well, for the metalic look, use metalic paint silly! :lol
other tips: be sure to resin the helmet little by little, if not, you will warp it. one of my posts in this thread has left and right arms in it. its the pdo version. Im not 100% sure to to flip it but there's vids on youtube on how to do that in pepakura designer. Most dont actually fiberglass the peps, just buy soem bondo polyurethane resin mix it accordingly and brush it on, you can use regular cloth for some extra added stability or heck, even pay about $6 and get some fiberglass cloth. Although everything you have asked has been answered many times before. Check out youtube, theres a million videos on how to with papakura.
@punisher: here's a pic of the finished pep, i'll be posting a thread in the replica props section to cover my weekend build of the mask......
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@vampraziel: the left and right arm files are all in the first post, they both look like left arms in the 3d view but the patterns are flipped...
@quovadis0920: right leg files are still being sorted out but are coming soon
@punisher: here's a pic of the finished pep, i'll be posting a thread in the replica props section to cover my weekend build of the mask......
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@vampraziel: the left and right arm files are all in the first post, they both look like left arms in the 3d view but the patterns are flipped...
@quovadis0920: right leg files are still being sorted out but are coming soon
I am new here and the mark VI would be my first project since I would like to build it with a few friends for halloween. I have a few questions though, I hope you guys can help me.
1. I saw some of the files in the first page but noticed the arms are all left even though some say right and I can't flip them. <-------------- (TOTAL NOOB)
2. Could someone tell me or give me a link to the materials I would need and how the process goes for a fiber glass armor?
3. I would also like to know how can I make it look metallic, as in what kind of paint can I use to give it this look.
I am planning to have a helmet that opens and closes on its own along with the light up eyes, I have a few engineer friends who said they could help me with this.
Any other tips are welcome and if anyone has an entire Mark VI set of files unfolded I would appreciate them as well. You can email me at v_raziel@hotmail.com
Thanks in advance.
I'm a first timer also, but I've been following the board and doing research of my own. and heres my answer to your number 2 and 3 questions:
2. once you pep your work, buy fiberglass resin and hardener and mix according to directions in small amounts. brush onto your work a section at a time to prevent warpage as well as to minimize premature drying of your resin. once your work is fully resined and dried, its hard enough to accept fiberglass. Take more resin with hardener and apply an area inside the work, then apply a small narrow strip of fiberglass cloth on top of the resin and cover it with more resin. repeat on the entire interior and be sure to let it dry following a second layer in an opposing direction for maximum strength. afterward, you're on to the sanding/bondo stage for cleaning up the exterior, which is now workable after fiberglass supports.
3. for the metallic looking thing, i can suggest one of two things since i refinish guitars with this effect many times.
A: lay down a silver or chrome base coat followed by a thin layer or layers of the desired color. Enough to color it, and yet still have the metallic undercoat shine through. you can also use colored guitar laquer which is semi transparent in nature.
B: This method produces an anodized look, which is maybe too metallic. buy anodizing converter and spray a layer of that, and then spray anodized metal paint in the color you want. these cans of paint are available at wal mart and other paint stores.
@ balmung dude is that helmet dungbeetle's? ^^
@robo dude i was wondering if you have any bleach anime pep files?