Green army man costume

Harrison Jones created this fabulous green army man costume (which included a coating of green latex paint on his skin, yowch, suffer for your art!), and worked a full shift at a grocery store while so attired:

Harrison started by picking out the perfect green tarp, then taking it to the hardware store and having them color match a quart of semi-gloss interior latex paint. He then painted the air soft helmet, boots, and gun with several coats of the green paint. Next, he cut out cardboard in an oval shape, painted it green, and used duct tape in a loop to stick to his boots.
As for the uniform, he picked out a long-sleeve shirt and a pair of pants he was willing to sacrifice, and cut them both along the seams. Harrison then spread the chopped shirt and pants out on the tarp, pinned them to the tarp, and cut around the fabric, leaving about a half inch of extra tarp (the sleeves were done separately). He used duct tape to “sew” the tarp back together, leaving half of the tape’s sticky side exposed and putting it on the inside of the seam, and then connecting the matching part of the tarp, adjusting to the right fit.

Rad Green Army Man Costume

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grimc

But he’s wearing a German helmet, so he should be grey!
- Mister44
  
  I don’t think so. It looks like an approximation (a toy or costume prop) of a modern US GI helmet.
  
  Anyway.
  
  Awesome. I’m Looking at It
mistwolf

I saw a trio of people at this past weekend’s Supanova in Brisbane, Australia who did this schtick, though they carried their bases with them. Throw rugs I think.
CharredBarn

Nice job. The two-piece base attached to the soles of his boots is pretty inspired, I think.
winter67uk

8/10. As noted the two-piece base sets the new standard, and this gentlemen should be apprenticing on Saville Row, not working in a grocery store. But robbed of perfection by the inappropriate weapon and helmet. The standard is 50′s Korea, by the way, not 40′s WW2.
tylerkaraszewski

I can’t read the link at the bottom of the post without seeing “Red Green Army Man Costume”. The duct tape is fitting.
- http://halfbakedmaker.org Robert Baruch
  
  That’s because you have Rad Green colorblindness. :D
winter67uk

And I notice that he’s emulating the classic 12inch GI Joe pistol/kung-fu grip hand postions. Subtle and brilliant.
jeligula

That Army man is 1000 times more detailed than any I ever played with.
http://echofox3.blogspot.com efergus3

Actually the helmet and weapon are current types, not WWII. The clothing would be WWII/Korean War style. Still, beautiful work.
nosehat

I hope nobody tries to set him on fire.

I think that was the fate of many of my green army men when I outgrew playing with them as a kid.

I’m not sure how normal that is.
- joeposts
  
  completely normal. Fire, magnifying glass, microwave (sorry mom), lawn mower (sorry dad), or worst of all… buried alive.
  - Bobdotcom
    
    Firecrackers.
- Ambiguity
  
  Or, worse yet, having his head cut off and stuffed up someone’s nose.
http://twitter.com/mikescottiskiff Mike Scott

He’s an army man. And he is green. This is alright.
alex4point0

dat trigger discipline.
JhmL

I bet he likes Raiders of the lost Ark.
- Tinker Man
  
  Nah. His name would be Indiana Ford, if he did.
Mister44

It WOULD be awesome to have a friend “chasing” him with a giant magnifying glass. That should win a few contests!
BijouxBoy

Hmm yes. And his lace-pattern on the boots are not actually the authentic WWII style. The styles of military dress are definitely lacking in authenticity. Oh for God’s sake guys. How about just admiring his craftsmanship in creating this illusion. There really is no need to be pedantic.
- mistwolf
  
  You’re new at this geek think, aren’t you? ;)
  - BijouxBoy
    
    Nah, just underwhelmed. :)
- rabidpotatochip
  
  There’s never a NEED to be pedantic, it’s just one of the many services we offer for free!
riorico

Out. Fucking. Standing. Period.
666beast1

The texture, the color, absolutely brilliant.
Aaron Burman

I wish someone would do a costume for the worst army guy ever, the landmine tracking guy. Or maybe the walkie talkie guy.
Red Robot

Perfection would be a bent barrel on the rifle.
franko

no video? i want to see him move!
noah django

he worked a full shift clothed entirely in waterproof tarp? it’s a wonder he didn’t sweat off that latex paint. awesome, awesome costume [ahem, I mean "rad" :) ] but you couldn’t pay me to wear it while working indoors.

lends credence to the old adage: “if you can’t duck it–fuck it”
Willa Ahlschwede

Yeah, I shop at that market and it’s totally awesome! Andy’s Market in Sebastopol, California FTW!