My first build, Alphonse Elric, then Gypsy Danger

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I got my workbench finished, stereo installed for tunes, tools, foam, heat gun, fans, router, lighting (LED strips going in) and wife support
Still might add another side to the table saw to give one long continuous work area and add a bench vise. I have a grinder/polisher already, trying to figure out where to put it, I like the flat continuous work surfaces, maybe put them both on the opposite wall or behind the work bench.
I need some PDF versions of Alphonse, or I gotta buy a Pepakura program to print them

 

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ok, so I got a bunch of stuff. The thick mat from last time is there, new think mat, new is a radio face, paper mache cones for Alphonse's knees, helmet and shoulders, nitrite gloves, black welding gloves, and knee pads from HF for $4 for a base to build off of (cheaper than building them). I know, your asking "whats with the radio face?", micro switches! I can use them in either the Dark Helmet or Gypsy Danger builds, or in my truck project to build sunken in radio controls under the vinyl of my center console!

 

[Montayva13]

Looks like you have put in a lot of prep work before beginning a build good job!
in my experience, tamasoft offers a pretty decent free pep program


Pepakura Designer

 

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yeah I got that, just waiting on new printer cartridges and trying to figure out whats up with my printer in general. I tried to print a pep and only got the alignment markers and some small numbers, nothing else

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oh and.......


and watching FMA for inspiration. The wife is now talking about being Lust or Envy and my daughter will be Ed Elric and her bf might be Scar, just ideas for now

 

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this pepakura stuff is harder than it looks, lots of time cutting! OMG OMG OMG
wife has me on a build time limit, 6 months till the local con

 

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ok, been working the pepakura files, but I think they might be too small. I printed them on regular paper, than read about card stock and had to start my helmet over, not a big deal. I built the shoulder bell and need to maybe resize the whole project. Im 5'8 and 285, but barrel chested for real

 

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any input on my last statement?
pic for inspiration i found

 

[Montayva13]

What are you building it out of? With a pep designer program, it shouldn't be too hard to resize the template. JFcustom here on the forums would be the person to ask for advice. He's helped me with all my size and scaling issues with pep templates.

 

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honestly, Im building the pepakura files and I kind of dont like them, so Im winging it

 

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did the bicep piece and it IS NOT made for somebody like me

 

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I found these files, could transfer well into foam
Alphonse Elric Armour in Aluminium

 

[GilliGen]

This looks great so far, keep up the work

 

[LEEBOSS]

You should build the torso first, that way it will give you a better idea on the sizing of each piece.

 

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yeah the torso is up next. I was in a rush to see progress after weeks and built the arm, but the shoulder piece WILL hit the torso piece.
So Im working on the torso this weekend and then will go from there.

 

[LEEBOSS]

Be sure to increase the torso's size, otherwise it'll be too small, and it won't fit right.

 

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ok, heres one of my tips I was going to post up. People talk about where to get the canvas and clips to hold stuff together, Dollar General! Dog collars,they are only a buck! cut it and have an adjustable clip! The dog paws come right off with your thumb, they are that cheap!

 

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shoes mostly done
Im using different shoes so I made these bigger than they need to be, but they look good in person

 

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oh and those screws will be replaced with button caps to mimic the old school rivets they used

 

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ok, right leg moving along nicely

 

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and please somebody, anybody, for the love of God, speak up if you see something wrong!