EVA foam armor: strapping/securing 

I love the magnet idea! great way to secure weapons/items without belt loops

I've seen a lot of prop and armor building tutorials, and yours are already some of the most fun to watch. You do a great job explaining how things work, give helpful tips about what to do and what not to do, and just have a really great attitude! I've had a stack of EVA foam sitting in my room for years now, and kept putting off even starting a project, but your videos got me so amped up that I decided tonight to get started! So thank you for that. Keep up the great work, Joe!

"Oh I just made this in a night" *Looks like Armor touched by the Gods themselves* Me: ....HOW?

I spent two hours today trying to find info on this exact thing. I logged into youtube and saw that you had just uploaded this. Perfect timing. Great video!

I realize it's been 4 years, but I really enjoyed your video! Learned a lot about strapping and adhesives that I had not picked up from several ebooks and other videos by pros on RU-vid!

I truly appreciate your videos and talent! I am a miniature model creator/builder working in scratch builds that are then molded to reproduce casts and hand detailed. I have a daughter who together we are obsessed with Cosplay and I am now in the process of using some of the model world knowledge for her costumes, your videos are a ton of help! I hope to soon share some of our creations as you do, just know that you are an inspiration.

The magnet idea is BRILLIANT.

This is my first time working with Eva foam for cosplaying and tbh I had no clue about what I'm doing until I watched your videos! Everything became so clear thank you! Keep posting~these tutorials are the best I've seen!

Im starting a really big cosplay projects, and this video saved my entire plan. i had a lot of issues with strapping the pieces together. i think your tutorials and pieces you make are incredible.

Omg Joe. You made my life so much easier. I was wondering how the heck to attach and secure the wrist and let bands and poof ur FB blurb appeared. I'm impressed with how clearly you present and how articulate you are. I predict big bucks for you in the future with your talents.

I'm making a costume for Mardi Gras and just starting to work with EVA foam. Thx for the video, super informative! The possibilities are endless with EVA foam and some hot glue!

This is super helpful! It's great seeing you compare different attachment methods in one video. Thanks so much!

You're videos are super helpful! I'm just starting to cosplay and most tutorials are for worbla but I cant afford it so your craft foam tips are amazing! Thank you for doing these!

Awesome videos, lots of help. I couldn't figure out why my straps wouldn't stay with the pre formed parts, makes much more sense now thanks!

Going to start my lady loki cosplay soon, you are a tremendous amount of help, i need to learn how to make those cuts and scrapes look natural. Keep these videos coming pleeeeease!

I'm glad you are relatively active. Your videos are good.

Sooo helpful, thank you so much. I'm going to be making my first armor cosplay this summer and your videos have answered literally all my questions.

Dear sirrah, I thank you for your amazing tips! It is my hope that my Mass Effect cosplay will be bitchin' now. That is all.

Joe, thx for taking the time to make these videos. They are very helpful and full of knowledge.

Extremely helpful man! Ive always been confused on this topic! By the way, I've noticed in literally all of your videos that you have a fantastic attitude towards your work!:) I like seeing someone who loves to do what they do! I dont know, you just stood out! Keep up the great work!

I started watching your videos to learn you're amazing techniques, I keep watching them because you make me laugh.

thanks for the tips. working on a variation of green goblin. blue jumpsuit with various armor pieces. using a 12" posable figure to model the costume.

I'm highly impressed with your work, its honestly mesmerizing and beyond helpful! I can't wait to see what you come up with next!

That magnetic blade is badass! Also very informative video

Nice...major help. Changed my whole "attachment" process. Great vid!

Your tutorials are erasing a lot of the fear and nervousness I had about working with EVA foam for the first time. I can't wait to get started on my project now! I'll be assembling a Starlord helmet and his small trenchcoat armor bits. Any chance you could go over gluing seams, connecting segments, and stuff?

i love your videos on armor. seems like the easiest method i can find.

"I pretty much cut out a bunch of pieces and said fuck it." Personally I don't think you give yourself enough credit. That looks amazing.

Thanks a million my friend. Your videos are some of my favorites to watch and learn from!

Going to attempt to make general zods armor from man of steel. I've never worked with Eva foam before. I really really appreciate these tutorials!!

Great information! Keep doing the videos, I'm learning a lot and doing my first arm armor. I would like to see a video more in detail on painting. Specially giving that old rusty metal look you do. Thanks again!

What you did with the magnets was an awesome idea.

Hey man, I love your videos! I've been making some cosplay recently as a hobby, and I always love finding new tips and tricks! I've only made one cosplay so far (Lord Darius from League of Legends) and now I'm starting to work on my next one, Dragonslayer Braum from League of Legends. Your armour is so amazing. I love all the detail that you're able to put into these amazing cosplays. In all honesty, I think you do great at explaining and giving tips to making cosplay (better than what I've seen on the rest of the internet) I hope this encourages you to make more videos :3 I really love them and they are already helping me out a lot.

Thank you so so much for your tutorials. I love you and your videos, probably the best tutorials on this sort of stuff I've ever come by. Thank you!!

Thank you so much, this is really helpful! :D I've started on my first project, where I want to create the Mass Effect N7 armor, and I had absolutely no idea what to do or how but all of your videos have helped SO much. Thanks :>

thanks for the tutorials man. now i have plenty of ideas for EVA foam sith armour.

The armor looks like some fallout or something but truly amazing.

This is really fricken cool. I havent seen anything like these before and that last one is hella epic! Congrats! I am super excited to start my project now!

Great video. Very articulate and informative. Keep doing what you do

THANK YOU!!! I've been looking for a tutorial like this for awhile!!!

first of all, FREAKING AWESOME, second of all, it would be GREAT if you would make a more in-depth vid on the blade /gauntlet/magnet thing, and third of all, FREAKING AWESOME!

Hey there! I'm going over your videos as prep for my own armor adventure and I figured I'd ask, how strong would you say those magnets are? As in, if I tried to clamp something to my leg with only those types of magnets, do you think I could do it without having to put a load of them on? Thank you!

The last one is amazing.

:D I'm going to an anime con next Friday and the arm bracers and minor small amour are the only things I have left and your videos have really helped :3 just got my EVA foam and can't wait to use my new knowledge from your awesome tutorials XD thanks~!

Damn me this video has been such an eye opener. THANKYOU!!!!!!

Wish i had time and space at home to make something. Amazing talent and skills .

I just found your channel! Love all the information you are giving us, thank you so much :D

I've been looking at backpack nylon webbing for straps for a long time, but I'm thinking for areas hidden under other armor, elastic is the way to go.

super helpful! my armor kept slipping off my body last comic con year, and I think I'm gonna try that velcro one you talked about this year. I tried using latches and a thin foam that stuck to the Eva foam with some hot glue...but apparantly that failed horribly....:/

great videos. You're a lot of fun to watch and a good teacher!

Amazeballs.I adore your tutorials, and please from the bottom of my crafty heart, continue to make them. But, for your sake, get some sleep dear. You appear frazzled,

You have great videos, where did you go I notice you are gone and your FB is gone.

Awesome video.. it inspired me even more to make my first costume and enter the Halloween parade for the first time and have my first costume ever

You are awesome man, I would love to see more EVA Foam armor tutorials. Specifically maybe the Zelda armor from Twilight Princess?

So informative. Thank you! I am just starting out so this makes things so much easier for me.

Currently making my first amor stuff and I will take any help I can get, so thank you for the helpful video! :D

damn, i love how well you explain all this, really cool man, hope youre ready for an interactive subscribber who is currently trying to get motivated and is very creative. you very much help me get there. Thanks again but im not really happy with you not having much vids :( Hope you get to it soon.

This is really helpful, man. I'm building some N7 armor for myself and a pauldron and arm guards for a friend's costume. Can you get around to making a video about strapping for more than just gauntlets? I'm really interested in what you have on pauldron and chest pieces.

Great Video man, next tutorial should be on assembling a chest plate or a pauldron

Your work is stunning! I can see why you're proud of the arm guard with the knife, it's awesome. I have a wuestion about the knife: is it one piece of foam you carved? Or did you use multiple pieces? I'm making Halo MK VI Mjolnir armor at the moment for a convention (49 days...this project is going to kill me), but want to venture into making weapons as well! Definately suscribed, you're amazing :)

Awesome video~ Can't wait for the next one. :)

I'm going to work on a batman suit, thanks alot dude!! Keep on the good work!

You're a great teacher. Keep up the good work.

This is an outstanding video of information u should make a small tutorial on applying the straps

Wow just subbed about an hour ago and I've watches a few of you're vids and they've all been helpful!

hey man you make great looking pieces! love watching the videos very helpful an informative.

I've watch a majority of your vids, and wasn't subbed for some weird reason. But awesome video! Really loving these tutorials

Your videos are genius and so helpful!

oh thank god! I been woundering how i was going to put all that armor on my body , now I know thanks ^.^ grate vid love how you explain things ^__^

I'm going to start working on a "gender bending" Kitana costume from Mortal Kombat X and all your videos have been very helpful! I'll be able to make all the armor parts of the costume with ease. Thank you so much!

Quick question: You said that you use neodymium magnets to secure your foam. What specific type are you using? I've heard that they're really strong and I'm afraid of them ripping my armor. Does it matter what size or brand you get?

These videos are super helpful. Thank you for making these

Great vids. Thank you! Since you just hammer out originals, what steps do you take to help size these pieces for different body types etc? Maybe a tutorial for a leg piece or shoulder piece as an example?

I think ur videos are awesome! U should make a video of u wearing some of ur favorite complete cosplay armor costumes

Thank you so much man, your channel is awesome! I have a line up made mostly of armour this year and it's mi first time doing proper armour and this is helping me so much!!!! >:DDDD

Dude your videos are awesome, thanks for sharing this I've been tearing my hair out on how to strap armor pieces for my cosplay :P many thanks

You can also make that adjustable by using two D-rings. They come a verity of colors (matte black) and in most cases cheaper than the clips.

Voila. It's frikin' magical.

Sweet video. This gave me a lot of information to work with. Thanks a lot!!

Thank you so much for this video, I'm going to be trying to make my first ever cosplay with a LOT of armor soon, and this helped me a lot ^_^

Your video is very informative. Thanks for sharing.

You, sir, are a life saver.

Thanks for the easy to follow tute!

"Voilà, its freakin' magical" ... haha love it :P By the way, absolutely AWESOME videos - definitely helpful and informative :) quick question; where do you get your EVA foam from? ... I am from Australia and there isn't much choice :\

Thank you for the tutorial! Really usefull! Do you have any advice on how to strap a shoulder pad?

Cool video man. Im making a war machine foam build suit. Im trying to figure out how to attach the ab/cod pieces of the suit. Im thinking of just doing like a overalls strapping or something. What have you done to attach abs/cod pieces for a full body suit?

You're videos are so helpful thank you!

Super helpful videos! Thank you so much!

As a reward for teaching me tips and tricks with EVA foam I am going to give you a free haircut.

Thanks dude...this video just saved my boyfriend and I sewing a shit ton lol

Awesome videos!!! what kind of magnets did you use?

Dude you are a pro at this. Thanks for the help. Do you have a site or video with some finished work?

How do you handle body armour and things? I'm planning on making a rocket raccoon costume out of a prison jumpsuit costume and gluing foam straight to the fabric. Obviously the jumpsuit has a zip that I guess I could just use and cover the skin gaps with faux fur. Do you have any tips or recommendations at all?

Hey i know these video's are from a while back, but it seems like you talk about a lot more videos than i see uploaded here. Are they located somewhere else? I'm just getting into this now and find your work really awesome.

Yo dude your vids are awesome! Very clear and helpful! But is there a reason you haven't posted in a long while?

ajifroejafieorajfe!!!!!! this is so great!!! Please please make a pauldron strapping video!!! Those are so tricky!

thanks so much for all the tips!

you are my new God . . just that... thank you so much for this tutorial

I've been starting a steel armor set and these tips do transfer to steel. besides weathering and stuff like that

DemonWeasel1990 awesome work man. your videos have been a great help. I'm having to make some american football shoulder pads for a party costuem (they dont have to look good just have the bulking effect under a shirt!) so think i'll go with EVA.....any tips or shortcuts?