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Re: Robo3687 - IRON MAN Mark 4/6 Pepakura FOAM Templates -Easy to Build "Green" Versi

I know what that's like Electraflier, with a 5 month old baby it's hard to find time to work on much of anything. I usually try to wake up an extra half hour before I would normally get up for work so I can get a little bit done everyday. Lately though it's been getting harder and harder to wake up lol. I definitely look forward to seeing more of your build!!
 
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Looking good!

Dancin_Fool said:
Here's a quick shot I took this morning. I think it needs one more coat and then sanding.

What you see there is:
*one coat of pva glue for things to bond to
*wood filler in all the seams to fill in the seams
*a quick sand of the wood filler to smooth it out a little
*one coat of pva glue mixed 1:1 with wood filler

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The thing I'm not sure of next is after I sand and prime it, what I should use as a replacement for spot filler. I'm thinking maybe just the straight up bits of wood filler but we'll see how it looks after sanding.

I tested this out on a piece of scrap first and it's quite flexible I was able to fold it right in half without any cracking.
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Neck piece done

more updates to follow
 
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Left shoulder done too...now onto the bicep

more updates to follow


note:- the body is a rough one i made up quickly in stiffer foam as i haven't made a mannequin yet
 
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Did someone have the complete file, which has all piece must be use in cutting EVA foam?
Because I find the File provider all provided the file ,that alway omitted one part of a repeated piece.
I alway look for the file and try to find the piece which part was omitted.
I follow the instructions to do the work. I want to do all iron man clothes in my school activity.
But I think, to find the omitted piece was so hard.

can anyone can give me the file had all piece must be use in cutting EVA foam??
(By A4? , because in my country everyone use the A4 size paper )


AND,sorry for my poor english ><
 
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I used to have 2 layers of diluted glue followed by 2 layers of glue. Ceases happen.

I use only 4 layers of Glue now;
Every layer slightly
Thicker then the previous and creases are less likely to happen and the finish is nicer. Closer to plastic like.

Maybe using an anti rust primer which details "flexible coat" helps
 
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Working on this as my first ever build. Anyone have some tips for a new guy?
 
Re: Robo3687 - IRON MAN Mark 4/6 Pepakura FOAM Templates -Easy to Build "Green" Versi

Run while you still have money and your sanity LOL! Patience, then more patience.Ask lots of specific questions but try to find it first by reading lots of threads!
Use Dancin_fools pep files, they are deluxe!
M
 
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mses61546 said:
Did someone have the complete file, which has all piece must be use in cutting EVA foam?
Because I find the File provider all provided the file ,that alway omitted one part of a repeated piece.
I alway look for the file and try to find the piece which part was omitted.
I follow the instructions to do the work. I want to do all iron man clothes in my school activity.
But I think, to find the omitted piece was so hard.

can anyone can give me the file had all piece must be use in cutting EVA foam??
(By A4? , because in my country everyone use the A4 size paper )


AND,sorry for my poor english ><
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All the files should be on page one of this thread mate. Stealth put them up there and to save on card he only put one side(left bicep, left shoulder etc) of the armour. Also some of the files only have one side of the piece...eg:- if you make a helmet with the files you u will only have half the helmet as you need to flip the left piece to make the right one.

He did this to also mean you only need to cut out one set of templates...thus saving time.

Hope this helps mate

note:- always make sure you have the file open on your pepakura viewer so you know what pieces you have to flip
 
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I understanded ,thanks. I will try it again.
I find some model's piece didn't Symmetry. The file only select one kind of piece.
And, can model rn to the back side in 3D mode in the Pepakura Designer?
 
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just a question... could you resin over the foam to give it rigidity?
 
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Foam is pretty flexible so the resin would crack when it starts to move. Some people have experimented with different kinds of coating like glue mixes and stuff I believe.
 
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I'd imagine you could use like an epoxy resin, I've found that stuff to have quite a bit of flex to it. I think you'd have to seal the foam first though to keep the resin from eating the foam.
 
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Yeah i'm at the stage where i want to coat a piece to make it more rigid. Just ordered some Plasti dip spray to test on a scrap piece to see the finish.
 
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electraflier said:
Run while you still have money and your sanity LOL! Patience, then more patience.Ask lots of specific questions!
Use Dancin_fools pep files, they are deluxe!
M
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Oh boy.. What am I getting myself into?? haha

You would definitely say use Dancin_fools over these then?
 
Re: Robo3687 - IRON MAN Mark 4/6 Pepakura FOAM Templates -Easy to Build "Green" Versi

It depends on what you want to build, my files are for the Mark 3.
 
Re: Robo3687 - IRON MAN Mark 4/6 Pepakura FOAM Templates -Easy to Build "Green" Versi

Quick question....does the hand plate attach to the hand? or to the forearm? or doesn't it matter?.....also think i missed the file with the hand plate on...not sure

thanks in advance
 
Re: Robo3687 - IRON MAN Mark 4/6 Pepakura FOAM Templates -Easy to Build "Green" Versi

I used the 5-mm EVA foam in bady.
But, how much width should I used in finger? 5-mm or 3-mm ?
 
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mses61546 said:
I used the 5-mm EVA foam in bady.
But, how much width should I used in finger? 5-mm or 3-mm ?
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I'm at the hand stage too mate, i already made 2 pieces out of different foam and they still both seemed too thick, so i'd suggest going for the 3mm...i took a look online and will probably get some of this thin foam from Amazon, and hopefully they should come out more to my liking
 
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