Hey guys and gals of the 405th!
My name is Alex, and while I might have joined the website around a year ago, only now do I feel the need to start to get involved.
I started on the Mark VI at the beginning of June last year, and finished all the pepakura over the summer break, as well as a little bit of resin.
I've decided to finish it this year, and now that school is ending pretty soon, I felt that now is as good a time as ever to start getting some help from peers on the forum.
Here are a couple of images of it so far:
and the most recent-
I did scale my armor a little larger than I was last year just in case I had to continue working on it later, which is now the case, so I'm assuming everything will fit alright.
You will notice there is a second helmet sitting there, that was from an attempt from 8th grade I did a while back.
I got a whole lot of it done, but looking back at it now it was scaled all wrong, so i used that helmet as practice for what is to come.
Now, I do have some questions for any seasoned veterans who have stumbled upon this post.
I have looked through the forums to try and get some answers, but couldn't find any defined answer to any of them because, as you know, everyone has their own way of doing it.
The questions are:
1. What is the best way to attach the armor to yourself? I've seen people use buckles on the undersuit, but I don't necessarily see any good way to do it.
2. What would be the best way to have the body and codpeice come apart, and what would you use to do it?
3. What configuration of the boots would be best for mobility?
I've thought about just shoving some old shoes and building around it with foam/rubber padding on the bottom, but I could also have the real shoes on the ground with the boots covering it.
Thank you very much for stopping by, I hope I'll be able to get this done over the summer, I have the bondo planned, as well as the type of visor I'll be using.
Give me any feedback you would like, it is all appreciated!
My name is Alex, and while I might have joined the website around a year ago, only now do I feel the need to start to get involved.
I started on the Mark VI at the beginning of June last year, and finished all the pepakura over the summer break, as well as a little bit of resin.
I've decided to finish it this year, and now that school is ending pretty soon, I felt that now is as good a time as ever to start getting some help from peers on the forum.
Here are a couple of images of it so far:
and the most recent-
I did scale my armor a little larger than I was last year just in case I had to continue working on it later, which is now the case, so I'm assuming everything will fit alright.
You will notice there is a second helmet sitting there, that was from an attempt from 8th grade I did a while back.
I got a whole lot of it done, but looking back at it now it was scaled all wrong, so i used that helmet as practice for what is to come.
Now, I do have some questions for any seasoned veterans who have stumbled upon this post.
I have looked through the forums to try and get some answers, but couldn't find any defined answer to any of them because, as you know, everyone has their own way of doing it.
The questions are:
1. What is the best way to attach the armor to yourself? I've seen people use buckles on the undersuit, but I don't necessarily see any good way to do it.
2. What would be the best way to have the body and codpeice come apart, and what would you use to do it?
3. What configuration of the boots would be best for mobility?
I've thought about just shoving some old shoes and building around it with foam/rubber padding on the bottom, but I could also have the real shoes on the ground with the boots covering it.
Thank you very much for stopping by, I hope I'll be able to get this done over the summer, I have the bondo planned, as well as the type of visor I'll be using.
Give me any feedback you would like, it is all appreciated!
