Thor: Love & Thunder Mighty Thor Cosplay Knee Armour and Vambraces Tutorial

Here is my tutorial for how I made the vambraces, knee armour, armband and glove armour for my Mighty Thor cosplay from Thor: Love and Thunder!

The vambraces and knees have O-ring attachments with leather straps sewn in and attached with velcro. The armband is completely closed and I found stayed on well just by doing this, the armour for the gloves I glued straight onto a pair of gloves I bought from Amazon.

I have files available for all the armour in my costume, please visit my Etsy site to gain access: -

https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/TheCryst...

I have included a size guide with the files and for the bases I have a printing guide and assembly guide. The base files are .pdfs which you print and transfer to 5mm EVA foam. The detail files are designed for Cricut - .svg/.png that you can cut directly with a Cricut or similar (or you could potentially cut it by hand if you do so wish).

Note that I will also be adding patterns for the detail on the Mjolnir hammer, the skirt and trouser panels (maybe even the cape) in the near future. There will also be tutorials for these being added soon.

This tutorial will cover: -

1. How to cut the EVA foam with a Cricut
2. How to assemble all the parts and glue
3. How to add rectangular O-ring attachments
4. How to make the leather straps and sew on Velcro


This tutorial will not cover: -

1. How to pattern the details using Inkscape (this would take a lot of tutorials as it can be quite in-depth, so I will perhaps make a generic tutorial for this in future)
2. How to paint the armour parts (I have a full video dedicated to the armour-painting)


To follow my steps exactly you will need the following materials: -


2mm EVA Foam
1mm EVA Foam
Foam Clay
Impact EVO-Stik Contact Cement
Impact Adhesive Cleaner
Hot glue sticks
Black faux leather
Burgundy faux leather
Black Nylon webbing
Black thread
Burgundy thread
Rectangular O-rings
Velcro
Painter’s tape
Basting tape
2mm twine


You will also need the following tools: -


Metallic pen
Steel rule
Heat gun
Cricut Maker machine or similar
Cricut knife blade
Cricut deep-point blade
Cricut heavy duty mat
Sewing machine
Regular sewing foot
Piping foot
Denim needles
Dremel
Sandpaper
Wet and dry sandpaper
Mould for the rivets
Hot glue gun
Safety gas lighter
Clips
Turning tube


Enjoy making your builds and would absolutely love to see your cosplays so please tag me in your photos so I can see! X

Background footage from Videezy https://www.videezy.com/