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AOTA

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I know Halloween is a long ways off, but i always end up scrambling at the last minute to find a good costume, so i've been trying to find one early. i think i've found the basic concept that i want, but i can't seem to find an outfit to match it. (see picture below for details.)



does anyone know where i could get an outfit like this?
 

Jack and Calumon

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The Marines?

No clue, try local costume shops. Found a "The Mask" Costume there.

Calumon: I'll show you guys my costume later. :3
 

Cheery Lunatic

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I think if you knock on doors wearing THAT, you'll end up scaring more people than if you dressed up as Jason...

Honestly, I have no idea. I've been outta the loop for a while though when it comes to Halloween.
 

Eumersian

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Better yet, get a bunch of friends to dress exactly the same. Then you could have 7 or 8 people all traversing the streets, scaring the bejesus (is that how you spell it?) out of people when you threaten to beat them with your trenching tool. You could even scrap that idea, and all dress as government operatives, and hang around behind trees gesturing to one another and talking into those headsets. Then you could scare the bejesus out of people when you ask them where they're going, whether they mind if you follow them and see, or whether you can have their candy for inspection.

Then again, you could get arrested if you got found out.
 

Betancore

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You're unlikely to be able to compile a costume that even remotely resembles the pic you've got up there with clothes from your wardrobe, but you might already own items of clothing which you could use for the shirt, trousers, gloves, boots, etc. If you can't be bothered, you could hire a generic soldier costume. Or you could simplify it so you still make a convincing soldier without looking like that specifically. If you want a 'good' costume and you're asking this early, then I'm going to assume that you want to go all the way.

With an outfit like that, you'd definitely want to start early. If you break it down, there are actually heaps of components there. I'd suggest second-hand stores and military surplus stores. Outdoors/camping stores might also have some useful things. Ask friends/relatives if they have anything. Toy guns are usually pretty juvenile looking, so you may have to modify and paint one to suit your needs. You'd need to buy a helmet that already has that basic shape and modify that too, to add all the bits and pieces. (If you were just planning on a simple soldier costume then just ignore this entire latter paragraph.)
 

Jynxx-TheSiren

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I know of a few outdoor camping stores and they sell most of those components, you could try a few of those around your area. I'm not sure about the helmet or mask though. I think that compiling the outfit will take a bit of time. You could also check Cosplay sites, or costume sites online if you don't mind spending the money on it.
 

AOTA

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Thanks for all your advice everyone! i'll try a few of my local outdoor camping stores and see if i can come up with anything.
once i'm done compiling my costume, i'll post pics.
 

Catchy Slogan

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You could probs find most of it from a ski shop or an outdoors-y shop, Maybe you could get a skating helmet too? Have you tried ebay? I don't mean for the full costume, you could look on there for bits and peices you haven't got.
 

General Ken8

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I'm not really sure, but you're not the only one who has a halloween costume in mind. My friend and I are going to dress up as TF2 scouts for halloween, and run around the school yelling things like "ANYONE KEEPIN' TRACK OF MY HEADS BATTED IN?" and "I'M NOT EVEN WINDED!"