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Fun Foam WIP

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ericajoanne:
I decided to go with fun foam for my first build since it's super cheap, easy to use, and as a preschool teacher, I work with it all the time anyway.  I just used Elmer's glue and cheesecloth to reinforce the backs after I heated it over the stove to mold.  Then I painted the front of it with Elmer's glue to fill in the pores and make it look less foamy and more solid.  I had to use a ton of coats of spray paint, but it ended up making it even more sturdy so that worked out fine.

Here's what I have so far.  The shoulders and chest are all painted and ready to go but the gut needs gluing and painting and the cod needs everything still.



I'm thankful that I'm not as busty as some girls, otherwise I don't think fun foam would have worked out so well.  It was kind of really frustrating, but I think it turned out alright.

This is what my sister (it's helpful to know an art major) drew up as a concept art for how I was describing to her what I wanted to try.  Though I don't remember telling her I was after the "Disney Princess" look.   :o



And this is what my sister whipped up after she told me she thought my original design needed more pink.  Just pretend that's the mercs logo instead.  I really like what she did a lot here.

Am Vindam:
Nice! Keep up the good work. I can't wat to see more.

Choruk Diryc:
Awesome concepts - I like the pink!

But foam isnt on the authorized materials list - Im not sure if the app team will go for the reinforced foam unless you use something like fiberglass - Fiberglass does stick really well to theat craft foam - I used it to make my original knees

Adan Ordo:
yeah i am almost positive they wont accept foam armor. sorry

OriKad:
Yeah, craft foam is not approvable as a primary armor material. It can be approved as an accent, such as for a pauldron, or adding raised details to plastic, metal, or fiberglass plates, but as a primary armor material it's a no-go.

If you want to still use those plates, you're gonna have to hit it hard with fiberglass resin, which would make it officially fiberglass and not craft foam.  If you go that way, you'll have to make sure that you use enough coats of resin to make the plates completely rigid.

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