Greetings!
I have scoured the forums looking to see if anyone has done a set of Reach armor using both foam and pepakura. My plan is to use fiberglass reinforced pepakura for the rigid armor parts, and foam for the parts that should have some give. My goal is to create something that has the detail of pepakura with the comfort and mobility of foam. All of my costumes to date have been rigid costumes from Star Wars, so I'm not too familiar with the foam. Before I start on this I have a few questions that need to be answered.
1) What would be the best way to attach the foam to the completed pepakura sections? After resining and fiberglassing the pepakura of course.
2) With rigid armor the strapping system is pretty straight forward in terms of attaching the straps and buckles, is there any change with the foam?
3) I know coating the foam in plastidip(or similar product) is the preferred method for sealing the foam, but with the foam being placed specifically to flex what would the recommendation be for the paint or an additive?
My goal while it is winter here in CO is to complete the pep work, get the foam cut out, and find the best method for completing the final assembly. The helmet will be done out of pepakura with styrene details. Any advice and recommendations are welcome.
I have scoured the forums looking to see if anyone has done a set of Reach armor using both foam and pepakura. My plan is to use fiberglass reinforced pepakura for the rigid armor parts, and foam for the parts that should have some give. My goal is to create something that has the detail of pepakura with the comfort and mobility of foam. All of my costumes to date have been rigid costumes from Star Wars, so I'm not too familiar with the foam. Before I start on this I have a few questions that need to be answered.
1) What would be the best way to attach the foam to the completed pepakura sections? After resining and fiberglassing the pepakura of course.
2) With rigid armor the strapping system is pretty straight forward in terms of attaching the straps and buckles, is there any change with the foam?
3) I know coating the foam in plastidip(or similar product) is the preferred method for sealing the foam, but with the foam being placed specifically to flex what would the recommendation be for the paint or an additive?
My goal while it is winter here in CO is to complete the pep work, get the foam cut out, and find the best method for completing the final assembly. The helmet will be done out of pepakura with styrene details. Any advice and recommendations are welcome.