Don’t just walk down the street, light it up. Becky Stern has figured out how to incorporate LEDs and a Flora motion sensor into a sparkletastic skirt that will dazzle passersby as you sashay past (that’s the only way you can walk in skirt like that).
Watch and learn after the break.
Spider-Man costumes can be tricky to get exactly right, but Reddit user MoonSpider nailed it. He fully committed to crafting the most perfect Ultimate Spider-Man costume he could, and the final result shows it. He used The Replica Props Forum for information and resources including the pattern for the costume. The pattern was printed on 4 way stretch lycra by a specialized company, and it was put together by a seamstress. He worked on the eyes, went over all the weblines by hand with markers to make them stand out more, and crafted the footwear. Well freaking done.
See more pictures after the break.
Caleb from Hackaday built himself an 80,000-volt Thor hammer out of a tesla coil and foam. It can even light up light bulbs. I suppose it could also be used as the most elaborate stun gun ever.
See it in action after the break (complete with some Thor cosplay).
The beauty of these Superhero Cuffs isn’t just how they look, but how they’re made.
Maker Rachael Rabbit has a neat tutorial on how to take those left over toilet paper tolls and make them into these cuffs, along with tips on how to keep the glue from making your TP cuffs squishy.
I have a feeling these are going to get made at the next League of Ladies craft day 
More pics after the break.
These handmade pajamas are modelled after Chell’s jumpsuit in Portal. They’re made from orange and white fleece and feature Aperture Science logos on the breast and on the back. With the pockets and belt they look so good they could just as easily work for cosplay.
See more pictures after the break…
The premiere for Iron Man 3 is creeping up and if you’re planning to wear a costume in line, you might want to consider fashioning a Repulsor. Advancer Technologies created an instructional video that shows off their muscle sensor technology as it applies to controlling the Repulsor light and sound effects. All you have to do is flex your forearm muscle to charge it and relax the muscle to fire. It’s impressive!
See the how to in the video after the break.
If Sherlock had a friendship bracelet, you can bet it wouldn’t be an ordinary one. It would involve code or send a message. The Final Problem has designed Sherlock inspired Morse code bracelets and provided a how-to so you can make them too!
Seed beads and bugle beads represent the dots and dashes in the code, and you can use a translator to spell out any message you wish. The above bracelets look innocuous, but they actually say, “I don’t have friends. I’ve just got one.”
Yeah, it’s pretty genius.
See the bracelets translated after the break.
Forget Slave Leia, someone needs to cosplay as Slave Artoo with this amazing DIY bra. There’s an easy version made of duct tape or a more challenging one made of paper maché that includes lights and sounds and looks much more finished. In addition to making the physical cups you’ll need a little toy Artoo to sacrifice in order to use his parts to make the sounds. For a bra this awesome, it’ll be totally worth it.
See more pictures and video of the bra in action after the break…
This little bit of geekery comes courtesy of The Hutch of Chaos who bought some printable transfer paper (for dark fabrics) at Walmart and made this alternate TARDIS logo in Photoshop. Once complete he simply printed it out and ironed it on a pair of Chucks. Subtle, but wonderful nonetheless.
(via THOC)
I’m not sure if this should be filed under cosplay or accidents just waiting to happen, but it’s cool either way. This custom made Iron Man gauntlet has a hatch that opens and closes as you move your arm, revealing a dual-laser. It’s not just for looks either as the thing actually works and blows up some balloons as proof. Now, if he can just add a working pair of jet boots, that’d be impressive.
See video of the gauntlet in action after the break…
