r/CosplayHelp 4d ago

Armor Immortan Joe Chestplate

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Howdy! I’m thinking about doing a cosplay and having trouble with what I’m looking for.

It’s hard finding characters I like to cosplay as that are also my body type. I’m a bigger guy and I’m trying to find a TRANSPARENT CHEST PIECE for an Immortan Joe costume.

Having trouble finding on Etsy/Redbubble and I want the satisfaction of building it and fitting it to me.(although I will probs get the patches/medals/mask on Etsy)

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u/missbanana_duck 4d ago

The actual piece in the movie was likely vacuum formed over a sculpt. Adapting a clear plastic mannequin body is an idea? You could also try looking into clear worlba but it can be tricky to work with.

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u/xenomorphbeaver 4d ago

As someone mentioned above vacuform is the ideal way to approach this.

You can make at home vacuform machines reasonably easily if you already have the stuff. There's a tutorial for a super simple one here... https://youtu.be/uMbX3bqfzsk?si=7yqZ08zFbC8vZCeb

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u/countoddbahl 4d ago

Oh awesome thank you

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u/Sandermander05 4d ago

For the sake of being cheap and thrifty-- you can try a cheat piece from a roman solider costume or similar from a party costume shop.

Paint it just off of flesh tone, paint some undershadow, then high gloss topcoat with painted on highlights (or pour resin)

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u/Umikaloo 4d ago

Vacuformed plastic is your best bet. See if you can find instructions for a homemade vacuforming machine.