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This guy made a Mecha {wiki} costume for Halloween and spared no expense.
Sheet metal, aircraft aluminum, and other parts: $600.
Rivets, bolts, hardware: $250.
Tool purchases/rentals: $200.
Spraypaint: $90.
Truck rental to carry costume: $210.
Hours: 250+.
Looking like you could take down a tank: priceless.
It's a good thing he rented a truck. That's a lot of weight to walk home in, considering he couldn't fit through a bus door. -via reddit
Probably could have saved himself a lot of time and money if he had built it out of cardboard. That thing *looks* like it's made of cardboard, so why not? (That being said, the design and concept is pretty damn cool)
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You know, with all the money he put into it, it probably would have been money well spent for a hydraulic walking assistance.
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That's a lot of money for a costume that will deny you any fun, comfort or social interaction for the entire night.
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That my friend is what I like to call BadAss
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I just lost 16 seconds that I will never get back -_-
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I admire the effort, but the end result is kinda awkward-looking. Maybe it's because he looks like he's wearing pajamas under it.
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Very cool, but I agree, could've saved himself a lot of money and weight if he had just used cardboard.
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I hope that most of the money was used in implementing a hands-free beer delivery system.
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