Homemade Armor choices

[Christ luvn fett]

Okay folks, first things first, this is my first time posting here at the dented helmet, and I must say that I am impressed at all the helpful hints I've found, however, I am looking for cheaper, yet efficient materials to make my armor out of.

I know Sintra is the most popular, and I've already begun to think about buckets, but what about sheet metal. I'm curious to see if a certain gauge of sheet metal would pass as decent armor. I am also concerned about how it holds certain kinds of paint. Do you all know of a cheap reliable material short of sintra? Thanks for the help, guys, and gals!

 

[METALLBOY]

Cheaper materials well go with cardboard ''I guess''. Sintra is truly your friend if u want to buy cheap stuff.My armor is made out of multilayers of alumimum sheets and beleive me they were more expensive than sintra. The results of my armor are amazing.

 

[Christ luvn fett]

Yeah, I've played around with cardboard and foamcore but they just don't look right, (for the obvious reasons)
i'll keep on trying other things and let you all know how they work.

 

[Jodo Kast 2749]

If you have a dremmel or good shears, try cutting armor out of 18 gauge sheet metal. I took some old paint cans from work (5 gallon) and cut my first set of armor from that.

 

[Foxbatkllr]

What's wrong with using sintra?

 

[lordfett]

Foxbatkllr wrote:
What's wrong with using sintra?

Price, he is looking for a cheaper alternative.

 

[secol FETT]

mmm i use a sheet metal an aluminium alloy and sync
very light and strong, the common use for that its for tiled roof, that material does not oxidize
and a sheet cost here almost $11 size 110cm x 220cm if im not wrong

 

[Christ luvn fett]

Wow, thanks for the imput guys and gals! I appreciate it!
There is nothing wrong with sintra I was just wondering if there was a better cheaper alternative. I'll probably just go on ahead and bite the bullet and use sintra. But anyhoo thanks yall!

 

[Foxbatkllr]

Bite the bullet? Sintra will cost you like $20. If that's too expensive for you, you're doing the wrong costume...

 

[Sleezy]

Yeah, and there is really nothing cheaper that is as easy as Sintra to work with and that will get you great results. Go with Sintra.

 

[thunderbolt885]

heh, if you want a cheap costume, go tusken!

i almost did but ehh you know.... ep2 came out and jango is a whole lot cooler!

 

[Boba Freekk]

Cant go wrong with sintra.I paid 30 bucks for a 8'X 8' sheet and I used half of that for my whole costume.You will be hard pressed to find a cheaper method.You can try though.This board is always open to new ideas and methods.