freakazoid
Jr Member
Hello all! you may call me freakazoid. This is my first day on this forum and im exedingly excited about what im doing. I found out about pepakura armor from a friend who was making his. I was so amazed that there was finally a relativly cheap option to making costumes. I have always been a fan of halo and the halo universe; specifically the ODST's. So now I'm attempting to make my own ODST armor. I am using pepakura files found on the Halo costuming wiki. And as a Complete n00b I will apologize for any mistakes and frustrations I might cause in the future now just to get it outta the way.
Here is what I have pepakura'd (not sure what the past tense of pepakura is supposed to be) so far. Helmet, Legs, Shoulder pads, Lower torso (the lower torso is split because in order to scale the correct length the width had to be way to small, customization will be needed) see the pics below...
Scaling: I have a very strange shaped body, im short (5'4") but I have a large noggin so scaling so far has been hit and miss. The lower torso is the only piece that doesnt work for me ...yet. Ive mostly had good luck just sticking a ruler to the part I need measured and eyeballing my demensions to that of the program, it seems to work ok. After I finish the lower and upper torsos I will post a pic of all the pepakura on me. Ive got Underarmor athletic wear that sufices for preliminary "underarmor"
Materials: 1 ream of 110lb cardstock
4 containers of Loc-tite super glue
Sicssors pens rulers etc...
I am very pleased with the super glue, you dont need much, but you only get one shot at gluing correctly, the stuff dries in less then 10 seconds.
Total work time elapsed as of now : 26 hrs.
Questions: Hang on ive got a few for yeh.
1. Im thinking about using the aqua resin and hot glue methods (cause I dont like the idea of messing up my lungs over a silly costume), have these worked well for others?
2. ^^^ If not, are there any other non-toxic methods available?
3. What is the best approach for inserting a visor into the helmet? (I forsee some pitfalls there I'd like to avoid)
4. How can I contribute to this community in a polite and professional manner?
Please look at the pics and let me know if there is anything that I should do differently.
I am very new at this and would highly appriciate any advice, critiques, and suggestions from those who are more experienced.
With many thanks,
Freakazoid!
Pics should be below (hopefully...Im not so good with this whole pics on a forum thing yet).
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Here is what I have pepakura'd (not sure what the past tense of pepakura is supposed to be) so far. Helmet, Legs, Shoulder pads, Lower torso (the lower torso is split because in order to scale the correct length the width had to be way to small, customization will be needed) see the pics below...
Scaling: I have a very strange shaped body, im short (5'4") but I have a large noggin so scaling so far has been hit and miss. The lower torso is the only piece that doesnt work for me ...yet. Ive mostly had good luck just sticking a ruler to the part I need measured and eyeballing my demensions to that of the program, it seems to work ok. After I finish the lower and upper torsos I will post a pic of all the pepakura on me. Ive got Underarmor athletic wear that sufices for preliminary "underarmor"
Materials: 1 ream of 110lb cardstock
4 containers of Loc-tite super glue
Sicssors pens rulers etc...
I am very pleased with the super glue, you dont need much, but you only get one shot at gluing correctly, the stuff dries in less then 10 seconds.
Total work time elapsed as of now : 26 hrs.
Questions: Hang on ive got a few for yeh.
1. Im thinking about using the aqua resin and hot glue methods (cause I dont like the idea of messing up my lungs over a silly costume), have these worked well for others?
2. ^^^ If not, are there any other non-toxic methods available?
3. What is the best approach for inserting a visor into the helmet? (I forsee some pitfalls there I'd like to avoid)
4. How can I contribute to this community in a polite and professional manner?
Please look at the pics and let me know if there is anything that I should do differently.
I am very new at this and would highly appriciate any advice, critiques, and suggestions from those who are more experienced.
With many thanks,
Freakazoid!
Pics should be below (hopefully...Im not so good with this whole pics on a forum thing yet).
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