Scorylo
New Member
Hello everyone,
I have to say that I love this site, I have been studying it for a week now. A lot of tips and reference materials, really helping me a lot.
Now, i know time is short, but I plan to make a build for the coming Holloween.
I plan to make the Half Shield chest plate armor and the P1 helmet.
I went out and bought some materials. I plan to use EVA foam puzzle mats for the armour (about 15 $ for 12 30X30cm pieces), I also have a softer EVA yoga mat to use for flexible areas around the shins and gountlets. I also have some syntetic leather I stripped off a mate metalic gray bag, my girlfriend wanted to throw, so I have some good size pieces for the leather bottom and groin area, plus a leather belt I want to use for the chest and backpack pieces to strap on.
I will be starting the project tonight, once get hold of a smal dremmel tool(about 10 $).
I still have a few things missing such as latex and material for the dreads. I wanted to get some advice from experienced hunters.
Latex: I plan to use it for the face, chest & back area and hands/feet. Can anyone tell me how much latex, aproximately, you used for the face and chest areas, in gallons or liters?
It's preety expensive in my area so to get on a budget I will cover my chest and face while for my arms and legs I will use body paint.
Dreads: I was not able to find any backer rods in my area, only in a different city where you could only buy 100 meter rolls. Other than crafting them from latex, can you recommend a different material?
I was thinking of using a soft EVA mat, cut strips, heat them a bit and try to roll them into a cylinder shape. Think that would work?
Other that that, I am preety much set. I will post pics in the future with the progress I make.
Thanks.
I have to say that I love this site, I have been studying it for a week now. A lot of tips and reference materials, really helping me a lot.
Now, i know time is short, but I plan to make a build for the coming Holloween.
I plan to make the Half Shield chest plate armor and the P1 helmet.
I went out and bought some materials. I plan to use EVA foam puzzle mats for the armour (about 15 $ for 12 30X30cm pieces), I also have a softer EVA yoga mat to use for flexible areas around the shins and gountlets. I also have some syntetic leather I stripped off a mate metalic gray bag, my girlfriend wanted to throw, so I have some good size pieces for the leather bottom and groin area, plus a leather belt I want to use for the chest and backpack pieces to strap on.
I will be starting the project tonight, once get hold of a smal dremmel tool(about 10 $).
I still have a few things missing such as latex and material for the dreads. I wanted to get some advice from experienced hunters.
Latex: I plan to use it for the face, chest & back area and hands/feet. Can anyone tell me how much latex, aproximately, you used for the face and chest areas, in gallons or liters?
It's preety expensive in my area so to get on a budget I will cover my chest and face while for my arms and legs I will use body paint.
Dreads: I was not able to find any backer rods in my area, only in a different city where you could only buy 100 meter rolls. Other than crafting them from latex, can you recommend a different material?
I was thinking of using a soft EVA mat, cut strips, heat them a bit and try to roll them into a cylinder shape. Think that would work?
Other that that, I am preety much set. I will post pics in the future with the progress I make.
Thanks.
