I made this using my tried (and mostly) true foam and plastic sheeting method. The gold "trim" on the gauntlets are strips of 1/4" thick foam which I glued, then sewed to the surface of the gauntlet, then covered with an additional layer of plastic. The gauntlets wound up looking highly detailed and were extremely lightweight. (Care had to be taken when painting this project, however, as it's hard to get a white surface to come out looking neat and clean unless one is realllly careful... )