Spartan1313
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Alright, as I finally scraped together enough money by plowing driveways, I was able to accumulate some money for foam. I picked up 8 floot mats at harbor freight, and 20 sheets of craft foam from Michaels Craft store. I also grabbed two cans of plastidip from Home Depot, I have no idea how far all this will go, but I think this should last me a while.
The helmet design I have no idea what I will do. I have two versions pepped out and serving as epic looking lampshades, but I'm not sure if that is the road I intend to follow.
I am going to do my build from the bottom up, because I want my skills with foam to improve as I come to the more vital pieces of the armor. A super clear boot with a bad chest plate would look just a little silly. I kinda broke that stupid pinky toe recently, so I cannot start with the boot. I am beginning with the shins, one of which is pictured below. As of now it is just the base shape, and I will add the details with craft foam. I have been having some difficulty with sizing armor. Though my legs are really long, they unfortunately are not very wide, and so I end up with 25cm diameter shins. I did a little reworking to make them fit me, but it was tedious.