Celtic007
Sr Member
I've been waiting to try out some Plasti Dip and remembered this thread about creating gauntlets from foamies
http://www.therpf.com/f9/my-foam-batman-gauntlets-174348/
So I downloaded the pdf file and printed out just the gauntlets sheets. After making some adjustments to make them more narrow so they wouldn't be so loose, I plasti dipped the one I made.
I wasn't happy with the large gaps and seems from the raised areas and after failing to remedy this with extra glue, I tried some electrical tape. It worked perfectly and matches the sheen of the plastidip very well. Up close, you can see the layers of tape, but even from 4 or 5 feet away, they look pretty convincing. The fins didn't come out to well as the front one shifted out and I can't get it back in.
But, this is only the first (and the right arm one). So for the next one, I'll try to get a cleaner look.
They're pretty easy to make, and like I state in the title, they cost only $10 (four $0.99 sheets of 18x12" foamies black sheets and a can of plastidip for just under $6.)
Here's a shot before I used the electrical tape on the seams
And after
I cut a small slit up the wrist for easier removal
I made a tab that connects the two sides so I can be closed tighter if needed.
These two pictures were taken from about 5 feet away in direct light to show that they look pretty good from a few feet away
I already have ideas to improve the next one
http://www.therpf.com/f9/my-foam-batman-gauntlets-174348/
So I downloaded the pdf file and printed out just the gauntlets sheets. After making some adjustments to make them more narrow so they wouldn't be so loose, I plasti dipped the one I made.
I wasn't happy with the large gaps and seems from the raised areas and after failing to remedy this with extra glue, I tried some electrical tape. It worked perfectly and matches the sheen of the plastidip very well. Up close, you can see the layers of tape, but even from 4 or 5 feet away, they look pretty convincing. The fins didn't come out to well as the front one shifted out and I can't get it back in.
But, this is only the first (and the right arm one). So for the next one, I'll try to get a cleaner look.
They're pretty easy to make, and like I state in the title, they cost only $10 (four $0.99 sheets of 18x12" foamies black sheets and a can of plastidip for just under $6.)
Here's a shot before I used the electrical tape on the seams
And after
I cut a small slit up the wrist for easier removal
I made a tab that connects the two sides so I can be closed tighter if needed.
These two pictures were taken from about 5 feet away in direct light to show that they look pretty good from a few feet away
I already have ideas to improve the next one