Monoblos Armor - Early Progress

I've begun progress on my Monoblos armor, and it's coming along fairly nicely.

Page from the MH offical art book of the armor.

A ton of pictures follow in this post, so be sure to continue reading! ;3



All of the armor is built on cardboard bases, assembled from scraps of random Amazon boxes and hot glue. Expanding foam goes on the armor, then I carve. Pretty simple process, but takes a while due to the foam having to set and dry.

The foam I use.  SO CHEAP!

Carving the foam.. extremely messy.  I do it outside on a blanket for easy cleanup.  It's pretty windy so far this summer so foam blows EVERYWHERE.  My lungs.  :(  The carving is totally worth it though, since the results are pretty nice by itself.

Ninja turtle shell? NOPE, MONSTER HUNTER.

I also started work on the massive freaking shoulder pauldrons.  Way more difficult than the chest pieces, and during the spraying of the foam process I got some foam on my hand.  THAT STUFF DOES NOT COME OFF.  Ended up having to use some lemon+cold water mixture and use a pumice stone on my hand to remove it. -_-

The amazingly expensive skeleton of the foam.

That's all the progress shots for now.  Today I purchased some thin craft foam, velcro, and leather, so you'll be seeing those put to use soon.  ;3

Thanks for reading!  Keep checking back for updates too~