My goal is for the 405th to have a complete guide that covers the armor making process in detail in a coherent and easy to read manner. It will answer the noobs questions before they need to ask, and make everyone's 405th lives better. The purpose of this topic is to gather volunteers to aid me in the making of this guide.
The guide will be a PDF file that will be downloaded from an easy to find link, provided to all new members.
It will be laid out something like this:
Introduction
Noob list (will include lists for the different build methods so; pep, foam, sculpted, cardbard)
Armor types
Pepakura
Pepakura building
Safety
Resin (this will include resining a pepped piece and an introduction to the substance itself)
Fiberglass (How to)
Bondo
Rondo
Sanding
Painting
Foam building (complete tut)
Sculpting
Molds and moldmaking (include smooth on, and less conventional methods like caulking)
Casting
Helmet finishing (visor, and vents)
Strapping and Padding
Electronics (Lastdecade should do this)
Weapon building
-Pep
-Cardboard (Xtrme tactics should do this)
-Styrene (ill ask tactonyx if he will write this)
-Wood (L0ST VIKING, or Lee may be willing, if not I'll try my best)
Conclusion
I need several volunteers to do this, each will write several segments, in a complete, concise, and easy to read manner that most people can understand. I have already put names beside some areas that are more specilized and require some skill to explain, these are merely suggestions, if you think you can do it we'll see what we can do. Since this is meant to explain building to a beginner, it would be best if more senior members wrote the segments. Once the writers have been selected a deadline will be set to have the first segments done by, it IS VERY IMPORTANT that this is adhered to.
Now come offer you expertise, and post which topics you think you can write. Don't start writing till I give a go ahead.
The guide will be a PDF file that will be downloaded from an easy to find link, provided to all new members.
It will be laid out something like this:
Introduction
Noob list (will include lists for the different build methods so; pep, foam, sculpted, cardbard)
Armor types
Pepakura
Pepakura building
Safety
Resin (this will include resining a pepped piece and an introduction to the substance itself)
Fiberglass (How to)
Bondo
Rondo
Sanding
Painting
Foam building (complete tut)
Sculpting
Molds and moldmaking (include smooth on, and less conventional methods like caulking)
Casting
Helmet finishing (visor, and vents)
Strapping and Padding
Electronics (Lastdecade should do this)
Weapon building
-Pep
-Cardboard (Xtrme tactics should do this)
-Styrene (ill ask tactonyx if he will write this)
-Wood (L0ST VIKING, or Lee may be willing, if not I'll try my best)
Conclusion
I need several volunteers to do this, each will write several segments, in a complete, concise, and easy to read manner that most people can understand. I have already put names beside some areas that are more specilized and require some skill to explain, these are merely suggestions, if you think you can do it we'll see what we can do. Since this is meant to explain building to a beginner, it would be best if more senior members wrote the segments. Once the writers have been selected a deadline will be set to have the first segments done by, it IS VERY IMPORTANT that this is adhered to.
Now come offer you expertise, and post which topics you think you can write. Don't start writing till I give a go ahead.
) I'd be up for helping
