Fixing my Pikachu mascot Costume
Summary
TLDRIn this video, Jennifer Squires shares her process of revamping a Pikachu costume to make it more robust and visually appealing. She plans to wear it to Wellington Armageddon in December. Jennifer climbs inside the costume and uses EVA foam and contact cement to create an internal structure, adding 'ribbing' for a fuller, more joyful appearance. She also discusses using a neck fan and moisture-wicking clothes to combat sweating. The video includes a step-by-step guide on measuring, cutting, and attaching the foam pieces to reinforce the costume's structure, aiming for a perfect circular shape at the top and bottom. The result is a more rotund and cheerful-looking Pikachu costume, ready for an event.
Takeaways
- 🎨 Jennifer Squires is the creator of the video, focusing on costume creation and DIY projects.
- 👾 The main project is revamping a Pikachu costume to make it look fuller and more robust.
- 🛠️ Jennifer plans to use EVA foam and contact cement to create an internal structure for the costume.
- 🧵 The costume's belly area is particularly targeted for reinforcement to prevent it from folding and appearing emaciated.
- 🎭 Jennifer has decided against wearing a witch costume due to discomfort from excessive sweating and has opted for a fan accessory instead.
- 📏 Detailed measurements are taken to ensure the EVA foam pieces fit correctly within the costume.
- 📐 A plan is outlined to add support at the shoulders, around the midsection, and under the arms for a more rounded appearance.
- 🔪 The process includes cutting out foam pieces based on the measurements and applying contact cement for attachment.
- 🔨 Additional materials like wire and red tape are used to provide extra firmness and rigidity to the costume's structure.
- 🌞 The costume is left to air out overnight due to the smell from the contact cement.
- 🎉 The final result shows a noticeably fuller and more joyful-looking Pikachu costume, with some minor cleaning needed.
Q & A
Who is the speaker in the video?
-The speaker in the video is Jennifer Squires.
What is Jennifer Squires' project in the video?
-Jennifer Squires is working on revamping a Pikachu costume to make it look more robust and less emaciated.
What material is Jennifer using to modify the costume?
-Jennifer is using EVA foam and contact cement to build an internal structure for the costume.
Why does Jennifer want to change the costume's belly area?
-She wants to firm up the belly area because it folds when she puts the costume away, and she wants it to look more rotund and less emaciated.
What event is Jennifer planning to wear the revamped Pikachu costume to?
-Jennifer plans to wear the revamped costume to Wellington Armageddon on December 3rd of the current year.
What is the issue with Jennifer's previous witch costume for Halloween?
-The witch costume caused Jennifer to sweat excessively, so she decided against wearing it again.
What solution did Jennifer find to deal with the heat while wearing costumes?
-Jennifer bought a neck fan and clothing that wicks away sweat to wear under the costume for better heat management.
What does Jennifer plan to do to reinforce the costume's structure?
-She plans to add EVA foam strips on the sides, back, and under the arms to create a more robust structure.
How does Jennifer visualize the costume's structure after the modifications?
-Jennifer wants the costume to have a beautiful, almost perfect circle shape at the top and bottom, avoiding a caved-in appearance.
What is Jennifer's approach to attaching the EVA foam to the costume?
-She uses contact cement, applying it to both sides of the foam, waiting for it to become tacky, and then attaching it to the costume.
How does Jennifer ensure the costume's structure is firm and rigid?
-She adds wire and red tape to the internal structure of the costume to provide additional firmness and rigidity.
Outlines
🎨 Revamping Pikachu Costume
Jennifer Squires introduces her project to improve a Pikachu costume, which currently has a sturdy head but a flimsy belly that folds for storage. She plans to climb inside the costume and use EVA foam and contact cement to create an internal structure that will give it a more rounded and robust appearance. Jennifer also discusses her decision to wear this costume to an event in Wellington, Armageddon, on December 3rd, and her strategy to combat sweating by using a neck fan and moisture-wicking clothes. The video will include a time-lapse of the cutting and application process of the EVA foam to reinforce the costume.
🛠️ Finalizing Pikachu's Internal Structure
After working late into the night, Jennifer adds the final support to the Pikachu costume, which includes wire and red tape for added firmness and rigidity. She uses contact cement to attach these reinforcements and plans to let the costume air out overnight on the carport due to the smell from the cement. The next day, she shows the costume with its new internal structure, which has significantly improved its shape, making it look more rounded and less emaciated. Jennifer expresses satisfaction with the revamped costume, especially considering she had never built a costume like this before. She invites viewers to like, comment, subscribe, and share the video to support the channel.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Pikachu costume
💡EVA foam
💡Contact cement
💡Internal structure
💡Ribbing
💡Measurements
💡Reinforcement
💡Wellington Armageddon
💡Time lapse
💡Wire and red tape
💡Spot cleaning
Highlights
Introduction of Jennifer Squires and her project of revamping a Pikachu costume.
The costume's head is sturdy, but the belly area needs reinforcement to prevent folding.
Plan to use EVA foam and contact cement for creating an internal structure to firm up the costume.
Jennifer's intention to wear the costume to Wellington Armageddon on December 3rd.
Decision to replace a witch costume due to discomfort from excessive sweating.
Use of a neck fan and moisture-wicking clothes to improve comfort during costume wear.
The process of taking measurements for the internal structure of the costume.
Description of the planned structure including ribbing and support under the arms.
Jennifer's crude drawing of the measurements for the EVA foam pieces.
Time-lapse demonstration of cutting out the foam for the costume's internal structure.
Application of contact cement to both sides of the foam before attaching it to the costume.
Building reinforcement for the costume's butt area with half-gluing technique.
Incorporation of wire and red tape for added firmness and rigidity in the costume.
Jennifer's plan to let the costume air out overnight to dissipate the smell of contact cement.
Assembly of all the support pieces to complete the internal structure of the costume.
Final appearance of the revamped Pikachu costume and Jennifer's satisfaction with the result.
Jennifer's decision not to disclose where she bought the original costume due to cost concerns.
A call to action for viewers to like, comment, subscribe, and share the video.
Transcripts
hi everybody my name is Jennifer Squires
and here we make paint create so and
have fun this is my Pikachu costume
and he needs a bit of work his head is
nice and sturdy and solid and fine it's
down here when you get to his belly
because he Folds
to put him away that I want
to firm up I want him to look less
emaciated so what I'm going to do is
going to climb inside it use some EVA
foam and contact cement to build some I
guess ribbing and an internal structure
so that this all you know plumps out and
he looks
you know more
joyous and boldness and you know rotund
he won't be able to fold down anymore
and that's fine but I'd rather him look
more you know bulbous and happy then
you know emaciated because I've decided
this is what I'm going to wear to um
again and then Wellington I'm not going
to wear the witch costume I sweat like a
pig in that
for Halloween so I bought like a fan
that sits around your neck and it blows
air up and down your back and I've
bought some clothes that Wick away the
sweat
to wait inside this and I'm going to
wear this for as long as I possibly can
stand it Wellington Armageddon on
December 3rd pardon me of this year
so the next thing we've got to do is
start taking measurements we've got to
put a strip of Evo foam down here
down the sides on both sides and down
the back and then we'll build
a really hoof-like structure around the
top
the middle
bottom and maybe another one just
underworthy arms so it doesn't quite
cave in as much
so that's the plan for this one is to
reverbish Pikachu
okay so we need to take measurements
here
so this is internal structure you can
see how it goes in right here from the
arms and then down
here
we also need to reinforce the sides
because uh too close to each other and
from the inside
this is what the top looks like we don't
want it to look like this we want it to
have a beautiful
almost perfect circle
here
and the same at the bottom
so I'm going to climb out of this after
I have finished
measuring and then we'll get to cutting
some EVA foam okay here is my very crude
drawing of measurements I'm going to do
silent on the shoulders
at the bottom where your feet stick out
one piece across between the armholes
and another piece below the armholes
that'll go all the way around
and then we'll see what the shape looks
like from there now I'm going to put you
onto time lapse and cut out some foam
and depending on how awkward it is you
may or may not see that
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one day I'll get a fancy camera that can
film all of this properly but for right
now I think the first one I'm going to
do is this piece which is going to go
between the armholes
I've got my contact cement
chip brush
and I'm just going to paint it on both
sides wait till it gets tacky and then
stick it in there
and continue on from there
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this is the reinforcement
for the butt I'm going to glue half of
it and stick it in
and then glue the next part down because
this
contact cement all the way around the
outside is just gonna be
we're almost too difficult to handle
for a day since the last clip it's dark
out it's quite late at night but I
thought I would
glue the last support that I've made to
go inside Pikachu I've added some wire
and some
red tape
to give it some more firmness and
rigidity I'll glue that in with the same
contact cement that I have been using
and then I will
pop it on tomorrow hopefully the smell
would have got out I'll just leave it
out in the carport so it can air out
overnight and then I will show you what
it looks like
all right these are all the supports so
that's the neck hole there and these are
the um holes there's support at the neck
hole along and across the breastbone
this is the midsection one we just put
in
this is the feet I think he looks far
more rotaned he's upside down at the
moment so it's hard to tell than he used
to be just needs a tad bit of spot
cleaning
because he's been having to be out on
the porch to air out because it's
contact cement but yeah
for never having built a costume like
this before I didn't build him but I am
revamping him
I'm not going to tell you where I bought
it from because it's just not worth the
amount that I pay for it and the amount
of shipping costs and then the Amana in
which you turned up okay so he
okay so I'm gonna put them on now and
show you
what he looks like
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