Hey peeps!
At the end of February, a buddy inspired me to try and finish off my daughter's armor. I built a lid and foam pulse rifle years ago. Friend's daughter is now rocking' the mini-xeno suit I built a few years back.
Anyhoo, here's the build process I went through. Similar materials as usual, EVA foam, webbing from Amazon/old hiking pack, and found items.
When I started, I thought I'd try a 2 week speed build but life wasn't having it. So I only used foam I had in the garage. There's seams where there shouldn't be ideally, but the camo paint job hides it pretty well.
Started with sketches, then templates made with cardstock. From there I cut foam and test fit. If adjustments or redos are necessary then I just go back and remake pieces. That's pretty much my strategy. These were just hand drawn from reference pics, but again there are inaccuracies. Just tried t keep the spirit of the look.
I remembered the depressions present on the rear plate but didn't realize there were also shapes on the shoulders also. They don't show up on reference pics very well and by the time I was painting I realized it. No biggie. With the kids' suits I try and get the gist of the costume and try to get a majority of the details right. But simplifying it also makes it a reasonable experience.
