These stilt-walkers are something I made this Halloween.  It took 60+  hours of research and construction.  The major source of inspiration was a video I found on YouTube by Garen and Melissa called "4 legged stilt costume - handmade"

 I will add more photos and videos of our test runs and show I the bodies were built.  They are built up with foam and surprisingly light!  Below are some of the  early steps in the creation.

 

Thanks also to CricketBoy Studios for the informational video called "How to Build and Walk on Stilts."