THE EVIL TW1N
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I started this stuff back in July (2010). I'll post the older stuff and then get to where I'm at (which, at the time, isn't all that much farther ahead).
After seeing how cool this pepping stuff was, I decided to give it a try. I found an Iron Man helmet online and just started building it. Going in, I knew I would probably mess it up... And it was a total failure! LOL About halfway through the build, I read through the whole tips on pepping stickies. And it helped out, but it was too late. That, and I'm not sure the design I was trying was the best either (it wasn't from a member here).
I did learn a whole bunch tho.
On my next build, I felt much more confident. When the HD War Machine was first posted, I jumped right on it. But I changed the way I decided to pep it. Rather than super glue it together, I decided to just tape it. Not only that, but I also cut ALL the tabs clean off. This helped in save time in not having to meticulously cut around each separate tab and then use an exacto blade to get a clean score. Taping and cutting the tabs off cut the amount of time in nearly 1/2!! And not only that, the model was EASIER and also came out MUCH more accurate! The only drawback was that the structure does come out a little bit weaker, but the benefits of taping and cutting the tabs are MUCH more worth it.
After finishing it, I then primed it.
This is where I noticed I may have created another problem. As you can see, the tape showed through. I had hoped the primer would help hid the tape a little, but it didn't do much. At this point, I was hoping once I resin'd it it would flatten out. I went to TAP Plastics and bought this epoxy.
I'll continue on a new post.
EDIT: LIST OF FILES USED THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT
HELMETS:
ARMOR:
Left Bicep Robo's file unfolded by THE EVIL TW1N
Fingers Robo's file unfolded by THE EVIL TW1N
Forearms Robo's file unfolded by THE EVIL TW1N
Handplate Robo's file unfolded by THE EVIL TW1N
Left Palm Robo's file unfolded by THE EVIL TW1N
Left Shoulder Robo's file unfolded by THE EVIL TW1N
After seeing how cool this pepping stuff was, I decided to give it a try. I found an Iron Man helmet online and just started building it. Going in, I knew I would probably mess it up... And it was a total failure! LOL About halfway through the build, I read through the whole tips on pepping stickies. And it helped out, but it was too late. That, and I'm not sure the design I was trying was the best either (it wasn't from a member here).
I did learn a whole bunch tho.
On my next build, I felt much more confident. When the HD War Machine was first posted, I jumped right on it. But I changed the way I decided to pep it. Rather than super glue it together, I decided to just tape it. Not only that, but I also cut ALL the tabs clean off. This helped in save time in not having to meticulously cut around each separate tab and then use an exacto blade to get a clean score. Taping and cutting the tabs off cut the amount of time in nearly 1/2!! And not only that, the model was EASIER and also came out MUCH more accurate! The only drawback was that the structure does come out a little bit weaker, but the benefits of taping and cutting the tabs are MUCH more worth it.
After finishing it, I then primed it.
This is where I noticed I may have created another problem. As you can see, the tape showed through. I had hoped the primer would help hid the tape a little, but it didn't do much. At this point, I was hoping once I resin'd it it would flatten out. I went to TAP Plastics and bought this epoxy.
I'll continue on a new post.
EDIT: LIST OF FILES USED THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT
HELMETS:
ARMOR:
Left Bicep Robo's file unfolded by THE EVIL TW1N
Fingers Robo's file unfolded by THE EVIL TW1N
Forearms Robo's file unfolded by THE EVIL TW1N
Handplate Robo's file unfolded by THE EVIL TW1N
Left Palm Robo's file unfolded by THE EVIL TW1N
Left Shoulder Robo's file unfolded by THE EVIL TW1N