Puresuicide's Cqb Helmet Project

[Silvide dude]

Hello, this is my CQB progress thread, so far i have almost completely pepped the entire thing.



I am experimenting with ways of strengthening cardstock.



Pictures tomorrow.





PS: this is only my fourth project! (hopefully I'll finish this one) so bear with me as I learn!

 

[Boba Fett]

then why not post tomorrow?

 

[Caboos318]

Its a teaser trick, he has bated the hook and we're biting. you know you'll be back to see his pix :lol lol



I know i will

 

[Boba Fett]

ohhh... I've been pwned and teabagged! :lol

 

[Silvide dude]

Okay, I put the photos of the nearly completed pep, on this picasa album: http://picasaweb.google.com/silvidedude/CQB



#1, #2, #6 are a piece I coated in plaster (on the inside). This didn't work.



#3, #4, #5 are the rest of it sofar.





Hope to get some more done today.



No real 'plan' as such as to method..





PS, Thanks for the interest guys





PPS, any problems with picasa let me know please.

 

[gmstrowabarton]

Looking good so far that looks like the same pep model I used for my first helmet, but mine warped on me when I was hardening it since it didn't have a visor to go with it and no supports. So just a word of advice make so supports for the helmet, learn from my mistake

 

[StevePerv]

And as for strengthening the Pep models, are you trying to do it with non-toxic materials.



But good job on the CQB, and yea supports would be a good choice to make.

 

[Silvide dude]

Thanks for the support guys,



I'm not going for non toxic, but relatively inexpensive.



And yeah. supports, I might even go so far as to model a visor with pep (edit the file) and add it in.



Meanwhile, it's coffee time.







EDIT: I'm thinking about modding my mouse to have an electric scollwheel, my finger is tired.

 

[StevePerv]

Well how much are you considering on spending? Since "inexpensive" is a broad term.

 

[Silvide dude]

I would guess, seeing as how i'm not sure and all, 25 - 45 AUD



EDIT: Okay, i've made a visor for the CQB, if anyone wants the file for it, with a rectangle scalable to the height of the original model, PM me. Pic #7 here

 

[Silvide dude]

Okay, so i've been thinking, the main problem with using plaster as a strengthener is that it is water based, and therefore soaks into cardstock, making it fall apart (dissapointing).





Just now i was looking at a tin of WD40 and thinking: 'hmmm... this stuff repels water..'





and so, i made up one of those little knobbly bits on top of the CQB helmet, coated the inside with WD40, and filled it with (toothpaste consistency) plaster of paris.



I shall let you know what happened after it dries sets (ages away)



EDIT: sorry about all these double posts.



EDIT: scratch that this is the first one :S

 

[Silvide dude]

Hello again, small update, with no pictures. Sorry.







Today, I put two part building putty stuff in cheek bits,



Later, I went to the hardware, and bought some fiberglass resin (and catalyst).



I mixed up about 40ml of it, total, in progressively larger batches, starting with 5ml, since it was my first time.



I covered almost all of the cheek bits, and 2/3 of the lower back part,



Since it's cold here, it *still* hasn't set yet.







More progress tomorrow, right now i'm going to the movies to see Iron man 2



Wish I had an iron man suit now!





EDIT: Sorry for the triple post guys!

 

[Silvide dude]

WOW! That attack on the forums somehow put me in the mindset that I could re-do my M6D from SCRATCH!



If you're interested, It can be found HERE



EDIT: sorry, It's HERE

 

[Silvide dude]

Hey guys! first of all, I'd like you to know that I THINK this triple post is justified, (#1 was before forums went down, #2 was unrelated)



Now, I've had a fair amount of progress being done in the last few days, for example, the pepping is complete, I've resined the entire outside with a coat an a half (don't ask!) of resin, I've put building putty (it's like bondo, and so, I shall call it such) on and in the newly resined back part, as well as the big ridge in the middle, and one cheek.



PICTURES: here



PS: I tried to embed photos, but picasa didn't play the game.



PPS: hey, did you know that we are linked to from here?







EDIT: Please, Please, Please give me some feedback! =D



EDIT: is no one interested?



EDIT: more progress: put bondo on the ridgy bits on the top sides