

There was not an arrow on this picture of Master Chief. Using an old wood-burning tool we have, fitted with a knife blade, I tried this method.
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Watching some YouTube videos on how to cut this foam, I found those who say to use a heat knife, those who say to use an X-Acto knife, and those who suggest scissors.

When Aidan came over, I tweaked the paper pattern for the chest plate detail, adding some length to the part that fits over the shoulders. With this in mind, I found a picture of Master Chief, which Aidan had pinned on his Pinterest board, printed it off, and drew a freehand pattern from it. Aidan’s Drawing – Master Chief Costume Master Chief Inspiration I asked ten-year-old Aidan to draw a picture of what he wanted and this is the picture. Too many pieces! Oh, my gosh! It hurt my brain! Well, I printed off a pattern for the chest plate. Most were talking about Pepakura and how you could get the patterns on different sites. Looking for patterns for the Master Chief costume, I checked out several websites. Walmart had packages of four anti-fatigue floor mats. What is EVA foam? Ethylene-vinyl acetate and it just so happens anti-fatigue floor mats are made from this.

Oh, my goodness! Through this process, I can’t tell you how many times I have thought that perhaps I had bitten off more than I could chew! After researching different sites on how to make this Master Chief costume, the one thing I knew was it needed to be made from EVA foam.
