Medieval Dr. Doom (Foam helmet/armor with pictures)

[LowlifeXssassin]

I'm working on a Medieval Dr. Doom foam costume after Shinobitron's amazing medieval Dr. Doom action figure on deviantart.

I had a lot of trouble with bondo + pepakura, and being on a budget, left me doing most of this costume out of foam which has turned out really good so far. I've completed the Helmet, chest piece, cape, and shoulder/arm armor plates. I'm working on the foot/leg armor, gauntlet, plate mail shirt, crossbow gun, sword, and other knick-knacks now. I'll be updating and posting more pics with the process.

For the foam Dr. Doom template: I used the pepakura template, took off the edges, and used those to cut the foam pieces. I haven't seen anyone try a foam build of Dr Doom's helmet which left this first build VERY rough around the edges. Gonna try to clean it up the best I can before I prep it for painting. Also, I'm gonna work on fixing a foam helmet template by hand for everyone to produce less seams for a smoother, better look.

The foam I used was Sears Antifatigue foam mats for the helmet and chest piece and 3mm craft foam for everything else.

I'd love any questions, advice, or tips from you all.

 

[Judge Spartan]

Looks like you found your niche. Very nice work so far:thumbsup

 

[Pepakuraprep]

Hey buddy can you let me know witch edges have to be 45 on this I would love to make this out of foam my card stock one was good till I fiberglassed so this would be a bonus thanks on advance for any tips bro


Pepakura Prep

 

[sq10e]

Very nice, I like medieval...

 

[LowlifeXssassin]

Hey buddy can you let me know witch edges have to be 45 on this I would love to make this out of foam my card stock one was good till I fiberglassed so this would be a bonus thanks on advance for any tips bro


Pepakura Prep

45 cut any of the pieces that have a split in the actual template piece so you can get a bend to that piece in the foam. Any pieces that are solid you just wanna bend the foam with a heat gun to shape the helmet the way you want it. Check Pepakura Designer for help and if you have any steep bends at a seem you'll want to 45 degree cut one end (I always cut the end that was going higher up on the helmet) not both. It is a lot of trial and error honestly :/ goodluck to you though.

 

[NcognitoMagneto]

Looking good. Look forward to watching it all come together. Love medieval!

 

[heiro5]

Very cool.

There are some nice Dr Dooms around here... Looking forward to watching how this comes along. I haven't seen the design you're working from, but I love alternate and redesigned costumes.

 

[gannikus]

Looks good! Can't wait till it's done