Pepakura build help

[animeloverlela]

I've spent the last 5 or so days building a Teshin helmet, and it has become lopsided. How can I fix this? I haven't put in the visor part yet, because I would like to fix this before adding the visor.

 

[SavedbyGraceG12]

[MENTION] animeloverlela[/MENTION] More than likely, by finishing up the pepped helmet with the visor attached, that should resolve the issue.

 

[PerniciousDuke]

You can use small amounts of hot glue to secure Popsicle sticks on the inside as supports. You can secure these supports so that they pull or push your piece in the direction you want and then harden with resin. SBG is saying that you should also pep the paper visor section. This large gap where the visor goes can be cut out later, but for now it needs the extra strength and support to keep its shape until you harden it.

 

[animeloverlela]

Okay, I'll finish it up then.

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I have added a ton of popsicle sticks already, but it didn't seem to help. I'll add the visor and see if it helps.

 

[Artifice]

The popsicle sticks are a good trick, and just to ask are you using hot glue, super glue ? Because some times if you use a large amount of glue on each piece it can make the item your building can not line up properly and it can make it that your build turns out lopsided

 

[animeloverlela]

The popsicle sticks are a good trick, and just to ask are you using hot glue, super glue ? Because some times if you use a large amount of glue on each piece it can make the item your building can not line up properly and it can make it that your build turns out lopsided

I am using hot glue. The reason it was lopsided was because I didn't put the visor in.

 

[mblackwell1002]

....pics?

that looks like it was a pain to assemble. you did a great job!

 

[animeloverlela]

....pics?

that looks like it was a pain to assemble. you did a great job!

Thanks , it took me a very long time to assemble it, and I'm very happy with how it turned out.

 

[animeloverlela]

I still have to add the ear parts on, but that will probably be after I reason the helmet. I'm going to separately resin an fiberglass the ear parts, and then resin them into the rest of the helmet.