Foam Armoring

[BenStreeper]

 

[Shaymin Sky]

Hooray! Foam tutorial! Thank you, Ben Streeper!

 

[UNSC Leatherneck]

Nicely done. Gluing foam. Lol.

 

[Kirbisi]

dude that so cool! i like it because its cheap and looks cool too! can they be spray painted and still look good?

 

[MrTiKi]

BenStreeper=EPIC

 

[MikyVengeance]

I was wondering how some members made such accurate pieces out of foam.
awesome! I'll keep a look on this thread

 

[Trooper114]

This is Sweet

 

[Cobbatron]

Gawd if i have to hear foam one more time I SWEAR I'M GONNA HURT SOMEONE!!!!!!

But seriously thanks for these vids!!! Foam armor here I come!!!!

 

[Zat German]

Thanks for posting this, I love your videos! Do you use high temp or low temp glue or does it matter?

 

[Mustard Chef]

You haz lot of xboxes lol.

No jk but very nice tut.

 

[BenStreeper]

 

[kahnah]

Yes!!!! ive been waiting to see how to do this for so long.
thank you so much for posting the tutorial its greatly appreciated

 

[NovaBombScottie]

That looks like it could be a bit easier then other ways. I may have to try this after my Halloween Project with my MKV Suit.

 

[jks soccer]

Thanks for the tutorial Ben! I was trying to get a few questions answered by Privateer but I may come to you instead. You actually brought a few more questions to mind.

Anyways, be ready for some later. Hopefully they help others out as well.

 

[cwilliams]

the way some of this stuff comes together is almost crazy. great work

 

[FrostyTheSnowMan]

i got some questions that will probably come up in the tutorial, but how would u go about hardening/strengthening the parts. like if i made a weapon liek the sniper/battle rifle how would u make it not bend. and when u paint it how do u stop the paint from cracking if it flexes.

 

[sugamonster]

looks very cool, and also practical, like you could wear it for a while without dying, just one question - how hot will it be in there compared to other methods. Great work though, anybody else notice avenged sevenfold - the dangerline playing in the background of the first video or was it just me

 

[Minkyboi]

i got some questions that will probably come up in the tutorial, but how would u go about hardening/strengthening the parts. like if i made a weapon liek the sniper/battle rifle how would u make it not bend. and when u paint it how do u stop the paint from cracking if it flexes.

Check out EvilFX's Bioweapons Blog:
http://bioweapons.wordpress.com/

He goes a little into the process of how he does his Mass Effect rifles with foam. He basically cuts out a space in the rifle and lays a metal rod where he deems necessary.

Also, Privateer goes over what kind of paints you can and cannot use on the foam:
http://www.405th.com/showthread.php/27458-Reach-Build

 

[rumble]

Check out EvilFX's Bioweapons Blog:
http://bioweapons.wordpress.com/

He goes a little into the process of how he does his Mass Effect rifles with foam. He basically cuts out a space in the rifle and lays a metal rod where he deems necessary.

Also, Privateer goes over what kind of paints you can and cannot use on the foam:
http://www.405th.com/showthread.php/27458-Reach-Build

EvilFX's ME rifle is extremely light (think, feather) - but it feels solid when you're holding it. And, no one would guess it was EVA foam unless you knew. I don't know how well it would hold up to rough trooping though, just because it's made of layers. It may hold up just fine though. I don't know.

Great tutorial by the way!

 

[noble 1]

thanks for the tutorial