hiding seams in foam.

[Joe Pineapples]

Hi all

I have looked and looked so if there is a tread that explanes this im sorry.

Im looking for some information about hiding seams in foam armour the only thing I dont really like about foam armour (seeing the seams). Also how to you make the the foam look smooth so that it looks like metal when you paint it?

Does anyone have any pics to show me what it looks like when you do hide the seams?

Cheers Gavin

 

[jimbo only one]

Hi all

I have looked and looked so if there is a tread that explanes this im sorry.

Im looking for some information about hiding seams in foam armour the only thing I dont really like about foam armour (seeing the seams). Also how to you make the the foam look smooth so that it looks like metal when you paint it?

Does anyone have any pics to show me what it looks like when you do hide the seams?

Cheers Gavin

The biggest thing is clean cuts,if they are very tight there is almost no seam. There are two methods to "seam" it that work for me besides precise cuttting with a new razor/scroll saw,first,
Hot glue,fill the seam,let it dry then sand it,second there is a silicone caulk that can fill it,and when plasti-dipped it can be painted to look like a weld.
Here is tight cuts,

From the foam side,I like cuts myself,but the caulk works well too,

The neck is seamed with caulk.....

 

[Joe Pineapples]

nice one thank you very much. Whats that second photo from its ace?

 

[jimbo only one]

Thank you,that's my steam punk armor....

 

[Spacemeat]

I personally use drywall spackle, sand it, then coat it with plastidip diluted with a xylene equivalent. You can see the spackle and the plastidip in the later stages of my build for comic-con

 

[jimbo only one]

Sounds like a good idea! May try that one myself! Thanks!

 

[gc 3000]

Seems that working with foam will be a little more harsh than just the simple pepakura.

 

[Spacemeat]

Seems that working with foam will be a little more harsh than just the simple pepakura.

Not really actually. I find foam to be rather straight forward because WYSIWYG when you're in the initial building stages. When working with pep, I know I get to look forward to countless hours in a resin, bondo, sanding cycle and by the end, I'm usually not satisfied with what my limited sanding and dremel skills have wrought.

 

[drack]

Exactly what Jimbo said. The cleaner and precise the cuts, the better the seam. Also the glue filling works really well but I guess you saw that on my thread. The sander is your best friend in all builds. But getting it right first makes all the difference.