4 legged stilt walker 2014
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- Опубликовано: 9 сен 2024
- This is my tree spirit costume that I made for the 2014 wizard world comic con in Chicago. feel free to leave questions if your curious. I tried to get in as much of the building process that I could.
Lol great job. One year I did a headless horseman costume.
I was actually on my horse trying it out when an electric company guy drove by. He kept looking and almost stopped... Love making my own costume...
I have to say this is the most impressive thing I've seen to date, great job. - Great Britain
Thank you that means alot. i hope to go international with it at some point if there are any good cons around you it would be nice to go to
Love it!!!! Saw you there and thought it was definitely one of the best costumes there!
thanks a bunch
what is the song in the background
+Chris Madden majestic by wax fang
this would make you feel like a BADASS!! XD
just imagine being able to run with that thing
Michael...that was great. I've watch dozens of videos on these special costumes and the really unique thing about them all is that they are all different. Yours was no exception. Really nice job on the build and I thought your presence and appearance was spot on with the character. You were steady and smooth and slow. That really makes these Walkers do majestic and amazing. I'll definitely be making this costume for me for 2017. Take care and thanks for sharing your video!!!
thanks alot I actually have more updated videos that you should take a look at for better design but you can send me an email if you have any questions about design or structure my email is lynch.michael14@gmail.com
Incredible!!!!
great work on the stilts and great choice of music
thanks
+Michael Lynch it's creepy when least expected
Awsome sauce
where did you get the materials, I've been planning to make one of these for my senior prank next year and wanna make it look as badass as possible and yours is the best I've seen so far
thanks that means alot. most of my materials unfortunately i found like the base layers and shredded layers, but there are a few things that i bought like the camo netting ( a.co/jjbJJ1F ) and the foam and mask which i bought at a michaels craft store. the balaclava ( a.co/cp2eEBy ) which i like because its very light and easy to wear especially in the summer months though you are still going to sweat your butt off which is why a camelbak is nice to have and also gives you a good hump on your back. i never wrote down any building specs mostly because i did it by feel. if there is any other questions i can help with let me know.
Thanks, I can't wait to make it, it seems so fun to walk around in
one really important point to make is to make sure you put padding between you and your stilts i have scvars from the one time i thought i could do without it and it rubbed my skin raw. on another note going to a salvation store can help with buying the base clothing you will be attatching the outfit to
here are some videos that should help with references
leg stilts ruclips.net/video/txyOCkuENIA/видео.html
the original makers video- ruclips.net/video/wB2HTAcbmck/видео.html
Thanks for the tips, I actually immediately wanted to make one when I saw GeneralTampons video, at first I was like "what the heck is a Stilt Spirit?"six minutes later "I have to have one in my life"
I have a plan to make a steampunk spider costume simular to this but I'm trying to make it where you can take you hands out of the crunches and put them in little are holes so you can use your hands it's still in the planning faze but I'll keep trying to develop it
Umbrella Boi sounds great my. I have unfortunately retired this costume as it's not what I imagined it to be anymore and have been looking forward to remaking it with my hands more accessible.
hahahaha american dad creature song XD
nice job😀
thanks
Hey how’d u make the arms? I found one video for the leg stilts but not one for the arms
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This is a link to my Facebook page with some helpful videos. There is this video and how to make the feet safer. Let me know if you have any other questions
good job, man!
thank you
Awesome! Could you walk comfortably the whole com with the stilts? What about heat? Again, awesome job, congrats!!
Yes it takes practice but learning to walk properly is key, not slouching and having all the weight on your wrists. My record was about 6 hours I believe. The heat is something you can't avoid unfortunately taking breaks and having a camelbak really do help a lot not to mention it helps give you a good hump on your back. Let me know if you have any other questions, you can email me or find my Facebook page where there is a lot more up to date stuff.
facebook.com/TreeSpiritCP/
Michael Lynch thanks, I already liked your Facebook page, I'm planning on doing the same for Halloween so be ready to be shot with questions 😂
Don Juan de Los Sanchoz cant wait to see your costume! I do have to say please do be very careful when walking in the stilts, I have already has one person try and have to give up the costume because he fell. So take your time and start low and once your stilts are made make them only an inch high of the ground just to give yourself practice in walking with them on.
Don Juan de Los Sanchoz hey how's the costume going?
Michael Lynch hi Mike, I've been so busy with work that I haven't even started yet, I hope in the next few days I'll have some time off to get going, will keep you posted 😊
Hey Michael, me and a friend are working on trying to make a stilt spirit with a flower theme, where the hump is similar to a rock and the flowers grow from under the rock and drape down, with a shiny silver mask, we wanted to know what people thought of it before we went through with it. (it would still be mysterious but regal at the same time)
Charlotte Ritter sounds like a great idea! I have been wanting to reimage my whole costume to actually be more tree like with fake tree Bark and be more of an actual tree spirit instead of a kinda pile of fabrics lol. my biggest suggestion would be hang the vines off your chest mostly as this covers up the buttons and keeps the vines out of the way while your walking. please keep me updated as I would really like to see the finished result and please do be careful on the stilts they can be a bit challenging to use if you have an email I'd like to send you what I did for the feet that haven't failed me yet and are safe on all surfaces even tile.
Michael Lynch my email is ginaritter4@gmail.com, I'd love to see how your costume progresses as you add more detail. and if you like to chat on fb just look up my name, it's a pic of a cat girl with pink and blue hair.
How long did it take to make this? I started mine today because I want it done before Halloween and I wanna get some practice in
Hi ! Great build ! So you have details or pics of the arms build? I am using crutches for mine but I can’t make them taller and was thinking on building my own arms for the costume.
Yes I have a very detailed video on my facebook page /m.facebook.com/TreeSpiritCP/
@@ml5209 found it. Thanks !
Looks like the things from 'The Dark Crystal' kids movie
That's what the original creators based it upon.
@@ml5209 that's awesome!! That's one of my favorite childhood movies
I wish I was that person
You can be! There isn't anything overly difficult about the costume. It's made and operated by some easily learned skills👍🏼
Wow!! Lovely costume! I've seen a couple of these around but yours by far has the best construction.
Do you by chance have any of the blue prints on making the arm extensions and the stilts?
+XxTheReptileGirlxX well i kinda made them as i went and they would be different for every person but no i dont have any blue prints but i can possibly make some or answer any questions that you have
Michael Lynch Can you tell me how tall you are and what the lengths of both feet stilts and hand stilts were? You seem to have them both in great proportion to each other, doesn't look _or appear at least) to cause you to hunch your back over much, and stand more as in weight-balanced as a giraffe oddly enough.
+XxTheReptileGirlxX i apologize for such delayed response but yes the only thing that bothers me after a while are my wrists but after doing it a couple times it gets easier i am 6' 1'' the arms are about as tall as i am but to the handhold is about 4'8'' and the feet are 3'6'' and to the foothold is 2'
if you would like a faster response i would suggest emailing my cosplay email @ treespiritp@gmail.com
im going to try and make a diagram of the components and hopefully send it to you
How did you builds your stilts and how much did making this customer cost? I have seent his before and want to do it but don't how to make the stilts and would like to know how much it cost making this so I know how much money I need
alot of the materials that i had were found or scavenged but if i had to estimate the total cost maybe like 150 because you dont have to use top quality items or fabric but there my suggestion is look up different stilt building videos look for what you think would work best
So today this costume comes in my nightmare and it was somewhat different he has 4 leg but small it is made of metal and was a robot and the face you have selected was very big like a 50 times large size spiderhead and it is stalking me all day along and i killed him i have never seen this costume before and i am searching for monster like this and i see this today in 2019 i swere i have never seen this costume before
Oh no! That's not good he is actually very kind and gentle lol. Well I hope it comforts you to know that he is sleeping well away for the winter and wont bother you at all.
@@ml5209 i am soundings like a lunatic 😅 but i am really scared from that dream because the way he salk me in night was very creepy i am a fan of horror movies but this is the first thing i have been scared of not this but the creational creature i saw in my dreams
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Hello, I am making one of these costumes and I was wondering if I could get some tips on how to get out of the costume (fabric and all) and be able to get out and back into it? Is it attached to a shirt? My dad and I are confused on how to do it. Thank you!
Seadog 13 hello
I'm currently trying to make some videos of how I made my costume but. I can tell you the back piece is an over sized button up shirt I bought at a goodwill store along with the pants. and superglued to the shirt is the foam I used to create a hump and then various layers of fabric to give texture. the arms are cut off to make a vest but honestly you could cut them at the elbow to cover your arm better.
facebook.com/TreeSpiritCP/
Here is where I'm uploading the videos and there are some videos of the costume that you can use for reference.
feel free to message me here or Facebook if you have any questions or send me an email @ lynch.michael14@gmail.com
Aha! Thank you! Such a simple answer... now I look dumb lol. I'll make sure to check out that link, thanks again!.
Seadog 13 lol no problem just happy to share. one tip is to get an even better hump it to use a camelbak that way you have water to as the costume can get very hot very quickly.
Michael lynch I'm making one of these Halloween outfits but I'm able to make the stilts I just need to know how you made the long crutches pls reply as quick as you can and your channel is rlly cool btw
Colin Cook hey Colin I have a Facebook page that goes over the arm I made you can check it out here
m.facebook.com/TreeSpiritCP/?rc=p
Did you find everything ok?
Roughly how long did this take you to make? Thanks
sorry for the late response it took about a week in total
Love the build - and seeing the learning process for the stilt walking. What was your endurance while in costume? Planning something built along these lines, and my daughter who's 10 is wholly committed to also doing a stilt costume with me - but I worry it'll be exhausting for her for more than a little bit.
Thank you I always appreciate feed back. the main thing you need to know is the posture you mainly want to keep your back at or above 45 degrees. I found this to be the most comfortable position. for your daughter I would suggest more of an upright position as it will help with stability but in my current form I have done 6 hours with a few 5 min breaks just sitting down on a ledge or on a ladder that I bring. if you would like more info I'd be more than happy to send you pictures and talk more so just let me know
More info would be fantastic - particularly the practical side of a costume like this, and any difficulties that are not obvious from the video. How did you decide on your stilt height, for example?
+Benjamin Baugh I realized very fast there was no point making the costume very tall as getting through doorways and elevators would not be fesible. so I decided on around 7 ft tall(I am 6ft) so I duck a tiny bit on doorways. but you never know your wrists will hurt mostly if you choose a lower posture but it will hurt less the more you do it but this is why I suggest a more upright position for your daughter. feel free to email me lynch_michael14@gmail.com
+Benjamin Baugh I apologize greatly I wrote my email wrong it's a period instead of an underdash the correct email would be lynch.michael14@gmail.com
Cheers - thank you. I just started working on the stilts for my daughter and my own walker. I will have questions!
is it hard to walk in this i wanna try to make this
NeverMorePlays not at all. But I will advise practice practice practice! Start low and work your way up, it doesn't seem high but a fall from mine can seriously injure check out my Facebook there are only two vids but they should help a little. Let me know if I can help with anything else!
facebook.com/TreeSpiritCP/
thanks for letting me know will try to make this costume to scare some of my neighbours
Kinda miss 2014 ngl
Mood
@@ml5209 2021 is boring right :/
@@averageminecraftenjoyer9419 2024 is starting alright eh?
yes, REATIONS
how much did it cost you in total ?
Not too much I found alot of the materials so the camo net, face mask, balaclava, and lumber only was about $75ish
where can you buy the nylon for the costume
do you mean the head cover (balaclava)? that I got off Amazon I can give you the link for the specific one I got
I subbed
Can you sit down in that? I want to be that for halloween
Buff Natsuki I bring a 4ft ladder to get into the costume and use that for breaks. Other wise I sometimes find a little perch I can lean/sit on.
Not as good as the original made in like 2008 or somethkng but still ducking awesome
Hello! I would love to talk to you about you being on this season of ABC's The Gong Show! If you are interested please let me know!
Aubrey Brown sure is there an email I can contact you with?
Aubrey Brown perfect I've sent you an email.
Can I buy one from you??
Aduritez uh I'm not sure how well that would work unless I made it specifically for you
How much are you looking to spend?
Michael Lynch 155$ at most
Aduritez hmm that will be difficult. I found allot of the material I used. But it will be closer to probably $200. I would be more than happy to help you build if your close by.
I saw fleshstik
nice video.. check out mine when you get time. made the same costume a couple years ago.
thanks I have seen your video. I really like the bulk of the costume as it hides your body well, but was unable able to do that much padding as I would be in very warm places at times. I did use some of your technics along with many others and a lot from the original creator. this is a very old video though I have made many updates since this video.
+Michael Lynch mine is sitting in the attic.. I used it the first year and won a costume contest at a casino.. won $250. . it's been sitting around since prob 3 years. I want to get it out again sometime.
+Jeffs Wonderland I've only done like three contests and twice lost to skeksies from Dark crystal lol but I get it out at least once in a while. I always go to comic con in Chicago with it but I'm thinking a new over haul of the costume to make mine more tree ish