Cardboard Iron Man Build ( With Pic[s])

Hello fellow Comic book enthusiasts! For a while I've been lurking and even started a thread on a Foam armor. This was discontinued due to some family stuff, but we're fine now. Aaaaaaanyways, I came here to start at Build Thread for my armor, and my materials are on the way. Before I start, I have a few questions regarding some details I've noticed while practicing (and failing) on scrap cardboard.

1. I have ugly seams that have oozing hot glue and that just look like crap, but maintain the overall shape. My question is, will these blemishes go away with the body filler?

(I know you can't tell, but that there, is the forearm.)

2. How do I prevent that Gundam-looking effect when working with cardboard?

3. About how much weight does the BF add to a suit.

4. I heard that you can avoid the FB sheets by using a mix of rondo, Is this true and how does it compare to the traditional way of first FB and then BF.

5. How do I prevent the cardboard ripples from showing in the finished product?

6. Should I start over on this piece or just fix it with FB and BF?

After resin and bodyfiller you won't be able to see those edges...a tip when you glue two pieces together glue them flat like if your gluing them back as one piece..a the glue starts to get cold withing 15 seconds bend it to the angle you want..you shouldn't have to much glue oozing out..if you do smear it with your finger down the seams before it gets hard after it gets cooler..

Thats good advice Don Juan

that what i did after i found out that it will get messy i had to sit there with a craft knife cutting the lumps of glue of from the out side

Don Juan said:

After resin and bodyfiller you won't be able to see those edges...a tip when you glue two pieces together glue them flat like if your gluing them back as one piece..a the glue starts to get cold withing 15 seconds bend it to the angle you want..you shouldn't have to much glue oozing out..if you do smear it with your finger down the seams before it gets hard after it gets cooler..

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Thanks for the tip, I've been gluing the angles together and putting it in the freezer.

AyAyAyron said:

Thanks for the tip, I've been gluing the angles together and putting it in the freezer.

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You can lick the glue aswell to cool it down quicker since your tongue wont feel it much