Barspin720
New Member
A while back a me and a friend of mine desided to make pepakura iron man helmets. We read extensive how to's that included covering them in resin, bondo'ing and sanding/painting. Well when we tried covering the paper in resin we got terrible results. The paper got wet and flimsy with the resin and no matter how many coats we put on it, it never really got any thickness or firmness and stayed very flimsy.
Well now I want to try to make a full size battle droid from Star Wars episode 1. I was going to try to make it out of foam and PVC but I just came across a really good pepakura template and so trying it again had crossed my mind. But I'd like some input from someone who has made hard objects out of pepakura (like helmets and what not). What do you use to make them rigid and solid? Is resin the best way to go or is there another coating or something that I can use to make it so I can sand/grind and paint? Thanks for any pointers guys!
Well now I want to try to make a full size battle droid from Star Wars episode 1. I was going to try to make it out of foam and PVC but I just came across a really good pepakura template and so trying it again had crossed my mind. But I'd like some input from someone who has made hard objects out of pepakura (like helmets and what not). What do you use to make them rigid and solid? Is resin the best way to go or is there another coating or something that I can use to make it so I can sand/grind and paint? Thanks for any pointers guys!