I used two black USB lamps for the face light and four white USB lights to light up the wings. I also used 6-Ikea JANSJÖ LED USB lamps (Black and White covers). To start with, I used 3 sets of Angel Tears LED Lights (Red, Orange, and Yellow) I found these lights cheapest at. Sorry for not going into the details on the lighting system. You can also see the video I put together here on Thank you so much! I'm glad you loved it! It helps make all the hard work worth it. Hope you enjoy this years halloween costume. To me, this is what makes an epic costume. Even the details that most people wouldn't even notice. I believe in the small details in everything I create especailly my costumes. Those who were not able to get my pic would chase me down the street to get me to stop. I could only walk about 3 feet before the crowd would stop me and ask for pictures, many proclaiming I was best in show and praising me for my meticulous dedication to detail. Experience of being in costume: I felt like a rockstar in this costume. I also used a cheap voice disguiser mounted on the shoulder strap to make my voice deep and demented. I connected through bluetooth to my iPhone that played the sound effect. Sound: I also used a Jambox mounted in my backpack for the cracking of fire sound effect. I wired both foggers to a 2 channel control switch leading to my right arm. One mounted on my backpack and one on the bottom of my cloak shooting into a looping vacuum hose sewn into the cloak with holes spaced 6" apart. Smoke FX: For the smoke effect I used 2-Look Solutions Tiny FX Tiny Fogger Fog/Smoke Machine with their own Lipo batteries and fog juice jug each. I powered all of this with 2-3 Cell Lipo 5000ma batteries. These Micro controllers are pretty neat and are a good price. These controllers have multiple flicker effects to switch from. I could have used just one but I didn't want to see any pattern in the flicker. So all LED's won't flicker at the same wave length and speed. I did this because I wanted control of the flicker effect for each color and the face light. I used one for each LED strand and the wing USB lights by color and the other two for the two different color face USB lights (Red and Yellow). I controlled these LED's with 5-MCBRF-4A Single Color LED Mini Dimmer with Dynamic Modes - RF Remote from. I also used 6 Ikea JANSJÖ LED USB lamps (Black and White covers). I used 3 sets of 216 Vinkerman Angel Teardrop LED Lights (Red, Orange, and Yellow). Lighting: I have over 650 LED flicking inside the costume simulating burning coal. Scythe: The scythe is made from 1" Insulation foam, fiber glass, 1' aluminum flat stock, a tree branch, and latex/spray paint. I used 6” platform boots, football shoulder pads, and a bike helmet to make the reaper stand over 6’8”. The hands are also medical grade plastic bones and latex sewn onto black gloves. I also using hot glue for the cob-webing texture. I cut holes and painted the fabric with Latex paints to make the cloak look like its been burnt and worn. Body: I made the cloak out of several layers of different transparent textured fabrics. This frame also supports the LED Lighting, fog machines, a speaker and LIpo Batteries. ![]() ![]() The wings are rigged to an army "Alice" backpack frame. Using thin wire to add strength and positioning. I used liquid latex and cotton for the wings skin. I used the fingers of the hands to create the wing tips. You can get these bones from I dissembled the arms and rearranged the bones to form the wings. Looking for souls! Wings: I made the wings with 2 full sets of real medical grade human plastic bones. I wanted the Reaper to appear to be walked out of the fires of hell still simmering. I built and wore the Angel of Death Grim Reaper Costume for the 2013 Nyc Halloween Parade.
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