indiefilmgeek
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My 8yr old wants to be the Red Knight from Fortnite (despite the fact that she's never played the game). :lol
I'm starting off with by building her helmet in (mostly) 6mm EVA foam. Here is the back of the helmet on my daughter.
Then I glued on the crest (Mohawk) along the top of the helm. I used thicker floor mats foam for that (sandwiched together with the smooth sides out and cut to size).
Then I built out the faceplate.
I also had to add the edge detail, which is just a simple cut on the back side and then forcing that slice open with hotglue to make a flared edge.
That results in a cool look that matches the design of the character.
The final pieces are decorations on the faceplate and helm. I used foam for these as well, but I used two different tools. For the smaller beveled shapes I did them by hand with an Xacto knife. For the larger piece on the front of the faceplate, I used my ban saw. (the wire you see is just to hold the pieces in place while I was taking pics)
I also made a quick video of that process if you're interested!
I'm starting off with by building her helmet in (mostly) 6mm EVA foam. Here is the back of the helmet on my daughter.
Then I glued on the crest (Mohawk) along the top of the helm. I used thicker floor mats foam for that (sandwiched together with the smooth sides out and cut to size).
Then I built out the faceplate.
I also had to add the edge detail, which is just a simple cut on the back side and then forcing that slice open with hotglue to make a flared edge.
That results in a cool look that matches the design of the character.
The final pieces are decorations on the faceplate and helm. I used foam for these as well, but I used two different tools. For the smaller beveled shapes I did them by hand with an Xacto knife. For the larger piece on the front of the faceplate, I used my ban saw. (the wire you see is just to hold the pieces in place while I was taking pics)
I also made a quick video of that process if you're interested!
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