Cardboard Tube Fighting League

K and I saw this advertised in the local paper. The guys from Seattle who set up a Cardboard Tube Fighting League were going to be over in Sydney for the first ever Australian Tube Duel battle and it was free for everyone...... of course we thought that would be a laugh to go along to and so did a couple of our friends.

Now when you're sitting down the local on a Friday night thinking "what am I going to make my cardboard armor out of" like you do, Andrew suggested the beer mats we were using as a chest plate. Great idea and the basis for my costume. So on Saturday morning with a can of spray paint a few boxes, some beer coasters, an egg box and the "Coaster Crusader" was born.



After a couple of swift ones down the Court House pub in NewTown we headed to the memorial park to let battle commence. We walked around the corner and took one look at Sam and pissed ourselves laughing. To put this in perspective, my beer mat chest plate took about an hour to put together with the other bits taking a few minutes cutting and spraying. Sam's outfit was made in about the same time and put together on site:
























I only fought with one tube by the way.

After the organisers had handed out the Tubes and explained the rules - Tube hits only and break your opponents tube to progress to the next round. It was on.....
Round 1 Roboman Vs Coaster Crusader (first video created by Scottie - The Smiling Assassin)

First Round



Round 2 we went as a team two against two.

Second Round


Final Round - All against all, there can be only one!


Well it kept us out the pub for a few hours anyway :) More in see below, should have Sydney on there soon.

Cardboard Tube Fighting League Link