Hey there!
I wanted to share and document my build. I started this on 6/22/2015
I'm somewhat basing this build off of Spitfire22V's, LongshotX, Carpathia's who've been huge inspirations (as have many many many others!) I've been here over a year as a lurker, and even built a helmet last year, but unfortunately I never finished it.
Here's a pile of Chest pieces. My method of Pepakuring involves scoring every piece on a page, then cutting each piece out, folding the scores, and throwing them onto a pile on my desk. Lime green = Valley (green=grass!) Blue pen = Mountain (blue = sky!)
I did the helmet first, I always do the helmet first. Nothing like seeing that helmet to get you really pumped for a project. I kept my helmet the default size at 313mm. I'm hoping its not too big, as its about an inch or two bigger than my own head. I figured, this gives me plenty of room on the inside for lights, padding and fans. If its too big I can just redo it, no big deal.
It came out great. Its hard to tell if its too big for my head or not. And by fitting I'm not sure if its an inch or two too big. I keep fretting over those 1 or 2 inches, but I think in the long run it won't be a big deal.
For those wondering, I hot glued this.
My first helmet I made over a year ago, I bought the visor for and never used. I'm glad I kept it and never threw it out. Codpiece, Right gauntlet and Right shin and completed here. The first gauntlet I made ended up being too small. Oh well.
I worked on this for almost 8 hours a day since 6/22 at this point. Really trying to get all the pieces pushed out and done. My shoulders have been killing me from scoring and cutting paper. Pushing down hard on pens, and using a box cutter really put a strain on ya!
The shins fit great, the second set of gauntlets perfect... Since I'm a female, I had to do a bit of adjustments to the gauntlets since they were so huge on my arms. All I had to do was just fold one small section on the upper part to make the larger end a bit smaller. Easy quick solution!
I'm not sure on the shoulder piece. I wanted it larger than normal, because I wanted to look buff. On some of the builds I've seen I didn't like how small some of the shoulders looked, so I tried to adjust that for my build here. I'll have to get some pictures of it to show you guys and maybe you can give me advice on what to do.
First layer of fiberglass laid on these last night. I was really happy with the result. No warping. I've really been hesitant about fiberglassing because... well, it sucks. It makes the biggest mess, you have a short amount of time to work... gah! You guys know the pains, its not quite fun! (but a nice break from cutting paper thats for sure!) If you look at the right one, you can see the fold I made to make the gauntlets fit my arm.
Chest is finished and fits great! It was quite a chore to get through that. I really shouldn't be complaining, it was only 22pages & 89 pieces.... thats nothing compared to some other models. Chest took me about 8 hours to finish. After the chest I attempted the HD thigh. Oh my lord. That was something to get through... and it didn't fit!!! It was just a bit too small. I love the look of the HD thighs and wanted them for my build, but after failing the first time, and seeing how that went... I'm going to stick with the LD pieces for now. 330mm thigh piece was too small. going with 370mm for the next set for the LD ones. A quick 18 pieces is much better.
Boots fit fantastic over a pair of shoes I have for them. They are similar to a pair of Converse shoes, but stop low at your ankle. I'm hoping the low shoe style won't be too low and won't be difficult to put on through that tubing that many use for their boots (I'm going to use the 5" drain piping I've seen others suggest).
I got a lot more done tonight than I thought I would. I can only fiberglass past 9pm here because its so damn hot during the day. I started at 8pm and even that was too hot. I was sweating bullets under my respirator, even with a fan on full blast right behind me! First layer done on boots, second layer to the outside of gauntlets. Boots were so easy to do. I put some fiberglass on the inside supports of the chest piece... I'm a bit hesitant to fiberglass it because I don't have any support on the inside of it. I'm worried it will warp when I start putting fiberglass on. Its really rigid so I dont think I really need to worry. I think what I'll do tomorrow is just put some fiberglass cloth down and start strengthening the inside slowly and take my time with it, one oz of fiberglass at a time.
Layer on the inside of my helmet. I was too scared to put a layer on the outside just yet. I put some support on the visor on the inside so there won't be any warping there.
Tomorrow, I need to head to Lowe's and pick up some fiberglass cloth, more gloves and a ton more paintbrushes. So far, its about one paintbrush per layer per piece.
I need to cut out and put together thighs, cut out and put together my left shoulder, and do the hand plates then I will be done with Pepping!
Thanks for checking this out, and there will be more to come!
I wanted to share and document my build. I started this on 6/22/2015
I'm somewhat basing this build off of Spitfire22V's, LongshotX, Carpathia's who've been huge inspirations (as have many many many others!) I've been here over a year as a lurker, and even built a helmet last year, but unfortunately I never finished it.
Here's a pile of Chest pieces. My method of Pepakuring involves scoring every piece on a page, then cutting each piece out, folding the scores, and throwing them onto a pile on my desk. Lime green = Valley (green=grass!) Blue pen = Mountain (blue = sky!)
I did the helmet first, I always do the helmet first. Nothing like seeing that helmet to get you really pumped for a project. I kept my helmet the default size at 313mm. I'm hoping its not too big, as its about an inch or two bigger than my own head. I figured, this gives me plenty of room on the inside for lights, padding and fans. If its too big I can just redo it, no big deal.
It came out great. Its hard to tell if its too big for my head or not. And by fitting I'm not sure if its an inch or two too big. I keep fretting over those 1 or 2 inches, but I think in the long run it won't be a big deal.
For those wondering, I hot glued this.
My first helmet I made over a year ago, I bought the visor for and never used. I'm glad I kept it and never threw it out. Codpiece, Right gauntlet and Right shin and completed here. The first gauntlet I made ended up being too small. Oh well.
I worked on this for almost 8 hours a day since 6/22 at this point. Really trying to get all the pieces pushed out and done. My shoulders have been killing me from scoring and cutting paper. Pushing down hard on pens, and using a box cutter really put a strain on ya!
The shins fit great, the second set of gauntlets perfect... Since I'm a female, I had to do a bit of adjustments to the gauntlets since they were so huge on my arms. All I had to do was just fold one small section on the upper part to make the larger end a bit smaller. Easy quick solution!
I'm not sure on the shoulder piece. I wanted it larger than normal, because I wanted to look buff. On some of the builds I've seen I didn't like how small some of the shoulders looked, so I tried to adjust that for my build here. I'll have to get some pictures of it to show you guys and maybe you can give me advice on what to do.
First layer of fiberglass laid on these last night. I was really happy with the result. No warping. I've really been hesitant about fiberglassing because... well, it sucks. It makes the biggest mess, you have a short amount of time to work... gah! You guys know the pains, its not quite fun! (but a nice break from cutting paper thats for sure!) If you look at the right one, you can see the fold I made to make the gauntlets fit my arm.
Chest is finished and fits great! It was quite a chore to get through that. I really shouldn't be complaining, it was only 22pages & 89 pieces.... thats nothing compared to some other models. Chest took me about 8 hours to finish. After the chest I attempted the HD thigh. Oh my lord. That was something to get through... and it didn't fit!!! It was just a bit too small. I love the look of the HD thighs and wanted them for my build, but after failing the first time, and seeing how that went... I'm going to stick with the LD pieces for now. 330mm thigh piece was too small. going with 370mm for the next set for the LD ones. A quick 18 pieces is much better.
Boots fit fantastic over a pair of shoes I have for them. They are similar to a pair of Converse shoes, but stop low at your ankle. I'm hoping the low shoe style won't be too low and won't be difficult to put on through that tubing that many use for their boots (I'm going to use the 5" drain piping I've seen others suggest).
I got a lot more done tonight than I thought I would. I can only fiberglass past 9pm here because its so damn hot during the day. I started at 8pm and even that was too hot. I was sweating bullets under my respirator, even with a fan on full blast right behind me! First layer done on boots, second layer to the outside of gauntlets. Boots were so easy to do. I put some fiberglass on the inside supports of the chest piece... I'm a bit hesitant to fiberglass it because I don't have any support on the inside of it. I'm worried it will warp when I start putting fiberglass on. Its really rigid so I dont think I really need to worry. I think what I'll do tomorrow is just put some fiberglass cloth down and start strengthening the inside slowly and take my time with it, one oz of fiberglass at a time.
Layer on the inside of my helmet. I was too scared to put a layer on the outside just yet. I put some support on the visor on the inside so there won't be any warping there.
Tomorrow, I need to head to Lowe's and pick up some fiberglass cloth, more gloves and a ton more paintbrushes. So far, its about one paintbrush per layer per piece.
I need to cut out and put together thighs, cut out and put together my left shoulder, and do the hand plates then I will be done with Pepping!
Thanks for checking this out, and there will be more to come!
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