Spock's Pickled Brain

Okay, so once upon a time I decided to make a Goa'uld costume for this segment. It has not gone well, due to my complete inability to work with foam like the Loonatic.  I just. I don't know.  Anyway, the top is one of the few pieces to make it out alive so you may have to imagine the rest. But the top is cool. Ignore the unfinished skirt, yeah? I don't know when that's getting out of production hell For those of you not in the know, the Goa'uld are the main villains in the Stargate: SG-1 television series (yeah, that's right, I said it. The Replicators and the Ori are penny ante villains and you know it). Technically the Goa'uld are parasitic snake things that Khan-worm into people's brains and take over their bodies. But aesthetically, the Goa'uld in their chosen hosts masquerade as gods and goddesses from Earth's various mythologies, with Egyptian mythology being the principle example. In general, they wear a lot of robes, bikinis, and gold.  Y...

Are they sandals? Greaves? I'm not sure but they're essential to the Stargate Anubis guard ensemble. From a practical standpoint I think the boots in SG-1 make way more sense, but to keep with the ancient Egyptian style I'll agree the sandals look more the part. Here's a way I found to make my own pair out of some thrift store sandals, EVA foam, nylon webbing, and elastic.  References Materials -Comfortable open-toed sandals that can be painted (Columbia or similar) -5mm EVA foam -Dark copper metallic spray paint -Turquoise acrylic paint -Clear coat sealer -1inch-wide black nylon webbing -1inch-wide black elastic Tools -Boxcutter -Dremel with sanding drum -E6000 glue -Woodburner -Heat gun -Scissors -Needle and thread -Masking tape 1. Gather the materials As you'd expect the key part of what will make this build work is having a good sandal to work with. If you're going to be wearing them for any length of time you'd better hope they'd be durable and comf...