Recent content by wombat6926

I fiberglassed the outside of my pepekura. It turned out ok (check my gallery pics) It gives a rough finish that needs bondo(filler) to smooth out if you don't like the angular look. I kinda like the rough finish myself it makes the armor look well worn and patched ( Battle tested LOL ). My...

When you print from pepekura it ask's if you want to rescale to fit the paper.... ALWAYS SAY NO! or it will screw up the scaling. I found this out the hard way. Wombat.

OK Here's the skinny on safety: On a scale of 1 to 10 Fiberglass is about a 7 or 8. 1. Fiberglass Resin (Polyester) is reasonably safe but may cause skin irritation. 2. The catalyst "MEKP" IS VERY DANGEROUS ! see the "Material Safety Data Sheet" (MSDS) at...

I use "USC Feather Rite" filler, I find it's much cheaper. As for the Polyester resin used for fiberglassing... I use the Fiber-tek Unwaxed (not glossy) resin... again much cheaper. The unwaxed type is better for multi layers, no sanding needed. The waxed type is for final glossy finishes...

I have seen contacts like that for sale... They are expensive $150 i think and they tear easily LOL. The company sells lots of different versions, Cats eyes... Orange, Black, Patterns like spirals .... and glow in the dark! You should be able to find them if you do a bit of searching. Wombat.

I used the Reg Expanding Foam... Big Mistake LOL I had to cut out about 50% of it with a bread knife. I just put the foam in the Peak and a bit at the back. After trimming the helmet fit pretty snug. I just added a small circle of 1/2 inch soft foam sheet on the top and sides (near the...

I Love your Needler! Everything looks Great! Yea I have Spent over $300 so far and am busting my butt this weekend to finish my son's suit. Hope to have it all done by Monday Nite. Wombat

I think you should have a "Hall of Fame" for members with full armor to post pics of them selves. Anyone under "Legal Age" should be OK with "Parents Concent" ( A check box will do) so there shouldnt have to be any age restrictions. The stats are intresting... only 18 females eh.... Maybe...

Maybe you should paint the tip "Safety Orange" to signify it is a Toy/replica. Might keep a cop from shooting you LOL. Wombat.

Hey Everyone ! You need a resperator with and "ORGANIC SOLVENT" Cartrige RATED "OV". This is the ONLY type that will filter out the fumes. An N95 is only good for filtering out dust. It is fine form sanding but NOT for resining. The Resperator should cost about $20-30 and the cartrige will...

I perfer cloth myself. I have never tried the matt. I am currenlty using 6oz cloth and it works fine. Wombat

Just Curious... How Much did you pay? Where are you located? I have seen them on Ebay for around $20- $25 Plus $15 shipping = $40 - $45 I went to a couple of local dealers and they all want $45 - $50 Wombat.

Christ! $12 for 42 oz???? Damm thats cheap. I paid $50 for 4Liters (Canadian eh) which is about 1 Gallon. ( how many oz in a gallon again?) I used the 5.6oz cloth which was $8.00 for 1 yd of 30" wide cloth. I also fiberglassed the outside of my helmet/armor instead of the inside, I figured...

Use a Drill or a rotary tool/Dremel. The Dremel is very usefull for adding details. I made my own blocks for hands and boots out of wood and just drilled holes in them. I will add some pics tomorrow. Wombat

Here is a few pics of the MA5C I made from the PEP files listed. WARNING!!! This is a very complicated modle to fold. I have spent over 20 hours on it so far and I could not get most of the small stuff/details to work. I also made several mistakes as I did not fully understand how it all went...