Argent
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~Editing with recent picture because Google shows the first one in the thread~
I started an EVA foam Praetor Suit build a little while ago, with the goal of having something to do during the great quarantine of 2020. I've been messing around with it for a while and feel like I finally have something to contribute to this site. So far I have the helmet done-ish, the arms mocked up pretty well, and the cuirass details about 70% of the way done with. Soon I'm going to have to figure out the codpiece/belt and how to keep it from sagging I think I may have to embrace suspenders as my primary option.
Here's a pic from early in the build process. My phone bricked a week ago, so most of the old pictures were lost.
Here's the suit as of a few days ago:
And here's the midsection fleshed out a bit. I'm happy with the disassembly system I've worked out, you rip the front ab section upwards and the whole thing sort of folds out. It feels about as nice as taking off 15lb of floor mats can be.
Here's the helmet, painted up with EL wire to light up the acrylic visor:
It's EVA, not printed because I'm too lazy to sand. This was the only piece I didn't do freehand. The template was on Mellowmind Cosplay's Etsy, but it seems to have disappeared. I don't know why they stopped selling it, it was a really good template. I can provide the files to anyone who wants them, assuming Mellowmind is contacted and doesn't care. EDIT: see later update for links
And the full suit lit up.
I started an EVA foam Praetor Suit build a little while ago, with the goal of having something to do during the great quarantine of 2020. I've been messing around with it for a while and feel like I finally have something to contribute to this site. So far I have the helmet done-ish, the arms mocked up pretty well, and the cuirass details about 70% of the way done with. Soon I'm going to have to figure out the codpiece/belt and how to keep it from sagging I think I may have to embrace suspenders as my primary option.
Here's a pic from early in the build process. My phone bricked a week ago, so most of the old pictures were lost.
Here's the suit as of a few days ago:
And here's the midsection fleshed out a bit. I'm happy with the disassembly system I've worked out, you rip the front ab section upwards and the whole thing sort of folds out. It feels about as nice as taking off 15lb of floor mats can be.
Here's the helmet, painted up with EL wire to light up the acrylic visor:
It's EVA, not printed because I'm too lazy to sand. This was the only piece I didn't do freehand. The template was on Mellowmind Cosplay's Etsy, but it seems to have disappeared. I don't know why they stopped selling it, it was a really good template. I can provide the files to anyone who wants them, assuming Mellowmind is contacted and doesn't care. EDIT: see later update for links
And the full suit lit up.
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