Making Cardboard Armour
Trace around the chest piece with a pencil.
Making cardboard armour. Get two leather straps or nylon strings and attach them to your box using staples. Making real armor is a serious undertaking. Lay a second large cardboard sheet on your work surface. The shield is made using five parts.
Whether for a costume party halloween or just for fun you can make authentic looking body armor using some commonly found household materials and perhaps a trip to your local hardware store. We were working in a stores then and saturday mornings were really quiet so we made cardboard armour and some would guard the mezzanine while others tried to capture it. Cut out the traced outline from the cardboard. Fortunately making realistic looking armor is not.
When the foam gets soft take it off the heat and immediately start bending or folding it into the shape you want. As most cosplay devotees know how to make armor for cosplay is a frequently asked question. From there he cut out pieces of the front breast plate arms legs and helmet. This will be the back piece.
Find boxes suitable for use as greaves the pieces of. Ikea furniture glue scissors and gold spray. Easy made cardboard chest piece armor for kids play. At one time we were using the forklift as a siege engine.
Your cardboard armour reminds me of what me and some friends would make back in the early 80 s. This dagger i made by sandwiching two. You can mold it over a form like a rolling pin a box or even your body or bend it into shape with your fingers. Aside from the cardboard he gathered hot glue paint elastic bands and velcro.
For this project i used corrugated cardboard. Make a clash of the titans perseus sword this is a nice project where i show you how to make a perseus sword out of cardboard. The breastplate is has velcro on the side so it is easy to take on and off. Cardboard and wood weapons and armor.
So huge thanks firelilycosplay for sharing us these useful tips this is definitely a tutorial teaching us how to make armor pieces out of cardboard using the paper mache method. Collect two small boxes. The foam will cool quickly and will hold its new shape once the heat fades. To produce the armor king used a few basic supplies.
Lay the cutout chest piece on top of the second cardboard sheet. Cardboard armor suit step 1. Shape the armor while it s still warm. Make a cardboard battle axe or polearm fun project for halloween or to add to your weapon repertoire how to make a cardboard battle axe.