Finally got an update for you 405th. School has started up again and it has been laying the smack down on me. I Have not really had too much time to do anything besides homework. Stupid engineering classes. Well I am not as far as i would like to be with roughly a month left until Halloween which is when I was hoping to premier the suit. However, I still think that I can make the deadline.
What I have done since the last update is sand all of the pieces and started to bondo the biceps, thighs, shins, and forearms. Sorry no pics on that for now, but hopefully I can get some pics up soon.
However as always I have some questions .
Firstly, when using bondo, should you bondo the entire piece or just the parts that need to be smooth? (Sorry for such a noobish question, but like I said before I have not had too much time to search the forums)
Secondly, more of a process question after I put the first coat of bondo on I am sanding it with some 50 grit sand paper. Should I then sand it with some finer grit like 80 or 120. Then apply a second coat of bondo, then sand with 50, then 80 or 120 or both, then 220 then 400?
Thirdly, Kind of a general question, but most of my pieces are the Mark VI LD files, which pieces can I get away with not bondoing? Or do I need to Bondo most (assuming all the pieces are perfect and have no flaws)
Next, I have a slight (actually HUGE) problem. My shins don’t fit… As you can see in the picture below, my foot (I mean canoe) gets caught and I cannot slide my foot all the way through. So I have decided that I must cut the shins because remaking them is not an option since I cannot resin anywhere and time is in short supply. So thoughts on where I should cut or if someone has a better idea I would really appreciate your thoughts.
Finally, my chest piece broke on the car ride to college. It is not a huge problem, but it is enough to make we want to fix it, I was thinking of trying to resin and glass it again, but I do not really have a good spot to do that. I was also thinking hot glue, but that might not hold so again if you have any ideas I would love to hear them.
I will try to get more updates more often since it is crunch time and Mid Terms are around the corner IDK if that will happen but I will try my hardest
Thanks 405th!!
What I have done since the last update is sand all of the pieces and started to bondo the biceps, thighs, shins, and forearms. Sorry no pics on that for now, but hopefully I can get some pics up soon.
However as always I have some questions .
Firstly, when using bondo, should you bondo the entire piece or just the parts that need to be smooth? (Sorry for such a noobish question, but like I said before I have not had too much time to search the forums)
Secondly, more of a process question after I put the first coat of bondo on I am sanding it with some 50 grit sand paper. Should I then sand it with some finer grit like 80 or 120. Then apply a second coat of bondo, then sand with 50, then 80 or 120 or both, then 220 then 400?
Thirdly, Kind of a general question, but most of my pieces are the Mark VI LD files, which pieces can I get away with not bondoing? Or do I need to Bondo most (assuming all the pieces are perfect and have no flaws)
Next, I have a slight (actually HUGE) problem. My shins don’t fit… As you can see in the picture below, my foot (I mean canoe) gets caught and I cannot slide my foot all the way through. So I have decided that I must cut the shins because remaking them is not an option since I cannot resin anywhere and time is in short supply. So thoughts on where I should cut or if someone has a better idea I would really appreciate your thoughts.
Finally, my chest piece broke on the car ride to college. It is not a huge problem, but it is enough to make we want to fix it, I was thinking of trying to resin and glass it again, but I do not really have a good spot to do that. I was also thinking hot glue, but that might not hold so again if you have any ideas I would love to hear them.
I will try to get more updates more often since it is crunch time and Mid Terms are around the corner IDK if that will happen but I will try my hardest
Thanks 405th!!