JesterPoet
New Member
I can't believe I missed that. I scanned right past it. That will be perfect (and it does have the whole armor in the rar). Thanks again!
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I can't believe I missed that. I scanned right past it. That will be perfect (and it does have the whole armor in the rar). Thanks again!
JesterPoet
New Member
Okay, one more question for the expert folks here....
I'm trying to learn the ropes of converting for foam in pepakura. Say I have a piece like this:
if I want to try to pull that wonky flap in to make this all one continuous (rectangular) piece, is there a way to do that? I've been trying the "join edges" feature, but I can't seem to get that to pull that piece in and close the gap. Instead, it seems to make other cuts to compensate.
Perhaps this isn't doable, but if anyone knows how, I'd love the help!
I'm trying to learn the ropes of converting for foam in pepakura. Say I have a piece like this:
if I want to try to pull that wonky flap in to make this all one continuous (rectangular) piece, is there a way to do that? I've been trying the "join edges" feature, but I can't seem to get that to pull that piece in and close the gap. Instead, it seems to make other cuts to compensate.
Perhaps this isn't doable, but if anyone knows how, I'd love the help!
Oh maybe then... I only used high rated neodymium magnets. N45 and up. That could be the difference.
Probably not the solution you're looking for, but this is how I handle it -
There's still a couple of splits, but less annoying. And you can cut around the border without cutting out the splits to make a smooth template
I know from looking at some of the JFcustoms unfolds, like the "overlap" parts of the Deathstroke helmets, there's a way to hide those edges. I just don't know it.
JesterPoet
New Member
Thanks! I'll give this a try. It's certainly movement in the right direction. The final product is what matters, right?
Mclabop
Active Member
I use epoxy to bond it permanently. A thin layer works pretty well., also haven't noticed weakening of the magnets due to heat. But I will try using the soldering gun trick that laellee mentioned to harden the edges of the hole first. That's neat.
jrbagadoughnuts
New Member
Little update on my Mark 4 foam suit. It's been a long summer w/the family, & kids have finally settled into school. That gave me some time to begin working on my suit again. The mannequin has a gangster lean, so the pieces actually line up alot better when I'm wearing it. Just need to remake the helmet (kids destroyed the one in the pic), then paint the hands, neckseal & shins. Then on to wiring the repulsors. Again, JFcustom, sharkman, & robo your files are all awesome, in ease & detail! Thanks to the community for all the support & help! Hope to have my son's Master Chief costume done by Halloween, maybe I'll have some pics of that. Once again, BIG shout out to all the people on the RPF thanks!!
Thefaz13
New Member
Would anyone be interested in building a JFcustom MK 4 suit for me? It's cheap and fast to build, and I would be happy to compensate you for your time! I'm a student on a budget without the knowledge or huge amounts of money to build one myself or get a super high-end suit, but would be more than happy for someone to help me out and pay them as much as I can
Metalman0711
New Member
Are there any pdf files for the Ironman armors(Specifically Mk. 3, Mk. 7 and Mk.42)? I use a mac but can't find many already unfolded in pdf form.
Rubberguard
New Member
I have a newbie question. How do I scale the Batman Arkham orgins cowl for my head size ?
Thanks for the information and resources. I am new to crafting costumes and Ive decided I want to give the Arkham Orgins Batman Cowl a go. I understand how to print them and glue the sheets together and transfer them to foam. I watched some videos you had in regards to cutting it out and hills and valley lines. But I am unsure how I would take measurements and scale the .PDO
Thank you kindly
Thanks for the information and resources. I am new to crafting costumes and Ive decided I want to give the Arkham Orgins Batman Cowl a go. I understand how to print them and glue the sheets together and transfer them to foam. I watched some videos you had in regards to cutting it out and hills and valley lines. But I am unsure how I would take measurements and scale the .PDO
Thank you kindly
stigmorgan
Sr Member
Easiest way to measure your head is to close a door on your head and measure the gap between door and frame to get the width. Then open the file in pepakura, click the 2d window button at the top of screen and select adjust scale, then select manual adjust his will open a box with height width and depth measurements, you can only change one measurement and the other two will automatically change to suit the scale. Remember to add a bit of room for the fibreglass and the padding
Gillyman92
New Member
is there a different link to some of the files, like the starlords helmet or arkham deathstroke most of the links just open a new viewer window with what looks like a bunch of blocks and symbols.
thank you.
thank you.
Right click the link, then click "save link as" or similar option. It will want to save it as a text file. Let it do that; it'll save as a PDO. Then open in pepakura! Win!
Gillyman92
New Member
Thank you so much
last
New Member
I've never tried something like this, but I'm gonna give the Hawkgirl helmet a go. I saw a few different thicknesses of foam mentioned for various parts of the build, but was wondering if there was ever a consensus as to what ended up working the best? any other pointers would be great too, if there's anything to offer.
That's a good thing and the reason the two bond to each other. Once the first coat of 65D has set it's no longer an issue anyway.
