Stormtrooper pepakura - TERRA RETURNS! WITH PICS!
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littledragon88
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Re: Stormtrooper pepakura
Amazing work! Kudos to you!
Amazing work! Kudos to you!
terra1
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Re: Stormtrooper pepakura
wanted to get things reset back to one colour as its so much easier to see shape and finish flaws.
ive since cut out the cheek, cranium and back of head indents. cant get them accurate/clean enough, i think im going to cut out the nose section and try get it as clean and mold friendly as possible.
will be having a heavy sand and fill session tomorrow.
wanted to get things reset back to one colour as its so much easier to see shape and finish flaws.
ive since cut out the cheek, cranium and back of head indents. cant get them accurate/clean enough, i think im going to cut out the nose section and try get it as clean and mold friendly as possible.
will be having a heavy sand and fill session tomorrow.
terra1
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Re: Stormtrooper pepakura
thanks bigdanman
i was using regular Bondo (aka: david's P38 for UK shoppers) at the start, now i'm using a slightly cheaper filler called UPOL Quick Sand, exactly the same i think but a couple of pounds cheaper :thumbsup
thanks bigdanman
i was using regular Bondo (aka: david's P38 for UK shoppers) at the start, now i'm using a slightly cheaper filler called UPOL Quick Sand, exactly the same i think but a couple of pounds cheaper :thumbsup
terra1
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Re: Stormtrooper pepakura
DAY SIXTEEN
one step backward to go two steps forward, finally bit the bullet and hacked into this darn bucket!
not only was it very therapeutic, hopefully it will solve the trouble i'm having with the indents and frown detail.
as you can see i gave it a good sanding down too, slightly finer grit so i finally smoothed out some troublesome areas.
DAY SIXTEEN
one step backward to go two steps forward, finally bit the bullet and hacked into this darn bucket!
not only was it very therapeutic, hopefully it will solve the trouble i'm having with the indents and frown detail.
as you can see i gave it a good sanding down too, slightly finer grit so i finally smoothed out some troublesome areas.
terra1
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Re: Stormtrooper pepakura
after i finished the resin stage i noticed the cheeks were to far in and other areas were way off, i added about an inch of milliput to flesh them out, you will see in my thread that first i added some milliput (olive), coat of bondo, sanded and then added more milliput (brown), coat of bondo, sanded.
take your time mate we are doing well for our first builds, after i fixed my errors it helped me understand how the shape of the stormtrooper bucket should be.
buy some of the milliput epoxy putty, its a great addition and does stuff that bondo cant, id have been lost without it.
after i finished the resin stage i noticed the cheeks were to far in and other areas were way off, i added about an inch of milliput to flesh them out, you will see in my thread that first i added some milliput (olive), coat of bondo, sanded and then added more milliput (brown), coat of bondo, sanded.
take your time mate we are doing well for our first builds, after i fixed my errors it helped me understand how the shape of the stormtrooper bucket should be.
buy some of the milliput epoxy putty, its a great addition and does stuff that bondo cant, id have been lost without it.
hooper
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Re: Stormtrooper pepakura
on mine, one cheek goes in as it should, but the other "puffed out"...ordered some trrecotta milliput from amazon so should have that early next week. Have been using some stuff from poundstretcher, but it goes off WAY too fast...talking 10 minutes and its unworkable (but as you say it does work in adding lumps and bumps were they should be).
I'll get some pictures up next week after a few sessions so it doesn't look like its been hit with a lump hammer
thanks for all the help mate
on mine, one cheek goes in as it should, but the other "puffed out"...ordered some trrecotta milliput from amazon so should have that early next week. Have been using some stuff from poundstretcher, but it goes off WAY too fast...talking 10 minutes and its unworkable (but as you say it does work in adding lumps and bumps were they should be).
I'll get some pictures up next week after a few sessions so it doesn't look like its been hit with a lump hammer
thanks for all the help mate
hooper
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Re: Stormtrooper pepakura
errrmm...can't remember the name of it now, think its just "fixing putty" or similar, but is down the diy/car stuff isle, one tube for £2.99 or two tubes for £4.99. It's weird stuff...it's 2 part, but in 1 sausage, an outer and inner, knead to set it off. At first its really soft, then you get about a 2 minute window where its really nice to work with.
whats the stuff from poundy's?
i could do with some super fast setting.
errrmm...can't remember the name of it now, think its just "fixing putty" or similar, but is down the diy/car stuff isle, one tube for £2.99 or two tubes for £4.99. It's weird stuff...it's 2 part, but in 1 sausage, an outer and inner, knead to set it off. At first its really soft, then you get about a 2 minute window where its really nice to work with.
terra1
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Re: Stormtrooper pepakura
thanks hooper i'm in town today so machine mart for needle files via poundstretcher :cheers
hey phocker thanks for your kind words, man you do have the time and patience to make one, creating something is about whats gained on the journey and not the destination. (see signature)
there is no set pace to go along at mate, you should find a nice simple pepakura file and have a shot, you will enjoy the process.
once a complete pepakura model you don't have to bondo and sand you could just keep it as a paper model.
it would defo give you a taste of the good stuff :cheers
thanks hooper i'm in town today so machine mart for needle files via poundstretcher :cheers
hey phocker thanks for your kind words, man you do have the time and patience to make one, creating something is about whats gained on the journey and not the destination. (see signature)
there is no set pace to go along at mate, you should find a nice simple pepakura file and have a shot, you will enjoy the process.
once a complete pepakura model you don't have to bondo and sand you could just keep it as a paper model.
it would defo give you a taste of the good stuff :cheers
terra1
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Re: Stormtrooper pepakura
i finally managed to get the frown in rather cleanly, my four previous attempts failed miserably.
any comments guys? i've been staring at it so long my brain can no longed judge it with fresh eyes.
will be moving onto the indents next.
HELP REQUIRED
does anyone have dimensions of the hovi-mix mic tips? total length and base diameter would be ideal, i can figure out the rest from photos.
i finally managed to get the frown in rather cleanly, my four previous attempts failed miserably.
any comments guys? i've been staring at it so long my brain can no longed judge it with fresh eyes.
will be moving onto the indents next.
HELP REQUIRED
does anyone have dimensions of the hovi-mix mic tips? total length and base diameter would be ideal, i can figure out the rest from photos.
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