Measuring

[thegetogecko44]

im just starting my first ever Master Chief suit and i was wondering how do you size the armor to your body? if someone could help me that would be great



Thanks

 

[Psychopanda]

I'm fairly new to the forums but I suggest reading the stikies in the pepakura section...



I'll be nice. Here's the official scaling thread.



If you don't feel like looking through that. here's the scaling I used and all my pieces seem to be scaled correctly.



x= Your height in inches + 2-3 inches.

y= The current scaling on the pieces of armor



(x/86)*y



Edit: If you have an irregular build then it'll just be trail and error I guess. A lot of people say I'm a bit stocky but that equation worked just fine.

 

[thegetogecko44]

where could i get a visor for and ODST helmet?

 

[Psychopanda]

Change your height (5'9")Into inches...Add 2-3 inches to that...divide that number by 86... Then multiply that answer by the current scale the armor is at.



Step by step:



Alright.. you're 5'9".



that'll be 69 inches.



add 2 to 3 inches to that..



you'll end up with 72 inches...



divides that by 86..

(72/86)=0.837209....



You take that number and multiply that by the current scaling that armor is at.



To find the current scaling open up the armor you want to scale in pepakura

2D Menu > Change Scale > Scale Factor...

Take the number from the scale section and multiply that by what you got earlier....



0.837209*30.423(This isn't the scale which all peps are set.. This is just a scale which I chose at random)



After that you'll end up with your final scale which would be

25.47795



Note that the number I give you won't scale the armor correctly unless it was initially scaled at 30.423



Edit: Just search around online or at local stores for Bike helmet face shields.

 

[Xtreme TACTICS 101]

How To Scale Your Armour-Tutorial



Use the search function. That tutorial has everything you need to know about how to scale pepakura armour. In my opinion, its FAR better then the "Official Pepakura Scaling Thread".

 

[thegetogecko44]

thank you guys for taking your time to help me

 

[thegetogecko44]

when i put it to the size i wanted the visor seemed a little small (just by looking at it) is this normal

 

[thegetogecko44]

hey i did all the measurements and finished my helmet. like finished the folding and putting together. but its too small and i can figure out how to make it bigger.

 

[Psychopanda]

Which helmet did you use?



On the helmet I used I had to cut material away from the neck hole to get my head to fit through.

 

[thegetogecko44]

Which helmet did you use?



On the helmet I used I had to cut material away from the neck hole to get my head to fit through.

i used the mark VI helmet

 

[Psychopanda]

yes.. but which one? there are lots of Pep files for the MKVI helm.

 

[thegetogecko44]

i dont know exactly what the name of the blueprints are nut heres the website.

http://halocostuming.wikia.com/wiki/Pepakura_File_Index#Halo_1_Marines.27_Armor

 

[Psychopanda]

Well... That's the wikia page so there are atleast 5 Mark VI helms there.



Try cutting out some material from around the neck.

 

[thegetogecko44]

well its now not the neck region. its the whole thing.. idk... ugh.. this is the exact one.

http://halocostuming.wikia.com/inde...tp://www.vrogy.net/pepa/MKVI_HD_HELM_DF4L.pdo

 

[Psychopanda]

Then you're just going to haveto rescale, reprint and reglue.

 

[thegetogecko44]

okay so let me get this right.. you get your height in inches divide it by 86 then multiply it by 12.713574 the number given for the helmet. that right?

 

[Psychopanda]

that's what I did and it worked for me. You my try mr. oreo's height thingy. I don't have the link right now.

 

[thegetogecko44]

i have never heard of that but ill try to find it... thanks..

 

[Xtreme TACTICS 101]

Average height for a MC helmet is 280mm. Try that, ir should work. If you still can't fit your head, trim the neck area.

 

[GiR3892]

i dont actually know if anyone saw abrant 3 sizing tutorials on youtube? (well there not there now) but anyway is pretty simple you dont really need all this mumbo jumbo os 72 divied by 86 etc etc (you can do that if you want) but i would give just simple measurement using a tape mesure a go its alot easier





its imple for exaple i will go for say a helmet right roughly the average helmet you get is say about 265mm to about 280mmm that there should already be the perfect size you dont really need to dd 2 or 3 inches because well 3 inches will make it look weird and overly big , all you do is take the measerment of your chin area to the top of your head and only add a few more centermeters to it that there should be perect





hope this helps