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We showed off our first ever mascot at western michigan this year. Gigawatt is a giant walkaround lightning bolt (Lightning Robotics).

My wife's aunt made it out of that foam you can buy at Joann. Big sheets of it, about 2-3 inches thick. Then it was covered in material.

Make it strong - the costumes tend to get beaten up a bit. We have many repairs to make to it.

We are also going to add a big muffin fan with a battery pack and an on/off swich for the user. It gets hot in there. We also had room for a drink holder inside. (For a beverage with a cap of course.)

I say it comes down to how much money you have. We don't, so we made one for cheap. (The nice ones are expensive... might as well start a couple of lego teams instead.)