Rob Emery Creation - Costumes & Props

Costumes & Props

Alumiwear

The 2 piece eco-couture female armour outfits (& earrings) were made exclusively from recycled beer, juice and pop cans, mostly by weaving strips of metal from the side through the pull tabs. They're closer to banded mail than chainmail in design though the rings are an integral part of the structure too. 100% Aluminum (no thread, tape, velcro, buckles, etc.) - 100% Recycled and Recyclable. For the male armour suit and eventually the 1 piece female suit, I started using string & wire to make them more robust and faster to get into. For all, I eventually added some silicone inside to make them more comfortable too. The RE-Design line of Alumiwear (a.k.a. Alumawear Alumiware Alumaware ) was showcased in the Deadly Sins 2 fashion / lingerie show.

Duct Tape Heroes

The duct tape Wolverine X-Men Uniform is around 90% tape (all duct or duck tape if you prefer) - silver inside, black outside and clear to hold the orange string. The other 10% is foam, velcro, string, buckles, leather gloves/boots and cast resin claws. Iron Man is cardboard and red/yellow duct tape over black clothes and ski boots. Batman is a mix of leftovers but the mask, gauntlet and armour are mostly black duct tape. Wolverine was the winner of the Polaris '10 novice division and workmanship awards.

Duct Tape Cyberman

Originally, I built a War Machine to go with my Iron Man costume, but then had a need for a Cyberman costume so did a conversion. The biceps were replaced, other parts were just covered with a new look where needed.

Other Villains

The Borg was my first costume. I started painting items black/silver/bronze and gluing them onto sports padding then added LEDs until the fans were happy. The Goa'Uld used lighter materials making it more comfortable. For Boba Fett I had to match shapes (and colours) so I experimented with new materials including plaster and mouldable foam only to find out how brittle they are. Goop (silicone glue) to the rescue! Predator was my first use of latex over spandex to allow drawing a pattern on the costume (alien scales) and then sealing it in.

Colonial Viper Pilot

When my folks radio antenna got knocked down, I decide to weld it back into a 1/2 scale Viper ( Battlestar Galactica ). I added wings, wheels and engines from garbage picked scraps and free stuff from Craigslist. The canopy & cowlings were mostly made with new materials but worth it. Then I needed a pilot's uniform ( original series ) so I threw one together out of army pants, a Tshirt and the welding jacket I used to build the Viper.