Recent content by Bimbie

It doesnt matter how slow you go Just keep going

Also keep in mind whether you will be wearing the costume in 50F January, or 100F July. HUGE difference between PAXsouth and RTX cons

cheap 20" box fan place a paper 20x20x1 house furnace/AC filter on the intake side run it on Low, generally nearby where you generate dust Not so annoyingly loud as running a vacuum. Worked great when I had to sand drywall patching & paint. You can see when it gets full of stuff. This is only...

Instead of a ~ColdnessBattery~ of ice mass , why not run a PELTIER cooler on a small amount of water loop, or as ducted / piped cool air. The ability to cool wont dissipate like ice melts, and you can regulate the intensity of the chill by how much power you send to the Peltier. A ~60w Peltier...

In addition to the copious reading you can do, there are scores of 'Cosplay Foam Armor Tips' videos on youtube. Certainly many topics will be repeated by different vids, but that kinda stresses which ones are important enough that everyone talks about them. I am likely going to spend way more...

Re: Duke's Custom Reach Suit with Bruteshot (with Step by Step) +photos!! Outstanding project! I know a guy that wants to do an Agent Maine, this is really going to help

Maybe try using PYKRETE instead of rondo or glass/cloth inside. Well, except... you know... use glue instead of ice to make the pykrete

My 2cents? Finish the helmet all the way- sand and paint it, visor, fans, the whole 9yards. With even just that one piece done you can pull off a lazy Grif in a guns4hire kind of way for Pax if you dont have time. Or, like you said, go full-lazy Griff with sweatpants, bathrobe & Helmet. You...

That mosquito net looks like a good choice. Would there be a weight advantage to using 3cell LiPo (11.1v) for the 12v fans?

Would it be a concern about water based glues & such having earlier coats get softened by additional coats? Not like melting away, obviously, but more prone to lose rigidity and warping if the 'dried' glue is just semi-water-resistant and not water proof? I used to use diluted white glue as a...

Thanx ComP and CPOM (wow, odd how those can abrev... yeah, I know it should be cdr but couldnt resist) I figured the big difference would be the pep-resin having more empty space for 30mm fans and airflow inside.

I'm doing my research on Foam Vs Resin as well, and I would love if someone could clarify cpom's comment about foam INSULATES HEAT. Does that mean it will keep you warm in cool north states, or that it will keep heat OUT in the Texas Summer Swelter ? Intuitively, I am guessing Foam would be...

Is there an advantage to joining the shoulder pieces with an inline tension Front-To-Back strap/DRings/Buckle/Clasp etc (as in Palmers pics), vs having the shoulder piece come all the way forward and join the chest with a Top-Down pin & hole ( + lace/strap keeper) ?

Please dont take this as argumentative, I mean it as presenting an option you may not be aware of- Other than the width of having the TreadPods on / installed being too wide for hiway driving, most other required equipment can be tacked on without much pain: All the lights can be camouflaged...

Down in Texas, a vehicle is not required to have a windshield to pass inspections- what does the law say about windshields where you are? It would be nice if you could make it Street Legal, so you could drive it to and at cons (even if you stow false tread boxes for hiway transit)