i'm still confused, if i was to make a mark 4 would i still use the mark 6es other parts, back forearms etc on page one?
Might be a weird question, but why don't people use scissors to cut foam?
noob question everyone, when cutting foam angles, do you need to get the exact perfect angle or just a rough angle then heat and bend the foam later?? pls pm me..
Are you sure you haven't done something upside down or some other kind of mistake because none of your numbers seem to correspond with each other on opposite edges. I haven't got my laptop with me so I can't check for you, just offering a solution until someone else replies. I've never followed the numbers anyway, I just go by the shapes.
Hi Gregchick1 - from the short time of lurking and absorbing information form this amazing forum adding 4 inches to each piece is going to make the armour excessively tall. You need to add 4 inches in total - so to adjust the overall scale to accomodate your height: the 6 foot scale is 25.411754 on my robo3687 files so divided that by 72 inches (6 feet) and then times by 76 inches (6'4 - your height) and a calcluated scale of 26.823518 is a better guestimate of adjustment.
If i am completely off I am sure one of the nice more experienced builders here will correct me.
Your lithe like build is too your advantage with the build you more than likely only need to concider the height variable - As a well built 6 footer I am having to work out where to add shims into the armour pieces to accommodate the extra girth of my chest legs and arms.
Good luck with the build and wow - a marathon in a full suit after the swim and cycle that's crazy but awesome.
Hey guys. I'm new and had a question about the sharkman mark 6 foam helmet template. For the top of the helmet (page one of the template) how are you manipulating the piece? I've seen some people manipulate the template after printing to remove the gaps and then use a heat gun with the foam to get it to the right overall shape, and I've seen some videos where the people have cut it out as is (but they have never done anything with that specific piece in their video). I've tried cutting it out as is, but it doesn't seem like the gaps go deep enough prevent serious bulging.
Sorry if this has already been asked, but in my searching I have not seen this directly discussed.