So it's been awhile since we've had any cosplay updates. quite frankly, between school and laziness, i haven't done much :( and i really should get started on tifa soon.
Noel's bolverk guns were the last pieces to my complete my Noel costume and it's been an interesting learning experience so far.
So, per suggestion of my friend mr. hanbao, i bought R-3 insulation foam from home depot. it's light, durable and easy to cut and it's SUPER CHEAP! i got an 8x4 ft board for like $9 and only used a quarter of it for my guns :P
i decided on the dimensions beforehand based on my height and did the measuring and cutting the old fashioned way: ruler and boxcutter.
since the foam was 1/2 in and some of the details were cut in, i made 4 of the above pieces and glued them together using elmer's spray glue and fabric glue. it's holding together well. oh and i made sure to take off the laminate sheeting off too.
using the boxcutter, i cut the details in, along with any other extra pieces (6 cylinders and 2 triggers) and used sandpaper to smooth everything out. Anything that was messed up i covered with modeling clay which i let dry overnight and sanded down.
doesn't look too bad right? ok well here's where i mess up lol so read a couple of tutorials which used craft foam and spray paint for weapons. that worked really well for my metal pieces...didn't work so well here.
so if rule #1 i learned was always used a sealant coat and primer, then rule #2 is SPRAY PAINT + INSULATION FOAM DO NOT MIX! ughhhhh even if it was a primer, the paint just ate into the foam and made it all gross. I used a piece of soft foam to cover it up.
so lesson learned. i'm going to the store to buy some acrylic paint and work from there. no matter what, i think it'll end up looking ok, but i've spent too much time on this already T_T
for a reference, this guy made noel's guns beautifully :]
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