My name is Rob Cockerham. I build stuff that isn't particularly valuable, except for in the lessons I learn while I'm building them. Please select one of the images below and read the inspiring stories behind the Incredible Stuff I Made.

Disneyland Costume

A costume of the entire Disneyland Map

Patio Cover Canopy

The fabric canopy from a backyard shade structure

Patio Umbrella Canopy

Replacing the fabric on a Patio Umbrella

Spinning Tornado Costume

Spinning Tornado costume

Scott's AT-ST Costume Build

An AT-ST Walker from Return of the Jedi

Balloon Hut

Hanging party attraction

No Costume 2011

But I'll still compete

QR Code Costume

Giant QR Code costume

Feather Pinwheel

Building a pinwheel from natural materials

Paparazzi Costume #2

Molding photographers heads and a dozen flashing cameras

Solid Ice Beer Caddy

A beer-bottle holder or serving tray molded in ice.

Greg's Whiplash Costume

From Iron Man 2 movie

Lloyd Dobbler Costume

John Cusack's boombox-carrying character from Say Anything

The Best Costume Builds on the Net

The Best Costumes and Build logs on the Internet

The Money You Could be Saving with Gieco Costume

Stack of Money with eyes Costume Build

Scott's Tauntaun Costume Build

Luke Skywalker on a Tauntaun Costume

Urban Garden

Clearing soil and preparing an urban garden in discarded planter urns

Kindling Wooden Reading Device

A laser-cut wooden Kindle

Fiber Optics from Household Items

An attempt to make fiber optic cables from fishing line and other items

The Fireworks Cyclone

Trying to make fireworks more enjoyable by placing them into a spinning column of air

Fire from a Coke Can

Trying to make fire from the polished bottom of a soda can.

Box of See's Candy Costume

Eight-foot See's Candy Halloween Costume

Dwight Shrute Bobblehead Costume

Giant Bobblehead Costume

The Light Sharpener

12 foot parabolic dish covered in 800 mirrors and pointed at the sun

American Idol Judges Costume

Randy, Paula and Simon judges costume

Sudoku Costume

Giant Sudoku Game Costume

Infinite Candelabra

Making an infinite field of tea candles with mirrors

Hospital Childbirth

Well, I helped a little.

Solar Parabola

Trying to boil water with an array of mirrors focusing the sun

Hero's Engine

Transforming heat to motion with the simplest mechanism possible.

Devo Hats

Making Devo Hats for Nick's Guitar Hero Party.

Fandango Paper Bag Hand Puppet Costume

Giant Paper Bag hand puppet costume.

Doctor Octopus Costume

Doctor Octopus and Spiderman costume

Jenga Costume

Jenga stacking game costume

Banana Skin Coat

Making a Coat from the skin of bananas

Paper Mache Alien Fisherman

A paper mache sculpture for an alien restaurant

Hypnodisk

Optical illusion for confounding free-throw shooters at basketball games.

State of California Costume

A California costume made of foam sheet.

Paper Mache Satan

six-foot satan statue

Spring Shoes

Adding bedsprings to shoes

Aluminum Foil Wings

Building a harness and wings from corragated plastic and aluminum foil

Fire From Two Sticks

Trying to make fire with two sticks

Paper Mache Hummingbird

Paper mache hummingbird statue

Paparazzi Costume

The costume that won the ILM halloween costume contest

Matchstick Cats

matchstick and newspaper cat sculptures for the fourth of July

Fish Head Costume

Giant expanding foam and hamster ball mask

Building the California State Fair

Backstage at the County Fair exhibits at the California State Fair

Ketchup Packet Bear

Shooting practice with a 12-foot bear covered in a thousand ketchup packets

Continent of Africa Costume

Cardboard Africa Costume

Push to Cross Sign

Painted traffic signal

Giant Paper Mache Globe

Easy sculpture with an excruciating paint job.

Paper Mache Alien

Extra large party decor

Cat Coffin

Wooden Coffin design for a beloved cat

Paper Mache Elvis

My first life-sized paper mache sculpture

Index of Costumes

A list of the costumes only