Below follows a simple step-by-step process for making the awesomest Halloween costume ever. Ok, so strictly speaking an iPod isn’t that scary, but a giant one sure is a little unsettling.
Anyway, here’s how to make your own.
Step 1. Find a box. Now this may seem like an obvious instruction, but you need to make sure your box is a good fit. I just happened to find mine in my bedroom, I think it was what my new suit got delivered it. I tried it on and it hung snugly on my torso.
Step 2. Get yourself some acryllic paint. It’s got to be acryllic, people, or else it won’t stick on properly. You need white for the main body and black for the lettering and to make some nice grey shades. Oh, and while you’re at it get some blue food colouring. Don’t ask, I’ll explain later.
Step 3. Get a painting. Go on, slap it on.
Step 4. Get a dinner plate and draw a nice big O towards the bottom of the pod. This is your click-wheel. Then draw an oblong at the top. This is your screen. Now, take your black paint and mix it in with the white, making a nice pale grey. Then slap it on the O.
Step 5. Then make a slightly darker grey for the screen. Voila. Looking good, isn’t it?
Step 6. Right, here’s where it gets fiddly. You need to draw a smaller O in the middle of your big one. I used the inside of a roll of duct-tape, but you can use what you want. Be creative. Then the wheel needs some play/fast-forward/re-wind/MENU buttons and the main screen needs its song. Choose any song you like! And here’s where you need your blue food colouring. Mix it into some white paint and you can use it for the play button in the top left and progress bar.
Step 7. You’re pretty much there. Oh, except you need some earphones. I bought two shower-heads from Homebase for £6 each and taped them to some electical wire. Nice, huh?
