Pepakura Mold!

[bevbor]

Wanna start mass production and get rich?
Happy (maybe) molding! \

OK, I'm J/K
Just see what I did:

Handplates mold PDO and OBJ (if you want to modify model)
UPDATE:
M6 Magnum mold PDO and OBJ

Pics:

 

[NZTK]

very clever

 

[JediStumpy]

really cool idea! but will it work? hope to find out!

 

[Skupilkinson]

Very interesting. So, who's gonna be the first to try it out?

 

[23Magnum]

Everyone was so set on making the pep files, fiber/bondoing, and then molding. No one thought to make the molds from pep first.

Cool idea. Very cool.

Edit:
Question, how thick will it make the plates by default? Just curious.

 

[bevbor]

Everyone was so set on making the pep files, fiber/bondoing, and then molding. No one thought to make the molds from pep first.

Cool idea. Very cool.

Edit:
Question, how thick will it make the plates by default? Just curious.

Thanks,

They'll be thick as Robo's plates just sealed on backside.

 

[flying squirl]

NOICE hopefully this will spring something intresting

 

[LastSpartan]

I really like the idea. Just need someone to unfold it

*Where are you Ral Partha?*

 

[crackhead09]

but how would it work? wouldnt it leave behind fold marks and sruff like that? man this is definitley different

 

[Zaso117]

but how would it work? wouldnt it leave behind fold marks and sruff like that? man this is definitley different

I was thinking about this as well. But I guess the work would be done with the cast afterwards. (sanding/ etc). Nice work bevbor! this is obviously a step in a different, but promising direction. Leave it to you to think of it.

 

[Skullcandy Girl]

Bevbor, that's AWESOME!

It's so great to see how everyone is coming up with new ideas and innovations In addition to the pep models you guys have been contributing It's really GREAT!

 

[FinnishSpartan]

Amazing idea, you could just fiberglass the molds, then sand it, grease it up with a release agent and pur resin in.
This could turn out to be something BIG! If so, everyone will worship you!

-Finish

 

[dgj27284]

Nice job! way to think outside the box, Creativity is the path to simplicity!

 

[Chazodude]

Damn!
i only just molded my handplates in the last of my silicon!


looks good though.

 

[Spartas Phalanx]

Hmm i may try this. i just need to think of a way to make it easier to cast.

 

[Zenzeigan]

well, you could bondo it so make it smooth :/

 

[bevbor]

Question, how thick will it make the plates by default? Just curious.

Just measured the model.
Pepakura model of height = 19 cm (mold model creation size) will produce plates = 16 cm length.
Lil big

well, you could bondo it so make it smooth :/

Ummmm... Nope!

 

[paradoxdj]

for some reason it wouldn't let me quote crackhead so i'll just answer it here (his question was in post #9)

i think what you're saying is that the flaps will leave an indent on the mold, but the flaps will be inside not touching the piece, + you could just sand any little inperfections

 

[Sean Bradley]

Way to think outside the box, Bevbor! Thats a pretty cool idea!

 

[Dark Rogue]

well, you could bondo it so make it smooth :/

Or just sand it. Unless you're talking about the mold, and not the cast. It'd be kinda tough to bondo the mold...

Great idea, too bad I already made mine. =P