Ok, so I started a thread with a general question (http://www.405th.com/showthread.php/36800-IM-MKIVArmor-for-my-son-General-Question) but I didn't think anyone would look at it so I created a build thread. So I'm quoting myself from the other thread to give thanks.
"I want to give thanks to all who have contributed to this fine, fun and exciting craft of pepakura and thanks to all who have taken the time to design, unfold and share their files without asking for compensation, only a shout out!!!! You guys are awesome.
Special thanks to robo3867 for his pep to foam mods.
I started a pepakura IM helmet about two years ago and still have yet to complete it. I logged back into the 405th a few weeks back and saw all the foam builds going on and loved the idea of doing an armor in 1/8 of the time. This is my first foam build
Materials. Puzzle mats for kids that I got from Wal-greens. 9 pieces 1x1 square for $5.99, bought 2 packages. So far I've used 1-1/2 squares. The 1/2" foam was going to be to big for this build so I went with the kiddie squares because they are just 1/4" thick. Only bad part is, the foam has different design on each of the colors so you may see some funky shapes as the build goes. You can kinda see them in the forearm. I have to figure out how to fill those gaps, I would love to hear some ideas on that. Found some 8-1/2x11" 1/8" foam today that I will probably use for the helmet with some re-enforcement where needed.
Ok, so the build begins. I started with the left forearm to see if my scaling was going to work out ok. It looks like it did.
Next I went with the chest.....because the chest is the coolest part next to the helmet. So far so good I think. The back is next and then the bicep. I'm not really sure on how to scale the back so I'm just taking a guess at it. When I get done with this update I'll search the forums for a bit.
This is a really fun build and I don't know how hard it's going to be due to the small size of the build but I think it will be ok. So far I have about 3-4 hours in the two pieces.
So you know the size (my hand, his forearm piece)
Hope you like
"I want to give thanks to all who have contributed to this fine, fun and exciting craft of pepakura and thanks to all who have taken the time to design, unfold and share their files without asking for compensation, only a shout out!!!! You guys are awesome.
Special thanks to robo3867 for his pep to foam mods.
I started a pepakura IM helmet about two years ago and still have yet to complete it. I logged back into the 405th a few weeks back and saw all the foam builds going on and loved the idea of doing an armor in 1/8 of the time. This is my first foam build
Materials. Puzzle mats for kids that I got from Wal-greens. 9 pieces 1x1 square for $5.99, bought 2 packages. So far I've used 1-1/2 squares. The 1/2" foam was going to be to big for this build so I went with the kiddie squares because they are just 1/4" thick. Only bad part is, the foam has different design on each of the colors so you may see some funky shapes as the build goes. You can kinda see them in the forearm. I have to figure out how to fill those gaps, I would love to hear some ideas on that. Found some 8-1/2x11" 1/8" foam today that I will probably use for the helmet with some re-enforcement where needed.
Ok, so the build begins. I started with the left forearm to see if my scaling was going to work out ok. It looks like it did.
Next I went with the chest.....because the chest is the coolest part next to the helmet. So far so good I think. The back is next and then the bicep. I'm not really sure on how to scale the back so I'm just taking a guess at it. When I get done with this update I'll search the forums for a bit.
This is a really fun build and I don't know how hard it's going to be due to the small size of the build but I think it will be ok. So far I have about 3-4 hours in the two pieces.
So you know the size (my hand, his forearm piece)
Hope you like
