My Halloween Costume.

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So, I'm trying to change things up this year... In the past I've been a Jedi, Darth Vader, Loyd Dobber (I really wish I'd taken a picture of that one.) And 2 years ago, I was...

Bill the Butcher.

So, this year I'm trying to make a steampunk version of Captain America.

I've been working bits and pieces of the costume, but at the moment I'm focusing on modding a Nerf gun to make it more Captain America friendly...

I started by dismantling the gun, and sanding down all the words and logos off of it, as well as making the surface rough for painting.

Then I painted a black primer followed by a few coats of a wrought iron paint to give it a metallic feel... I didn't get a pic of it after the second paint yet, but I'll add more pics once I get more done on it.

Also, anyone have any good ideas on how to make a decent shield? I don't want to buy a whole garbage can just for the lid, or spend more than 10 - 15 dollars on the raw product if possible... I'm starting to think that I'll have to just break down and buy an official one at a Halloween store.

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or just get a big piece of wood?

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Steal a sewer grate. It'll be an actual working shield that way too!

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Actually.... Fort Wayne's had like 100 man hole covers and sewer grates stolen recently. There's a warning to drivers to keep an eye out for holes in the road.

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I had absolutely nothing to do with that.