor were made for the Pippin production: breastplates for the Chorus and a set of full armor for Pippin. They were made from small plastic laundry baskets.

THE CHORUS’S BREASTPLATES

PROCEDURES FOR MAKING THE CHORUS’S BREASTPLATES

Materials Required:

•  Round-shaped laundry baskets

•  Marker

•  Steamer baskets (for the female breastsplates)

•  Gold tie wire

•  Needle

•  Fishing line

•  Pliers

•  Tin snips

•  Eggbeater (whisk part)

•  Magna-Tac clear glue, 809 permanent adhesive

•  Dremel tools (Figure 18-1a)

•  Heat gun or stove

•  Black plastic spray paints

•  1″-wide black elastic strips

•  Small buckles

•   ½ ″-wide black elastic strips

•  Silver metallic paints

•  Paint ...