Female Reinhardt Cosplay - Anyone have suggestions for making the armor?

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I’ve been really playing around with the idea of putting together a Reinhardt cosplay for next year’s Blizzcon (or any convention for that matter). I recently delved into a Ciri (from The Witcher) cosplay, and really enjoyed it. I made my own sword and dagger as well. Here’s some examples (I can’t link anymore :frowning: )

https://i.imgur.com/2FF3F6G.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/5866h6b.jpg

But I feel like going from foam swords to foam armor is a HUGE jump in difficulty. Does anyone have any suggestions on where to even begin? Materials, schematics?

If I went with a foam method, I could maybe get some metal wires to create a skeleton, and then work the foam around it. A lot of people go a 3D-printer route, but I do not have access to a 3D-printer. And that doesn’t even remotely graze the difficulty of making a gosh darn HAMMER.

Since I can do the make-up for the scar, I would want to have the helmet off, with a silver/white-side braid (I guess similar to Ana’s).

I appreciate any insight on this, especially from people who do their own DIY crafting.

Thanks!

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I love this :heart_eyes:

I seen this video a while back, and thought doing something like this would be amazing, but challenging.

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Thank you!

I will check out this video. That armor looks so difficult. I would not want to do high-heeled shoes, though. And I also prefer to do full-armor, and not a crop-top lol.

Also, thanks for helping with the links.

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No problem, and I figured, the armor is definitely going be difficult! Let me know if you need any help. I will continue to look for guides

Here is one.

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This looks sweet. I’ll save this for later once I get home.

You’ve been super helpful!

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Got to help out one of my favorites on these forums.

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Daww, you’re the best.

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