And here it is! The full costume! And the more I look at the photo, the more I feel like I looked like an utter dork in the outfit...

I was at the library's end-of-summer breakfast when this photo was taken. My boss wanted me to dress up to entertain the kids. It was nice getting a "dry run" in the costume before the convention, and it was surprising how many children recognized me as a Transformer. (Though I had to keep correcting some of them -- I'm NOT Starscream!)

I left out the arm guns and any armor on the legs, as you can tell. I wanted to still be able to move around comfortably. As it was, the chest piece restricts arm movement and doorways are a pain in the neck...

Materials used to achieve the TC look:

2 styrofoam coolers
2 large cardboard boxes
1 2-liter plastic soda bottle
1 large roll of duct tape
sewing elastic
black and blue spray paint
red acrylic paint
4 Decepticon insignias (printed out on the computer and taped to the wings -- was going to paint them on but lack the artistic skills)
1 long-sleeved blue T-shirt
1 pair blue scrub pants
1 pair black suede-and-leather gloves
1 pair black slip-ons
silver face paint

It's not the best costume, but hey, when you only get the idea two weeks before the convention and then wait until five days before to start making it, you can't complain too much.