Foam Modelling - How To Make Rapid Prototypes

As part of a college assignment we were asked to experiment with prototyping materials.

While working with foam can be a quick way to make multiple models. We found that by separating the models into multiple parts and then pinning the parts together thus making it modular.
It became an even faster prototyping method thanks to the possibility to combine different parts and make an exponential amount of combinations.

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Audio:
Action Bronson Instrumental- Pouches Of Tuna Remix by Donato

In Co-operation with Steve Torfs
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[AirborneSurfer]

That is some ridiculously detailed work! Hats off to you!

[hollyroddenbery]

Need that song in my life to bounce to while I’m using these materials and tools to teach a class to young designers

[RaikenXion]

I'm looking to get into this, i want to make some armor pieces like chest, paudrons, gauntlets, greeves for a 1/6 scale articulated figure. My plan is to coat the foam parts in resin afterward. Or anything that gives it a shiny, metallic finish.

[lagrottedubarbu]

nice work
what kind of foam are you using?
keep up the good work :D

[notleighton]

Watched this in class amazing skills 😊 keep it up

[DoktorFizzer]

Amazing work! Can u tell me the name and the density of your foam. I’m just a beginner in product design and model building :)

[giuliapiart]

Hey where did you buy the piece of foam?
Good job!

[DiveSync]

What brand of foam is he using? Got an Amazon link?

[LCHNSQ]

Really nice! What exactly is the name of this material ? cause here in Brazil is such difficult to find it :(

[ambarishphatak]

What Foam is that, Can you put some references of that ?

[glsvxib]

Hey, Is this a pur foam? what is the density of it?

[superfluous]

Btw if you're doing this a lot, spend the 50 bucks to make a hot wire cutting station

[harryo]

Great, looks real messy though and maybe bad for health when shaving down the foam, all of those billions of particles.

[frontend]

Someone's never seen a hot foam wire cutter in their life or the tools of e.g. shifting lands for "pimp my proxxon". Buy 1 tool for the entire course, save everyone hours of work and focus on the important part of these lessons: designing...

[dsp]

Doesn't look particularly "rapid". CAD software + a cheap 3D printer would churn out these prototypes much faster, cost far less in materials, allow for more experimentation and generate far less waste.