“He’s fast. Strong. Had a metal arm.” – Captain America

If you’re a fan of winter soldier and want to cosplay him, you’ll surely want to know how to make his metal arm yourself.

The preparatory work was research and planning. This involved a lot of looking at pictures and reading a lot of threads on the RPF. I saw some really awesome work. But I thought this Cosplay Walk-Through could be helpful for those with no idea where to start.

Here is a tutorial on how to make winter soldier’s metal arm using cheap materials. Basically you will need the following materials:

+Cardboard

+2 simples EVA foam sheets(any color)

+Ironing machine or EVA heat gun

+Super glue(super bonder)

+EVA Glue

+White glue (Cascorez) to use for papel maché +Scissor/Duct tape/ PVC tape

+Metallic Spay paint

+Red paint for the star Ans the most important of all:

+ A LOT of patience

Step 1: Start with the cardboard.Take a big box and build 3 parts:forearm,upper arm and shoulder.The shoulder and upper arm must be glued together with tape.(Yes,it will look completely ridiculous in that way)

Step 2: Make sure both parts and very firm with a lot of PVC or duct tape.TRV to round the shapes as much as possible.

Step 3: Sculpt the parts with a lot of papier mache(strips or paper + glue).This is one the most important and hurtful stEps.Try to make the shapes round and most anatomically correct as possible.

Step 4: Draw the marks in the arm.

Pro tip: Don’t be too crazy about movie snapshots.It’s Gonna take forever and there’s nothing wrong in change things a little bit.

Step 5: Now glue a patch of textile in the elbow to unite both parts.Ideally use a shiny and flexible textile.Try to make it as natural and firm as possible.But don’t forget that when you move your arm the textile will expand. Glue also a tape in the insides of the shoulder so you can strap the peace in your body.

Step 6: The funniest part.Transfer the draws in the arm to an EVA foam sheet(the cheap one).Cut it and use some heat source to sculpt.The strips in the shape pf the arm.Ideally you will use a heat gun,but an ironing machine works just as well.Don’t forget to iron both sides of the EVA and to use a lot of glue.It will make a world of difference in the end.(Put a lot of heat on top of the strips so they will be as close as possible)

Step 7: Painting. Use a metal spray to paint the arm.It might be necessary to paint a lot of times until it gets really shiny.I don’t recommend using varnish because it kills a little of the metallic effect in the spray paint.

Step 8: Do the fingers with EVA foam.Mold the foam with the heat gun or iron in the shape of your fingers.Here I made a single piece for each finger and painted so it looks like 4 different stripes.

Use the glove to”wear”the fingers.I didn’t use anything to glue or hold the EVA fingers in my hand apart of the glove.

Step 9: Dress up Winter Soldier cosplay costume and take thousands of pictures!!!

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