amouro
New Member
Hi folks. Yup, this is yet another pepakura project. But at least this is new subject matter. And before you say, "I've seen Gundam costumes before", this is a bit different. I'm not trying to dress up like a giant Japanese robot. I'm trying to dress up like the PILOT of a giant Japanese robot. Specifically the standard pilot space suit from 1985s Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam. I may not ever make the full suit, but I want the helmet at least. Here's how it looks in the show.

Now here's what I've come up with. Due to the fact that it's a cartoon, every shot of the helmet looks a little different. So I've had to pick and and choose which features and proportions to use. And I've had to make some compromises to make it work in the real world. Most obviously the way the visor meets the chin area.


Tonight I finished my first test build. I made it out of regular paper, so it's a bit floppy. I'm going to tweak the design a bit and remake it card stock. And if that looks good I'll start fiberglassing





Now here's what I've come up with. Due to the fact that it's a cartoon, every shot of the helmet looks a little different. So I've had to pick and and choose which features and proportions to use. And I've had to make some compromises to make it work in the real world. Most obviously the way the visor meets the chin area.


Tonight I finished my first test build. I made it out of regular paper, so it's a bit floppy. I'm going to tweak the design a bit and remake it card stock. And if that looks good I'll start fiberglassing



