Shoulder pads are back baby! This is my least favorite part of the suit but I think it adds a little bit. I think the design is right but I think the execution is flawed. I wanted it to form around my shoulder but while doing that, it created a bit of a peak. Oh well. I may go back and adjust it a bit later on. So, just like the gauntlets, I followed the same process. Cutting out the foam with the pattern I created, then masking with blue tape the areas I wanted to keep black. Then I used a combination of hot glue and spray glue to adhere the shapes together. I then sliced and curved the top of the pads, and glued those flaps together as well. Lastly, I added some velcro to the underside of the pad and to the corresponding top of the vest so that they could come on and off as I pleased.
I also, like I usually do, sketched out how I thought I would create the shoulder pads. I have included that sketch below.
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