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How to Make a Dr. Octopus Costume

Rob, the author of the Incredible Stuff I Made website, is offering detailed instructions for making an amazing Dr. Octopus costume.

Unlike my costumes in previous years (fish head, paparazzi, silver wings, California and Jenga), I decided on a unoriginal design. I went as Doctor Octopus, the super-villain foe of Spider Man. I didn't like using an unoriginal costume idea, but damn! It would be so cool to be Dr. Octopus, I couldn't resist!

Dr. Octopus, if you haven't heard of him, is a mad scientist who wields four flexible super-strong metal arms with large, strong pincers.

And of course no Dr. Octopus costume would be complete without a defeated Spider-man hero above its head.

I also thought it would be great to construct a defeated spider-man figure for the arms to be carrying, above his head.

Rob also talks about his participation in a costume contest where he was somehow defeated by a couple dressed as Jose Cuervo and Margarita. He was totally robbed. Tentacled villians get no respect these days. (Via Boing Boing)

Posted on October 15, 2005

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