Jonathan Lambert walks across Holly St. to the costume contest at the Royal in his handmade 9-foot Groot costume from the movie Guardians of the Galaxy on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014 in downtown Bellingham. ÒThe costume took about 45 hours to make and I used styrofoam, super glue, duct tape and plaster to create it,Ó Lambert said. Lambert won the Halloween costume contest and $250 at the Royal.