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alice in wonderland costume

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=041KmaNLnno
armadura en cuero y lamina de foamy
Leather Armor sheet of foamy (EVA (Ethylene Vinyl Acetate)

HALLOWEEN 2010

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20 comments

Nov 6, 2010. 1:19 AMchickenjack says:

Combining the candy bag onto the back of the shield is brilliant!

Nov 5, 2010. 6:47 PM

RavingMadStudios says:

Great techniques and beautiful work!

Nov 5, 2010. 6:03 AMSymWolfe says:

Wow that is amazing!!!

Nov 3, 2010. 3:31 PM

D00M99 says:

Nice armor! What material did you use for the metal bits?

Nov 3, 2010. 6:07 PM

ricardoruizo (author) says:

The armor is leather.

leaves skirt Fabic EVA (Ethylene Vinyl Acetate) (foamy) is thermoformed in a domestic oven
http://www.noecb.com/categorias/material-de-papeleria/decoracion-y-disfraces/laminas-foamy/

there is no metal

Nov 3, 2010. 9:36 PM

D00M99 says:

So you spray painted it?

Nov 3, 2010. 9:45 PM

ricardoruizo (author) says:

everything was painted with aluminum spray

Nov 4, 2010. 9:55 PM

D00M99 says:

Nice. Leather is really nice and flexible too so it eliminates the issue that some of the more detailed costumes have of breaking, bending, or difficulty in movement.
Great work!

Nov 4, 2010. 10:17 PM

ricardoruizo (author) says:

Thanks, mobility was one of the variables considered important

Nov 3, 2010. 7:21 PMCymru says:

I'm so glad you posted this right AFTER Halloween. That gives me most of a year to get one made.

Nov 3, 2010. 8:11 PM

ricardoruizo (author) says:

I just spent two weeks working at night
With a year of work, you must be great

Nov 4, 2010. 6:42 AMCymru says:

I'm betting that I'll be making 3 or 4 of them in the year. And sized for someone who is 5'11" and 5'6" and 5' and 4'8". They already have boffers
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foam_weapon) so foam armor seems a logical progression.

Nov 4, 2010. 6:59 AM

ricardoruizo (author) says:

It is logical that if you already have a foam gun, now require foam armor.
Initially I thought of making the whole armor of foam, but as I had leather in my workshop, I decided to use

Nov 4, 2010. 9:16 AMCymru says:

Not guns. 4' long PVC swords covered in pipe foam insulation another 4" beyond the PVC.