Bill Doran
@foamsmith.com
Prop and costume maker from Seattle, WA. Author of the Foamsmith trilogy.
Hundreds of free prop and costume making video tutorials at punishedprops.com
Hundreds of free prop and costume making video tutorials at punishedprops.com
Last year we got to make this amazing axe design come to life!
November 14, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Last year we got to make this amazing axe design come to life!
When making Zero's helmet from Code Geass, I really wanted the back part to fold up just like the helmet does in the movies.
November 12, 2025 at 6:18 PM
When making Zero's helmet from Code Geass, I really wanted the back part to fold up just like the helmet does in the movies.
Instead of cutting out individual scales for my dragon egg, I glued on strips of scales which gave the illusion they were attached one at a time! #foamsmith
November 10, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Instead of cutting out individual scales for my dragon egg, I glued on strips of scales which gave the illusion they were attached one at a time! #foamsmith
For Steven Universe's Rose Quartz sword, I decided to use vinyl decals instead of paint! To prevent the stickers from peeling off, I sealed the whole prop in a catalyzed clear coat which locked the stickers in place and gave the sword an automotive shine! #StevenUniverse
November 8, 2025 at 6:41 PM
For Steven Universe's Rose Quartz sword, I decided to use vinyl decals instead of paint! To prevent the stickers from peeling off, I sealed the whole prop in a catalyzed clear coat which locked the stickers in place and gave the sword an automotive shine! #StevenUniverse
My Impact armor's big, punchy fist needs movable finger joints! Time to make some puppeting extensions.
November 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
My Impact armor's big, punchy fist needs movable finger joints! Time to make some puppeting extensions.
Here's a quick tutorial on how we make two part molds!
November 3, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Here's a quick tutorial on how we make two part molds!
For our #Satisfactory helmets, we purchased visors and then 3D modeled the helmet to fit around visors! To get the scale and shape correct, we used 3D scans (Polycam) of the visor, and my head, and made sure the imported scans were the same scale as the real world objects.
October 31, 2025 at 6:12 PM
For our #Satisfactory helmets, we purchased visors and then 3D modeled the helmet to fit around visors! To get the scale and shape correct, we used 3D scans (Polycam) of the visor, and my head, and made sure the imported scans were the same scale as the real world objects.
Making a Proton Pack is serious business! Back in 2019, Garrick and I completed this pack in one week! Thanks, buddy! It's still holding up great. #ghostbusters
October 27, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Making a Proton Pack is serious business! Back in 2019, Garrick and I completed this pack in one week! Thanks, buddy! It's still holding up great. #ghostbusters
I made Tony Stark's Mark 50 nanite container from Endgame! Great for a casual Iron Man costume. #halloween
October 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I made Tony Stark's Mark 50 nanite container from Endgame! Great for a casual Iron Man costume. #halloween
We want to make Star Wars Snowspeeder pilot costumes (the Snowspeeder is Bill's favorite vehicle!) so we started with the helmets! The visors were vacuum formed from 1/16" PETG plastic.
October 20, 2025 at 5:41 PM
We want to make Star Wars Snowspeeder pilot costumes (the Snowspeeder is Bill's favorite vehicle!) so we started with the helmets! The visors were vacuum formed from 1/16" PETG plastic.
Years ago, I challenged myself by bringing the anime Trigun's Vash the Stampede revolver into 3D space! I wanted all the revolver parts to work, so I prototyped a few versions and this is the result. #trigun
October 15, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Years ago, I challenged myself by bringing the anime Trigun's Vash the Stampede revolver into 3D space! I wanted all the revolver parts to work, so I prototyped a few versions and this is the result. #trigun
The rotary tool gets a ton of use in my shop!
October 14, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The rotary tool gets a ton of use in my shop!
October 8, 2025 at 5:17 PM
October 7, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I couldn't resist cracking open my toy Ghostbusters PKE Meter and modifying a few features! #ghostbusters
October 3, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I couldn't resist cracking open my toy Ghostbusters PKE Meter and modifying a few features! #ghostbusters
We went through a bunch of our old 3d modeling projects and cleaned up the files! Now you can download the STLs for free.
September 23, 2025 at 9:48 PM
We went through a bunch of our old 3d modeling projects and cleaned up the files! Now you can download the STLs for free.
We love the game Outer Wilds and just had to make our own Nomai mask! #OuterWilds #foamsmith
September 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM
We love the game Outer Wilds and just had to make our own Nomai mask! #OuterWilds #foamsmith