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Re: IRON MAN Mark 4/6 Pepakura FOAM Templates- *Video Tutorial Link in first Post*

7He said:
Hi people, first i would like to thank everyone who contributed to makeing pep and foam files, thanks you guys are awesome.

I diecided to make IM mk6 after seeing some your great builds, got everything, foam, cutters, hot air gun, hot glue, printed templates and then ran into problem while cutting them, heres the picture:
View attachment 211624 its 'SHARKMAN_IM_MK6_HELM_FOAM' faceplate piece.

its this unleveled gaps that are circled in the pic. i guess this gaps happened because of converting pep to foam, and its as much u can do in pepekura soft. i got that, but how should i cut it? do you cut lines thru the spaces and do some reconnecting like xrobot does in his pep to foam video? How did you guys do it?

I would appreciate any suggestion

Thanks.
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Most probably just printing them normally and cutting them as naturally as possible without gaps. Which means you have to connect them in your mind while cutting.
 
Re: IRON MAN Mark 4/6 Pepakura FOAM Templates- *Video Tutorial Link in first Post*

Thanks for the tip, il do some free hand reconnecting/photoshop trial and error and see how it goes..
 
Re: IRON MAN Mark 4/6 Pepakura FOAM Templates- *Video Tutorial Link in first Post*

My first time posting on the Rpf. I have been building an Iron man suit for the past 6 or 7 months now on and off and have so far made most of it and am soon going to be resin coating it.

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I used a 5mm thick LD45 plastazote foam which I bought in rolls and were quite cheap. This was easy to cut and didn't really need heating into shape. Also, in some places I used some corrugated cardboard where pieces were meant to be flat to provided extra rigidity, such as the thighs(as shown in the image)

Now that I am moving on to the resin coating I was looking for a cheap resin that will work. Can anyone help with this?
 
Re: IRON MAN Mark 4/6 Pepakura FOAM Templates- *Video Tutorial Link in first Post*

Im going to start this build once i get internet access back and download the files

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Re: IRON MAN Mark 4/6 Pepakura FOAM Templates- *Video Tutorial Link in first Post*

monkeyboy401 said:
My first time posting on the Rpf. I have been building an Iron man suit for the past 6 or 7 months now on and off and have so far made most of it and am soon going to be resin coating it.

View attachment 212192

I used a 5mm thick LD45 plastazote foam which I bought in rolls and were quite cheap. This was easy to cut and didn't really need heating into shape. Also, in some places I used some corrugated cardboard where pieces were meant to be flat to provided extra rigidity, such as the thighs(as shown in the image)

Now that I am moving on to the resin coating I was looking for a cheap resin that will work. Can anyone help with this?
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that looks real nice man keep up the good work bro!
 
Re: IRON MAN Mark 4/6 Pepakura FOAM Templates- *Video Tutorial Link in first Post*

hi, ive watched all your videos on youtube and im really really keen to make my own suit. this is the first time ive done something like this so im tossing up whether i should make one out of foam or resin, fiberglass and putty or if i should make some parts out of foam and others out of resin, any tips for a first timer?
 
Re: IRON MAN Mark 4/6 Pepakura FOAM Templates- *Video Tutorial Link in first Post*

I am using the foam method and am going to cover it with resin to make it rigid. This is by far the easiest method and less time consuming however you get a slightly worse finish on it. If you do put in a bit more time sanding you can get a better finish though.

Using the paper and fiberglass method is more time consuming to get to the final product and expensive but you do get a much more durable suit and a slightly better finish. I guess its based on how much time and money your willing to put in to it will affect your method of choice.

I've almost build the whole suit out of foam and its only cost me around £50 to get to that point and the resin coat will cost around £100 more. The paper and foam route will cost upwards of £300 for the resin as you need more.

Hope this helps.

koopatroopa64 said:
hi, ive watched all your videos on youtube and im really really keen to make my own suit. this is the first time ive done something like this so im tossing up whether i should make one out of foam or resin, fiberglass and putty or if i should make some parts out of foam and others out of resin, any tips for a first timer?
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Re: IRON MAN Mark 4/6 Pepakura FOAM Templates- *Video Tutorial Link in first Post*

I think I'll try whatever gives me the best look, I do like the sound of the fiberglass/resin/putty method as it's not that big a deal if I screw up cos initially it's made of cardboard where as I'd be wasting the foam if I used it and made a mistake, maybe I'll try both, fibreglass for chest, head, etc and foam for moving parts like abs, back of legs, ect, I guess I'm just worried about screwing up the putty, it would be an expensive mistake
 
Re: IRON MAN Mark 4/6 Pepakura FOAM Templates- *Video Tutorial Link in first Post*

Between taking care of my newborn son and working 10 hour days this is the only other thing ill be doing with my time.. cant wait to finish the suit. And thanks to Stealth for all the tuts and motivation.
 
Re: IRON MAN Mark 4/6 Pepakura FOAM Templates- *Video Tutorial Link in first Post*

monkeyboy401 said:
My first time posting on the Rpf. I have been building an Iron man suit for the past 6 or 7 months now on and off and have so far made most of it and am soon going to be resin coating it.

View attachment 212192

I used a 5mm thick LD45 plastazote foam which I bought in rolls and were quite cheap. This was easy to cut and didn't really need heating into shape. Also, in some places I used some corrugated cardboard where pieces were meant to be flat to provided extra rigidity, such as the thighs(as shown in the image)

Now that I am moving on to the resin coating I was looking for a cheap resin that will work. Can anyone help with this?
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Its Good my friend !
 
Re: IRON MAN Mark 4/6 Pepakura FOAM Templates- *Video Tutorial Link in first Post*

do you use polyester resin or epoxy resin with the fiberglass, whats the difference?
 
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koopatroopa64 said:
do you use polyester resin or epoxy resin with the fiberglass, whats the difference?
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It doesn't matter which you use it, you should be able to use either. It just affects the strength of the material and some other factors. This should tell you the differences. Resin comparison - advantages and disadvantages of polyesters, vinylesters and epoxies . All of them should be suitable.
 
Re: IRON MAN Mark 4/6 Pepakura FOAM Templates- *Video Tutorial Link in first Post*

Hey Stealth I have a question, do I use the mark 6 parts for making a mark 4? Or do you have a file of just mark 4?
 
Re: IRON MAN Mark 4/6 Pepakura FOAM Templates Thread -Easy to Build and "Green" Vers

Hey what did you use to open this? Nothing will let me open it.

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Hey what did you use to open this? Nothing will let me open it.
 
Re: IRON MAN Mark 4/6 Pepakura FOAM Templates- *Video Tutorial Link in first Post*

Casey2124 said:
Hey Stealth I have a question, do I use the mark 6 parts for making a mark 4? Or do you have a file of just mark 4?
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Mark 4 and mark 6 are the same, the only thing different is the chest and brace, and some color details in some areas

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Re: IRON MAN Mark 4/6 Pepakura FOAM Templates- *Video Tutorial Link in first Post*

Haha, I know about pep I am using it right now, I meant for the hands.

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gbmaster137 said:
Mark 4 and mark 6 are the same, the only thing different is the chest and brace, and some color details in some areas

Sent from my HTC One X+ using Tapatalk 2
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Ok! Thank you!
 
Re: IRON MAN Mark 4/6 Pepakura FOAM Templates- *Video Tutorial Link in first Post*

If your talking about the hand plates that is just an image file jpeg, it should open up in Picture viewer or paint on Microsoft not sure what you use on an apple.
 
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