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Published: 2011-02-11 05:57:14 +0000 UTC; Views: 2166; Favourites: 6; Downloads: 213
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Description So here is my Hammer Suit Mario costume. I put this together for the Mario 25th Anniversary Party we held at Nintendo World in November. This has always been among my favorite power ups, and I was very excited when I figured out how to do it.
I went with the colors from the original sprite, not the All Stars version, or even the version from the official art. The white underarmour shirt should look familiar enough(yes, it's still the same one I've been using since 2001), and I found the black overalls online. The day before our event I did some running around. I picked up the mallets, belt, and hammer loops(I bought these tan and covered them in Gaffers Tape) at Home Depot. I was trying to find white boots, but was unable, so I stopped in a Payless and picked up a pair of white Champion sneakers.
The shell and helmet were a bit of recycling magic. I made the "helmet" from a Playstation 3 promo hat I received a few years back. After years of sitting under my brothers bed I finally found some use for it. I cut off the brim and attatched some strips of wonderflex(the same material from the Black Knight Helmet) and voila, I now have a passable Hammer Bros helmet, and I've covered all the nasty Sony references.
The shell was created from my parents old pool filter. Originally, I had intended to use the 2 halves as the Black Knight shoulders, but they were too heavy and sat behind my parents garage for a few months. While randomly shifting them around in late October, a light bulb flashed on, and I cut out neck and arm holes. I drilled a few holes right around the arm holes, ran some elastic through them, and I was magically transformed into a turtle. Ok, maybe not, but I found a way to make a shell. I later used some 3/8 inch tubing for the edging. Not too shabby for a 2 week costume, if I may say so myself

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Comments: 7

TubeManiac [2015-06-23 20:04:33 +0000 UTC]

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LondonBoy55 [2012-01-29 11:25:48 +0000 UTC]

Hammer suit Mario is one of my favourite power ups nice picture

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BSMario81 In reply to LondonBoy55 [2012-01-29 21:40:57 +0000 UTC]

It's one of mine as well, glad you like the costume

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LondonBoy55 In reply to BSMario81 [2012-01-31 09:58:54 +0000 UTC]

Yep shame it does't appear in a Mario 3D games

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BSMario81 In reply to LondonBoy55 [2012-01-31 21:17:43 +0000 UTC]

I agree. I had some hope with the Boomerang suit, but I guess it will have to do as a poor mans alternative to possibly the best powerup ever.

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MistyEyeDoll [2011-02-11 23:26:42 +0000 UTC]

This is great! Made my day!

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BSMario81 In reply to MistyEyeDoll [2011-02-13 02:55:47 +0000 UTC]

Glad to hear it, thanks!

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