A Thor movie costume is a very creative choice for a range of different costume occasions. You may choose one of the characters for a Halloween event or you could be planning an reenactment of some of the scenes. Maybe a child has to have a costume for a competition at school. Thor has a selection of costumes for both male and female.
Thor
Thor is of course the principal character in the movie. His costume consists of a red cloak that is attached from the shoulders of his suit of armor and flows behind him in classic superhero style. When making the cloak, you might find certain material provides the correct weight to achieve the right effect. The signature hammer of Thor can be recreated from packing foam which may be pinned to a cardboard tube and then painted.
Cardboard is a good material from which to create armor. The Thor costume has armor that is formed from shaped panels. You can copy this technique using double wall cardboard which is generally used for packaging appliances like TVs. Once you have cut all your pieces out you can stick them together with a strong adhesive or duct tape and then apply latex paint.
All Seeing Guardian of Asgard – Heimdall
The character of Heimdall is an obvious Halloween party choice because of the spectacular golden costume he wears with the distinctive head armor. If you are very creative you could try to achieve this attire from a mixture of cardboard and polystyrene. You should invest in some metallic spray paint which will really help to recreate the effect you are looking for.
Frost Giants
Occupants of a frozen wasteland in the movie are the Frost Giants. Their faces are spooky enough to be worthy of Halloween and should be extra fun to create. Lashings of honey or a similar sticky substance can be applied to the skin as a base. Upon this you can attach little flakes of white paper or tissue paper. This will help provide the illusion of icy, scaly skin. These creatures possess menacing red eyes and you can achieve a similar effect with a pair of old spectacles. Color the lenses with red felt tip pen or paint.
The problems with the above methods are that they are use once only solutions. Once cleaned off the costume is gone for good. You can make a reusable head for the Frost Giants as a mask. This can be put on and taken off as you wish and it can also be kept for a souvenir. Painted papier mache is possibly the best medium to use.
The Destroyer
One of the most difficult costumes to make will be that of the Destroyer but at the same time his is one of the most appealing. You could try to make this out of old leather. Look for a local recycling plant where you can get scraps of old bags and belts. It will be painstaking to cut out the panels and re stitch them but the effort will be worth it. The head should be made with an old box with a section cut away and panelled with yellow plastic to represent the lighted eyes.
Warrior Princess – Sif
If you are looking for a female Thor movie costume to make then one of the best choices is probably that of Sif. In the movie her costume is mainly robes which are easy enough to recreate with yards of cloth. You can make the armored shoulder pads she wears out of cuts of stiff paper or cardboard and then color them with paint.
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