LEDs give a new twist to a Sonic The Hedgehog costume
[Wentworthm] couldn't say no to his son's call for a Sonic the Hedgehog costume for Halloween, but also couldn't resist sprucing it up with LEDs. The end result is a surprisingly cool and bright Sonic the Hedgehog costume.
After some experimentation, [Wentworthm] ordered two suits and ended up mixing and matching one's helmet with the other's bodysuit. For the head, [Wentworthm] created six 3D printed "spikes" that had slots for the WS2812B LED strips to slide in and out the sides, with each spike sliding into the creases of the Sonic head "spikes". Sewn strips of fabric were used to house the LED strips placed on the sides of the costume. An additional 3D printed switch housing has been created to allow for a more robust interface with the two push buttons to activate the LEDs. An Arduino Nano, soldered to a protoboard, was used to drive the LED strips with a USB battery powering the entire project.
[Wentworthm] gives more details on trial and error, so the post is definitely worth checking out for more build details. Halloween is always a great source of cool costumes and we've featured a few before, like a light-up crosswalk costume or creating a giant Gameboy-colored costume.
Video after the break!
[Wentworthm] couldn't say no to his son's call for a Sonic the Hedgehog costume for Halloween, but also couldn't resist sprucing it up with LEDs. The end result is a surprisingly cool and bright Sonic the Hedgehog costume.
After some experimentation, [Wentworthm] ordered two suits and ended up mixing and matching one's helmet with the other's bodysuit. For the head, [Wentworthm] created six 3D printed "spikes" that had slots for the WS2812B LED strips to slide in and out the sides, with each spike sliding into the creases of the Sonic head "spikes". Sewn strips of fabric were used to house the LED strips placed on the sides of the costume. An additional 3D printed switch housing has been created to allow for a more robust interface with the two push buttons to activate the LEDs. An Arduino Nano, soldered to a protoboard, was used to drive the LED strips with a USB battery powering the entire project.
[Wentworthm] gives more details on trial and error, so the post is definitely worth checking out for more build details. Halloween is always a great source of cool costumes and we've featured a few before, like a light-up crosswalk costume or creating a giant Gameboy-colored costume.
Video after the break!
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