Remember when I recently made a life cast of my head? That was all preparation for THIS project. I’ve been really interested in making some helmets for a while, more as props than as costumes. I’ve always been a Batman fan and I really love the look of the mech armor from Batman Vs Superman. I THOUGHT that it’d be a relatively straight forward shape to make. It turned out to be much more difficult than I expected, but after four tries, I finally got a base shape that I could work with.
One of the reasons I love making projects with EVA foam, is that it can encompass a huge number of skills, but doesn’t absolutely require any special tools. Of course, tools make it faster and easier, but you can get a TON accomplished with a sharp knife, some sand paper and CA glue.
This is just the first of my costume/prop builds that I have planned, and I hope it’ll teach you as much as it taught me!
Tools List:
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- Orbital Sander
- Dremel tool
- Grizzly 14″ Bandsaw
- Shop Fox Hanging Air Filter
- 2HP Dust Collector
- 1 Micron bag
- Respirator
- Classic steel ruler (cork backed)
- Barge Contact Cement
- Box Cutters
- Critter Spray Gun
- Polytek Latex 60
- Silver Heavy Body Acrylic Paint
- CA Glue (medium)
- CA Activator
- Wire
- Soldering iron
- Wire strippers (not the ones I have, but good ones)
- Thin solder
- Heat Gun
- Hot glue gun
