Re: HALO for 12yr old
That is awesome! I made a "Mech" costume in 2006 when I lived in vegas. we strapped my son to a chest carrier, and i put the costume on. It was built out of styrofoam coolers glued together on a frame made from PVC. it was bad ass. PUt some 5lb plates from the wight bench under my feet so it clanked when i walked and made reverse hinged "chicken legs" out of the same materials. When I was wearing black sweatpants at night, you could not see my legs and the main body of the Mech was mounted to my shoulders. it looked like my son was driving it and with a small respirator and helmet on, pushing buttons on a screen i stole from one of his toys.
Small electo solenoid and a couple tanks of compressed CO2 and some LED's rounded it out. I have got to find pics of this...you guys would love it. Even had one of the air valves set up to spin a "gatling canon" on my right arm. stole a voice module out of an optimus prime helmet to garble my voice...all the neighbors loved it.
that halo costume is SWEEET though.