Mecha Walker Hallowe'en costume

Redditor This_comment_has built this insane Hallowe'en mecha walker costume out of aircraft aluminum and sheet metal. The Reddit thread is a hilarious collection of nerdgasmic worship and internet miseryguts whining about how he made himself vulnerable to drunken douchebags who'd want to push him over.

Sheet metal, aircraft aluminum, and other parts: $600.
Rivets, bolts, hardware: $250.
Tool purchases/rentals: $200.
Spraypaint: $90.
Truck rental to carry costume: $210
Hours: 250+.
Looking like you could take down a tank: priceless.

At 250 hours of construction, and well over $1000 of "aircraft aluminum and other parts," I humbly submit my vote for most extravagant costume this year. (youtube.com)

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RufusTheGreat

Surprised I didn’t hear about this on CNN with the “breaking news” intro and “terror alert” underneath. This is 10x more terror alerty than an LED t-shirt at Logan Airport.
Anonymous

lol i was just thinking i need one of these so i can pick fights with cars on the walk to work.
Sparky

I like how the person in the background at the end of the vid continues to walk away as if they see this bloody big robot walking around all the time.

Me? I’d think judgement day had started.
spejic

If I were holding a gatling gun, I don’t think I’d be worried about people with baseball bats.
Anonymous

“Aircraft” aluminum IS sheet metal. Sorry, had to say it.
Kosmoid

Would love to see on Kenny Rogers Jackass.
EeyoreX

When I saw the headline, i assumed this was gonna be a Mecha Walker: Texas Ranger Halloween costume. I’m dissapointed that it wasn’t. But at least now I know what I’m gonna dress like next year.
octopussoup

Amazing the things you have time to do when you have no girlfriend
bardfinn

CITIZEN PUT DOWN YOUR WEAPON
YOU HAVE TEN SECONDS TO COMPLY
Anonymous

$1000! too much imo, for $86 I was able to build this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVxQzQCVAt0 but then again I couldn’t take a tank round with my costume. Good work fellow Redditor
BrotherPower

I still say Dave Johnson’s Rubbermaid Samurai Justice League takes the cake:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/28813576@N00/5136824535/in/set-72157625166419079/
mappo

Needs some cup holders.
Anonymous

The reddit commentary was the best part of this post
doingsitups

What’s the difference between Halloween and cosplay?
- Ugly Canuck
  
  Getting candy from strangers.
TTa

he could have at least worn grey pants
Prufrock451

“Get away from those hotties!”
jimh

Seems overpriced at $1000 and 250 hours. Just saying.
Godfree

Doesn’t top the transforming Transformer costume, IMO.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIzKK2tVrsQ
- brassandlace
  
  O_O So. Cool.
Anonymous

I think it’s awesome that they put that much time and care into anything at all. That 1k could easily have gone to bars or movie rentals or chips to eat while watching Law and Order reruns, but no, dude built an awesome mech costume. Think about what you did with your last 1000 hrs of free time before you hate.
xunker

Coworker: “I hope got him laid at least.”

Me: “Yeah, but by another robot costume.”
- fnc
  
  Coworker: “I hope got him laid at least.”
  
  Other guy: “Yeah, but by another robot costume.”
  
  Me: “Which is probably exactly what he was hoping for anyway.”
siliconsunset

Exposed legs and arms required for operation; focus attack on the the visible fleshy bits.
- knoxblox
  
  Exactly what I was thinking. A baseball bat to the kneecaps and this walker is rendered immobile.
  - cjp
    
    Kneecapping is useless. The flesh regenerates around its metal skeleton almost instantly. You have to destroy the power centre in the bright, cycloptic eye.