I'd say your first suit of SPARTAN armour is shaping up quite nicely there, Kate. Looks like you've gotten the shape and contours correct, imho.
I agree using the EVA foam is easier to do than the whole Pep to fiberglass approach. Are you using an X-acto knife to cut through the foam, or a hot knife?
I'm not anywhere near as far along with mine as yours is, though I know what you mean about the hot glue gun, lol. Burned myself good a few times so far