**Official** Gundam Pepakura File Thread

[polo289]

That looks awesome. I also cant wait to do that flight helmet. I will hopfully get te rest of the RX-79(G) to Shadow so we can add one more to this post.

RX-79(G) would be pretty cool, I had also read some rumblings about a Zaku II?

As for the Alex head i just added the details also, gonna work on the arms top to bottom next then chest. Having to scale it before building is slowing me down a little lol.

[polo289]

So just got done scaling the shoulder and its details, didn't quite realize that the entire pep wasn't scaled the same. Shoulder was no big deal though re pep once i figured it out haha. Here is a pic of the detailed helmet.

[Kalani]

Just saw this thread and I would love to help out with 3D modeling. I've got some experience with 3D stuff. Anything I can help out with?

[polo289]

Just saw this thread and I would love to help out with 3D modeling. I've got some experience with 3D stuff. Anything I can help out with?

Make a shield for the Alex would be my vote .

On a serious note I've no idea, these guys made the pep I just found and started building it. The Alex is one of my favorite designs in all the Gundam universes

[Shadowshail]

Kalani, thanks for the offer. If you want to help refer to the first post of this thread and use the link to our chat thread for Gundam Files. We could use some more 3D guys for breaking up the files and fixing open edges.

Polo289, Love the progress pics man! and im sorry about the sizing thing. I updated the first post with a little disclaimer saying none of the pieces are sized to anyone specifically. Hope that didn't cause you much trouble cause i know how sizing and re-doing can be a motive killer. Keep up the good work and i cant wait to see it done!

[polo289]

Kalani, thanks for the offer. If you want to help refer to the first post of this thread and use the link to our chat thread for Gundam Files. We could use some more 3D guys for breaking up the files and fixing open edges.

Polo289, Love the progress pics man! and im sorry about the sizing thing. I updated the first post with a little disclaimer saying none of the pieces are sized to anyone specifically. Hope that didn't cause you much trouble cause i know how sizing and re-doing can be a motive killer. Keep up the good work and i cant wait to see it done!

Yeah when I read threw the initial post i found it again haha, my bad for that. Scaling only takes me about 10min to go from my actual measurements to where the pep should be so moto wise no killer yet. After all its the Gundam Alex how can i not be pumped to build it!

[ein385]

how exactly do you scale its one thing I never figured out how to get it right

[polo289]

how exactly do you scale its one thing I never figured out how to get it right

Way I did it at least for the Alex was to measure my heads height, convert to mm and measure the Alex's head height minus the mohawk and i made them the same in the pepakura designer. I did add an extra inch for padding space later but the helmet still fits pretty well for me. I am 6ft average/athletic build. I've also seen some excellent scaling tutorials in you search around a bit or look at the stickys in creation thread.

[Shadowshail]

best way to scale now a days is to measure your body on where the piece will be at then convert that to mm and enter it into Pepakura. I mostly use height as a base measurement cause the rest will automatically re-size with the height dimension when you enter it in.

[polo289]

*sighing* So I scaled the shoulder piece right, just at the wrong spot. Got to scale to where my shoulder will be going threw. So this one came out about 2-3 inches in width to small. Quality wise I like it, only thing I'd change is the single arm under the armpit should be made half inch thicker both directions (if that makes sense) in my opinion for stronger fiber glassing. Here are a couple pics and I'll rescale later and try again.