Denjus
New Member
Okay, so here's the deal. This is technically my second Mark VI build; I started one when I was about 15 (6 years ago) and pretty much had the whole thing pepped and ready to glass, but I couldn't really move further with the suit because I lacked the resources. But now, I'm able to fund the project on my own, and I have a better knowledge of the tools at my disposal. So I'm going through with it this time! My deadline is October 30th, I'd like it to be done by Halloween.
I did a test piece (Crackhead's Right Shin model) to see roughly how long it'd take me to get a piece from pep work to finished product. It didn't come out well lol. It's been a while since I've done anything with Fiberglass matte, so I ended up covering the whole inside of the piece all in one go. It was very messy and not very evenly applied. It didn't occur to me that I'd have a much better time working in small increments throughout the piece. So, I went to home depot, picked up some fiberglass cloth (much cleaner than the matte; easier to handle) and had another go with the right bicep. It's drying right now, but I can already tell that i've done a much better job with it. The pep work is the best I've done so far, taking the time to score my edges before I fold them made a world of difference, and I will never skip that step again. Can only get better from here right? Now that I have the experience?
Needless to say I'm very excited about the project. I'm going to be putting in lights throughout the armor (not just in the helmet, but in the thighs, chest, and biceps as well), magnets in the back of the chestpiece to hold the MA5C that I'll eventually create to accompany the suit, and other details... lots of details.
I'll keep everyone that reads this thread up to speed on what I'm doing, how I'm doing it, etc. And I know there are a plethora of other Mark VI threads you'd probably rather look at, but...
It's my favorite suit design. So that's what I'm making.
Thanks for reading!
Yellow piece is the right bicep, Green piece is a test piece that won't be used in the final. Will post more pictures of the bicep once the glass dries
I did a test piece (Crackhead's Right Shin model) to see roughly how long it'd take me to get a piece from pep work to finished product. It didn't come out well lol. It's been a while since I've done anything with Fiberglass matte, so I ended up covering the whole inside of the piece all in one go. It was very messy and not very evenly applied. It didn't occur to me that I'd have a much better time working in small increments throughout the piece. So, I went to home depot, picked up some fiberglass cloth (much cleaner than the matte; easier to handle) and had another go with the right bicep. It's drying right now, but I can already tell that i've done a much better job with it. The pep work is the best I've done so far, taking the time to score my edges before I fold them made a world of difference, and I will never skip that step again. Can only get better from here right? Now that I have the experience?
Needless to say I'm very excited about the project. I'm going to be putting in lights throughout the armor (not just in the helmet, but in the thighs, chest, and biceps as well), magnets in the back of the chestpiece to hold the MA5C that I'll eventually create to accompany the suit, and other details... lots of details.
I'll keep everyone that reads this thread up to speed on what I'm doing, how I'm doing it, etc. And I know there are a plethora of other Mark VI threads you'd probably rather look at, but...
It's my favorite suit design. So that's what I'm making.
Thanks for reading!
Yellow piece is the right bicep, Green piece is a test piece that won't be used in the final. Will post more pictures of the bicep once the glass dries