sarussell1977
New Member
Hello everyone!
I'm battling a question: To Foam or Not to Foam". Long story short, and a little background on myself:
I used to build fiberglass cars as a living. Everything from a '23 T bucket to a '51 Mercury, I also repaired boats and jet skies. Fast forward 20 years in the future and I have decided to try my hand at building fiberglass armor. My current build is Iron Man MK 7, I'm using Darkside's files. I'm STRUGGLING with fiberglass pepakura, mainly on the helmet. I'm sure there have been plenty of threads about this, but unfortunately I haven't been able to find any answers, and now I'm debating on if i should go back to a foam suit. The only issue I have with that is the durability and details the foam patterns are lacking in. I built a suit from Jfcustom files I got 3 years ago from the RPF. I was pleased at the overall ease and quickness the suit went together, but 3 years later, and actually, the night I took the suit off I am displeased with how fragile the suit is. The issue I'm having with the fiberglass helmet is that it's at least an inch bigger all around than my fiberglass build, but the fiberglass one is so tight on my ears it hurts. The foam helmet is much thicker, so I'm questioning did I get the proportions wrong on my foam build or am I just not thinking right about this build. I'll upload some pics of my foam build and my current fiberglass build.
I'm battling a question: To Foam or Not to Foam". Long story short, and a little background on myself:
I used to build fiberglass cars as a living. Everything from a '23 T bucket to a '51 Mercury, I also repaired boats and jet skies. Fast forward 20 years in the future and I have decided to try my hand at building fiberglass armor. My current build is Iron Man MK 7, I'm using Darkside's files. I'm STRUGGLING with fiberglass pepakura, mainly on the helmet. I'm sure there have been plenty of threads about this, but unfortunately I haven't been able to find any answers, and now I'm debating on if i should go back to a foam suit. The only issue I have with that is the durability and details the foam patterns are lacking in. I built a suit from Jfcustom files I got 3 years ago from the RPF. I was pleased at the overall ease and quickness the suit went together, but 3 years later, and actually, the night I took the suit off I am displeased with how fragile the suit is. The issue I'm having with the fiberglass helmet is that it's at least an inch bigger all around than my fiberglass build, but the fiberglass one is so tight on my ears it hurts. The foam helmet is much thicker, so I'm questioning did I get the proportions wrong on my foam build or am I just not thinking right about this build. I'll upload some pics of my foam build and my current fiberglass build.