Molding foam armor?

[golem95]

Do you think itd be possible to mould foam armor after it's sealed with pasti dip?

 

[Boba Fett]

as long as the silicone doesn't have any adverse reactions to the foam... but a sealant should make it fine. the biggest issue I see is that the armor might warp under the weight of the molding materials, making an imperfect mold.

 

[kolinrulz]

as long as the silicone doesn't have any adverse reactions to the foam... but a sealant should make it fine. the biggest issue I see is that the armor might warp under the weight of the molding materials, making an imperfect mold.

not if you used a brush on silicone.

 

[golem95]

so if i were to fill the cavity inside the armor or reinforce it on the inside with say fiberglass before moulding you think itd work?

 

[Boba Fett]

not if you used a brush on silicone.

Maybe, but you need multiple layers of silicone, then a mother-mold. and silicone is HEAVY. All that weight has a good potential for editing the shape of the piece slightly. Maybe not much, but I'm pretty sure it'll do something. Reinforcement is a good idea, but fiberglass resin might eat the foam. Not sure though. To be safe, crumple newspaper into little balls, and stuff a trash bag which is inside the piece. Make sure it doesn't get distorted, just use the newspaper bag as a strut, making it much harder for the part to collapse. The only part that really will have issues is the torso and cod.... but it never hurts to be sure.

 

[Rosh]

I saw a thread over on therpf where a Guy molded a foam iron man chest- I do believe he did put the silicone on while the chest was on a mannequin. The pics of the cast final product looked good, so I do believe it is feasible.

 

[golem95]

I saw a thread over on therpf where a Guy molded a foam iron man chest- I do believe he did put the silicone on while the chest was on a mannequin. The pics of the cast final product looked good, so I do believe it is feasible.

you wouldnt happen to have the link would you?

 

[Pack hunter]

if i was you i'd not only seal it but i'd cover the male mold in rubber and then make the female out of resin/fiberglass matting.... or just plaster pairs i diud a diagramm of what is needed to be done and it is posted in noob forums as far as male-female casting goes

male-female casting

 

[BaronVonReicher]

you wouldnt happen to have the link would you?

I think this is what he's talking about: http://www.therpf.com/f24/xrobots-iron-man-mk6-updated-sealed-foam-now-moulded-cast-plastic-99456/

 

[RoxyRoo]

I've been thinking about molding mine too. Foam is great, but flimsy. Molding it and casting it in a more durable material seems like the best option, since I want all the work I put into it to last more than just a few years.

 

[Corkey70]

Armour may also be used in vehicles to protect from threats other than a deliberate attack. Some spacecraft are equipped with specialised armour to protect them against impacts from micrometeoroids or fragments of space junk. Modern aircraft powered by turbine engines usually have them fitted with a sort of armour in the form of an aramid composite kevlar bandage around the fan casing or of debris containment walls built into the casing of their gas turbine engines to prevent injuries or airframe damage should the fan/compressor/turbine wheel disintegrate.

 

[Remraf]

If you're looking to make your foam armor a little more solid and lack a mannequin, maybe you could try coating the inside with several layers of expanding foam.

 

[SnakeFang]

The man used Silicone RTV rubber or something like that to mold his foam armor. I also searched ebay and found a large selection or it will probably work with Mold Max.

 

[Tayl0r]

Armour may also be used in vehicles to protect from threats other than a deliberate attack. Some spacecraft are equipped with specialised armour to protect them against impacts from micrometeoroids or fragments of space junk. Modern aircraft powered by turbine engines usually have them fitted with a sort of armour in the form of an aramid composite kevlar bandage around the fan casing or of debris containment walls built into the casing of their gas turbine engines to prevent injuries or airframe damage should the fan/compressor/turbine wheel disintegrate.

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Anyhow, just my suggestion, why not reenforce the inside with cardboard? Cut out the cardboard and fit them on the inside to prevent it from sagging/warping. That or put some plywood on the underside. You don't have to go with it, but hey, just trying to help a fellow 405th member right?