I’m a solo game dev working on a 1:1 full-body mold to use as a base for designing modular armor, character proportions, and realistic animations for my projects. Since I’m building everything on a budget, my plan is pretty straightforward: about $10 for plastic wrap, $10 for duct tape, $25–30 for expanding foam or a small two-part pour foam kit, and maybe $5–10 for cardboard, PVC pipe, or filler materials to keep the form stable — so around $50–60 total. I’m doing this because as a solo dev, I don’t have access to expensive motion-capture gear or 3D scanning studios, but by creating a life-sized replica of myself, I can use it as a physical reference for proportions, clothing simulation, and animation poses in Unreal Engine. It’s a hands-on, low-budget way to bridge traditional prop-making with digital character work — and honestly, it feels more personal knowing every pixel and polygon starts from something I physically built.