A Batman fan from Ohio has created the most over-the-top Batmobile from the 60s classic TV series. All of the controls to deploy smoke screen, machine guns, blades, sleeping gas, fire suppression, parachutes, everything works. 10-year-old me would’ve blown his neck bolts if he’d seen such a vehicle in person ..read more

Bring the magic of the movie Moana to life with this DIY Heart of Te Fiti necklace tutorial by Erin St Blaine. This tutorial will guide you through the process of creating a glowing Heart of Te Fiti necklace using Adafruit’s nOOds – flexible LED filaments and a coin cell battery. These nOOds are a simple yet effective way to add a touch of magic to any costume piece. Whether you 3D print your own necklace or purchase a premade one, this tutorial is easy to follow and will give you a stunning final product. The electronics build for this project requires some soldering skills and tools, but the ..read more

In this “Ask Adam” segment on Tested, Adam Savage is asked a number of great questions. He’s asked what he includes in a Cosplay Repair Kit when he brings costumes to conventions. Here’s the list he rattles off: 1. Hot glue gun and sticks 2. CA glue 3. 5-minute epoxy 4. Cloth tape, paper tape, and electrical tape 5. X-acto knife and single-edge razor blade 6. Hand saw 7. string, parachute cord, and bailing wire 8. Safety pins 9. Paints to “hide crimes” 10. Self-stick 11. Velcro And he always brings pencils and a sketchbook. Of course, as he points out, your kit should be costume specific, so f ..read more

If you are looking to make the most game accurate cosplay of Kratos, PlayStation has you covered. They released a detailed guide for a bunch of characters with notes, close ups, and more. No more relying on screen grabs or fan art. All packed into handy pdfs with a fun game tie in theme. With the God of War Ragnarök cosplay guides, we wanted to make as many as we could to help provide resources for all our fans who want to take on creating our characters. We’re happy to share that we’ve added ten additional characters from Lúnda’s workshops notes to the God of War Ragnarök cosplay page: Fre ..read more

Here’s the latest tutorial from Erin St Blaine: add noodles of glowing light to your costume using Adafruit nOOds. From the guide: Adafruit nOOds are little noodles of light. They’re as simple to use as a regular LED – connect one end to power and one end to ground, and they light up and glow. They’re incredibly bendy and flexible, making them just perfect for small subtle costume details. A nOOd will last for hours on a single coin cell battery, with no big noisy EL-wire inverter to manage. We’ll also get a little crazy and hook 3 nOOds up to a QT Py microcontroller, so they can be dimmed o ..read more

In this HEN3DRIK – Electroplating 3D Prints video, Hendrik runs through the process he used in 3D printing and electroplating a Mandalorian helmet. Some good tips in here, like creating a turning mechanism for the object in the bath for a smoother finish ..read more

Adam Savage visits Weta Workshop’s fabrication department in New Zealand and learns how to speed-fabricate prop weapons used in set dressing ..read more

Earlier this month Phoebe Bridgers and Danny Elfman were part of a Nightmare before Christmas concert in London. The video above was shared by The Forty-Five on Youtube, you can learn more and see additional clips on Boingboing.net and Brooklyn Vegan! Phoebe Bridgers and composer Danny Elfman joined some of the original cast members from The Nightmare Before Christmas for an exclusive two-day only concert performance of the beloved movie. While there’s no official video from the show, you can catch some clips on Instagram — and it looks like it was a scream. If you want to see even more, Bro ..read more

I’m not one for New Year’s Resolutions, but I’m already telling myself that one of the things I want to break down and learn in 2023 is vacuum forming. In this 2-part video on Prop Monkey Studio, he shows how you can even vacuum form EVA foam. Who knew? I love the basic former he made from a shop heating unit, some particle board, aluminum foil, and an old vacuum cleaner. And the two layer forming is to die for ..read more

Take a look at this brand-new tutorial from Erin St Blaine: NeoPixel Remote: IR Control with WLED This tutorial shows an easy way to get custom animations running on a NeoPixel strip and control them with an infrared remote.  From the guide: RGB LED lighting strips are everywhere. Many of these strips come with a handy infrared (IR) remote control that will allow you to select different colors, change brightness, and fade from one color to the next. They’re very easy to install and use, but can be rather a disappointment for the discerning LED connoisseur. The pre-programed animations a ..read more