Minecraft Steve Cardboard Box Costume DIY (2024)

Materials:

1) Minecraft image files (linked below)

2) Color printer

3) Print software (free)

4) Cardboard

5) Measuring tape

6) Spray adhesive

7) Wood glue

8) Scissors

9) Utility knife

10) Pencil/Sharpie

11) Styrofoam (optional)

12) Pantyhose & Glue gun (optional)

Everybody's body is different (except mine. It is the same. what?). This build will require some measurement to custom fit your body. I am 6'1 at 200lbs and have built this to my measurements. You can lay down on a piece of cardboard and measure from the top of your shoulders to just below your waste and base the height of the torso/arms on that. The torso and arms should be the same height and width (length of the arms should be half that of the torso). Dotted lines depicted in the graphics above are score lines. Use your utility knife to cut about half way or just deep enough to allow the cardboard to bend on the crease (don't cut all the way down!).

Once done the torso, you can cut some holes for the arms and head. In my case, i cut a 6 x 10 hole on the bottom of the head/top of the torso. The arms i cut a 6 x 9 hole with a rounded top.

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For the arms, you will need to add handles to grip onto when you wear the arm. To do this, do not glue the bottom flap that closes the arm ends just yet. Keep it open so you can add a handle from that end. You can just use a simple strip of cardboard to do this. There is no set width for the strip as it will vary with hand sizes, but just find something that is comfortable for you. To match the torso arm holes, i also did a 6 x 9 cutout with rounded tops.

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I added a flap to cover the upper open area of the front of the leg. This looked better cosmetically as well as offered support. I also placed some foam pads (cardboard could also be used) beneath the added flap as well as on the sides as sides and some beneath the back of my ankle.

If you measured and cut correctly according to your dimensions, this thing should fit just fine. Because the torso and legs have open ends, these can be trimmed down to fit. Any torso alteration would cause the arms to be longer as they were originally designed to have the same height dimensions.

You can also cut a rectangular hole for the mouth.

Because each printed side requires multiple papers to span across it, poster software will be required. There are a number of free software titles that allow you to do this. They all typically work the same. Open your picture in the software, choose how many papers you want it to break it down to (make sure it matches the size of your printer paper), turn on or off options like adding overlap or borders and voila!

As well as the files for Steve, I have included the breakdown of the head using some poster software to show how each side is actually broken down into 6 sheets. In my case, i used larger paper to print on so they may not work for you. Just use the source files with the software and you'll be good.

Attachments

• images.zip

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• head breakdown.zip

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Once you've cut down your sheets so only the image is present and no white borders are showing, loosely place them on the box to ensure they are in fact the right size!

If all looks good, just give a good spray of the spray adhesive (i recommend this over glue as it holds better and does not show any grooves or bumps if done right). Make sure you cover all areas of the back of the sheet with spray glue, place each piece of paper onto the body part you are working on (starting with the top left corner might be easier) and work your way down until you are done a side. Now, do this a million times over until you are done each side of each part. You can just re-use some printed sides for some obscure areas like the top of the torso, flaps near the knees, etc. Cut through the arm/torso/head holes and secure the edges with tape (even Scotch tape could work as this part will be invisible to others).