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I've always wanted to make the dragon slayer sword from the anime Berserk, and so finally I decided I was going to step out of my comfort zone of small and medium sized props and make this behemoth. So i decided of all possible option that the pink insulation foam would work best(if you have any other suggestions please let me know) , because I found that due to its size the foam would be the lightest. Now this is just going to be a show piece I'm not taking it to a convention or anything like that, but my problem is that I've never used this type of foam before. So I looked online and boy was there a multitude of ways on how to work with stuff but no real clear cut answer. I found that a lot of the sites gave me information but not really any real clear information on how to use the stuff. So my question to you guys is how in the world do i work with this stuff i know that spray paint will just eat it away so I have to give it a protective coat. Which some people use mod podge, Elmers wood glue, Elmers white glue and Gesso to do. As well as is it ok to paint(most likely using either spray paints and model masters enamel and acrylic paints for details) right after applying these things or do i need to do something else as well to it or is that it?