Letter To A4

[Hikaru]

Hi,

I'm not sure where exactly to post this, but I hope this is the right place.

I've built several pepakura projects before but not to the right scale, so I have experience in that.

I've downloaded the Mark VI high detail helmet by FLYINGSQUIRL from the Wiki page, when I open it into Pepakura the paper type is set to Letter (I use A4). Do I change it to A4 and keep it to landscape? What about the side top/bottom margins? Also, is the default size of that helmet Master Chief's original size or scaled down to an average human scale?

On the wiki page it has a link to the A4 version on 4shared.com but the file has been removed.

Thanks,

Hikaru

 

[Crucible]

Technically, letter will print on A4 but it's best to change it to A4 (margins set to 5mm). The pageset doesn't matter - it could be landscape or portrait.

As for the size itself: it's scaled for a normal human but you may need to scale it a little to your own head - usually only by +/- 1CM.

 

[rancidaluminium]

i had this same problem, yes its human scale ad currently about 270mm hight so i scaled it up to 300mm so i can put extras inside, as crucible said, set margins to 5mm, this means you can get more pieces per sheet

 

[Hikaru]

Alright, cool.

Where exactly would I enter my scale here in the below picture? I understand how to work out your scale, but I don't know how to use the formula with the program. For example, the original Master Chief size is 86", how would I find out the current size of FLYINGSQUIRL's helmet?

Thanks.

 

[Rev]

Alright, cool.

Where exactly would I enter my scale here in the below picture? I understand how to work out your scale, but I don't know how to use the formula with the program. For example, the original Master Chief size is 86", how would I find out the current size of FLYINGSQUIRL's helmet?

Thanks.

Flying Squirl's helmet is built using the height as a measure, The best way to get the scale is to get a ruler and measure the height of your head, from the bottom of your chin to the top of your head, add 1cm or 2 cm to allow for padding and put that value into the height box. i.e. If you measure your head at 26cm, add 2cm = 28cm = 280mm
So into the height box you would put 280 and Pep automatically works out the rest.

 

[Ithica]

Ok I may be silly but I just realized that height in the image which is a screen shot is mispelled. Sorry back on topic.

 

[Hikaru]

Thanks for the help everyone. One more question, which piece of the helmet do you think I should start working from?

 

[Rev]

Thanks for the help everyone. One more question, which piece of the helmet do you think I should start working from?

I think most people start with the jaw and work from there, but I haven't done the MK VI so I'm not really sure ^-^