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Bryce Youtsey

Member

• Dec 19, 2010

• #21

One last question and Ill be good to go. I have been looking at some videos on this and I still cant find A sollution to somthing. Once I have hot glued the pieces together, How do I seal the Line between the 2 peices so that the line wont be noticed? Will The Plasti-dip spray do that? Or do I need somthing els as well?

 

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DETHANIEL

Active Member

• Dec 19, 2010

• #22

well TheBradinator used the plasti-dip DIP to seal the edges, i just held them together real tight when i glued them

 

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Bryce Youtsey

Member

• Dec 19, 2010

• #23

DETHANIEL said:

well TheBradinator used the plasti-dip DIP to seal the edges, i just held them together real tight when i glued them

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Yeah I tried holding them togther really tight to. It worked only at certain times so I thought I would try and figure out a better way. Anyways thanks for the Answers, Im going to get started now. By the way, EPIC armor!!!

 

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WrathPrime

Member

• Dec 19, 2010

• #24

Bryce Youtsey said:

Yeah I tried holding them togther really tight to. It worked only at certain times so I thought I would try and figure out a better way. Anyways thanks for the Answers, Im going to get started now. By the way, EPIC armor!!!

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Try locktite super glue gel to seal the edges, I forget who came up with that but it's supposed to work good.

 

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Bryce Youtsey

Member

• Dec 19, 2010

• #25

WrathPrime said:

Try locktite super glue gel to seal the edges, I forget who came up with that but it's supposed to work good.

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ill look into that to. thank you

 

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soul products

Well-Known Member

• Dec 20, 2010

• #26

if you get an open crease just put a small strip of masking tape over the edge and just plasti-dip over that a couple times give a nice clean edge, pics of my chest piece with this method are in my sig's link

 

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spartanb312

Member

• Dec 25, 2010

• #27

good foam build did you make the drwas f the armor in the foam or you print the pep and then cut with an exacto knife

 

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DETHANIEL

Active Member

• Dec 25, 2010

• #28

drwas f ? i printed the pep for reference and kinda just improvised to fit it all together since the foam does not fit together like pepping

 

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DETHANIEL

Active Member

• Dec 30, 2010

• #29

PROGRESS REPORT

I need to do some sealing with plasti-dip and a whole lot more detailing, but here is what i've got so far.

a new COD piece with buckles on the inside

Then im working on the shins. needs more detail, and filling it in with padding to fit better.

here is how the cod and torso fit

AND SURPRISE SURPRISE kinda just whipped this up

 

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kkid4life

Jr Member

• Jan 2, 2011

• #30

sweet suit and nice job with the foam chest, that looked hard to do.

 

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Lehi

Jr Member

• Jan 2, 2011

• #31

looks really good!

 

Galvatron

Active Member

Pacific Regiment

• Jan 6, 2011

• #32

I have a question did you seperate the torso after assembly so you can put it on or find a way to slip it on without having to cut it part?

 

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DETHANIEL

Active Member

• Jan 7, 2011

• #33

I kept it separate at the seam right below the arm and set up some buckles on the inside on both sides

 

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Bryce Youtsey

Member

• Jan 7, 2011

• #34

Im Usuing buckles to. They are so useful

 

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DETHANIEL

Active Member

• Jan 7, 2011

• #35

since I cant edit my first post, here is my goal

 

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Liamthedevastator

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Canadian Regiment

• Jan 7, 2011

• #36

That's a wicked goal mate, and I think you're well on your way.

As far as sealing the seams have you ever heard of 5 minute epoxy? It's a double barreled syringe that contains part A and part B for - chaching! - a 5 minute epoxy. The mix is 1:1 and you can purchase needle noses that automatically mix the epoxy, though after you are done with them they are useless. Luckily they only cost between 0.50-3 bucks a pop.

I use this stuff to fix broken slabs of marble and granite for my work, and the best part is that it is clear and can be shaved down once it's cured. I'm pretty sure you can purchase tinted mixes too, or just mix in a bit of pigment.

Might help hide those seems; I have yet to try it because I just remembered it now, but I'll be seeing what I can do with it for my next costume

 

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DETHANIEL

Active Member

• Jan 7, 2011

• #37

thank you all so much for the compliments. and thank you for all of the advice.
like the epoxy, i was gonna use it for any edges that i cant get held together well
for seams though, i was gonna go with soul product's idea with the masking tape and coat it with plasti-dip

 

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NickNackPattyWack

Member

• Jan 7, 2011

• #38

Thats looking really good

 

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RedJak

Member

• Jan 8, 2011

• #39

your build looks fantastic,I was wondering if you hand made the patern for you spartan torso

 

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DETHANIEL

Active Member

• Jan 8, 2011

• #40

i actually used acenat's file, then did a little modification and just hand made the rest i.e. the spine and undersuit and such