Cosplay Anxiety

(Anonymous) 2016-07-12 10:29 pm (UTC)(link)
My friend dared me to make an armor set out of EVA foam, which I stupidly accepted. The deadline (aka the con) is way next year (as in, May 2017) but my anxiety is already telling me I'm going to fail.

The costume itself isn't that intricate, there's no filigree or anything, but think Gundam level for how many parts it has, and this is my first time working with anything resembling EVA foam. Are there any costumers out there who'd be so kind as to share advice or tell me how screwed I am?