How do I make shoulder pads?

[midnight ice]

Hello, I hope I ask the right person here. I was planning to make a coat with shoulder plates to make it look extra stylish. The problem was, that I didn't know how to make the kind of plates I needed for this project. The idea was to make a dragon head shoulder plate for the right shoulder and a samurai-like shoulder plate for the left shoulder. (picture for reference)

As I said, I don't know how to make these kinds of plates. I was wondering, whether Skill Tree already has made a video on this or if this is something that has yet to be made.

[sacred merlin]

So my best guess is to use either hdpe blue barrels or Eva foam The purple string is the connections of lamilar armor

[midnight ice]

Okay. But how lightweight and durable is that foam?

[dire knot]

GG @midnight ice, you just advanced to level 1!

[midnight ice]

What I forgot to mention, the shoulder pads should be detachable from the coat to easily wash the coat.

[sacred merlin]

If your worried about the durability do the barrels

[midnight ice]

Okay. I'll take a look at how to work with these barrels.

[sacred merlin]

All you need is a jigsaw and a heat gun. Or just use the burner on your stove

[loud heath]

There are also sheets of hdpe (or other heat-moldable plastics) if that is an easier starting point. Probably not as cost effective though.

Are you looking for a roughly spherical shape?

[sacred merlin]

Also lightness this sheet of blue barrel is 10 ounces

[loud heath]

Whoa. Expected that to be heavier...

Great use of recycled material. Always a plus.

[sacred merlin]

Yea it’s very light for what it looks like

[sacred merlin]

Oh yeah the red marks are the attachment points. Place a hard hook onto the front so it’s hidden then belt it into place on the back

[midnight ice]

Okay, I'll try my best. But just to make sure I'll also look around for something different that is also lightweight, durable, cost effective and easy to work with.

[midnight ice]

It should be at least similar to what the reference shows

[loud heath]

Looked up some other angles for reference...that could be quite a complicated shape. 🤔

Might be with searching for a ball to use as a shaping anvil if you end up using a heat-moldable plastic.

[latent swift]

for the dragon head prince armory has a dragon head helmet that im sure could be modified to be a shoulder piece

https://princearmoryacademy.com/product/how-to-attach-horns-to-helmet-lesson/

[midnight ice]

Interesting idea. I'll see what I can do.

And just for the records, if I end up using a different material with less durability, what kind of coating could I use to make it more durable? Epoxy or something entirely different?

[latent swift]

Plexi dip

For plastics and Eva foam

[midnight ice]

Btw holy shit that helmet looks amazing!

[vital veldt]

That shoulder plate looks like lamellar armor as for the dragon I’d use Eva foam and style it as you like