Kormier
Well-Known Member
Hi guys;
I want to share something that I recently started doing to help speed up my IM foam build.
Before I started to do this, these are the steps that I would normally follow to create a foam piece:
1- scale the model in pepakura
2- print the pepakura pieces on card stock
3- cut each piece out of the card stock (either manually or with the Silhouette cameo)
4- Trace each piece on the foam
5- Cut each pieces of foam
6- assemble
The new method makes use of the adhesive paper to essentially eliminates the need to cut the cardstock and trace each piece on the foam (which is what I hate the most).
This is what I have been doing:
1- scale the model in pepakura
2- re-arrange all the pieces in pepakura designer into one long banner-like sheet
3- export from Pepakura to the Silhouette Cameo software
4- Let the Cameo cut all your pieces
5- Peel your pieces and stick the on the foam
6- Cut your foam pieces by following the outline of your adhesive paper piece.
7- Start assembling.
I put together a quick video showing how I do it. I used the IM Mark VII shin as an example. This part does not have any pieces that need to be flipped over to be duplicated but if you do have a model where you need to replicate a mirror image of a piece all you have to do is cut your first piece, peel off the adhesive paper (carefully) and re-affix to a second piece of foam.
I hope this will make more sense once you look at the video... it's kind of hard to explain.
Feel free to ask any questions :thumbsup
I want to share something that I recently started doing to help speed up my IM foam build.
Before I started to do this, these are the steps that I would normally follow to create a foam piece:
1- scale the model in pepakura
2- print the pepakura pieces on card stock
3- cut each piece out of the card stock (either manually or with the Silhouette cameo)
4- Trace each piece on the foam
5- Cut each pieces of foam
6- assemble
The new method makes use of the adhesive paper to essentially eliminates the need to cut the cardstock and trace each piece on the foam (which is what I hate the most).
This is what I have been doing:
1- scale the model in pepakura
2- re-arrange all the pieces in pepakura designer into one long banner-like sheet
3- export from Pepakura to the Silhouette Cameo software
4- Let the Cameo cut all your pieces
5- Peel your pieces and stick the on the foam
6- Cut your foam pieces by following the outline of your adhesive paper piece.
7- Start assembling.
I put together a quick video showing how I do it. I used the IM Mark VII shin as an example. This part does not have any pieces that need to be flipped over to be duplicated but if you do have a model where you need to replicate a mirror image of a piece all you have to do is cut your first piece, peel off the adhesive paper (carefully) and re-affix to a second piece of foam.
I hope this will make more sense once you look at the video... it's kind of hard to explain.
Feel free to ask any questions :thumbsup
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