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Another Fan-Made TRON Costume

Posted by michael on Sun Apr 18, 2004 01:02 PM
from the mommas-don't-let-your-babies-grow-up-to-be-fanboys dept.
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Jay Maynard writes "When this story on making your own TRON costume was posted two weeks ago, I was deep into making my own for the masquerade at Penguicon 2.0. Its debut at the Masquerade won the Workmanship award. I kept notes and took pictures as I was going along, and the page that resulted is now available for your viewing enjoyment. No, I didn't spend any time with straws up my nose while making it, either. I think the results were quite good, and so has everyone who's said anything to me about it here at the con." CmdrTaco is at Penguicon this weekend - go give him a big Tron hug, and make sure to get a photo...
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  • Oh, yeah [cameltoe.com]

  • Scarred for life... (Score:4, Funny)

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 18 2004, @01:04PM (#8898089)
    AH! MY EYES!

    Any chance we can add a warning to the story, something along the lines of "Images of Overweight Man in Skintight Bodysuit Enclosed" or such?

    We deserve to be warned before we're subjected to that...

    • Re:Scarred for life... (Score:4, Funny)

      by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 18 2004, @01:07PM (#8898117)
      you think you have it bad? it was much worse in real life....*shudder*....

    • Re:Scarred for life... (Score:3, Funny)

      by Anonymous Coward
      The Tron characters were supposed to be programs, right?

      Guess those are pictures of code bloat.

    • Re:Scarred for life... (Score:5, Funny)

      by NanoGator (522640) on Sunday April 18 2004, @02:58PM (#8898923) Homepage Journal
      "Any chance we can add a warning to the story, something along the lines of "Images of Overweight Man in Skintight Bodysuit Enclosed" or such?"

      Why? We all look like him.

    • Re:Scarred for life... (Score:5, Interesting)

      by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 18 2004, @03:31PM (#8899116)

      I just got back from Penguicon 2.0 and have a few words about this.

      First, the guy was pretty nice and seemed intelligent.

      BUT... he didn't just wear the costume for the masquerade. No. He wore it all Saturday evening and all morning and afternoon on Sunday as things were winding down. That, in particular, kinda weirded me out. (I was similarly alienated by the few... how shall we say... misproportioned ladies walking around in more than revealing BDSM gear Saturday night, but that's another story.)

      After one of the panels this morning, I was waiting for the room to clear out a bit when I saw Tron approach ESR and maddog to ask some questions. They were completely civil but I thought I could detect some semblence of bewilderment in their expressions and body language. They also studiously avoided looking downward at any given moment. I would have liked to have a digital camera right then and there.

      Also, the suit did end up looking a tad better than the photos would suggest.

  • Viewing? (Score:3, Funny)

    by tunabomber (259585) on Sunday April 18 2004, @01:05PM (#8898099) Homepage
    I kept notes and took pictures as I was going along, and the page that resulted is now available for your viewing enjoyment.

    s/viewing/slashdotting/ ..and I'll be enjoying it, alright.

  • Is it just more.... (Score:4, Funny)

    by Daneurysm (732825) <daneurysm&hotmail,com> on Sunday April 18 2004, @01:05PM (#8898101)
    Or am I the only one that immediately stopped viewing the pics after coming across what appeared to be Tom Smykowski (the 'jump to conclusions mat' guy) from Office space wearing what may be perhaps the tightest body suit I have ever seen...?

    Either way, those who haven't RTFA, be forwarned.

  • Now... (Score:4, Funny)

    by neuroking (204934) on Sunday April 18 2004, @01:05PM (#8898103)
    If he coule just paint those nifty neon lines on his red Swingline stapler, he'd be set!

    • Re:Now... (Score:5, Insightful)

      by dnobel (716850) on Sunday April 18 2004, @01:54PM (#8898499)
      What is this crap? Don't tell me that all of you are on slashdot becuase you're the coolest cat in the pack. This man thought he could share something that he thought that his peers might find interesting, and all of you dog on him because he looks like Milton from Office Space or some other stereotypical nerd. Well, earth to geek, you're probably not the belle of the ball either. Stop bashing on this guy for shit that isn't pertinent to the article and start judging him by the hard work he put into his costume. This isn't elementary school...

      • Re:Now... (Score:5, Funny)

        by vwjeff (709903) on Sunday April 18 2004, @02:28PM (#8898758)
        This isn't elementary school..

        You must be new here.

        • Re:Now... (Score:5, Insightful)

          by advance512 (730411) on Sunday April 18 2004, @03:35PM (#8899132)
          When Jay Maynard decided to post these pictures, he obviously decided that he doesn't give a damn about what all of you kids think - he only wanted to share his passion with other TRON fans and geeks. You are irrelevant.

          By my book, for not giving a damn about what all of you mockers think, he's way more of a man than any of you will ever be.

  • Well... (Score:4, Funny)

    by AvoidTheNoid (772246) on Sunday April 18 2004, @01:06PM (#8898110)
    Thats it. I've given up on being a mega nerd, as this guy has me beaten. Horribly.

  • Great (Score:4, Funny)

    by gad_zuki! (70830) on Sunday April 18 2004, @01:06PM (#8898112)
    Whatever lingering heterosexuality was left in our resident geek girls is probably forever gone after viewing that page.

    /smartass

    • Re:Great (Score:5, Funny)

      by WhiteBandit (185659) on Sunday April 18 2004, @02:17PM (#8898671) Homepage
      Whatever lingering heterosexuality was left in our resident geek girls is probably forever gone after viewing that page.

      I don't know know... what lingering sexuality of any type I had is gone after viewing that page.

      It doesn't help that a room mate walked by and wondered why I was looking at pictures of large men in spandex!

      That said, it is an impressive costume. He said he wanted to modify it, it will be interesting to see if he enters it again next year and what improvements he makes.

  • One suggestion (Score:4, Funny)

    by hucke (55628) * on Sunday April 18 2004, @01:08PM (#8898121) Homepage

    Codpiece.

  • Hmmm... (Score:4, Funny)

    by Neil Blender (555885) <neilblender@gmail.com> on Sunday April 18 2004, @01:08PM (#8898125)
    That guy wouldn't have lasted a minute on the grid.

  • TRON fan (Score:5, Funny)

    by Nonillion (266505) on Sunday April 18 2004, @01:12PM (#8898142)
    You may not be physically fit but I do appaud you for having the balls (no pun intended) to post on /.

  • Remember? (Score:5, Funny)

    by AvoidTheNoid (772246) on Sunday April 18 2004, @01:13PM (#8898158)
    This costume is based off that one part in Tron where you can totally see the guys nuts

    ...remember that

    ...when the guys balls stuck out in tron?

    No?

    • Re:Remember? (Score:5, Funny)

      by still_sick (585332) on Sunday April 18 2004, @02:46PM (#8898856)
      I was eating lunch when I read your comment - Honest to Jebus you made me laugh chili out of my nose.

      You think Milk / Coke is painful? Wholly Crap.

      Still totally worth it.

  • I'm of two minds. (Score:5, Insightful)

    by mikedaisey (413058) on Sunday April 18 2004, @01:15PM (#8898181) Homepage

    As a big guy myself, I have the desire to support folks who go out and make audacious, geeky things and wear them even if it leads to ridicule.

    At the same time, that is *really* an unflattering suit, it really is. Maybe he should have gone more interpretive and created TRON armor--something less lycra-based, because it simply doesn't work on his physique.

  • Look out below! (Score:5, Funny)

    by Zenmonkeycat (749580) on Sunday April 18 2004, @01:16PM (#8898193)
    Two recommendations: First, the color of the cloth looks a little light, from my recollection of the film. Maybe a little darker, compared to the EL piping? It would also help if you had a friend or two with you, wearing similar outfits. Second, wear a cup. Please. Most bodysuits are designed for women, or men wearing things over them, so the seams tend to cut lines right across large protrusions. I realize that athletic protection isn't vital during light-cycle races, but it does help prevent retinal scarring from testicles trying to work free of lycra bodysuits. I'd say work on the belly, but I'm not one to talk, with my current sedentary lifestyle.

  • Slashdot Filter (Score:3, Funny)

    by Kenshin (43036) <<ac.skrowranul> <ta> <nihsnek>> on Sunday April 18 2004, @01:16PM (#8898195) Homepage
    Can we get a filter in place that blocks out stories featuring fat nerds in tights?

    That male "camel toe" is burned into my retinas...

  • Uh oh... (Score:5, Funny)

    by AvoidTheNoid (772246) on Sunday April 18 2004, @01:17PM (#8898201)
    CmdrTaco is at Penguicon this weekend - go give him a big Tron hug, and make sure to get a photo...

    Oh man, hes in for a surprise...

  • This is silly (Score:4, Funny)

    by urbieta (212354) on Sunday April 18 2004, @01:18PM (#8898207) Homepage Journal
    This is more like the before [ibiblio.org] and after [sciflicks.com]
    poster images for a weight loss program hehe

    Anyways I think he should go easyer on us and use something to prevent harm [uwa.edu.au] in a costume party

  • Dear god... (Score:3, Funny)

    by PeaceTank (758859) on Sunday April 18 2004, @01:19PM (#8898215)
    There should be laws governing who is allowed to wear spandex. Someone please get on that! ---I was playing poker with tarot cards the other night. I got a full house and that same night 5 people died. True Story.---

  • Beautiful (Score:5, Insightful)

    by Standmic (769361) on Sunday April 18 2004, @01:28PM (#8898298) Homepage
    While many of you readers obviously think this series of pictures are the most hideous, vile, and unnatural sights in the world, I disagree. I think they are beautiful pictures. What we are really looking at is not some ugly fat man in a unitard, but rather the sharing of ideas. This man created something that we as a community might be interested in, and he had the nuts to post it on the front page. Seriously, look beyond the pictures themselves and look at what they actually show - he's just trying to show his invention and share his ideas with a potentially interested population. I think the site is fabulous, and I applaud the man for sharing with us.

    • Re:Beautiful (Score:5, Interesting)

      by back_pages (600753) <`ten.xoc' `ta' `segap_kcab'> on Sunday April 18 2004, @02:15PM (#8898657) Journal
      Yeah, I see what you're saying and it's right. The guy is obviously proud of his costume and he should be - he had a goal, worked toward that goal, won an award, and wants to show it off. I really hope he isn't disheartened by the multitude of +5 Funny posts here, because once you're proud of something, it's excruciating to be suddenly confronted with doubts that you wasted your time.

      That said, I don't think it's unreasonable to suggest that the guy gets a cup. Funny jokes aside, it WOULD be a significant improvement in the costume, and it might even improve the judging when he shows off the costume again.

      That aspect of the costume is so glaringly embarassing that I have to wonder if the webpage is something of a hoax... To me, wearing a cup with that bodysuit would have been so obvious that I have to think that NOT wearing one could only have been a deliberate decision, making it possible to prank a bunch of people into looking at an unattractive man in spandex.

      In any event, if the site is legitimate, it looks like the guy is really proud of his TRON costume. I'd strongly suggest getting a cup and trying to show it off again.

  • A weighty excuse (Score:5, Informative)

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 18 2004, @01:29PM (#8898302)

    At least the excuse for the look is a good comment:

    I spoke for a few moments about how I wasn't Tron, but a simple payroll withholding calculation program that had gotten overweight by changes in the laws.

  • Like Cereal Killer from Hackers said... (Score:5, Funny)

    by lullabud (679893) on Sunday April 18 2004, @01:37PM (#8898362) Homepage
    "Spandex. It's a privilege, not a right."

  • Well that guy has balls... (Score:5, Insightful)

    by smeenz (652345) on Sunday April 18 2004, @01:41PM (#8898403) Homepage
    You have to respect someone who not only posts pictures of himself on the net, knowing that he doesn't have the best profile in the world, but then gets himself slashdotted too ?

    He's got balls.. (and just look at the photos if you don't believe me)

  • At least we know... (Score:3, Funny)

    by Penguinshit (591885) on Sunday April 18 2004, @01:42PM (#8898404) Homepage Journal

    ...what happened to Cartman's father. [comedycentral.com]

  • Obligatory simpsons quotes (Score:3, Funny)

    by smeenz (652345) on Sunday April 18 2004, @01:43PM (#8898419) Homepage
    My eyes! the goggles.. they do nothing!

  • I'm not sure which was worse ... (Score:4, Funny)

    by krumms (613921) on Sunday April 18 2004, @01:49PM (#8898468) Journal
    ... the front, or the back

  • Office Space (Score:5, Funny)

    by NixterAg (198468) on Sunday April 18 2004, @01:51PM (#8898478)
    Good to see Milton is putting the money he stole to good use.

  • dead realistic for current software (Score:5, Funny)

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 18 2004, @01:53PM (#8898494)
    Every tron character is a representation of the software it represents. Back in the 80's software tended to be tight and trim but now bloatware is king. I respect this fanboy's accuracy. I bet he's MS Office.

  • Hmm (Score:5, Funny)

    by segfault7375 (135849) on Sunday April 18 2004, @02:17PM (#8898669)
    Did I miss a scene in the movie where Jeff Bridges gets pregnant? :)

  • Another tron-like outfit using El-wire (Score:5, Insightful)

    by geekotourist (80163) on Sunday April 18 2004, @03:02PM (#8898950) Journal
    This costume [templetons.com] (another view by itself) [templetons.com] while actually designed to look like The Man [templetons.com], has been attributed Tron-ness at SF conventions. (Which surprisingly are still light on el-wire as costuming method. At Burning Man [burningman.org] El-wire is almost passe, you really need flamethrowers [templetons.com] to stand out (which generally are not allowed at SF conventions, though).

    Rant mode on...But enough with the body insults! Haven't you ever seen bodies in all their glorious colors and shapes before? [templetons.com] If yours isn't in the top 1% of bodies, do you live in a Burka? [google.com] The costumer is having fun- lots of other posters here seem to be having bitter parties out of some misguided idea that if you aren't perfect- don't be visible? If you don't have the equivalent of a 2004 Mercedes M-class body, don't show up on the road? Have you ever looked at the great minds in our field [computerhistory.org]? You'd really forbid them from being in your hottub (California / silicon valley style) just because they're not the most aesthetically pleasing bodies? Bah! Rant mode sputtering off...

  • How to apply paint to stretch knit (Score:5, Informative)

    by wadiwood (601205) on Sunday April 18 2004, @11:08PM (#8901331) Journal
    Stencils. Use a stencil. Jay got started with the masking tape but needed to go a step further.

    1. buy a box cutter or scalpel from an art shop

    2. do your designs onto cardboard, eg the boxes around cereal are ideal thickness and water resistance, they don't disintegrate when paint is applied and they don't repel it in blobs onto your artwork like plastic can. You have an advantage if you can print designs directly from the computer onto card.

    3. Cut the designs out carefully with the box cutters or scalpel.

    4. Place a thick board covered in newspaper inside the part of the suit that you want to apply the paint. Arrange the suit over the board so it is not wrinkled but not stretched either.

    5. Place the stencil on the area you want the design. Tape it down if necessary. Cover up any other areas at risk from stray paint.

    5. Apply paint to the holes in the stencil either by airbrush (you need the paint to be runny like water for this), or by thick stiff paintbrush or by sponge. Airbrush is best for even coverage (once you get the hang of using it - practice on scrap paper).

    You can also use spray cans instead of an airbrush but you need to make sure only the area you want painted is exposed, use lots of newspaper and masking tape to cover up the areas you want to stay unpainted.

    And you can get interesting effects using a tooth brush to apply paint. load the tooth brush up and then drag your thumb or a paint brush handle over the bristles towards you. Paint splatters will flick over anything opposite you. (practice aim on the bathroom mirror - but only if you're the one that has to clean it up).

    How to make an orc costume [alleycatscratch.com]

    or worse, if he gets good with the airbrush he might dispense with the bodysuit altogeter. Warning: link includes photos of topless women with and without paint.

    European Body Paint Festival Gallery [pbase.com]

    • Re:Lessons learned (Score:5, Funny)

      by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 18 2004, @01:14PM (#8898176)
      6. My good side is not my side. No more side shots of me. From now on, front only pictures only.

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