We’ve been discussing EVA foam somewhat regularly around these parts lately but only because cosplayers have been continually impressing me with how they’re using the material. For example, Aaron Cruz used the mats to make a First Order stormtrooper ensemble. Stormtrooper costumes are often made from fiberglass or some sort of plastic. Cruz researched on YouTube and then spent about two months on the build. He didn’t use any files but instead used images from Star Wars: The Force Awakens as reference to draft the pattern himself.
As for the helmet, he used a resin kit but says he sanded, painted, used window tint & thin clear plastic sheet for the lenses.”
Stop breadboarding and soldering – start making immediately! Adafruit’s Circuit Playground is jam-packed with LEDs, sensors, buttons, alligator clip pads and more. Build projects with Circuit Playground in a few minutes with the drag-and-drop MakeCode programming site, learn computer science using the CS Discoveries class on code.org, jump into CircuitPython to learn Python and hardware together, or even use Arduino IDE. Circuit Playground Express is the newest and best Circuit Playground board, with support for MakeCode, CircuitPython, and Arduino. It has a powerful processor, 10 NeoPixels, mini speaker, InfraRed receive and transmit, two buttons, a switch, 14 alligator clip pads, and lots of sensors: capacitive touch, IR proximity, temperature, light, motion and sound. A whole wide world of electronics and coding is waiting for you, and it fits in the palm of your hand.
Have an amazing project to share? The Electronics Show and Tell with Google Hangouts On-Air is every Wednesday at 7:30pm ET! To join, head over to YouTube and check out the show’s live chat – we’ll post the link there.
