From Great White Snark:
Chris Bartlett, a.k.a. TK409 of the 501st Legion, built this fantastic Star Wars Gonk droid costume for his little kids, and I don't know whether to be more impressed with his ingenuity or his ability to stretch a dollar [since he made it for under $40].If there's a better reason to have children than forcing them to dress up in nerdy outfits for your entertainment, I'd like to know what it is. If you have a child or a van that has "Free Candy" printed on the side, Chris has instructions for making your own Power Droid on his http://tk409.com/c3po.html. Gonk!
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ZADL said:
Two totes, and some creativity, makes for a good kids costume that they probably won't want to wear.
Wes Grogan said:
So.. gotta remember this. Kid in Gonk costume okay. Kid in Klingon costume, not okay.
Kidding, kidding!! I do understand the difference. That's actually a really impressive costume for such little scratch.
R3loy replied to Wes Grogan:
At least this guy didn't speak Gonk-ese to his kid for three years.
Asat replied to R3loy:
A kid who speaks Gonk-ese could pretty much write his own ticket in this world. "Hey gaspump, how's it hanging? Could ya spare me a couple twenty gallons for the price of two? You're solid, dude. Lemme polish that chrome for ya...."
Arcane replied to Asat:
Do Gonks speak Binary or do they have their own droid dialect?
demoncat said:
the guy has creativity and hope fully the kid does not wind up remembering this and hate the guy later. though of all the droids in the star wars universe he picks to dress his kid up as the stupidest one.
BorgQueen said:
"If there's a better reason to have children than forcing them to dress up in nerdy outfits for your entertainment, I'd like to know what it is"
Isn't that they very reason TO have kids?
Roger Mortis said:
That is awesome. Still my favorite robot from the Star Wars movies.
Bill replied to Roger Mortis:
I agree! The Power Droid was always my favorite droid. What's not to love, it supplies power and just shuffles around making *gonk* noises.
KAw replied to Bill:
Then at 2 in the morning on one of those rare nights you actually sleep all you hear is GONK GONKGONK GONK but if you shut it up the powers out all heating is gone and you freeze to death.
Best robot or best torture device?
Joel said:
Whats wrong with that kids feet? I don't remember Gonk being a pigeon-toed droid. Maybe he's been in those tubbies too long.
lewen said:
the feet are ok....the toe cleft is a little wide. but that seems to vary from image to image.
Jeff said:
I wasnt sure how he did it for under 40 bucks till i recognized the body is made from two big storage containers stuck together, looks good tho
Mikhel said:
Very cute, but, for some reason, I feel sorry for the little kid inside. I mean, where are the reflective stipes on the thing?
He's just a walking speed bump.
