Foam Armoring

[BIGmac96]

Sounds like a good, cheap way of constructing some armour.

[Ghost of Donut]

After reading this whole thread, I am really leaning toward goin foam. My only question is how noticeable is it to have foam armor and a fiberglassed and bondo helmet?

[UFatO]

As far as I know the foam helmets are quite rare. Most people use the fiberglass helmet.

[CoolC]

After reading this whole thread, I am really leaning toward goin foam. My only question is how noticeable is it to have foam armor and a fiberglassed and bondo helmet?

You won't see much difference if you have a clean-cut foam and if the foam is properly sealed. However, I would prefer the helmet use the traditional method and the rest of the armor is done in foam. The helmet needs to be hardened and sturdy since the helmet does not require joint and movement. If you use an HD helmet, all the details are already on the helmet. With foam, you need to think a few steps in advance on how to put in the tiny details.

[Cereal Killl3r]

I've seen some pretty fantastic looking projects that were done with foam. I just find there is something missing with the softer feel of the foam. Dont know... Maybe its all in my head and just perfer the hard armor. But the only way to know is to build a foam piece and find out for sure.