hey guys, it's been a long time..
a while ago I had to deal with very big failures mith my mkV helmet.
so as I had to remake pretty much everything I decided to start on an other project: a odst helmet!
I decided to start with a rather thick paper for once
then I put some layers of resin both inside and outside
after the curing I decided to try rondo (resin+bondo) the brands weren't the same but it worked perfectly anyway.
it saved me an awful lot of time considering I usually use fiberglass cloth, and it's pretty much a mess everytime I try
I only made a cup at the time to avoid wasting too much if there was a problem.
the part I hate now! filling, sanding, filling, sanding over and over and over again
I tried to make details with those thin foam sheets, but it wasn't that great...
that's where I stopped.
next step is either I try to make the awful lot of details it's missing directly on it
either I make a silicon mold and make a foam copy and sculpt, which would save me weeks of work (I work slowly)
but I'm not sure if it'd work, anyone tried once?
after that I hope I can make a final mold and make some cast out of it! wish me luck guys
a while ago I had to deal with very big failures mith my mkV helmet.
so as I had to remake pretty much everything I decided to start on an other project: a odst helmet!
I decided to start with a rather thick paper for once
then I put some layers of resin both inside and outside
after the curing I decided to try rondo (resin+bondo) the brands weren't the same but it worked perfectly anyway.
it saved me an awful lot of time considering I usually use fiberglass cloth, and it's pretty much a mess everytime I try
I only made a cup at the time to avoid wasting too much if there was a problem.
the part I hate now! filling, sanding, filling, sanding over and over and over again
I tried to make details with those thin foam sheets, but it wasn't that great...
that's where I stopped.
next step is either I try to make the awful lot of details it's missing directly on it
either I make a silicon mold and make a foam copy and sculpt, which would save me weeks of work (I work slowly)
but I'm not sure if it'd work, anyone tried once?
after that I hope I can make a final mold and make some cast out of it! wish me luck guys