Plaster Armor

[SpartanW27]

In my english class we made these masks with plaster. The masks turned out pretty sturdy with 2 layers of plaster sheet netting stuff. What we used was like dried plaster on these nets used for house-making and we would have our classmates put layers of it on our faces to make masks. i dont know, this could be another alternative to making sturdy pepakura armor. It's almost summer, I only have 2 more days of school then i can fully start my armor project. a few people of heard me say i was gonna make my own recon armor (which i haven't by the way, sorry) but i kind of got caught up with school and stuff... i think i might just make standered Mark VI. my method will work just like the resin fiberglass one but maybe for younger spartans it will be easier to make. thx, peace. EDIT: we wet the plaster stuff then applied to our faces Edit 2: Use pepakura files as the base. Use cardstock because computer paper will die. Its just like resining and stuff Edit 3: im making a video with the mask. i dont think im describing it properly Edit 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYu58A-fUVE...yer_profilepage yes the mask looks stupid but thats not the point. The cracked parts were thin layered areas.

 

[ninjaspartan]

you said you used it to make maskes of your face, then could you explain how it would be used to make a helmet, i just don't understand how it would work, but it seems like a possability.

 

[Darkslitter]

Nope it will deteriorate and crack really fast. Way to think outside of the box though

 

[SpartanW27]

you said you used it to make maskes of your face, then could you explain how it would be used to make a helmet, i just don't understand how it would work, but it seems like a possability.

sorry " i forgot to mention use pepakura files lol

 

[Overlord Ian]

It will crack and warp pretty quickly, Sigma made a great tutorial for smoothing with plaster, but you would need to strengthen your helmet with fiberglass first..

 

[SpartanW27]

It will crack and warp pretty quickly, Sigma made a great tutorial for smoothing with plaster, but you would need to strengthen your helmet with fiberglass first..

i dont know... cuz i mean, its not just plaster. its like having a screen, wiping plaster on it, let it dry, cut the screen into strips, wet then apply to the inside of the armor. im not sure if that will work properly but... its basicly the best i can really do because im not too fond of the hot glue method