Glowing Cod (Its exactly what it sounds like; not a fish)
My buddy came to me a few weeks ago with this video wanting the light up cod piece :lol So we made a custom cod piece out of vacuum molded HDPE plastic with LEDs and EVA foam (the vacuum molder I made...
View ArticleFoam thickness
Hi all, I'm new to replica costumes but very interested and motivated! I've been planning on making an Ironman m4/6 suit using Robo3687s Pepakura foam models. The only issue I have is that I've bought...
View ArticleNew way to coat foam?
I have read a few different ways to coat foam in prep for paint. In working on my Tactical Batman costume, I may have come up with a simplified way to prep foam for paint. I wanted to try and skip the...
View ArticleAmazing Spiderman replica HELP
I have no experience in making suits so some help would be really nice. I want to get one of those suits off ebay and make it look more movie accurate. I no puff paints will do it, but I no nothing...
View ArticleAdvice to hide bulge
Hello I just bought a Disguise Rental quality Spider-Man costume and I need advice on how to hide the bulge?
View ArticleCheap, quick, easy and effective Iron Man for my 2 year old!
Hi guys, Working on an Iron Man for my 2 year old little boy. From this: To this: Need to cut and paint the shoulders, and a bit of detail to the 'abs' area, put a bit of gold on the bicep pieces,...
View ArticleJack Skellington for Halloween
So working in retail some fool had the idea that we should dress up for Halloween, and seeing as it's a family shop it shouldn't scare the kids too much..... So it will be Jack, at least that's the...
View ArticleWreck-It Ralph
As a big old school video game fan, I can't wait to see Wreck-It Ralph, which is practically a love letter to 8-bit arcade games. After briefly thinking about it, I decided to make a Wreck it Ralph...
View ArticleNeed help with Ven Zallow (TOR) costume
So I have seen a lot of threads or references to making the lighter stuff of the costume (ie. underlayer and cloak) but I haven't seen anything on methods of making the actual armor part of the...
View Articlecan someone please tell me what goes where on my print?
Just got my print from FOD and to be honest I think it's too small I'm 6 foot and I doubt this thing will fit, but can someone please tell me what goes where? I'll be honest I don't understand this...
View ArticleArkham City Robin for Dallas Comic Con
Decided to post what I made for the dallas comic con. Some stuff came down to the very last minute but I think the overall costume turned out pretty well especially since this if the first one I've...
View ArticlePepakura Question
I wanted to see if there is a way to resize the pep file with the free downloaded version of the pep reader?
View ArticleSpider-Man Mask Mod
I recently bought a zentai Spider-Man suit. I was pleasantly surprised by the quality, but I knew that I had to make some changes. The mask in particular needed some work. Here's what it looked like...
View ArticleResizing patterns? Before FoD
Hey everyone I recently purchased 2 spider man files from a no namer I don't even think he's a member on here, now I have no way of contacting him I sent my pattern to FOD and came out about 2 sizes to...
View ArticleDallas comic con with amazing spiderman
I went to Dallas Comic Con, these are the best pics i took there, they wouldnt let me take pics of Stan Lee
View ArticleNolan's Batman TDKR
So I am looking to make a batman suit. I have been looking but can't find a post I am satisfied with. I am an amateur, first costume- but I still want it to be good. I have 2 weeks- not a lot of time....
View ArticleIron Man Mark VIII Helmet (Solidworks Build) - Pic Heavy!
Hi folks, I'm an iIndustrial designer and pretty much like 3D modeling as it is where I could turn things from idea to realisim (touch and feels). Taking further improvement for my modeling skills, I...
View ArticleRobo-Cop Reboot Costume....
Going to be giving this a go in Dec / Jan. It will be free hand using Ironman pep files scaled to my body as a rough guide... Anyone tried this yet? YouTube - Robocop (2013) Concept Art Revealed
View ArticleHelp with a Batsuit
I'm going to be working on a build of a batsuit that is based mainly on the returns suit, but with a few tweaks to the design. The first change is that I want the cowl to be separated into a head and...
View ArticleIron Man Suit How-To?
Hey Guys, I would love to make an Iron Man Suit or even just a mask, but I don't know how. Do you guys have any useful tips, websites/links, and pictures? Thanks in advance.
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