Mk Vi Armor

[DylanMarx]

I was wondering if I do low detail MK VI armor would I be able to carve out the detail after bondo?

 

[ImaGonnaGetYou]

Yes, but you'll be spending a lot of time sanding. It depends on whether you like sanding or pepakura more. I'd recommend building and completing a medium detail model (like a Mark VI helmet from DF4L), and deciding whether you enjoyed sanding/bondo or pepping more.

 

[NAGA]

You'll have a lot of work on your hands in terms of sanding and detailing and much more user error involved. It's a wide spectrum, this armor creation thing - one that starts somewhere with all high definition Pepakura and less artistic investment and ends in sculpting and molding your own armor:



I shall include a diagram for thee:



HD Pepakura, Less Bondo, Low Artistic Creation --> LD Pepakura, Lots of Bondo, More Artistic Creation --> No Pepakura, All Sculpting, Pure Artistic Creation



Something like that. So like ImaGonnaGetYou said, it depends on what you're looking for. Technically, anything's possible if you have the will and the skill.

 

[DylanMarx]

Ya, I might just go with HD pep.

 

[NAGA]

Ya, I might just go with HD pep.

That's what I did. It's somewhat tedious, but it leaves a lot less room for error if you're patient and know how to work with Pepakura (which really isn't very hard). Some people have gone through a lot of work with the HD models, and the attention to detail is nothing to scoff at. I would much rather stand on their shoulders than re-invent the wheel by sculpting my own piece - either through copious amounts of bondo or from scratch.