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Barbie and Ken Doll in Boxes Couples’ Halloween Costume

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With all the excitement surrounding the upcoming Barbie movie (no? Just me?), it only makes sense someone would cash in on the craze with a Barbie and Ken couples’ Halloween costume. Officially licensed by Rasta Imposta and available on Amazon (affiliate link), the costume includes two giant doll toy boxes for your and your significant other (or a friend) to get inside and become the iconic couple.

There’s also a set that includes a vintage Barbie box costume if that’s more your cup of tea. But please note the costumes ONLY include the toy boxes, you’re on your own to find the perfect outfit to wear inside. Get creative! Also, buy an ’80s Corvette and spray paint it pink to really complete the look. Just don’t try to drive with your costume on.

My wife already told me I can’t be a Ninja Turtle again this year (I beg to differ), and we should consider a couples costume for once. She suggested characters from Stranger Things. I suggested a Michelangelo and April O’Neil, but, knowing her, when Halloween rolls around we’ll be Joyce Byers and Jim Hopper, despite my insistence I should really be a Demogorgon instead.

[via DudeIWantThat]

Two Human Barbie Dolls And The Battle of Odessa, Ukraine

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Look out, Valeria Lukyanova. There's a new Ukraine Human Barbie in town.Meanwhile, Alina Kovalevskaya's a living barbie without the need for surgery or racism. Alina Kovaleskaya is claiming that she...

3D Printed Medieval Armor for Barbie Dolls: Woman-at-arms

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Watch out Ken. Barbie’s packing some steel. Actually Jim Rodda’s Barbie armor is made of biodegradable plastic. Jim originally wanted to print glitter cannons that fit on My Little Pony toys as a birthday gift to his niece, but it proved to be too complicated. Four cups of coffee and a hot shower later, the idea for Barbie armor sprang out of his mind, fully formed.

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The field plate armor in the image above and in the video below is one of Jim’s first prototypes. He’s currently designing a parade armor, a more detailed version of the field plate armor that has “filigrees, engravings, gewgaws, gubbinses, and assorted skeuomorphisms.”

Aside from being silly, Jim is also generous. He’s sharing the 3D files for the Athena Makeover Kit, another Barbie costume, on his website.

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Pledge at least $5 (USD) on Kickstarter to get the 3D files for the field plate armor as a reward, while a pledge of at least $10 gets you the files for the parade armor. Jim will most likely make those files available after the Kickstarter, but he isn’t planning on selling the printed armor themselves because that would be beyond his means.

If you want to get the printed armor right away, pledge for the higher reward tiers ASAP because Jim probably won’t print anymore of them after his fundraiser ends. Pledge at least $200 to get the field plate armor set and at least $250 to get the parade armor set. This reminds me, I’ve yet to finish Jeanne D’Arc.