Post on 23-Aug-2020
transcript
3D Printing for Cosplay“From Foam to Filament”
Dave Lysen
Who and What?• A mild mannered Air Traffic Controller by day – cosplayer by night• Been building/creating cosplays since 2016• Work with Worbla, EVA Foam, 3D Prints and whatever else I can get
my hands on
Cosplay – a combination of the words costume and play, which is a performance art where a participant (cosplayer) wears a costume and accessories to represent a specific character
Adam Savage has a great TED Talk called “My Love Letter to Cosplay” – highly recommend it
Common Materials
• EVA Foam• Worbla• Sintra• PLA/PETG/ABS• Fillers• Primers• Paints• All the Sandpaper…
The Process• Pick your cosplay• Get reference material• Find/Make patterns (or files if 3D Printing)• Choose your material• Become MacGyver and figure out how to make amazing things out of
regular household items• Frustration• Tears• Youtube• Excitement• Repeat
Pattern Making - Hell hath no fury…• For armor or more fitted cosplays you will need the following
materials if no pattern exists• Plastic wrap• Duct tape• Markers• If doing a helmet – someone you trust with scissors by your face
Foam Vs 3D Printed Helm
Changing the GameThe K-2 Build
The K-2 Build
• 2018 – It’s announced Star Wars Celebration 2019 will be held in Chicago
• Why K-2? I had never found another cosplayer in a K-2 suit.
• Things I had to do to make K-2 a reality• Learn to walk on stilts• Figure out how to make articulating hands• Create the armor patterns for the entire droid
e-NABLE to the Rescue
IG: @unboundgeekdom e-mail: unboundgeekdom@gmail.comClick the above picture for Jeremy’s full story on the build