I am attempting an Arkham Origins torso similar to Reznor9's. I am trying to identify what type of foam he used. Any ideas? I put my guesses on his pic.
Reznor9
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all your guesses are fairly accurate. The chest and the back however are cut from the same floor mat tiles you can purchase at harbor freight. I think they are between 1/4-1/2 inch in thickness depending on the actual package you get. As their thicknesses seem somewhat inconsistent. Neck harnessing is the foam roll from harbor freight. Which is about 1/4 inch or maybe a little thinner.
right now I'm reworking the design a little to attempt to give a little more mobility to the wearer. It sacrifices a little accuracy but hopefully will allow easier waistline articulation.
Would love to see a breakdown if you could get the chance. Especially what it looks like from the backside when opened up.
Reznor9
Sr Member
I'll try and post a picture tomorrow.
That would be awesome and would benefit a bunch of guys on this thread. You work is great!!
Did you manage to get a pic?
Reznor9
Sr Member
yes. this is my latest version... base was shortened for increased mobility. But then back is the same.
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Perfect. Exactly what I wanted to see. Another question. Do you prepaint before gluing all of your pieces together or after? Also, do you use acrylic paints or spray paints to finish?
Reznor9
Sr Member
Yes i pre-paint whatever I can before assembly. I use rustoleum spray paint out the can. I also like using duplicolor vinyl and fabric paint too. Afterwards I'll hand paint if there is any weathering on the part that needs to be done and finally I'll use my airbrush to do any shading or touch ups.
Good to know. Do you use hot glue or contact cement to attach your pieces?
Reznor9
Sr Member
Both. Depends what part I'm gluing.
What does the torso look like with your belt?
Reznor9
Sr Member
I didn't have a belt complete when I made this torso. I'll have to wait till this next one I'm making this week which I sold with the belt.
The reason I ask is that your abs section looked longer than on your previous versions. I know you shortened the rib sections for better mobility. Does the abs sections stick past the belt underneath at all or does it still line up evenly?
Reznor9
Sr Member
The lower abs section goes underneath the belt. If one wanted to they could trim the abs down so they lined up perfectly with the belt.
Does anyone know what these pieces are. Are they bits of 3mm foam attached to the pec section?
Reznor9
Sr Member
they are cut from the same floor mat foam as the chest piece.
OK. So they are the 1/2 inch floor mat. So what did you use for your rivet like metal pieces? I've seen some people use allen heads but it looks like you used something different.
Reznor9
Sr Member
Yes they are half inch floor mats. The rivets are just the top end. If the sanding drum on my dremel being pushing into the foam.
Is that black piece part of the beveled piece or is glued on separately ? You have some pretty intricate cuts on your chest piece to get that shape.
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