New to modeling

WeGoChaotic

New Member
Hi There, So I'm trying to get in to modeling my own costumes, I have just got myself a Glue Gun , Hot air Gun, Dremmel Set and materials such as Eva Foam and a bunch of cardboard to play around on as well as the standard knifes and so on, My first question is there anything else you guys recommend that would be helpful for a newcomer to buy ?

Also I was thinking of following some templates for my first few attempts to try to get my technique up to scratch before I start going of and doing my own designs but what software would i need to buy to open up the templates by JFCustom http://www.therpf.com/f24/jfcustoms-foam-files-148889/

Would appreciate any comments or help given, Thankyou
 
Well, you could get the pepakura program to look at .pdo files. http://www.tamasoft.co.jp/pepakura-en/download/viewer.html That's always a good place to start. As far as equipment goes, you're off to a good start. Depends on what you want to make, ultimately. Grab the books offered by Bill Doran. He's an expert in working with eva foam. Review some of the builds here on the forum and see what grabs your interest.

Oh, and razors. Lots and lots of razors.
 
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