A Very Kerbal Halloween

[Algomeysa]

I'm thinking of going as a Kerbal to a Halloween party this year.

As a template, these Kerbals at Dragon Con 2013 are pretty good: http://i.imgur.com/XBryUCr.jpg

(As I live in Atlanta, I actually saw these folks in person at the convention).

Although they're a little too green, or maybe they just photographed that way. Kerbals should be a bit more yellow-green, not quite Despicable Me Minion yellow, or Simpson yellow, but less green than that.

What's throwing me a bit is how to do the helmet. I can get an orange jumpsuit, I can make the gloves and astronaut boots and alien head, but the helmet needs to have a manufactured look, solid curves rather than just some makeshift thing. Any suggestions?

[gozzle]

Ha, those costumes are awesome

Helmet suggestion: papier maché round a big balloon. (looks like what those guys did maybe?)

Hope yours turns out well!

[Algomeysa]

Well, my friend pointed out that the 2013 Dragon Con Kerbals have a page where they detail How They Did It.

In short, paper mache around a 75cm exercise ball. So I will try that!

[Algomeysa]

So here's how my Kerbal turned out for the Halloween party last weekend:

More on this here.

[Algomeysa]

And here it was Halloween night: I claim this world in the name of Planet Kerbin!