PROJECTS: Halloween
and into the helmet (Figure
D
).
I mounted the two LED flicker arrays around
my nose, but wanted more light above my eyes,
so I added a simple LED holder that’s installed
along the brow line. You can connect your
components by following my wiring diagram
(Figure
E
).
5. AIR TUBING
The top of the e-cig is attached to a removable
mouthpiece which goes into vinyl tubing and into
the small 12V pump. Figure
F
shows what the
setup looks like when placed inside the jacket.
The vape “smoke” is drawn from the e-cig and
into the pump, which then pushes the smoke
through a barbed splitter into two tubes: one up
into the helmet and another attached to the collar
of the jacket with a 3D-printed clip.
FIRE IT UP
Now your Ghost Rider costume is set to scare the
neighborhood!
To hide my face while wearing the mask, I cut
off one leg of the pantyhose and stretched it over
my face, obscuring my eyes but still allowing me
to see. Then I put the balaclava over, to cover the
rest of my face.
The two different LED arrays, combined with
a judicial use of vapor from the e-cig, create an
amazing effect. With the controller in one hand,
the e-cig is ignited and the pump activated,
drawing the smoke from the e-cig through the
costume and up out the skull mask and jacket.
To clear out the smoke effect, the e-cig trigger is
released and the pump left on.
The vapor cloud is from vegetable glycerine,
which is the main component in most e-juice
vaporizers. Vegetable glycerine is food safe and
contains 0% tobacco or flavorings. Do not use
tobacco e-juice as it will stink and you’ll smoke
yourself out! Even with vegetable glycerine this
device can only be used in short bursts. Be smart
about how you use this effect.
The effect is striking in person, and from a
distance looks incredibly believable! I found
the combination of pantyhose and thick smoke
almost impossible to see out of, so I could only
perform the smoke trick when standing still.
Happy making! :)
PUMP SWITCH
12V BATTERY
PUMP
VAPE
MASK SMOKE
HANDHELD ASSEMBLY
LED ARRAY
MASK ASSEMBLY
C
D
E
Vape tube
splitter
12V battery
12V pump
E-cig connector
Controller
hookup
Helmet
hookup
F
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