Chest armor

I decided to make some chest armor using the "foam mat" approach. I've seen some pretty amazing stuff made using foam floor mats, so I decided to give it a try.

First I started be cutting out some templates.

once I did that, I heated the areas I wanted to bend with a heat gun, & held them in the shape I wanted.

Then I cut out some accent panels and glued them on with a hot melt glue gun.

Pretty cool, huh?

I used Velcro, nylon straps, & buckles to hold it all together.

Fits great...