Luke Skywalker in X-Wing FighterDarth Vader went into hiding at the mere sight of this "good guy's" costume!In the slide show above, you're viewing pictures of the Luke Skywalker costume made by Stephanie Thomas of Florida for her son. This little boy is an avid Star Wars fan...and so his mother didn't stop with simply making him a Luke Skywalker suit----she made him an X Wing Fighter plane, too! You this page, you'll see how Stephanie created this outfit! Luke Skywalker and X-Wing Fighter costumeby Stephanie ThomasMaking Luke Skywalker's X-Wing Fighter took most of the work on this costume. It's a good idea to start well in advance of Halloween night.Materials for the X-Wing Fighter: * 1 large dish washer type box * 1 large square box * 1 dish packing box * Plastic screws, duct tape, paint, construction paper and poster board. Steps in making the X-Wing FighterTop Section A: I cut the large dishwasher box in half (long ways). Then I pulled the cut sides so that they completely overlapped each other (the box should turn into a triangle with a square top) and screwed the top section together. Then cut 2 large slits on each side of the box for the wings (one about half way down and the other on the top section).Front section B: I cut the other large box in half long ways so there was a bottom section and a top section. I laid the bottom section down with the short sides (flaps) up. Then I cut each flap (starting from the center of the flap) and cut a large diagonal to the corner of the box. Then on the top sections, I cut the flaps again, but this time I started in the middle of the flap and cut straight up until I hit the crease of the box (both sides). This made two sections. On the front (left) section, I measure two inches from the cut and made a mark. Then on the top of the flap (where the crease of the box is.. on the outer edge of the box) I measured down 2 inches and made a mark. Then cut a diagonal connecting the two marks. I did the same on the other side. Then I made a crease across the top of the box starting at the slit. Then I had to put the two sections together. I overlapped the top section onto the bottom section and screwed the back together. Then on the front half, I bent the front section so that it sloped down and laided on top of the bottom section. Then I screwed the front section together. Now I had to attach Section A and B. I cut a hole in the back of Section B, where my son sat, and slid it onto Section A. The I attached the two sections together with screws and duct tape. Making the Cockpit: To make the cockpit, I used a dish packing box . I cut the box in half from one corner to the other using a diagonal cut (keeping the loose flaps on the box). I only used one half of the box. I turned it over and I had my cockpit. I cut off the extra flap on each side (leavening the top and bottom flap). I attached the Cockpit to the rest of the ship by screwing the top flap onto the ship (leaving the sides loose for easy entrance into the ship) and then duct taped it. I cut a hole out of the middle which matched the hole in Section B. I put Velcro on the underside of the cockpit flap so it would stay put once my son got in. To make the wings I use a medium standard box. I cut the flaps of the box off which only left the stiff middle. I measured about two inches from one of the corners of the box and drew a line down the side of the box (both sides). Then I cut the box on the lines which made four L shaped sections. Then I cut each piece starting at the crease and cut a small diagonal to the end of the section. Then I matched up the two sections that were going the same direction and tape them together. I did this twice to make 2 sets of wings. I then took two wooden slabs and stuck them through the slits of the box at a diagonal and wired them together making an X. Then I slid the wings over the wooden slabs. Then I painted the ship and screwed it to a wooden furniture dolly. For the engines, I used 4 poster boards rolled up and taped. Then I cut out 8 round disks make out of cardboard and painted them. I taped one into each end of the poster board to hold the shape. Then I made flames out of red construction paper and taped them onto the poster board. Then I attached darts on the end of the wings. R2D2 was made with a plastic chip bowl covered with foil and strips of blue painting tape. For Luke Skywalker's helmet, I used an old construction helmet which I decorated with markers. Then we used yellow shooting glasses and white dish gloves with the finger tips cut out (he kept them on with rubber bands.) You can't see them, but he had on white galoshes and a breast plate from an old Buzz Lightyear costume that I painted white. This project took me a good 2 weeks and a lot of trial and error, but it was all worth it in the end. My son LOVED this costume and all the attention that came with it!
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