ATG 835
New Member
Hey there, everyone! So I've been doing pepakura for a while now (Although nothing is finished to show for that), but I'm a bit stuck. I'm planning on going as Barbara Gordon's Batgirl for Halloween and I need to make a cowl. My plan was to buy one from the fantastically talented Reevz666, but I don't think it will arrive by the time that I have need for it.
So my new plan is to pepakura the thing, but I cannot find any sort of Pepakura file for Batgirl. I was considering taking a Captain America Helmet pep file and modding it to hell and back to give it the Batgirl look. The nose is right, and it has a decent head shape. I have the file for both foam and pepakura, but here is my question:
Which would be better?
I'd think that foam would provide the flexibility that I need in order to fit it on my head, but at the same time, since I'll be modding it, I will likely have a load of seams showing and I want my cowl to be perfectly smooth without any seams at all. I know that some people use plastidip on theirs, but I'd think that that takes away all of the flexibility. I need it to fit as close to the face as humanely possible, something I am sure I can do with foam.
Pepakura, however, allows me to sloppily mod the hell out of the Cap. file (Add ears, add the chin strap, the side of the head, cut off some of the back of the head) without worrying about it because I'll be bondo-ing over that anyways. I'm worried about having it not having any flex to it, though, and that it'll become a problem when it comes time to actually wear it.
Anyone have any tips on what I can do about this? If any of you have ever made a Captain America helmet, how did it fit? Did it fit perfectly against the skin and could you easily take it on and off? Thanks!
So my new plan is to pepakura the thing, but I cannot find any sort of Pepakura file for Batgirl. I was considering taking a Captain America Helmet pep file and modding it to hell and back to give it the Batgirl look. The nose is right, and it has a decent head shape. I have the file for both foam and pepakura, but here is my question:
Which would be better?
I'd think that foam would provide the flexibility that I need in order to fit it on my head, but at the same time, since I'll be modding it, I will likely have a load of seams showing and I want my cowl to be perfectly smooth without any seams at all. I know that some people use plastidip on theirs, but I'd think that that takes away all of the flexibility. I need it to fit as close to the face as humanely possible, something I am sure I can do with foam.
Pepakura, however, allows me to sloppily mod the hell out of the Cap. file (Add ears, add the chin strap, the side of the head, cut off some of the back of the head) without worrying about it because I'll be bondo-ing over that anyways. I'm worried about having it not having any flex to it, though, and that it'll become a problem when it comes time to actually wear it.
Anyone have any tips on what I can do about this? If any of you have ever made a Captain America helmet, how did it fit? Did it fit perfectly against the skin and could you easily take it on and off? Thanks!
