"Help!" for: Papercraft or Pepakura

[Ral Partha]

Thanks to all of you for the help. I have 2 HP printers and didn't want to wreck one trying to print on heavy cardstock. Now I know that its safe to print that weight paper, I can finally start my ODST build.

When you click on Print, make sure that you go to Properties first and go to Type and choose HP Premier Cover (200 g/m^2) so that the cardstock will go through more easily through the rollers.

 

[Mensrea Prod]

CoolC. That a good idea/way of using elmers glue. May try that.

 

[alvin73633]

This has been very helpful to me and I just wanted to thank you for it.

 

[rasendori04]

hey, I'm new to pepakura. I need help scaling some wrist armor for my Reach spartan costume. how do you calculate the scale? is there a special way to measure your wrist?

 

[Omega Ravager]

For measuring your wrist you wrap a string or something around and mark it when it comes full circle, that gives you the circumference.
For calculating your scale it depends on whose model you use, some use standard inches or others need a conversion formula. When you find who made your armor, just search "scaling for XXX armor"

XXX equaling whose model it is.

Hope that helps.

 

[ShinigamiNG]

I've got a link to my blog in my signature that might help some members with pepping their armor. Its a step by step guide for noobs, hopefully someone will get some use out of it. Right now it only describes the steps of pepping the armor, I'll be adding more onto it later on to give a start to finish guide for making their armor. Feel free to leave me any comments or questions on my blog!
~Ryan

 

[RoySon]

Thanks to all of you for the help. I have 2 HP printers and didn't want to wreck one trying to print on heavy cardstock. Now I know that its safe to print that weight paper, I can finally start my ODST build.

 

[rasendori04]

Im using either the design from Ruze789 from his "official Halo Reach pepakura thread" or the one by Rhinoc from the same thread. Whould you know how to scale that one at all?
thread:
http://www.405th.com/showthread.php...s-Thread?highlight=noble+helmet+pepakura+file

 

[Omega Ravager]

I do not, I'm using the one by Robogenesis which is simply height in inches, give or take.

Have you tried this: http://www.405th.com/showthread.php...our-Armour-Tutorial-V.2?highlight=robogenesis ???

Other than that, you may have to ask the modelers themselves what kind of scale factor they use, just be polite about it

Hope I at least helped a little. . .

 

[Dani Girl]

nvm - figured it out.

 

[rasendori04]

Thanks man. I actually did find this one before but I can't remember the reason why I didnt use it.

 

[flyinace54]

Im sure this question has been asked before but i don't have time to read all the comments so im just gonna ask. Is there a pepakura for mac users? or do I have to download a bunch of stuff to make it work like i read in another thread

 

[Ral Partha]

Im sure this question has been asked before but i don't have time to read all the comments so im just gonna ask. Is there a pepakura for mac users? or do I have to download a bunch of stuff to make it work like i read in another thread

What is wrong with you?! You cross-posted again on a question that has already been answered for you in this post. Get this into your head: there is no Mac version of PD.

 

[flyinace54]

Jee sorry thanks for nicely answering my question. Im new to all this and im only 13 god im not the smartest person in the world or have all the time in the world either and i barley even know what im doing just trying to get some help.

 

[heavyhammer500]

i am curious about something as far as the aqua resin thing goes wal-mart has this stuff called clear water is that comparable

 

[CoolC]

I've read aqua resin and not many stores sell them. I'm surprised Wal-Mart sells it. As far as I know it is not comparable to the regular resin. It is advertised as non-toxic but from what I understand it is not as strong as the regular resin. It is more expensive too.

Today most members use resin mixed with bondo to come up with Rondo. It is stronger and a lot easier to use than the regular resin/fiberglass. I'm not sure if you can mix aqua resin with bondo.

 

[Omega Ravager]

My opinion on aqua rondo CoolC would be that it probably wouldn't work, rondo works because bondo is basically resin thickened to a paste, so the you can use just one catalyst for it. As far as I know aqua resin isn't polyester resin (or whatever resin is) so it wouldn't work for that.

@Heavyhammer500 I don't know, I can't seem to find it on their website, if you coul provide a link to it maybe I could compare the two but I've never used either one so my point of reference is a little off.

 

[Jona]

Hey, I am having trouble with printing. I tried to print it off, but it only printed the #'s, no lines. Please help

 

[Inferno]

Try going into Settings>Other Settings and make sure that all lines are set to something other than none

 

[jdosko]

Hey i was trying to do a sliced version of the MA5C but what am i supposed to print it on? just normal paper? cardstock? cardboard?