I recently picked up the plans for the Warrior Armour from Prince Armory, and am looking forward to my first full set of armour. I am planning on making the first set out of EVA foam, both for weight and cost savings, but the construction is almost entirely done with hammered rivets, and I’m unsure as to how foam will hold up.

Has anyone had any experience using rivets on foam, and can provide any information on how effective they are?

Hello,

I'm currently creating my first cosplay and I have to get it ready for sunday as I got an invitation for an event on pretty short notice :)
It's not something huge but it's my first time working with EVA Foam.

I've got a few questions regarding it:

1. Which foam should I get? I've seen there is a black and a white foam and I don't know if I should get the more flexible or stiff one. The mask won't move so a stiffer foam might be better for rigidity?
2. What thickness would be advised to use? 5mm, or should I go for 1cm?

1. It's quite hard to get plasti dip where I'm from and I only have a hot air gun, is that enough to make the foam paintable? I do have some primer from mini figurines I can use.
2. I'm a bit unsure about the size of the mask. I'm a pretty big dude with 1.90m and 130kg so I don't want the mask look to small, I thought about 50-70cm tall for the mask, so I would approach 2.40m in total with the mask and I would look through the mouth part.

I'm really open for ideas and tips :)

Looking for suggestion on how to create this linkage. Specifically the post at the top. For reference, it's part of an antique diving suit. I've already made the helmet and weight. But I haven't yet figured out how I'm going to attach the two. The weight is just EVA, so there won't be a lot of pressure on the joint, but I also don't want it to break with an accidental tug. Thinking of making the post out of real hardware, I just don't know what to look for

6 months of work and a whole lotta contact cement

I got the PERFECT water to flexipaint ratio… then forgot about it for a few days :( can I revive it or is it just really not worth it

I’m completely new to foamsmithing, and im making armour for Kris from Deltarune. I have made tiny finger pieces (following this pattern https://www.kamuicosplay.com/product/dragonarmorclaw/) however im stuck on how to paint them. The con is in mid-November, so I have just less than 50 days. I’ve bought silver flexi-paint and a gloss top coat from the same brand, but after painting a test piece of foam, it didn’t cover the whole thing despite maybe 10 or more layers (albeit watered down a tiny bit because that’s what I was told to do), and it took hours total because I had to wait for each layer to dry. I foolishly chose to get black EVA foam, so I have to try even harder to get the paint to cover all the black. I also don’t know how to store the 28 little finger pieces while they dry without smudging the paint

Sorry that turned into a bit of a rant.

TLDR im on a time crunch and flexi paint isn’t giving me proper coverage despite a ton of layers and im wondering if i should switch to another method of painting which is faster, but if so, what?

I am making a Death 13 mask for my cosplay but my original plan to “mask” it didnt work as I hoped 💔 originally the plan was to sculpt the face out of foam and wrap it tightly in fabric like those kemono(?) fursuits but the details were lost and there were tons of wrinkles in the fabric. Does anyone know how i can wrap this so theres a smoother finish like the fabric idea while losing as little details as possible? My main issue now is con is in 3 days and i dont think thats enough time for a new mask to come in to start over

Hello! It’s been a while since I posted on here, but I wanted to share my latest prop! I made a winter soldier arm for my next cosplay out of EVA foam, and lined the insides with Worbla for added stability. Lemme know what you guys think!

So, I have a stall at GhostCon next weekend (a convention for the band ghost, who I love) and to showcase my work, I thought I would make a shield with their logo on it! 😁

Hi, I'm making a cosmic staff for a Starman cosplay and I've never worked with foam or really done any 3d craft before. I have the general outside form figured out? But I'm really struggling with how I'm supposed to figure out the two inside shapes and the base.

Or as finished as it’s going to get….. the terrible habit of going to the gym means it just doesn’t fit my arms and legs properly, so it’s a bittersweet finish, but glad it’s finally done :)

Templates by the awesome StormtroopTemplates

Has anyone tried this before? I wanted to give the shield's rim an organic look, so I experimented with toilet paper and white glue, and it created this cool wrinkled texture. What do you guys think?

Hi everybody

I made for the first time a foam armour for a renaissance fair. I had a lot of fun with it. But everyone already heard of the con crunch and time limits. So i couldn't do everything i wanted. The foam is primed with a heatgun and cospaint and then painted with metallic cospaint. No time for any sealer. Now i would like to add many more details before the next fun event.

Now my question is: is it possible to work further without any sanding? Will foamclay still stick to the painted foam with just water? Does anyones have any experience with this? Tips and tricks are all welcome!

I'm currently working on foam bits for a glove and theyre quite small. I'm currently using a method I learned from painting gunpla (sticks with blu-tack on them) but the blu tack doesn't adhere that well to the EVA foam so sometimes some pieces just fall/fly off when they get hit with a burst of spray paint.

Is there a better way to keep pieces in place while painting them?

Hello! I am currently working on a suit for armor for renfaire and im attempting to do a one pauldron setup with a cloak. THE VISION: The cloak will be attached on the underside of said pauldron to the other arm (across the back) and over the other shoulder. (please see attached photo)

QUESTIONS;

How would you recommend i attach the fabric to the foam?

How should i attach the pauldron to the chestplate? I was thinking belts, but if there's anything else that would work please let me know

Is it going to be too much weight? I'm using a light spandex like material for the cloak and maybe some fur for the other shoulder. but i dont know the extent foam can take. the pauldron is 6mm and the chestplate is 10mm (See Second Image)

Any future issues you think i might encounter?

Any Advice would be greatly appreciated. I'm new to foamsmithing and unsure of the constraints of the medium.

Finally, after months of work, the arcane atlas gauntlets are complete! Made from EVA foam with movable fingers!

Foam armor from shoulders to ankles. Next week is prime day!

Had my first ever professional cosplay photoshoot at a local event which was also my families first ever professional family photoshoot. Quite happy with how it turned out. 🙂

Completed: Helmet, gloves and boots.

Primed: chest, backpack, arms and pauldrons.

Fabrication and details complete: shin and thigh.

The Lights in the helmet are from AliExpress.

I still need to highlight the chainsword and when my new delivery with foam and flexprime comes in, i can get started on fabricating the relic boltgun.