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Re: Pepakura First Time, Tips Wanted!

Just my two cents, but i have used super glue, hot glue high melt, hot glue low melt and PVA white glue, over about 25 separate pep builds. I have firmly come to feel that PVA works the quickest and best (for me).
It allows precision placement and avoids the distortions that can arise with the thickness of the hot glue in awkward joins.
The PVA I use is a high quality woodworking glue with Aliphatic Cross Bonding. It usually grabs in under 20 seconds in a warm room. Not sure what brands you have available, but am sure you'll find some to suit.
Best of luck with your pepping. :thumbsup
 
Re: Pepakura First Time, Tips Wanted!

When I did my project I started with super glue, but then moved over to hot glue for tight areas that needed a quick bond. I regretted it, when it came time to put filler and then sand, when I sanded through the filler and reached the paper layer the glue mucked up the sandpaper and was too rubbery to even out properly.
 
Quick question about scaling that I haven't been able to find any answers for elsewhere.

I don't have any problems scaling down, but if I want to scale something up I end up not being able to fit pieces on one page. Is there any solution to this other than printing it in multiple pages and then attaching them after the fact?
 
Re: Pepakura First Time, Tips Wanted!

Cardstock 110lb. better for the build and holds up well to resin.

Good folds (not rat folds) can be achieved by scoring the lines first using a pen and pressing down hard. make sure you know which way to fold (valley vs. mountain) it makes all the difference.

hot glue is the way to go because you can reverse it and it hold up to resin as well.

Scale is super important because normally things are made from game models and may not fit you just right.

hope it helps!
 
Ok, I've made it through all 38 pages of this thread and didn't find my answer, so I feel safe asking....

What do you use to pad the inside of your helmets? I'm not too keen on putting fiberglass near my kids' noggins. Thanks for all your help. This forum is a wealth of information.
 
foam and some people choose to cover that in fabric for a more uniform look. Ive also seen the interior of baseball helmets modified to fit or hardhat straps if the helmet is just too big.
 
hey does anyone here know how to make foam friendly pep files from the basic paper models? I'm tryin to make a load of iron man suits (9 in total) but some of the pep files i have are just the basic unfolded versions, i've tried editing them but i can't get it looking as good as the foam ones like sharkbeetle's mk 6 suit or jf customs ultimate.

Any help is seriously appreciated as this is a huge build and i'm kinda short for time!
 
Ciano930 said:
hey does anyone here know how to make foam friendly pep files from the basic paper models? I'm tryin to make a load of iron man suits (9 in total) but some of the pep files i have are just the basic unfolded versions, i've tried editing them but i can't get it looking as good as the foam ones like sharkbeetle's mk 6 suit or jf customs ultimate.

Any help is seriously appreciated as this is a huge build and i'm kinda short for time!
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There's another thread on this subject which I've added my opinion to: http://www.therpf.com/f24/pepakura-foam-how-155964/
 
Just introducing myself - Re: The PEPAKURA question thread

Greetings!

My name is Alvin. A friend of mine recommended that I visit this forum and looks wonderful so far!

I initially came here wanting to somehow obtain an Airwolf pilot helmet, but now I foresee myself returning here often to simply admire a lot of crafters' works. Thank you guys and gals for showing off your artistic skills!

And to the Forum moderators, I'm sorry if this posting is in the wrong place. Please somehow place it where we are supposed to introduce ourselves.

Sincerely,
Alvin, from San Diego
 
Ciano930 said:
hey does anyone here know how to make foam friendly pep files from the basic paper models? I'm tryin to make a load of iron man suits (9 in total) but some of the pep files i have are just the basic unfolded versions, i've tried editing them but i can't get it looking as good as the foam ones like sharkbeetle's mk 6 suit or jf customs ultimate.

Any help is seriously appreciated as this is a huge build and i'm kinda short for time!
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Hey dude, on youtube there are video tutorials on pepakura for both foam and fiberglass. They where/are, made buy STEALTH called "The Hero Tutorials". Very talented and the videos are great for us first timers. Lots of great info on everything from materials and step buy step on what to do.
 
I'm another newbie with a question. I just finished gluing the Army of Two mask. This weekend I will go get the fiberglass, resin and bondo. But, when I finished putting it together, it leaned to one side. So I sat down and pushed and pulled on the seams until it looked straight. Now that I have it looking like what I want, what is the best way to keep it that way while the resin dries?

David
 
scaling help

hey i just started my iron man mk7 foam suit last night and i noticed that the scaling is way off, the forearms were way to small and the biceps. im 5ft8 how does this work if the default is 6ft
 
I have used needle and thread to pull one side of a pep into shape while the resin stiffens. Just knot it on one side, push the needle through and out the other side, then tension it till the distortion is out, then knot it off or superglue the thread. After the outside is resined it usually has enough stiffness to hold on its own. Hope this helps.


DavesNotHereMan said:
I'm another newbie with a question. I just finished gluing the Army of Two mask. This weekend I will go get the fiberglass, resin and bondo. But, when I finished putting it together, it leaned to one side. So I sat down and pushed and pulled on the seams until it looked straight. Now that I have it looking like what I want, what is the best way to keep it that way while the resin dries?

David
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Re: scaling help

From what I've read the best bet is to use Pepakura Designer (Not viewer) to measure from point to point on any given piece of the armour, then you can measure the same length on your body and keep rescaling until the point to point measurement lines up with your own body dimensions.

For example, if you're making the fore-arm piece, measure the length of your fore-arm where the piece of the armour should sit and then rescale until the length of the armour piece is the same (or close enough). This will probably need to be done for each seperate piece of armour because it isn't always the case that the same scale will be appropriate for all pieces. The only exception will probably be the Chest and Back as they need to line up and so will probably need to be the same scale.

The measuring tool can be found by going: 2D Menu > Edit Mode > Measure The Distance Between Two Points.
 
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