Hey there, here's another iron man foam suite buiding topic :facepalm
Since this is a new hobby for me, even if I've read lot about it, I need to hear you personally give some good tips to start the work, in order to save time and possibly money
Materials: FOAM! I was thinkin of buying gym mats or insulation (or similar) mats or foam sheets (maybe these ones for the details) from local stores. Concerning the thickness, I was thinkin of 1 cm - 0,8 - 0,5 - 0,3 mm in order, but mostly 0,5 and 0,3.
Scaling: I'm 165 cm tall HP0 and I'm TOTALLY NO GOOD AT MATHS even if I almost have two scientific degrees -.-" ... how do I correctly scale the pepakura files in order to obtain a nice looking and comfortable fitting suite? [like a glove]
Glue: is hot glue the best choice to connect the pieces? I have tons of hot glue sticks at home but if there's a better glue please enlighten me. Maybe PVA?
Coating: PVA glue-water 1:1 FIVE layers as Stealth said? or pure PVA + polyurethane resin TWO layers as XRobots said? How many layers is the best solution? The point is that I would like to have flexible hands, feet and pelvis part while all the rest can be as solid as a rock...
Cuts and junctions: from the video I've watched, it looks that pva+resing is a sandable solution so that I can achieve the smoothness I need. What would you do about it?
Painting: plastic primer + spray paint in case of pva+resin......but what about the flexible parts? It's not so clear from the video I've watched. Another doubt is about mixing these two methods! I mean, if I'd want to obtain two different grades of flexibility, I'd have to use two different methods+different primers+different colors... = ... probably crappy results!
Something about the names of the products: I live in Italy and everytime I want to follow a tutorial found online is hard to find even similar products to the ones you use in the US or other countries. And even if I manage t o find em, well, the prices -.-"
That's my knowledge so far. Now I'm totally in your hands. So please dont' be stingy with tips :lol
Since this is a new hobby for me, even if I've read lot about it, I need to hear you personally give some good tips to start the work, in order to save time and possibly money
Materials: FOAM! I was thinkin of buying gym mats or insulation (or similar) mats or foam sheets (maybe these ones for the details) from local stores. Concerning the thickness, I was thinkin of 1 cm - 0,8 - 0,5 - 0,3 mm in order, but mostly 0,5 and 0,3.
Scaling: I'm 165 cm tall HP0 and I'm TOTALLY NO GOOD AT MATHS even if I almost have two scientific degrees -.-" ... how do I correctly scale the pepakura files in order to obtain a nice looking and comfortable fitting suite? [like a glove]
Glue: is hot glue the best choice to connect the pieces? I have tons of hot glue sticks at home but if there's a better glue please enlighten me. Maybe PVA?
Coating: PVA glue-water 1:1 FIVE layers as Stealth said? or pure PVA + polyurethane resin TWO layers as XRobots said? How many layers is the best solution? The point is that I would like to have flexible hands, feet and pelvis part while all the rest can be as solid as a rock...
Cuts and junctions: from the video I've watched, it looks that pva+resing is a sandable solution so that I can achieve the smoothness I need. What would you do about it?
Painting: plastic primer + spray paint in case of pva+resin......but what about the flexible parts? It's not so clear from the video I've watched. Another doubt is about mixing these two methods! I mean, if I'd want to obtain two different grades of flexibility, I'd have to use two different methods+different primers+different colors... = ... probably crappy results!
Something about the names of the products: I live in Italy and everytime I want to follow a tutorial found online is hard to find even similar products to the ones you use in the US or other countries. And even if I manage t o find em, well, the prices -.-"
That's my knowledge so far. Now I'm totally in your hands. So please dont' be stingy with tips :lol
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