Tiki Central / Tiki Carving
Halloween Tiki Costume
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I've been away from Tiki central for a week because I've been creating a Tiki Costume! Any other Halloween Tiki's out there? |
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SES
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11/04/2003
[ Edited by: SES on 2004-01-02 03:05 ] |
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Mrs. B
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11/04/2003
Very, very cool. |
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SES
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11/04/2003
Night of the Living Tiki! Hah! |
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11/04/2003
This is why I love TC...all deez wunnerful, klazy kids. |
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sosavage
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11/04/2003
That costume is AWESOME!! Great job! |
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Tiki-bot
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11/04/2003
Outstanding costume, MT. I hope the party was outside. How did you fit into any doorways or rooms with it on? |
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Tiki_Bong
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11/04/2003
MT, Great costume and nice residence also! |
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mrtikibar
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11/04/2003
What an effort. Very nice. Was it hard |
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sweetpea
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11/05/2003
I saw a hula girl in one of the pictures. |
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Formikahini
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11/05/2003
WOW MauiTiki!!!! I wouldn't have been able to look at anything else all night if I'd been near you!! And SES, you definitely make a hot Blonde, but I don't know if you carried off the Bimbo part; you look just too damn sharp! Maybe after a half dozen Mai Tai's you were able to carry off the "dumb" look, but in those photos, ya just look like an intelligent blonde with veeeeeery revealing dress :wink: |
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11/06/2003
[ Edited by: SES on 2004-01-02 03:06 ] |
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SES
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11/06/2003
MauiTiki, |
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MauiTiki
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11/06/2003
Thanks for all the positive feedback. I had shoulder straps holding it up, so the weight didn't bother me. No, I couldn't sit down or walk through doors. I wore it for the kids parade which lasted an hour, then put it on for the evening for another 3 hours (9 to midnight). There is some room inside, I actually had a beer inside for much of the night. Because of the shoulder straps, my hands were free. It was like being Mickey Mouse at Disneyland, everyone wanted me to stop for pictures. I'm going to build a small table to stand it on, so I can have it on display year round in my office. |
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MauiTiki
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11/06/2003
It was easy to walk and get around as long as I had enough head room. My arms were inside, I had more than one person try to push me over, but it was fairly stable, and I could move pretty well. If I were to fall there would be no hands to catch my fall. (good thing I didn't) If I had to do it again, I'd get all my female friends to dress as hula girls and we'd do a dance for the Contest! MauiTiki [ Edited by: MauiTiki on 2003-11-05 23:31 ] |
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11/06/2003
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Monkeyman
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11/10/2003
Very cool. Nicely done. You apparently have some skill in paper mache work. The end result is nice and smooth and the paint job really turned out well. Was it difficult moving around that day? Did you have a seeing eye tiki to escort you? |
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11/10/2003
Maui Tiki, do you know Michael Mahnensmith, AKA Mike the Sandalmaker? He works in old Lahaina. |
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MauiTiki
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11/12/2003
I know the shop, but not Mike himself. |
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MauiTiki
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11/12/2003
I could actually see quite well, and moving around was easy, I just had to watch my head and pay attention when going up or down curbs and stairs. |
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Futura Girl
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11/12/2003
hands down - one of THE BEST costumes i've ever seen. congrats!!! |
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MauiTiki
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09/25/2004
Halloween is approaching and I've started TWO new Tiki Costumes. One for me and a second for my wife. I'll let my Dad wear last years Tiki. Construction (How to) Photos to come! |
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PalangiGirl
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10/06/2004
THAT COSTUME IS AWESOME!!! I gotta try that one of these days. This year I'm making a costume for my 16 year old lineman to be a "witch doctor" type. He'll wear a tiki mask with lots of raffia hair going down the back, and then a typical poly war outfit with red/black raffia arm bands, leg bands, lavalava, fake tats... etc. It should be cool. |
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cynfulcynner
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10/06/2004
If I get my costume finished in time, I'll be wearing it to the opening of the new SF Trader Vic's. It will be most appropriate. :D |
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MauiTiki
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11/02/2004
Got some photo together of this year's Halloween. Starting to paint on the primer of the two new Tikis. Last years Tiki with the new guys Finished painting and ready for hula skirts Heading out on Halloween night We ended up with 4th place in the largest Contest in Hawaii. My kids in their Halloween pajamas the next morning. Aloha! MauiTiki [ Edited by: MauiTiki on 2004-11-02 01:59 ] |
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DawnTiki
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11/02/2004
You came in 4th place??? How can that be? Who came in 1st? |
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Monkeyman
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11/03/2004
Super Super Cool. The only thing better than last year's costume was 2 more of Last years costume. Nicely done. A true inspiration to the Halloweenies everywhere. |
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The Sperm Whale
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11/03/2004
I love the costumes. I think it must have been hillarious seeing three Tiki's running amuck in Maui. Too Cool!!! Good Job! |
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DawnTiki
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11/03/2004
You were robbed! These are fantastic! I agree with everything Monkeyman and The Sperm Whale said! :tiki: |
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SES
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11/03/2004
WOW! Those are huge! You just keep getting better. If you keep multiplying each year you will have an army soon. :) |
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MauiTiki
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11/04/2004
The people who did better in the contest had skits or mini performanaces planned. We just ran around like Freaky Tikis. |
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Travellin' Tiki
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11/05/2004
Coolest halloween costumes I've ever seen! They are totally fantastic!!!! :) |
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Benzart
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11/08/2004
Ditto! Those were really COOl.It takes a lot of work to turn an idea like that into reality, and to do it SO Well, and 2 times even. Bravo and Well Done. |
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10/02/2005
Bump |
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Moondance
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10/02/2005
Man those costumes are incredible!! |
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cynfulcynner
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10/04/2005
Yes, but this year it's not going to be Tiki. I'm going as Edith Head! :D |
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Capt'n Skully
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10/18/2006
[Halloween Bump] |
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1solidtiki
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10/22/2008
Thank-you for the inspiration this is the early phase of my costume. Ill be wearing an awesome hawaiian shirt and a grass skirt with this mask, i made it out of 1" foam, i still need to cover the mouth with black screen. more pics to come. there is also pics of my jack o melon. j |
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Trad'r Bill
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10/22/2008
Here's my dog's costume from last year... it won first prize at the local Petco! ...and yes, those are walnut shells :) |
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tikipaka
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10/22/2008
Love this one.
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Trad'r Bill
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10/23/2008
thanks tikipaka - still makes me laugh every time I see that picture... ridiculous... yes - funny... f-yes |
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1solidtiki
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11/01/2008
Tiki Mon was a hit! |
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MauiTiki
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09/17/2010
It's time to start working on your Tiki Halloween costume! here is a link to the instructions: |
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Trad'r Bill
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09/17/2010
Here's one I was thinking about doing: |
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MadDogMike
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09/17/2010
Both are very nice. I have to come up with a Wizard of Oz costume this year - is a flying monkey "tiki". It will have a bellboy hat instead of a fez, does that make it "para-tiki"?"Semi-tiki"?"Quasi-tiki"? :lol: |
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Haole Jim
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09/18/2010
Way into stratospheric level cool! |
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TikiTosh
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09/21/2010
last year as a blue hawaiian |
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DrTikiKeyWest
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01/07/2013
Congratulations! That is a truly EPIC tiki costume! Wow, I thought I had problems with overhead clearance. Great construction method also. I can appreciate all the effort you put in. You should come down here to Key West for one of our festivals! It's all worth the effort when you make hundreds of people smile. I've enclosed a photo of one of my alter-ego's named "Doctor Tiki". He's the southernmost Tiki doctor in the continential United States, as he resides in Key West. Dr. Tiki has been prescribing hangover cures for tourist for two years now. ("You put the lime in the coconut and drink it all up...") My construction took about 40 hours and is carved out of styrofoam. 40 rings of 1" thick styrofoam were laminated into a blank, then carved with razor knife and hot knife. If you do this, be sure to use water-based spray paint or your creation will melt! Best regards, DT |