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T-Rex and Ellie from Jurassic Park Costume Photo 8 of 10

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I painted the teeth with shelac to make them a bit harder and to give them a bit of a yellowish tint., T-Rex and Ellie from Jurassic Park Costume

I painted the teeth with shelac to make them a bit harder and to give them a bit of a yellowish tint.

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Photo #1 - A T-Rex chsaing Ellie Photo #2 - Ellie and her T-Rex. Again the red dots are flashlights. Photo #3 - The dino suit. She really wanted a hood a hood on it, but it didn't need one. Photo #4 - Carved out with no rounded edges and some foam added. Photo #5 - Rounded out and ready to be painted. Photo #6 - I painted everything that I didn't want wrapped in fabric, axcept for the eyes. I did the eyes last. Photo #7 - I added fabric to both the head and mouth. My daughter hair kept getting covered in foam so this helped to fix that. Plus it made the mouth look better. Photo #8 - I painted the teeth with shelac to make them a bit harder and to give them a bit of a yellowish tint. Photo #9 - T-Rex Photo #10 - The flashlights in action. This is how people were greeted when they opened the door.
Costume type:  Costumes for Families
Categories:Halloween Costumes, Movie and TV Show Costumes

This homemade costume for families entered our 2015 Halloween Costume Contest.

A word from Kimber, the 'T-Rex and Ellie from Jurassic Park' costume creator:
My daughter is obsessed with Jurassic Park and really wanted to be a T-Rex for Halloween this year, and this is what we came up with. The head is made from insulation foam that I... Read more »

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