I remember watching these videos as a young kid, as soon as they came out from very early on. Super nostalgic watching now, being a kid was so much fun.
I remember watching these videos when I was pretty young. Had o have been like 10 at least. I decided to go back and watch some stuff because I ended up growing into the aspirations of being a film maker, and I wanted a nostalgia kick. I'm just looking at these videos and how they're produced and the quality and love and effort that went into them and reminiscing on the good ole days of UA-cam. I know that's such a cheesy thing to say but it's the truth. I don't have any issue with Fortnite or CoD vids or anything it's just so saturated with them that unique stuff like Indy Mogul type channels are hard to come by now. I miss these guys. I remember the first host is who was on when I started watching, cant remember his name though. I think it was Jeff or something? Idk I'll find it here in a bit with some more searching Lol.
Same here man, I actually discovered these guys on itunes videos when I was around 10ish as well, and that led me into their youtube scene. Incredible to see them grown so much now
I'm in the same boat. Just trying to find my groove in the industry. More than once I go back to this and Nuka Break to remind me of where I got the inspiration to pursue film in the first place.
This video just entered my mind out of nowhere. Just as i remember wanting to make this as a kid it pops up in my recommendations. Im being watched and its not that bad tbh.
Dude same, idk if it's cuz I just fired up the PS3 and put in Metal gear solid 4 or what but this video popped in my head, been a long time, I remember watching it like 10 years ago
helpful tip : when hot glueing on the rough side. always sand it smooth. that way the glue will hold better. contact cement also works great. plasty dip is great to coat it before painting.
My kid loves this idea, and I have almost all the materials and tools already at hand. I love this tutorial, thank you for sharing and doing such a good job putting the video together.
they actually factored in the price of the heat gun this time around, and when it comes to the rotary tool and soldering iron you could ask your friends and family or buy them once and have them for any project.
Im begging you please show a second vid on how to make the shoulder pads and maybe even a helmet...mostly because I suck at making my own things without tutorials.
Hi your videos are fantastic.. My grandson who's 5 loves watching how you make stuff...he is really into the robot "Atom' from the movie Reel Steel Please could you give us some tips on how we could do His Head And body Please.
Sage I'm gonna do a punisher body armor then I'm gonna fiberglass coat it then spray it again also if you seal the foam first with plastidip and that can take some damage
Four inch PVC pipe cut on one side and heated to 375° so it becomes pliable makes a 14 inch wide plate that can be molded in to any shape you want. Be careful of the fumes it puts off. I use a heat gun outside to avoid that then a lil sand paper and some krylon paint. That's how I made mine
Dude, your video helped me a lot! I was looking for inspirations and tutorials to create my sci-fi armor and you answered all my questions in just 6 minutes. You are amazing, brother!
i ordered some eva foam from amazon and i don't see the problem, i made some armor and it takes the bbs no problem . if you get some holes to it , it just makes it look damaged what i did is , after the match was over and i got home i just used some spray paint and gloves to make the bb holes look like bullet holes but its easy to repair just use some silicone to fill up the holes .. but all and all my build cost about 20 euros dunno how much its in dollars but shouldn't be much
i know this is long ago but i know a few places, try looking through lowes, home depo, that sales eva rolls pretty cheap probably less than 20 so my friends say or do what i do and go to Harbor Freight and get about 4 mats for 5$ and thats more than enough to make a chest armor 2 rounds of em and you can make a full top armor and maybe your legs depending on details and decord if your in the US i dont know else were if not sorry :(
pretty nice for a quick cheep build. I like that you used a soldering iron with a knife blade tip that was pretty cool. Looks like it makes it much easier to cut then using a carpet knife.
If you use a streak metal cover on foam armor, you can be able to twist it around easier and you can give it a scrapy/rusty look that is easy to paint over. I use this on making heavy weapons for costumes, but you can use it on robotic armour...
Fantastic, thanks for sharing. Only thing is when heated foam release toxic fumes, not to mention release of dust if sanded. Safety first: protect your lungs
Great stuff. EVA tiles are becoming more popular for costuming at conventions. We sell the EVA tiles, and nearly everything else used, at my work. :-) PS. In case anyone's interested EVA stands for Expanded Vinyl Acetate. It can be glued with adhesive known as "contact adhesive".-The stuff used for gluing rubber to metal. Contact adhesive will probably be easier to use than hot glue (and it won't melt the EVA), but it has to be held in place while the glue dries.
this really helped with my vayne cosplay! I also like how you made a difficulty level and specific price range, so i went in prepared when making my stuff. Even though the armor pieces i made were small, this still helped alot via detailing.
I've been wanting to create armor and this was a fantastic post. I will do this myself but more importantly I will be going through all your videos becuase you did a great job showing how to do something reasonably price so thanks again.
You could use paint that has sheen to it if you are outside to give it the next step of metal (maybe car spray paint). Also texture spray paints could add feel to it if you want an opposite approach like a robot that has been rusting away or moss grown over it.
Thnx for this armor vid! My friend and i are going paintballing and he suggested armor so i showed him this video. two weeks and we will be in combat sporting this kind of armor!
This is the first one I've watced and you did a rad job. I'd like to see a more detailed build video on either the arm piece at the end or even a different method for robot arms in general.
Awesome look I live in Florida so I don't recommend hot glue! there are some great glues that melt plastics for a tighter bond and a couple of chicago screws for the straps!
ive heard about the heat gun method and i always thought it would be horrible and painful to do since ive never done anything like this before and i was thinking about having a go but it actually looks easier than i thought, also the armour looks ace!
Dude your armor was amazing! It honestly looked like something from a real professional movie. You're absolutely talented when it comes to art and design. I hope you make lot's more videos in the future, I love your videos, and you're awesome.
If you are up to it try and do some casting with foam and aluminum and try plaiting it more so you can bend in it and maintain mobility and try using some fabric to hold it together
Great build. I have been wanting to make one of these for a while but I never could find something for my budget, I think I can handle this though. Can't wait to give it a try.
you can buy the foam mats at walmart, kmart, meijer, and sometimes target. They are located in the work out equipment section. They are used for going under work out equipment. It cost about 25 bucks for six of them. :) I hope this helps.
Man I wish I seen this video before I bought thinner foam and began working on my cosplay armor... Going to start from scratch now... Awesome tutorial.
the foam is pretty easy to find. Aside from department stores, i found it in different colors at a toys r us, a dim gray in a retail workout section (floor foam, it also had a coarse side that could be an armor feature). also in the camping section it had an olive drab green mat selection. they arent that hard to find
My country, only in recent years started having a Cosplay event... I am attending this year's event (2013)... this video is gona help me sooooooooo much. thanks man... (dont worry... will subscribe as soon as i post this comment) Respect!!!!
WOW ,I'm going to make a Mass effect armor!! I've been trying to find an easy technique to do it a long time now (I've seen this technique before but I thought I was too hard for me ) tnxx
I'm makeing sith battle armour using this technique. I am molding the foam and sewing/glueing it to a skintight zenti suit and its looking pretty baddass!
Oh nice i had that same idea, except on my design i used a 4' by 2.5' sheet of 1/4 inch thick plexiglass as the support and modeled the foam around that left a window and added a couple of straps, it came out looking awesome and I'm headed to Emerald City Comicon with my armor :D
I am definitely using the foam method now! Earlier today I saw this one girl's videos of her building Halo armor using the same method, and it looked so accurate, it was awesome! I love to cosplay and this could help me make so many more costumes that I have dreamed of having! :D
OMG that was amazing! My hubbie and I are going to make some with the kids and have a "family" of robot/soldiers. My hubbie makes action movies with our boys…this will bump it up a few notches!!! Thanks for the lessons,
I remember watching these videos as a young kid, as soon as they came out from very early on. Super nostalgic watching now, being a kid was so much fun.
I remember watching these videos when I was pretty young. Had o have been like 10 at least. I decided to go back and watch some stuff because I ended up growing into the aspirations of being a film maker, and I wanted a nostalgia kick. I'm just looking at these videos and how they're produced and the quality and love and effort that went into them and reminiscing on the good ole days of UA-cam. I know that's such a cheesy thing to say but it's the truth. I don't have any issue with Fortnite or CoD vids or anything it's just so saturated with them that unique stuff like Indy Mogul type channels are hard to come by now. I miss these guys. I remember the first host is who was on when I started watching, cant remember his name though. I think it was Jeff or something? Idk I'll find it here in a bit with some more searching Lol.
Same here man, I actually discovered these guys on itunes videos when I was around 10ish as well, and that led me into their youtube scene. Incredible to see them grown so much now
by the way, 2 years later, have an answer for the name question
*Zack*
I didn't even notice that this video is 10 years old lol
Hell yeah man
I'm in the same boat. Just trying to find my groove in the industry. More than once I go back to this and Nuka Break to remind me of where I got the inspiration to pursue film in the first place.
I am impressed. Looks totally awesome. You're instructions are detailed enough. And it looks like something I could do at home. Perfect.
"Be as safe as you are creative"
So you're telling me not to be safe?
Are you telling me to be dangerous?
***** So that would mean I have no safety? Cool!
fuck yeah!!!, human torch cosplay, here i go!
Edwardo Franco lol
Be dangerously safe.
same lol
*cries in corner*
Damn. Its really been 7 years😭
10 now
I remember watching these videos back when they came out, inspired me to start working on cosplay and going to conventions.
This video just entered my mind out of nowhere. Just as i remember wanting to make this as a kid it pops up in my recommendations. Im being watched and its not that bad tbh.
Dude same, idk if it's cuz I just fired up the PS3 and put in Metal gear solid 4 or what but this video popped in my head, been a long time, I remember watching it like 10 years ago
Same for me except I hope to finally utilize this for a costume I’m making
You're that guy from the Fallout film Nuka Break.
+Sephiroth Light No fucking really?
i just realised it was twig too!!
dude, 2021 and this is still awesome. gonna give it a shot this week! Thanks!
You need to make some Imperial Guard armor. It looks almost as good as the Space Marine armor...
helpful tip : when hot glueing on the rough side. always sand it smooth. that way the glue will hold better. contact cement also works great. plasty dip is great to coat it before painting.
Used these techniques for most of the costumes on my film project. I really can't thank you guys enough for making this tutorial!
BRUHHH this was a really simplified way of the steps! i loved it! thank you soooo much!
0:19 legend intro😃
My kid loves this idea, and I have almost all the materials and tools already at hand. I love this tutorial, thank you for sharing and doing such a good job putting the video together.
thnx so much guys I've been wanting a way to create the veteran ranger armor from fallout and this is the most cheap way to make it.
Did you ever make your armor ?
it annoys me they all say it's cheap but never add in that some people don't own heat guns or Drexel tools
they actually factored in the price of the heat gun this time around, and when it comes to the rotary tool and soldering iron you could ask your friends and family or buy them once and have them for any project.
They're not that expensive. I buy tools used all the time for less that $10 apiece.
One of the videos that got me into foam crafting and started my business. I miss y'all
What's your business
RaaR Retro special effects and prop making.
Im begging you please show a second vid on how to make the shoulder pads and maybe even a helmet...mostly because I suck at making my own things without tutorials.
***** it did! well that sucks! D:
*****
Months, more like years!!
The helmet is fairly simple. Heat the foam up and shape it to your face... That's about it
Ya I agree! Post also a video on the arm guards
JerbearTheCarebear I know this is extremely late, but if you search up Evil Ted, his foamworking tutorials are FANTASTIC
Hey you're the guy from Nuka Break!
NowThat'sPeng Thanks, it was driving me nuts trying to figure out who he was.
NowThat'sPeng I knew it!!
Lol, he was hosting this show before nuka break I think.
Nuka break was fucking awesome.
Bring this show back
I guess you could apply this technique to samurai armor? Darth Vader suit? Batman suit?
Yes with some skill and time, you could
How do you do the templates. All I need is the back template, and I'm good to go
I finally finished my set of armor today. I am really proud of it. It turned out way better than I expected. Thanks IndyMogul.
“As safe as I’m creative.”...I will not survive this build
Hi your videos are fantastic.. My grandson who's 5 loves watching how you make stuff...he is really into the robot "Atom' from the movie Reel Steel
Please could you give us some tips on how we could do His Head And body
Please.
Sadly they don't make videos anymore
I still comeback to the video after all these years and still find this superhelpful
That would make great airsoft armor
It's just made out of foam, the pellets would probably indent or got pretty deep into the foam
Yeah but all the battle damage may look badass :P
yih
Sage I'm gonna do a punisher body armor then I'm gonna fiberglass coat it then spray it again also if you seal the foam first with plastidip and that can take some damage
Four inch PVC pipe cut on one side and heated to 375° so it becomes pliable makes a 14 inch wide plate that can be molded in to any shape you want. Be careful of the fumes it puts off. I use a heat gun outside to avoid that then a lil sand paper and some krylon paint. That's how I made mine
They should do a diy fallout new vegas ncr ranger armor
Dude, your video helped me a lot! I was looking for inspirations and tutorials to create my sci-fi armor and you answered all my questions in just 6 minutes. You are amazing, brother!
Why did this Chanel die
+Fred Rc the vlog guy youtube stopped funding them after they stopped the BFX show
+Uber Animations Why did they even have to do that?
Dinoman217 they didnt go into detail about it but they had to stop cause youtube stopped funding them
Uber Animations But you said that was after BFX stopped
Dinoman217 bfx stopped cause of youtube nolonger funding the show
did yal know Zack works at loot crate now?
13 years already?! It feels like yesterday watching this videos for the very First time.
Does this work with airsoft. I mean does it protect
It's mostly for filmmaking. But it could work.
that was my first idea too :)
Mine too! :D
Mine too! :D
You'd look badass while you play air soft!
I'm gonna try to utilize this to make a Kamen Rider Kiva cosplay. :D
Great vid! Love the fact the that this is completely unbiased to a single game and can be used on almost all cosplay occasions!
I want to make a armor that is cool looking but can stand against bbs I know it's not needed but armor is expensive
Yep
i ordered some eva foam from amazon and i don't see the problem,
i made some armor and it takes the bbs no problem .
if you get some holes to it , it just makes it look damaged
what i did is , after the match was over and i got home i just used some spray paint and gloves to make the bb holes look like bullet holes
but its easy to repair
just use some silicone to fill up the holes
.. but all and all my build cost about 20 euros
dunno how much its in dollars but shouldn't be much
Omg skull hunter u were on that halo vs cod video comments
yep eva foam is expensive for me just 4 x 4 and 4 matts are like 49 to 50 $
i know this is long ago but i know a few places,
try looking through lowes, home depo, that sales eva rolls pretty cheap probably less than 20 so my friends say
or do what i do and go to Harbor Freight and get about 4 mats for 5$ and thats more than enough to make a chest armor 2 rounds of em and you can make a full top armor and maybe your legs depending on details and decord
if your in the US i dont know else were if not sorry :(
Dose anybody think the spine pice looks like the dead space spine pice
No not really, but dead space made me consider making a suit of some sort as did metalgearsolid4
Good times I miss this video
I like the way you speeded up the timeon the building. It can get boring watching someone cut upform and stuff. The armour is very cool!
This is freaking inspiring. Why can't I find people like you guys live in my area to do stuff?
pretty nice for a quick cheep build. I like that you used a soldering iron with a knife blade tip that was pretty cool. Looks like it makes it much easier to cut then using a carpet knife.
as a kid this was always my number 1 go to channel after school
Modified this to make a space suite, AWESOME!
I was so happy once I saw this video, I'm going to try to make something with these tips this weekend.
WOW! Great/simple strait forward w/o all the mindless droning. Good job.
Thanks for sharing. This is really going to help my project. I am making a custom cover for my prosthetic leg with foam and leds.
If you use a streak metal cover on foam armor, you can be able to twist it around easier and you can give it a scrapy/rusty look that is easy to paint over. I use this on making heavy weapons for costumes, but you can use it on robotic armour...
I miss this series. This one was my favorite episode.
The Design is way ahead of its time.
Fantastic, thanks for sharing.
Only thing is when heated foam release toxic fumes, not to mention release of dust if sanded.
Safety first: protect your lungs
Been looking for this video for a couple of days now.
Plan to use this technique to make my truck look armoured.
Great stuff. EVA tiles are becoming more popular for costuming at conventions. We sell the EVA tiles, and nearly everything else used, at my work. :-)
PS. In case anyone's interested EVA stands for Expanded Vinyl Acetate. It can be glued with adhesive known as "contact adhesive".-The stuff used for gluing rubber to metal. Contact adhesive will probably be easier to use than hot glue (and it won't melt the EVA), but it has to be held in place while the glue dries.
this really helped with my vayne cosplay! I also like how you made a difficulty level and specific price range, so i went in prepared when making my stuff. Even though the armor pieces i made were small, this still helped alot via detailing.
I've been wanting to create armor and this was a fantastic post. I will do this myself but more importantly I will be going through all your videos becuase you did a great job showing how to do something reasonably price so thanks again.
You could use paint that has sheen to it if you are outside to give it the next step of metal (maybe car spray paint). Also texture spray paints could add feel to it if you want an opposite approach like a robot that has been rusting away or moss grown over it.
Bro, this guy's video is the reason I began getting into cosplay! Super nostalgic as always!
Looks way more hi tec than just painted foam! Well done. Loving the "Pulse Rifle" like gun on the final photo too hehe
Thnx for this armor vid! My friend and i are going paintballing and he suggested armor so i showed him this video. two weeks and we will be in combat sporting this kind of armor!
I've used a hairdryer as a heat gun it all works similar just takes a bit more time and be careful not to melt the foam
This was the best show on UA-cam
Being back Indy Mogul!!!
This is the first one I've watced and you did a rad job. I'd like to see a more detailed build video on either the arm piece at the end or even a different method for robot arms in general.
Awesome look I live in Florida so I don't recommend hot glue! there are some great glues that melt plastics for a tighter bond and a couple of chicago screws for the straps!
ive heard about the heat gun method and i always thought it would be horrible and painful to do since ive never done anything like this before and i was thinking about having a go but it actually looks easier than i thought, also the armour looks ace!
Dude your armor was amazing! It honestly looked like something from a real professional movie. You're absolutely talented when it comes to art and design. I hope you make lot's more videos in the future, I love your videos, and you're awesome.
If you are up to it try and do some casting with foam and aluminum and try plaiting it more so you can bend in it and maintain mobility and try using some fabric to hold it together
okay wow that was actually super helpful and ridiculously easy.
Dude I so stumbled across your video and let me tell you I'm hooked great tutorial and explanation on how to DIY. Keep up the awesome work!
Great build. I have been wanting to make one of these for a while but I never could find something for my budget, I think I can handle this though. Can't wait to give it a try.
Thanks, this information will be really helpful when building my Imperial Guardsman armour.
Great job! I use PVC sheeting for most of my armor builds. Keep up the good work!
you can buy the foam mats at walmart, kmart, meijer, and sometimes target. They are located in the work out equipment section. They are used for going under work out equipment. It cost about 25 bucks for six of them. :) I hope this helps.
Man I wish I seen this video before I bought thinner foam and began working on my cosplay armor... Going to start from scratch now... Awesome tutorial.
This is a great idea for a cheap costume. Keep the ideas coming.
Amazing! Loved it! Can't wait to start!
Great tutorial, makes something complicated look easy
yes absolutely. I made a set of armor and that did work.
the armor is very Army of Two, very nice. I think I might have to giver a shot.thanks for the post.
the foam is pretty easy to find. Aside from department stores, i found it in different colors at a toys r us, a dim gray in a retail workout section (floor foam, it also had a coarse side that could be an armor feature). also in the camping section it had an olive drab green mat selection. they arent that hard to find
My country, only in recent years started having a Cosplay event... I am attending this year's event (2013)... this video is gona help me sooooooooo much. thanks man... (dont worry... will subscribe as soon as i post this comment) Respect!!!!
thank you Indy Mogul for this costume build
Thank you for posting this! It is going to help me so much for my Megacon costume! I'm going to be the Titanfall CQB Female!
WOW ,I'm going to make a Mass effect armor!! I've been trying to find an easy technique to do it a long time now (I've seen this technique before but I thought I was too hard for me ) tnxx
Epic. Now my dreams of so many different types of armor can come true! And for cheap too!
That was amazing! Great pieces and they actually look do-able by ordinary people.
i made one of these for this up coming Halloween and its freaking awesome thx you guys for helping me
Wow, I really need to try this some day.
awesome!! im going to use this to make quan chi's armor from mortal kombat mythologies sub zero. cant wait to do this!!
just seeing this episode gave me an idea for a sci fi film
i like how it resembles a spine
This armor looks awesome!
I'm so glad I found this, I think I'll be able to use this to make my transformer armor.
I'm makeing sith battle armour using this technique.
I am molding the foam and sewing/glueing it to a skintight zenti suit and its looking pretty baddass!
Oh nice i had that same idea, except on my design i used a 4' by 2.5' sheet of 1/4 inch thick plexiglass as the support and modeled the foam around that left a window and added a couple of straps, it came out looking awesome and I'm headed to Emerald City Comicon with my armor :D
I am definitely using the foam method now! Earlier today I saw this one girl's videos of her building Halo armor using the same method, and it looked so accurate, it was awesome! I love to cosplay and this could help me make so many more costumes that I have dreamed of having! :D
Thanks for making this. Great effort!
I miss this fuckin guy and the stuff they used to do. True inspiration this whole channel.
OMG that was amazing! My hubbie and I are going to make some with the kids and have a "family" of robot/soldiers. My hubbie makes action movies with our boys…this will bump it up a few notches!!! Thanks for the lessons,
That's really cool man. I rarely log into youtube to to kudos someone (like half a dozen times ever), but very cool, thumbs up!