pepakura iron man helmet (mark XLII)

[plainmaster0404]

i have decided to make my own helmet using Gimpee's files

this is how far i have gotten



everything cut,

starting on faceplate

faceplate finished (i think)

this is the mess i made during the faceplate


suggestions/comments?

 

[plainmaster0404]

Also, when i do get this finished, iwill have to start resinating and fiberglassing.
But i am a noob so i have no idea what types of resin/fiberglass to buy
Please help me out.
Thanks

 

[arrecibo]

Hi, i used a cross woven fiberglass its the best way to get into small grooves. Take epoxy resin
its the better way as the polyester resin. Take a mean size of fiberglass under 1mm. Make even 2
or more layers depends on how thick you would have your pieces.

Use only the epoxy resin on the outside first to harden your pieces. Be careful. Make a form for the
inside because the pieces would be soften the first time you use the epoxy resin and they will be deform
if you have no form to hold the appearance.

Hope this helps a little bit.

Good luck. Would be interesting to see your next steps.

 

[plainmaster0404]

Thanks arrecibo, that will really help me a lot
If anybody has some feedback on the faceplate, it is actually very good resolution, i dont know why it made it so small
Thanks

 

[plainmaster0404]

update on the build, just attached the faceplate to half of the helmet



pics taken from my ipod touch, could not find my camera

anyway, still have to make the back

 

[plainmaster0404]

Does anybody have an idea how to attach the ears?
Please show pictures

 

[xevanx]

Just glue them on? That's what I did with mine.

 

[plainmaster0404]

I actually looked up the helmet afterwards and figured out by which crease lines it goes. I actually glued it on pretty well. The other one is still unfinished though
But still thanks for replying, i appreciate every reply because it makes me feel included. This is my first rpf post btw