Valkyrja
New Member
OK, I was busy all day today and could not get down to the store to pick up the other paints I wanted in order to try and finish out my first plasma caster. Once things settled down I jumped on the 'Net to go through the ton of bookmarks I created while hanging out on this site.
This YouTube video got me interested in trying out the armor. I had picked up some octagons of various sizes from a craft store but then I stumbled across Vin's templates. One and one make three so I was off to hunt down what I needed.
I used:
cardboard from a certification I just received
GoLean Crunch cereal box, close enough to empty for government work
low temp hot glue gun (works decent but I get a lot of floating strings) in the mini size
almost one full stick of glue (and by full I mean a mini glue stick)
I printed out Vin's template onto some paper and set to carefully cutting it out. I then used a mechanical pencil to trace the template on the cardboard. After some cutting (which took awhile, my poor hands) I decided that maybe craft foam might be better since it is easier to cut. Once finished I rounded out the cardboard as shown in the video and then glued it to the cereal box, shiny side out. I then rounded out the piece once more as the glue dried. A quick layer of spray paint applied outdoors and I was partially done the first piece.
Cardboard:
Applied to cereal box:
Outcome:
It needs some touching up and that last pic was taken while the paint was wet. The black is rather matte which makes it perfect as a base. Now to figure out the breast armor. That may have to be all Foamie manufactured.
I do want to thank everyone for providing videos, templates, and patience so that us young hunters can find our way through the gauntlet.
Val
This YouTube video got me interested in trying out the armor. I had picked up some octagons of various sizes from a craft store but then I stumbled across Vin's templates. One and one make three so I was off to hunt down what I needed.
I used:
cardboard from a certification I just received
GoLean Crunch cereal box, close enough to empty for government work
low temp hot glue gun (works decent but I get a lot of floating strings) in the mini size
almost one full stick of glue (and by full I mean a mini glue stick)
I printed out Vin's template onto some paper and set to carefully cutting it out. I then used a mechanical pencil to trace the template on the cardboard. After some cutting (which took awhile, my poor hands) I decided that maybe craft foam might be better since it is easier to cut. Once finished I rounded out the cardboard as shown in the video and then glued it to the cereal box, shiny side out. I then rounded out the piece once more as the glue dried. A quick layer of spray paint applied outdoors and I was partially done the first piece.
Cardboard:
Applied to cereal box:
Outcome:
It needs some touching up and that last pic was taken while the paint was wet. The black is rather matte which makes it perfect as a base. Now to figure out the breast armor. That may have to be all Foamie manufactured.
I do want to thank everyone for providing videos, templates, and patience so that us young hunters can find our way through the gauntlet.
Val