How to make a Lego Costume | Full In-Depth Guide

In this FULL in-depth guide, I will teach you how to make a Lego costume out of cardboard and other materials. More specifically I will show you how to make Benny the Spaceman from the original Lego Movie.
Originally I released these in separate videos one video for each segment, but several years later, I decided to put them all together in one long video.
#lego #legocostume #cosplay #costume
Timestamps for the Segments:
Helmet 0:01
Body 0:27:16
Arms 0:44:54
Hands 0:49:15
Legs 1:04:36
Jetpack/Oxygen tank 1:20:03
Lego Costume Materials Needed:
Helmet
-1 12" half ball styrofoam: found here on Amazon - amzn.to/1UKMvSO (or at Michaels)
-6 12-inch styrofoam discs (made these from styrofoam sheets)
-Drywall joint compound (home depot)
-mod podge: found here on Amazon - amzn.to/1UKMUod (or at Walmart)
-1 can of True Blue Gloss paint (Walmart)
-1 can of acrylic crystal clear paint (Walmart) (don't need the whole can)
-1 section of a 10inch diameter concrete form tube (for face insert) found at Home Depot
-some kind of paint software, or compositing software, or good artistic skills for the face. I made the faces and then had them printed on photo paper at Staples.
-Hot glue
Body
-1 cardboard box
-Mod Podge: amzn.to/1RBBTil
-Paper strips
-Hot glue
-True Blue Gloss spray paint
-Acrylic Crystal Clear spray paint
Legs
-1 cardboard box
-hot glue
-mod podge:amzn.to/1RBBTil
-strips of paper
-1 can of true blue gloss spray paint
-part of a can of acrylic crystal clear spray paint
Hands
-Cardboard
-Plastic Cylinder
-Mod Podge: amzn.to/1RBBTil
-Hot Glue
-part of a can of True Blue Gloss spray paint
-part of a can of Acrylic crystal clear spray paint
-cardboard mailer tube (Staples)
Arms
- 2 Mailer tubes (I used 4-inch diameter mailer tubes because those fit around my arm)
- 1 sewing kit
- Fabric (color to match your costume) You need enough fabric to wrap around both sets of arms. If I remember right, I only needed 1 or 2 yards.
JetPack/Oxygen Tank
-1 - 8" diameter Concrete Form Tube. Depending on how long you make - -the tanks you may need 2.
-Cardboard
-Styrofoam
-Utility Knife or Scissors
-a couple of bolts and nuts
-Mod Podge
-Hot Glue Gun/Hot glue
-Blue Gloss Spray Paint
-Clear Coat Spray Paint
The above links are affiliate links. As an Amazon Affiliate, I earn on qualifying purchases.

[@DEFarnes]

You are amazing!

[@MattTaylorVariety]

Thank you!

[@annachiburis1186]

I actually love lego movies! They are funny and entertaining and positive!

[@MattTaylorVariety]

Yeah the Lego movies are great!

[@alexmartinoff]

Man, you're epic! Thanks for the guide!

[@MattTaylorVariety]

Thank you and you are welcome!! Glad you liked it!