Become a Mighty Morphin Power Ranger for Halloween parties!
Steps
Step 1. First you need to prepare the helmet
Take a normal balloon and inflate it until it is a little bigger than your head.
Step 2. Cover the balloon with paper mache, leaving an eye hole (the visor) in the middle
Cover the balloon with at least four layers and leave it to dry overnight.
Step 3. After it has completely dried, cut the hole in the middle giving it the right shape for the visor
Search Google for an image by typing "Power Rangers" or "Zyuranger" for more information.
Step 4. Now you can paint your helmet in the color of the Power Ranger you want to impersonate
Again, let it dry and add more color as needed.
Step 5. When completely dry, add details with silver paint around the visor and apply a silver mask for the mouth with contoured lips
Step 6. Cut a black mosquito net and glue it into the hole in the middle of the helmet:
in this way you will have completed it.
Step 7. Cut the helmet in half, making sure one side is the front and the other the back
Add magnets or velcro inside the edges of the helmet.
Step 8. Find a pair of pants and a shirt with long sleeves, strictly the same color
Step 9. Get a white stretch cap with neck protection to prevent hair from getting caught in the helmet parts
Alternatively, you can buy a white balaclava with a face opening.
Step 10. Use white fabric paint to draw three diamonds on the shirt (one diamond with equal sides on the front in the center and two in the shape of a kite on the sides of the torso and back, with the long sides on the back) and color them with White
Alternatively, you can sew or glue on the front a rhombus taken from a white dress made of the same material as the shirt and, on the sides and back of the shirt, the two in the shape of a kite. Make sure the latter have holes for the sleeves
Step 11. Wear a white belt with a morpher (the "transforming device" in the Italian edition of the first season), a black holster for the morpher, white gloves with color-coordinated diamonds around the sleeves and black boots, also with around matching diamonds, and your Power Ranger costume should be complete
If you don't have a morpher, make it out of a piece of cardboard or order it on the internet.
Advice
- If possible, get a one-piece suit so that the top and bottom are the same color tone.
- Customize your Ranger. Go beyond the original style and make your own Ranger costume.
- After being colored the helmet may warp, so fill it with towels so that it holds its shape well as the color dries.
- For a better quality costume, get a bodysuit or t-shirt and a pair of stretch pants in matching colors.
- If you want to be a Pink Ranger, you should add a skirt (pink with white edges).
- If you want to complete the costume, get a gun / sword / stick, a white holster for this weapon (the holster goes on the left hip) and a personal weapon (for the Red Ranger, the sword; for the Black, the ax / pistol; Blue: a pair of tridents; Yellow: stilettos; Pink: bow and arrows).
- There are many other Rangers series to choose from besides the Mighty Morphin / Zyuranger. Many have much more elaborate costumes, such as Dino Thunder / Abaranger, or Space / Megaranger. Some have simple ones, easier to prepare, like Zeo / Ohranger and Samurai / Shinkenger.
