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Well, it's been about a year and the old Spartan Intimidator pops out of his cyro tube for the day. He needed a new handplate and a few paint touch ups and he then went out to attend a middle school costume party and then back home to babysit. Here are a few pics: At the door to the dance...

I have done a lot of foam crafting, not just the armor I made, but weapons, kids crafts, various other Halloween costumes and even homemade x-mas gifties. My preferred, and pretty much only, tools I use are: Heat gun. Seal the foam first, its easier to work with, you get nicer cuts, uses less...

Try flexible, sandable putty, like mod podge, I have seen some good results in other foam builds. When smoothing with the glue gun use low temp and work in a cold room. When the hotglue is cold you can lightly sand it with 360 - 400 grit paper. Don't sand to much as friction will gum the...

Spartan Intimidator 117 is made completely from foam, including the helm and shotgun. After browsing through this thread I have a list of tips for anyone who is interested: Prior to cutting the foam seal it with a heatgun first. You will get less shrinkage and can achieve very crisp...

Spartan Intimidator 117 is still active and has received some upgrades, mainly in the comfort department as well as an upgrade in badassitude. For comfort I changed the battery array in the helmet and added some softer padding. I also added an abdomen belt and use it as a harness to keep the...

That's a sweet looking helmet, do you have a pattern for it? And if so will you be sharing it?

Do you have any images of flex-seal on foam?

Has anyone tried this product on foam? https://www.flexseal.ca/

Your Dare costume turned out good, I'm sure this one will too. I will keep an eye on this thread in case you have any questions regarding foam crafting that I can help you with. Good luck and happy armoring!

You did say you wanted some suggestions, right? To achieve nice seams you have a couple options: Firstly use a metal ruler and hotknife, crisp edges look so much nicer. For cuts where you are going to put an angle on the back you only need to use the hotknife for the first 2 or 3mm (1/8th...

Very nice work, I will be keeping an eye on this one to see the completed pictures for sure. I notice your seams are getting better as you progress and your skill improves, good job!

Using foam has advantages and disadvantages, the main advantages are cost (low), toxicity (none unless you burn in details), weight (about 1/5th of fiberglass) and time to make (roughly 1/3rd vs pep/resin) with the main disadvantages being pattern making (can be hard for those lacking spacial...

Take care, good luck and have a fun adventure. God is with you, always.

Those look very nice, good work. For taking them off I know Longshot-x spins his around 180 and this allows his foot to slip out, maybe try that before cutting and hinges? His paintjob is also similar to yours, only he paints all the tiny ridges flat black. This helps to augment the shadows and...

Nice work on the foam armor, I look forward to the completed pictures. For future projects you may want to invest in a hotknife, you get cleaner cuts for a nicer finished product. For foam helms I do not rondo/bondo at all, I use 12 or 15mm foam and strengthen the inside with copious amounts of...