Tuesday 15 May 2012

Prototyping Begins

Whether it is your first or your nth DIY, it is important to know exactly what you're doing before cutting into your material, in case later you should come across an "oops".  For me, this is especially important, as not only is it my first time even creating a foamcraft costume piece, I also have very little to go by in the ways of detailed blueprints and other such good things, other than some fairly decent templates and instructibles on various websites and forums.

So, that said, the first step of course then is to create a prototype, using an easily workable and fairly inexpensive material: paper.  While paper is not great for bending complex curves and simultaneous 2-axes deformation, it is a great place to start, so you can get an idea what some pieces should look like.

I've decided that my first paper template should be a fairly easy piece of the armor, the bracers.  So without further adieu, here's the result of the papercraft today.

Gauntlet Paper Template

The Spike Assembly

Front View - Right Gauntlet

Left Gauntlet Fit

Left Gauntlet Inside View

Left Gauntlet Spike Detail

Foamies Templated

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