Tauntaun costume out of Star Wars
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|I’m pretty much over the whole Star Wars thing, but I gotta say, this tauntaun costume is simply stunning. It looks actually quite simple — no fancy robotic parts, just a light frame for the body and some stilts for height — making it that much more impressive. I have to start planning next year’s costume now.
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