The Mighty Thor, God of Thunder: classic style costume

Having made mjolnir and some helmets courtesy of dali - lomo's instructions, it seemed almost mandatory to go ahead and make a complete costume.  I did even though  I can't sew.  Even if I knew how, it would take me forever to get the thread through a needle.  I managed all the same, with the help of a talented seamstress for the cape.

I think I look rather noble in this pic.  I feel powerful. 

The design is copied from the classic 1960s comic. The princess wig is pretty shaggy but the helmet keeps it out of my eyes.  The medallions are lids from olive jars, attached with safety pins, scrap plastic and contact cement.  The shirt used to advocate wearing a motorcycle helmet.  I turned it inside out, cut off the sleeves, painted six circles cut from a cereal box and stuck them on with spray circle.  That means I'll probably have to replace them after the first wash but, in the meantime, I'll try not to sweat too heavily.

When I wear the entire ensemble, I'll be wearing jeans, not tights.  It doesn't look like Thor himself wore tights on his legs.  It looks more like body paint really.  I've figured out I could probably make fake boots with a cardboard shin splint and some yellow emergency police tape but I may not bother.  The same for the belt he wears high across his shirt.  Do I really need one?
       

 

Yeah, maybe the belt wouldn't be a bad idea.  Thor's belly never popped out when he summoned lightning.

 

Hey, look.  It's Thor and Jane Foster!  With all this beauty and intelligence, no wonder he abandoned Asgard to live here on Midgard.

 

 

No, that's really Adriana, the highly skilled seamstress who cut this magnificent cape for me in less than 5 minutes.  Thank you so much, Adriana.  Regular readers of this blog may remember her and the cool snowgirl costumes she made for our Umarela Christmas parade last December, 2015. That's not the real Thor either.  Just me.

Recent Thor related videos.  Audio comics,

 

Thor's Helmet from Cereal Boxes

Here's another successful construction from the designs of the master, Dali-lomo..  Be sure and visit his blog for lots of cool costume designs which he shares freely with the world, even providing downloadable pdfs of his templates and how-to videos with clear instructions on Youtube.  He has already begun newdesigns for 2016, starting with Batman.

This time it's Thor's helmet, made from assorted cereal boxes, to go along with the Mjolnirs from a few months back.  I don't feel I can stop here.   It's time to create a cape and vest and I have some ideas that might work.  Almost anything will be an upgrade from a blue plaid shirt.

The designs come in two sizes.  The first is the larger one, just right for my huge head.

 

Rowena modeled the smaller one, made from mounting board, which I've learned is called ilustracion in Spanish.  I'm just throwing that out there for any other English teachers who haven't yet mastered the local language.  Somehow, Rowena looks cooler in hers.  Aha!  It's the hair!  I am definitely grabbing the first yellow costume wig I can get my hands on.

Pablo also interrupted his work to humor me.  He has a lean Nordic face that seems to suit it.  The only thing lacking here is that hair.

 



 

The helmets didn't take as long to complete as  Mjolnir.  If I really put my mind to it, I think I could make one in a day but time really flies when you're making these things and before you know it, it's time to hit the sack.