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Planning the hoverboards was one of my favorite parts of making this costume. It gave me a chance to geek out in Illustrator with an attention to detail that warmed the cockles of my heart. I started out with just creating the 2 hoverboards my husband, daughter and I needed for our costumes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Once I was on a roll though, it was hard to stop. After the “odd man out\/the Want to make your own hoverboard? I’ve recreated the graphics and put together a high-res JPG of each so you can print them off yourself. Each hoverboard has a black line around the outside that you can trace on to your foam or plywood to get a perfectly even edge around the graphic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For a full-scale hoverboard just print off at 100% on a 24″ x 36″ sized poster. I ordered mine printed at Vistaprint with a coupon code that made each print about $20. <\/p>\n\n\n\n I had a request recently for vector outlines, so that the hoverboards could be cut out on CNC machines or 3D printed. So.. here you go! Just click the image below to download a vector PDF.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Once I had the graphics designed we ordered them from Vistaprint. While we were impatiently awaiting the mail, we went out to Home Depot and picked up a sheet of 1\/2″ thick insulation foam (Foamular C-200<\/a>) for $10. <\/p>\n\n\n\n We cut the foam to the shape of the outer stencil included in the poster, painted the edges to match the movie hoverboard, and glued the graphic on the top and bottom. I’ve included a few photos of my handy helping husband to show the general process:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Once the board was assembled we picked up and spray painted some disposable plastic plates for the silver circles on the bottom. The rest of the pieces were 3D printed using Imirnman’s models from <\/p>\n\n\n\n Now that I’ve shared how we created our hoverboards, I wanted to mention a few other makers with great tutorials in case one of those is more your style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I came across some beautifully crafted hoverboards for purchase online – solid wood, and as close to the originals as possible. They’re above my price point, but if you have some cash set away I’d recommend checking out the hoverboard replicas and kits at GoldenArmor.com. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n DIY Prop Shop also has a pretty great tutorial on making a plywood hoverboard, along with graphics you can print at home<\/a> (standard printer paper sized), for the classic pink Mattel model:<\/p>\n\n\n\nDownload the hoverboard graphics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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