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hi guys! Looking to see if anyone has any creative non-destructive ways (meaning no permanent alterations) to do what I’m trying to do. I’ll be doing a Chris Redfield cosplay, and I have an authentic vietnam era flak jacket (pic related, not my exact one, but this is pretty much it), but for the cosplay to be accurate in terms of RE1 remake, I need it to add some lettering. My monkey brain actually considered electrical tape, which might be a little tedious, but there’s a lot of straight lines so I don’t think it would take longer than an afternoon’s time, but idk how it would turn out. Alternatively, I could say screw it and claim to be the original RE1 Chris where its a plain flak jacket lol, but that’s a last ditch effort. Any suggestions would be awesome!
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Instead of electrical tape, you could consider having somebody cut you an actual vinyl decal. Look for a place that does car graphics, often the same shops that do window tint. It's surprisingly expensive but probably the best way to get a temporary solution that looks professional.
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>>10969609
now that you mention it, I think an old coworker once mentioned having a cricut to make vinyl decals for his car… but I thought those were more “permanent” (i.e., hard to remove, leaves residue/may take away from cloth materials). Does that mean you can get vinyl decals that are more gentle on the surface, at the expense of longetivity (which is perfectly fine in this case)?
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>>10969608
Making this an RE thread for based RE bro
I want to do Jill's shoulder pads and I was going to use EVA foam like I've done for other cosplays, but the more I think about, the more I realize it's probably better if I use a lighter foam and sew fabric around it to create a better look. What foam should I use? I'm thinking about that yellowish, crap foam that they use in random stuff, but idk where to source it from/what its called.
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>>10969979
You're probably thinking of upholstery foam. If you're in a decent-size city there might actually be stores specializing in foam, otherwise a craft store probably has something. Personally I'd probably use batting though, it'll lay better over your shoulders.
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>>10970045
I don't think so. Just from a quick google search, I think that material might be too 'dense' for what I would want to cut up and sew around. Like it wouldn't hold the shape around the shoulders very well. Unless you think it might work for what I'm trying to do
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I think you're right on the batting foam (also from a quick google search). My idea was unlike the EVA foam stuff I've done in the past where I have to very particular about my cuts and the shape, I more so want to use the foam as 'stuffing' for the pattern I create. Of course, I'd still cut it to size and wrap the fabric around it, but I want to avoid making it super stiff, if that makes any sense