I don't know what I'm doing: a start to cosplay

Cutting mat, craft foam, rotary cutter, glue sticks: Hobby Lobby; Xacto knives, posterboard, cardstock, tape, yoga mat: Wal-Mart; heat gun: ACE Hardware ($25); utility knife: accidental gift

What you see here is my "work space" for my first forays into foam fabrication. I'm starting with thin sheets of craft foam from Hobby Lobby and a yoga mat (10mm) from Wal-Mart. I think I'll bite the bullet and order L200 foam before things get too far. Things I'd like to try include: The Monarch (Venture Brothers), Strax (Doctor Who), Edward Elric (Fullmetal Alchemist), and Rescue/Pepper Potts' suit (Iron Man comics).

For now, I'm watching Once and playing around with the collar and helmet for Rescue. I do have a hot glue gun and scissors, just not in the picture.

Here we go!