How to Make Large Weapons and Armor

[Ansarum]

i was just wondering if anyone on here knew how to shape foam to make large weapons or armor becuse i was intereted in makeing a nightmare costume.

[cosplayzcom]

Dude, that one is huge!

[okamichan]

http://amethyst-angel.com/armormaking_projects.html
http://entropyhouse.com/penwiper/costumes.html
these are some sites that might help you out ^^

[Ansarum]

thans for that but i think it needs to be thick foam becasue the arm is HUGE...just check out the pic

[okamichan]

lol use cardboard :P i'm not sure i'm not good with armor

[Ansarum]

meh its ok... hopefully someone will come along and know alot!

[okamichan]

yeah ^^; but it looks cool i wish you luck on it

[Panini]

I have a bookmark somewhere for using heat-shrink foam like stuff which someone used for making LOTR and other armor plating, I'll try and find it again for you. and there was another guide using surf-board material to make Zabuza's sword from Naruto, which looks almost the same size as the sword you want. I'll try find that one for you too


EDIT: here is the Zabuza sword tutorial: http://forums.cosplay.com/showthread.php?t=84867
and one for Cloud's Buster Sword: http://forums.cosplay.com/showthread.php?t=82923
both of which you could change to what you need.

Still looking for armor tutorial

Edit 2: found an armor tutorial: http://www.entropyhouse.com/penwiper/costumes/helmsdeep.html

Last edit i swear: this armor tutorial is good too: http://www.amethyst-angel.com/armormaking.html

[Mason Robert Edwards]

I Larp. Look it up on google or you tube if you wnaan know what its about. but regardless you need to make weapons and armour for it. So here is what i have learned from doing tests and such

for weapons i recomened using Pvc piping for the core, with a respective thickness. Then for the shape of the foam, you can try to cut out pre set foam but i dont recomend this. you should make a mold, out of clay, metal, card, wood, anythign that retains the shape you want. Then buy some liquid laytex normally about 5.99$ for 3 litres, then add some thickener. Once its set use spray paints.

If you want help on a particuler iteam dont threat to contact me as the above is a real general overlook on how to do it.

[Maomao]

me made large armour =3 me did Samurai Warriors Honda Tadakatsu XD i used PP boards and shaped them with a blowtorch and masking tape XP