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So, to start stuff of, I need help making a armour torso, what methods can I use? I know papercrafting, just I want all feeds of info

lmao Im gonna take a look at 405th, for halo armour. But yeah, the foam may be a good idea.

on a seperate note, besides using a motorcycle helmet visor, what can I use to make a see-through visor??

This is my forte! At least, a lot of people seem to ask me tons and tons of questions, pretaining to armor.




I made all the armor in my Fran outfit, and it was extremely budget friendly.

All the armor is made out of craft foam paper/foamies. It comes in sheets that you can buy at Hobby Lobby/Michael's, etc. It tends to run about $.99 a sheet. You can ALSO buy it online in big rolls-- which honestly, is what I would suggest. I bought sheets and I had to superglue tons of pieces together to get what I needed. @.@

It comes in different thicknesses too. The stores typically carry 2 MM and 3 MM. You can buy thicker online, like 6 MM.

I used 3 MM or glued two sheets of 2 MM together to get a nice thickness.

Now, craft foam can be delicate. I coated mine in several layers of Modge Podge, which is a sealant. It did wonders to strengthen it up and gave it a nice shine!

So I have never done armor before.
I have always just stuck to outfit cosplays.
(I'm not that artistic when it comes to more >.<)
I want to branch out a bit more, and try something different.
I was wondering what would be the best way to go about something like this.


This outfit wont be a reality until next year.
However, since this is my first time I would like to start planning now.

I also have this cosplay I was thinking about, but I think I like the other one better.
Which do you think would be the easier one to try for my first time?
I also will probably be getting help from my sister, because she is the artistic one rofl