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Another Fan-Made TRON Costume
Jay Maynard writes "When this story on making your own TRON costume was posted two weeks ago, I was deep into making my own for the masquerade at Penguicon 2.0. Its debut at the Masquerade won the Workmanship award. I kept notes and took pictures as I was going along, and the page that resulted is now available for your viewing enjoyment. No, I didn't spend any time with straws up my nose while making it, either. I think the results were quite good, and so has everyone who's said anything to me about it here at the con." CmdrTaco is at Penguicon this weekend - go give him a big Tron hug, and make sure to get a photo...
Oh, yeah
Any chance we can add a warning to the story, something along the lines of "Images of Overweight Man in Skintight Bodysuit Enclosed" or such?
We deserve to be warned before we're subjected to that...
Please give us a warning before you post links like that!!!!
People say I'm crazy, I got diamonds on the soles of my shoes...
I kept notes and took pictures as I was going along, and the page that resulted is now available for your viewing enjoyment.
..and I'll be enjoying it, alright.
s/viewing/slashdotting/
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Or am I the only one that immediately stopped viewing the pics after coming across what appeared to be Tom Smykowski (the 'jump to conclusions mat' guy) from Office space wearing what may be perhaps the tightest body suit I have ever seen...?
Either way, those who haven't RTFA, be forwarned.
If he coule just paint those nifty neon lines on his red Swingline stapler, he'd be set!
What's with the camel toe?
Thats it. I've given up on being a mega nerd, as this guy has me beaten. Horribly.
/smartass
Codpiece.
That guy wouldn't have lasted a minute on the grid.
Goddamnit that's a sad sight ..
You may not be physically fit but I do appaud you for having the balls (no pun intended) to post on /.
"I bow to no man" - Riddick
20 or so comments into the post and only 1 post has failed to ridicule the outfit, or curse the editors for lack of warning.
I'm sure That's the 'grown up mature thing to do'...We should applud him...
Me, on the otherhand? I'm never clicking that link ever again. And if I happen to come up with better jokes to harangue the guy with, well, You guys will hear it first.
This costume is based off that one part in Tron where you can totally see the guys nuts
...remember that
...when the guys balls stuck out in tron?
No?
Hmm. 100 or so photos of an attractive man in a Tron costume. Time to be slashdotted: T minus 10 and counting...
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"I'm somewhat overweight, as you see..."
Naw, I never noticed. I just thought you were pregnant.
6. My good side is not my side. No more side shots of me. From now on, front only pictures only.
As a big guy myself, I have the desire to support folks who go out and make audacious, geeky things and wear them even if it leads to ridicule.
At the same time, that is *really* an unflattering suit, it really is. Maybe he should have gone more interpretive and created TRON armor--something less lycra-based, because it simply doesn't work on his physique.
Two recommendations: First, the color of the cloth looks a little light, from my recollection of the film. Maybe a little darker, compared to the EL piping? It would also help if you had a friend or two with you, wearing similar outfits. Second, wear a cup. Please. Most bodysuits are designed for women, or men wearing things over them, so the seams tend to cut lines right across large protrusions. I realize that athletic protection isn't vital during light-cycle races, but it does help prevent retinal scarring from testicles trying to work free of lycra bodysuits. I'd say work on the belly, but I'm not one to talk, with my current sedentary lifestyle.
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Dear Mary,
I yearn for you tragically,
A.T. Tappman, Chaplain, U.S. Army.
^^^^^^^^^^^
Idiot here.
Can we get a filter in place that blocks out stories featuring fat nerds in tights?
That male "camel toe" is burned into my retinas...
Does it make you happy you're so strange?
CmdrTaco is at Penguicon this weekend - go give him a big Tron hug, and make sure to get a photo...
Oh man, hes in for a surprise...
Good luck with the ladies.
This is more like the before and after
poster images for a weight loss program hehe
Anyways I think he should go easyer on us and use something to prevent harm in a costume party
Would have to be nuts to wear a costume like that in pubic (err public).
Insert any "Triumph the Insult Dog" Comment.
There should be laws governing who is allowed to wear spandex. Someone please get on that! ---I was playing poker with tarot cards the other night. I got a full house and that same night 5 people died. True Story.---
I do not see how these still shots could possibly show us what this suit would be like in action
perhaps some nice ninja moves in mpeg format??
once more into the breach
A guy whose TLD is .cx
To be completely honest, I don't find the suit too appealing visually, even if you think out the guy. He should have made it night black, in my opinion. It would hide certain parts of his body better too...
But I'm going to scratch out my eyes now.
--- I hate my sig.
Looking at these photos has scarred me for life. You really don't want to see someone with a physique like this in a skin-tight leotard.
uh.. nice cameltoe. next time, please let Yori be the model, eh?
You take off the glasses and I defy you to tell the difference between him and Jeff Bridges. I mean, other than the hair.
This is even scarier: "and sent it off to Renaissance Dancewear, who I buy all of my tights for Renfaire clothing from. They matched the color perfectly, and made me a custom unitard."
Clearly an alpha nerd, if he's got a regular Renaissance fair supplier!!!
I don't have an anger problem, I have an idiot problem
Cereal Killer: "Oooo, look at that pooper man. Spandex, it's a privilege, not a right!"
tacky on, brother, tacky on!
While many of you readers obviously think this series of pictures are the most hideous, vile, and unnatural sights in the world, I disagree. I think they are beautiful pictures. What we are really looking at is not some ugly fat man in a unitard, but rather the sharing of ideas. This man created something that we as a community might be interested in, and he had the nuts to post it on the front page. Seriously, look beyond the pictures themselves and look at what they actually show - he's just trying to show his invention and share his ideas with a potentially interested population. I think the site is fabulous, and I applaud the man for sharing with us.
At least the excuse for the look is a good comment:
I spoke for a few moments about how I wasn't Tron, but a simple payroll withholding calculation program that had gotten overweight by changes in the laws.
this is what happens when you have too much time in your hands... what's next, chewie costume???
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But it takes the four body stocking photos on that page to equal the offensiveness of the old hello.jpg.
/. newb and clicked on a goatse link.
I haven't wanted to poke my eyes out like this since I was a
The one time I RTFA... this happens.
/me shudders
Now I gotta go buy a new keyboard.
I swear I will always read the comments before the article from now on.
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Incredible. Simply incredible.
If I didn't know he went to a convention I would've thought he modded his doorlock at home into keycard access.
Ahhhh! Please /. this as fast as possible so other people will be safed from viewing this and be scared for life!!!!
Fully agree with this comment.
That horrified alien head thingy pretty much does a good job of recreating the expression I made while the page magically appeared on my computer monitor... =P
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"Spandex. It's a privilege, not a right."
Girdle and Athletic Cup! GAHHHHHH! I must now wash my eyes!
You watched it! You can't unwatch it!
...atkins
You can tell by all the bloat.
He's got balls.. (and just look at the photos if you don't believe me)
...what happened to Cartman's father.
I have something in common with Stephen Hawking...
Lessons learned
...........
1. Fabric paint is a pain in the ass to deal with, and must be applied with a heavy hand if sharp edges on lines are desired. It would have probably helped if I...
5. If posting to link myself in a tighter-than-skin-tight bodysuit to slashdot, think really hard about whether or not I'm ok with having my just-about-naked-self being seen and potentially mocked by hundreds of thousands of people.
Here I was thinking of that hot gal in the TRON movie and one click later I'm wanting to claw my eyes out.
My eyes! the goggles.. they do nothing!
This is a unitard
This is such a neat concept. Put up an image filled page that contains something that nobody wants to look at. Put the page on /. and see how fast people leave the site thus negating the /. effect. Taco is just playin'.
Stay tuned for new sig...
Those unitard pictures are more than I can handle in the morning.
For the love of god please cover your family jewels with some hard plastic.
Think of the children! Won't somebody please think of the children!!!
I think that the costume is cool. Sure he might not be in the greatest of shape but as for time to do the costume...he simply chose to make a costume instead of the wasting the past 54 hours on UT2004.
I've seen some good ghostbuster costumes out there...near Halloween we should see more of these....help the fellow geek out and stop him from coming to the party as some reincarnation of "Revenge of the Nerds" Thats what would scratch my eyes out!
Maybe the backside?? At least you don't see his sack from that angle.
Why couldn't this been slashdoted before I looked at it? Why?
Null
... the front, or the back
This man needs to learn the meaning of either CUPS or Cod Pieces.... holy damn.
Hello Kettle,
You, my friend are as black as pitch.
With love, Pot.
Good to see Milton is putting the money he stole to good use.
Spandex... it's a privilege, not a right.
Every tron character is a representation of the software it represents. Back in the 80's software tended to be tight and trim but now bloatware is king. I respect this fanboy's accuracy. I bet he's MS Office.
...they do nothing!
At least this guy was able to quickly recover from his initial slashdotting. The older site is now double slashdotted and still unviewable.
Need to find a fork, must gouge out eyeeess.
Fair use? Hah! Remember that artist that had those parodies of "Barbie" (TM of Matel Toy Co.)? He got his ass sued.
Now that could be quite interesting. Frightening, but interesting...
People say I'm crazy, I got diamonds on the soles of my shoes...
I saw his nuts... I didn't want to. eww.
Next time he brings his homemade tron costume to a convention he really must remember to bring his roll of quarters with him as well.
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Check out this picture of Flynn. The only thing this guy's costume is missing is the sash! Then, the nut/ball jokes would be moot.
Bryan R.
The price of freedom is eternal vigilance, or $12.50 as seen on eBay.....
MY EYES!, MY EYES! Im touch typing because my retinas have shut down.
You are to be commended for your devotion to the movie and your hard work making a costume, however you spent waaaay to much time on photos in a non-flattering scenario. We're all human, but there's the need to be cognizant of our limitations and plan accordingly. There were suits in TRON that were equally cool but featured more "body armor" than other styles which would be more flattering. Some girth limiting hard armor or a fancied-up corset would go a long way.
If I were to show up at a TRON convention, I would show up in one of those Tanks
The decency cops are probably on their way, Better head out the back Program.
"It's what you learn after you know it all that counts", Earl Weaver - Legendary Coach of the Baltimore Orioles
Aha, it's called a "camel toe". I learned a new word today.
:)
Thank you!
Did I miss a scene in the movie where Jeff Bridges gets pregnant? :)
Back when TRON was originally made, programs were purposeful and tightly coded.
This updated look accurately reflects today's software. What is he, Microsoft Word?
...
Curiously, his backside has the "best" cameltoe.
i can totally see that guys balls
Ugh, do you think we could get a warning next time? Looking at Milton's camel toe was not the thing I needed to see this morning.
when the guy has the baby. Geez, get out and do something and lose that gut!
Offtopic? This is the most relevant reply I've seen on this thread. I'm sad for the people who don't realize this.
Now can we get someone a little more apealing to wear it. That crap first thing on a sunday morning, the shit did NOT go well with my morning tea and mild hangover.
-Polyhead-
Not really. I'm not as figure obsessed as most, he's just another person. Couldn't resist the chance to use that quote, though. -The Sea Captain
...the programs in Tron looked like their programmers. Tron looked like Alan Bradley. Clu looked like Kevin Flynn. Yori presumably was written by Lora, and Ram was written by that guy who wanted popcorn. Chances are that his appearance was more of a reflection of his creator than his bloated nature.
(Yes, I did RTFA, and I know that he gave an explanation for being an overweight program)
STOP MISUSING APOSTROPHES, YOU MORONS!!!
That was disgusting.
The story should have said:
WARNING fat guy in spandex.
I think the FCC has new rules about this kind of thing.
Check some of the behind the scenes stuff on the DVD (or previously, the LD).
They were darkened in processing significantly. Frankly, the rotoscoping in the movie spotty. So the characters change brightness (unintentionally) at times.
Was that a camel toe I saw in the last set of pictures?
Samir: Yes, this is horrible, this idea...
A
You can always put it back.
Is it just me, or does this guy look a lot like Milton?
Moo!
Rant mode on...But enough with the body insults! Haven't you ever seen bodies in all their glorious colors and shapes before? If yours isn't in the top 1% of bodies, do you live in a Burka? The costumer is having fun- lots of other posters here seem to be having bitter parties out of some misguided idea that if you aren't perfect- don't be visible? If you don't have the equivalent of a 2004 Mercedes M-class body, don't show up on the road? Have you ever looked at the great minds in our field? You'd really forbid them from being in your hottub (California / silicon valley style) just because they're not the most aesthetically pleasing bodies? Bah! Rant mode sputtering off...
Don't RTFA!
...
That must be the most horrifying game hero I have EVER seen. I'll never play the game without that image again
Body Armour: $80
Spandex Bodysuit: $50
Realising you are being mocked by Slashdot and the rest of the world because they can see the outline of your nuts through the spandex: Priceless.
There are somethings I do want to see. For everything else there are codpieces
"Does this make me look fat?"
HE WILL DIE ALONE.
I like big butts and I cannot lie.
he had the nuts to post it
By judging the picture, I'd say yes.
Well, I think the look on slashdot's sci-fi icon says it all.
-Colin
Fore and aft padding, at least.
1. yes he looks like a weirdo.
2. yes, this is uber-geeky.
3. we're pretty much all geeky and/or weirdos here.
4. therefore people shouldn't make (too much) fun of this guy
BUT
5. the costume isn't all that fantastic. Now, a homemade Predator costume, that'd impress me.
Freedom: "I won't!"
Interesting. Two suggestions, though:
quidquid latine dictum sit altum videtur.
Nuff Said.
Welcome to the new goatsee.cx page...
Scary. Never eally cared for Tron, anyhow...
By the way, some of those pics are NSFW...
You cant fight in here, its a war room!
Either that, or Tron's really let himself go
Insert simplistic political, ideological, or personal proselytization here.
"Why hello there, pretty girl! I have a level 65 Wizard on Everquest and he can cast Shield of Maelin that is a powerful HP, AC & MR Buff. Also, also, he has this single target fire-based DD called Strike of Solusek that does 3000 damage!!! OMG!!! Oh yeah!!! check out this cool Tron costume that I made! Doesn't my super-tight costume turn you on? OMG IM SO HAWT!!! Want to go out with me???"
What's with the nasty Tron pr0n? Did we really need so many shots of an ugly guy "modelling"?!
-psy
haha, you cock smoking tea bagger.
The guy did a decent job on a suit. He had the balls to wear it and win a prize. Half the guys bagging on his size here are probably the same size, and have never done or accomplished anything. Good for him, bad for you.
"Curiosity killed the cat, but for a while I was a suspect."- Steven Wright
Dude, you gotta lose some weight before trying to squeeze your fat arse into another unitard and showing yourself off like that. Now put some clothes on, please.
God, how do I unsee that?....
This sig no verb.
The costume looks like it was missing an ass... But then again, I think they may have threw in the extra beergut to compensate...
Instead of a 20 something kid......there should have been a disclaimer, warning, 40 something geek in skintight clothes!!!
... really, really shouldn't. He'll be starring on www.b3ta.com very very soon...
I thought it said "viewing enjoyment"?
Now that is one scary glow-in-the-dark beluga!
http://www.ibiblio.org/jmaynard/TRONcostume/fin
"What do you think this is? Some kind of a joke?"
"While you're laughing, put the money in the bag or else!"
Come on, people. We're all geeks; we're all reading Slashdot. Don't we remember being mocked and rejected by our classmates in school? Am I the only one? A lot of us were overweight. The jokes were easy enough for other kids. Give the guy a break and focus on what he's trying to share with us, not on what he looks like.
Well, I guess that this guy is maybe Microsoft Office, because there is quite a bit of bloat in there :)
No offence though, looks pretty cool
it is only after a long journey that you know the strength of the horse.
I saw my first Masquerade at Penguicon 1.0, in April 2003. I decided that that looked like fun, and I wanted to do something like it. I'd idly pondered a TRON costume in the past, and this seemed like the perfect venue for it, being a cross between a Linux and SF con.
I saw lots of TRON costumes on the net, and wasn't satisfied with any of them. The biggest deficiency was that none of them attempted to capture the green tint of the characters' outfits in the computer world. Yes, I know that was added in the digital animation process, but, still, a white costume just doesn't look right. Many of them also used black for the circuit patterns, one more step away from the costumes the viewer saw in the movie.
I decided I could do better, at least to my own way of thinking. This is not a slam on those who have gone before by any means, just an observation that I could resolve what I saw as deficiencies.
Somebody call the cops that guy looks like he stole two grapes!
You go fat Tron dude. Let the posers fall by the wayside. It takes 'em, and you got 'em. If anyone ever feels up to building a suit, this info is a good resource.
That Star Wars kid must be sitting in his room reading this, thinking, 'finally!'
---- You are fully entitled to my opinion.
Taste aside, at least he set up his site on a server that's able to handle the Slashdot load.
Greetings, Program!
The Mongrel Dogs Who Teach
Whoooaaa! Thanks for the memories!
Shit! Tron was the movie that turned me into a spandex fan, especially those guards with their exposed packages. I remember almost wearing-down a videotape of Tron on the scenes with those guys walking about with their packages plainly visible, which was fantastic inspiration for masturbating.
Naturally, I got myself some spandex as it becames fashionable, and I still wear the stuff all the time.
And showing-off in spandex is a terrific motivator for exercising to keep the body fit, and getting fit is a fantastic excuse for wearing spandex.
please.. PLEASE, never ever never ever ever do that to me again!!
;)
beyond the fact the entire costume is cool as hell, that was NOT a fun page to look at... twice... uhh, i mean...errr...
"HOLY SMUGGLED GRAPES BATMAN!"
"I think, therefore I get paid."
Stencils. Use a stencil. Jay got started with the masking tape but needed to go a step further.
1. buy a box cutter or scalpel from an art shop
2. do your designs onto cardboard, eg the boxes around cereal are ideal thickness and water resistance, they don't disintegrate when paint is applied and they don't repel it in blobs onto your artwork like plastic can. You have an advantage if you can print designs directly from the computer onto card.
3. Cut the designs out carefully with the box cutters or scalpel.
4. Place a thick board covered in newspaper inside the part of the suit that you want to apply the paint. Arrange the suit over the board so it is not wrinkled but not stretched either.
5. Place the stencil on the area you want the design. Tape it down if necessary. Cover up any other areas at risk from stray paint.
5. Apply paint to the holes in the stencil either by airbrush (you need the paint to be runny like water for this), or by thick stiff paintbrush or by sponge. Airbrush is best for even coverage (once you get the hang of using it - practice on scrap paper).
You can also use spray cans instead of an airbrush but you need to make sure only the area you want painted is exposed, use lots of newspaper and masking tape to cover up the areas you want to stay unpainted.
And you can get interesting effects using a tooth brush to apply paint. load the tooth brush up and then drag your thumb or a paint brush handle over the bristles towards you. Paint splatters will flick over anything opposite you. (practice aim on the bathroom mirror - but only if you're the one that has to clean it up).
How to make an orc costume
or worse, if he gets good with the airbrush he might dispense with the bodysuit altogeter. Warning: link includes photos of topless women with and without paint.
European Body Paint Festival Gallery
-- it must be true, it's on the internet.
He should look in one.
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I couldn't stop laughing for 30 minutes!
I want one of those Kraftwerk bodysuits. And a LED-tie.
It's a good costume, but man, you gotta spring the cash for a g-string to go with it. Knowing which way you 'dress' is just too much detail.
Why are so many looking and commenting on his genitals? Some issues perhaps?
"Curiosity killed the cat, but for a while I was a suspect."- Steven Wright
Giant man-gina! Not something I wanted to see.
But seriously, seeing as this guy aparently knows about costume design, I don't know why he didn't wear a dance belt. ESPECIALLY when wearing a tight unitard. Keeps your junk from flailing all over the place and it saves people from the horror of man-camel-toe.
Ok, dance belts fit like a tight thong, but his temporary discomfort would have prevented my mental scarring.
I need to go put bleach in my eyes
"Cheeze it!" - Bender
Madonna's 'Erotic' came up on my playlist when the page opened.
"Derp de derp."
Yes, even though I read these comments warning me about what I was going to be looking at I thought I'd take a peek at the site. Very distressing! Fetish wear is one thing that in most cases I approve of, nudism too... but an adult dressing up in the costume from Tron (or any other sci-fi character) when he's NOT drunk?? He needs to redeem himself with humanity by wearing that costume to a proper pub crawl with his mates. That is the only place for a costume like that. (also if he can be arrested for urinating against the bar while drunk that would also be good)
Lycra is a privilege, not a right.
I can't believe how insensitive so many of you are being towards this guy. He's put a lot of work into that suit, and you just mock him. I'd like to see you do better.
Oh wait, this is Slashdot. Never mind.
WAAH!! WAAH!!!! MY POOR, POOR EYES!
At least make some Tron UNDERSHORTS or something..
Time to invent mental floss.
Yes, late to the game, but better late than never... Camel Toe Annie ad
Pictures of my attempt
It was GREAT fun at DragonCon (Atlanta, 03) this past year. People really seemed to enjoy the costume.
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I'm annoyed at all the rude comments posted in this forum...in particular at all the people telling this guy to "get a life".
First of all, you're posting on slashdot forums that means you don't have enough to do yourself....try getting a life yourself before you criticize others.
Second, how is what he did any "worse" than adults who sit around playing Quake (or whatever) all night? How is this guy being a tron fan any geekier than my going to the Classic Gaming Expo?
Plus, he explained how he did everyhing to assist others...open source costuming, anyone?
Finally, it's really easy for you all to sit back behind your monitors and make fun of this guy's weight. Look at yourself in the mirror today (or in ten years) and see if you should really be laughing.
For the record, I have not been in costume since Halloween when I was 12, and I am actually underweight. I don't have a life...this is true. I just think you're all behaving like a bunch of 14-year-old slashdot jerks.
\end{rant}
--Agreed. A cup would make sense with that costume. HOWEVER, that is seriously a truly freakin' cool costume. It doesn't matter to me that he bought premade armor pieces; he basically reworked everything from scratch to make it look better.
--The only improvements I'd make are:
o Get a professional artist to clean up the messy bits (non-straight lines, dots that are slightly "off" - this is supposed to be a circuit pattern, it should be less jagged.
o More circuit patterns/designs, especially on the legs. Fill in some of the blank areas more.
o DEFINITELY wear a cup next time, and at least *attempt* a diet/workout before the next 'con.
o Reconsider the shoes. Storm-trooper type Boots perhaps, but much harder to pull off with the necessary detailing; maybe custom high-tops? Iffy.
--That said, he's done 9/10ths of the work already - and pulled it off a lot better than I ever could. Massive props to teh guy.
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Friends don't let friends show that much nut cleavage. 'Nuff said.
That has to be the funniest thing I've ever read on here.
I laughed until I stopped.
No lie. He told me how the ENTIRE place reeked of B.O. and how the "snacks" were pieces of lunchmeat and some crackers. WTF?
We have secretly replaced these Slashdot mods' sense of humor with a rusty nail. Let's see if they notice!!
Awesome! http://blueoverblue.com/random/jay-maynard-has-a-p osse.html
This guy seems to have the stranges ass ever. Is this what becomes like after you spend most of your life sitting at a desk Wally-style? Which actually reminds me: this dude looks like the real-life inspiration for the Wally character.
Sigged!