This was the first time I've ever seen this technique! And I like how adaptable the bendy bracelets are! Wifey will love these for her cosplay! Thanks for this post!
So... when are you free for that pizza? ... Nah, I'm from the other side of the planet but I show my love for your work through interactions in the comment section. Nice job as usual. We need more of you, Chris.
this is really handy! I've been having trouble with finding greaves that will work for me (overdeveloped calf muscles). Buckles dont like to stay in position and lace-ups take forever to get on and off. I'll have to try this out.
@@LostWax but is it not possible even then to perhaps cut out the thin metal in the same pattern of that you intend to bend it to like for some of these helmets that have a curve to them and force could you not cut the metal way and then somehow bend in together rather glue together I don't know I'm very new at this
Thank you for this! I have a cosplay competition this weekend and left my bracers at my parents house! I’m using the dollar store trays as I couldn’t find any thicker ones and these bracers are better than the original ones I left behind 😅
Thank you for sharing this idea. I wish I had that idea when I was making my son's cosplay. He wanted ankle bracers that didn't have any elastic or buckles. I couldn't figure out a way to do it. Now I do. Thank you!
Trying to design one that is a bit warmer than (pretty much every) WW costume out there- thinking sort of a skirt ruched in the front, long in the back, corset, and some sweet shoulder armour, maybe with some sort of wrap around shawl/cape....... but it all sounds like a lot of work when I should really be making other videos. We'll see:)
Thanks, Chris! Your tutorial was super helpful in making bracers for my wife's 1974 Shazam / Isis Power Hour "Mighty Isis" cosplay! Old school and new fans loved her costume!
Ciao Max seri il migliore grazie a te sono diventato un appassionato di steampunk e i tuoi progetti mi sono stati molto utili ti ringrazio e continua sempre così
Brill. I have a roll of craft aluminum - I bet it'd work just as well. It'd be nice to have some support in my Joan of Arc armor, rather than just layers of craft foam.
This might be over complicating things, but, I would put the outside foam sheet on, then bend the whole thing a little before putting the inside foam on. Will help it stay bent and the inside foam won't bunch up.
Yep, I totally agree, that sounds like a good idea. A bit harder to get firm pressure on the contact cement, and there would be some excess to trim, but it would want to hold its shape a bit better.
I made a bracer using an inverted tall water cup to help hold the shape while the glue dried. I happened to have these nice smooth, tapered cups with no lines or trim, so it worked pretty well. Using a form, it wasn't a bit more complicated..
I’m trying to make a Dr Who inspired Darlek cosplay dress and I think this will work. I don’t want to carry a plunger all day like other people do so I was thinking of adding foam like a cuff to the end of one to look like a plunger thanks for the video. This is my first try at making a cosplay, I normally buy one online.
Can you make a tutorial on an executioner’s hood? Like the one that doesn’t cover the whole face, but the kind that splits off at the bridge of the nose. Thanks
As long as you get a good bond with the metal it doesn't buckle- though one of the bracers I curved, but then realized I wanted to pattern the foam with it flat, so flattened it out completely again, and when I curved it back again there were some extra ripples in the aluminum on the inside. Still looked fine on the outside though. Also the water based glue I used isn't near as strong as regular contact cement, but I prefer the lower toxicity.
I think so. I am having a hard time remembering though:) If it seems pretty flimsy, double it, but if it's reasonable stiff you can probably use one sheet.
Where do you get all your fome from? Here in germany i only find sheets that are a size of a normal paper and cost around 70 Cent. Thats the cheapest I ever found.
You could buy them online, it's called eva foam, usually they come in 1m square sheets, and the thickness ranges from 1mm to 12mm, for project like this, 2mm is more common to use.
As science shows, more thinner layers are more effective compared to one thicker layer. So - knowing that it´s not actually safety stuff - I´d prefer the dollar store sheets version.
Truly, it would be twice the effort. Would only make sence if you really wanted to make a kind o practical protective armory, while for a Halloween prob it be fine with one layer.^^
