{"id":366,"date":"2014-02-26T22:13:58","date_gmt":"2014-02-26T22:13:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/graphicdisplayusa.com\/blog\/?p=366"},"modified":"2020-02-11T23:44:31","modified_gmt":"2020-02-11T23:44:31","slug":"sintra-expanded-pvc-board-made-comic-con-convention-costume","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/3acompositesusa.com\/blog\/sintra-expanded-pvc-board-made-comic-con-convention-costume\/","title":{"rendered":"Sintra Expanded PVC Board Made Into Comic-Con Convention Costume"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.graphicdisplay.3acompositesusa.com\/2015\/04\/984684e088aed5e5ab9f78176cfb7232_f389.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-368\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.graphicdisplay.3acompositesusa.com\/2015\/04\/984684e088aed5e5ab9f78176cfb7232_f389.jpg\" alt=\"984684e088aed5e5ab9f78176cfb7232_f389\" width=\"499\" height=\"261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.graphicdisplay.3acompositesusa.com\/2015\/04\/984684e088aed5e5ab9f78176cfb7232_f389.jpg 499w, https:\/\/cdn.graphicdisplay.3acompositesusa.com\/2015\/04\/984684e088aed5e5ab9f78176cfb7232_f389-300x157.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sci-fi enthusiast <a href=\"http:\/\/kimncris.com\/costumes\/detailsbender.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cris Knight<\/a> built a costume using Sintra expanded PVC board for the Comic-Con convention in Las Vegas. The character \u201cBender\u201d from the popular animated television series Futurama, written and designed by Matt Groening, was the inspiration for the costume.<!--:--><!--more--><!--:en--> Knight is no amateur when it comes to custom costume design. Modern films including Star Wars, the Fifth Element, A Nightmare Before Christmas, and 300 have influenced his handcrafted works.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.graphicdisplay.3acompositesusa.com\/2015\/04\/da3148ba82b065475fccb4008bb07ad9_f390.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-369\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.graphicdisplay.3acompositesusa.com\/2015\/04\/da3148ba82b065475fccb4008bb07ad9_f390.jpg\" alt=\"da3148ba82b065475fccb4008bb07ad9_f390\" width=\"249\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.graphicdisplay.3acompositesusa.com\/2015\/04\/da3148ba82b065475fccb4008bb07ad9_f390.jpg 249w, https:\/\/cdn.graphicdisplay.3acompositesusa.com\/2015\/04\/da3148ba82b065475fccb4008bb07ad9_f390-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 249px) 100vw, 249px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Knight wore the Bender costume for a contest at the 2003 Comic-Con convention where he was placed in a \u201cprofessional\u201d category and won third place. Additionally, he wore the costume again in 2004 for the San Diego Comic-Con where it won an award for \u201cMost Humorous\u201d in a skit called \u201cNot The Droid You\u2019re Looking For.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The costume was constructed using Sintra expanded PVC board, styrene, vinyl, nylon and fabric. The Sintra material was used for the costume\u2019s structural framework. According to Knight, \u201cSintra was extremely lightweight and sturdy so it became the perfect material for the under frame of the costume. It is also really easy to work with, only requiring simple hand tools\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sintra\u2019s easy workability allowed Knight to transform a material mainly used in retail displays and interior signage applications into a truly innovative creation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sci-fi enthusiast Cris Knight built a costume using Sintra expanded PVC board for the Comic-Con convention in Las Vegas. 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