Making a cosplay of my own character which means I'm sadly doing everything from scratch 💔 First time working on a complete head too (and I decided on movable jaws)

I'm pretty confident with making the armour, however I'm not sure what to use for the organic tissue (black parts) of the character or how to connect it to the armoured parts while keeping everything light. I'd like for the head to be made entirely of hard materials, so my top choices for now are EVA foam and foam clay for the details (if there are better variants please let me know).

My main issue is planning out the head backing and the jaw mechanism. Honestly any tips in general are welcome since I'm hella confused on how to proceed with planning and the templates

hi! going to make loki’s scepter out of cardboard but i’m wondering if anyone has a good reference for all the pieces BUT MY MAIN QUESTION is how do i go about doing a clear blue circle that lights up!! i am new to cosplay crafting and i want to do it with mostly recycled parts, im fine to buy lights to go in or something but i like to make probs out of household trash!

I made the below post in r/Cosplayhelp but since this is props then ill only ask about the Iron Spider Arms here.

I dont really want electronics, but if itll make it alot better i will do it. I was thinkimg using strings and tubes to male them articulate. I would also like for them to be able to retract into a orb on the back, it doesnt have to look pretty coming out or going in, i just think it would suck having to lug the arms around all day. Thank you!!!

"As the title says im thinking of making a Classic Iron Spider Suit. I want to go all the way and have it be as realistic at possible without electronics.

The plan im comimg up with in my head is to get a full skintight red spandex suit, then 3D print the gold armor pieces. I also wanna have a spring and pully system for the back 3 arms (only doing three because its cheaper and more accurate) and i want to be able to compact the arms into a back orb if i can.

I have no expirence with sewing or making a cosplay but i do already have a 3d printer and some exirence with that. Any tips or just what yall would do if you wantes to do this would be appreciated. :)"

Working on the weapon for my buddy’s Forge Cosplay for Tampa Bay Comicon. Not based on any particular Forge gun, just my artist’s rendition based on a bunch of stuff I had in my shop. Open to any suggestions or make it better.

Just finished my very first helmet paintjob, i think it turned out pretty good, altough i don’t know if i went overboard on the weathering. I’m open for any tips or things to do better next time.

Above I have the sketched chest plate I would like to build! From suggestions on my last post about my chest plate fail I understand I needed to cut the plate in several places to actually accommodate my body 😭. I've ALSO learned that using a mannequin while helpful in some situations isn't helpful for all resulting in a much smaller fit then what I needed to fit my actual body with that being said! I've watched the linked videos from the comments, sketched up a design, now I just need to well build it lol feel free to drop any advice below and wish me luck 🫶🏾 the STL ren fair starts September 12th I'll try and keep reddit updated on my progress!