by admin | Nov 25, 2014 | Tutorials
There are many pepakura strengthening methods but I found following method to make your card models as hard as fibre glass, plus it is cheaper and not toxic! Also its easier than the Hot glue method as you don’t create the bad smells! You can do it inside and you don’t need face masks and mess with the dangerous plastic chemicals. For pepakura strengthening you will need Cornflour – Easy to get in all supermarkets, it very cheap and you shouldn’t need huge amounts PVA Glue – I would go for the outdoor waterproof type as it is generally stronger Water – as long as its clean it should do the job Brush – Smallish and old (its going to get knackered) Tub – Plastic is best I use an old margarine tub (give it a wash first) Warmth – Near a fireplace as its a good place to dry, not too hot as you don’t want to start a fire Surface Tissue – Optional to strengthen the model (bare in mind it is fibre glass, so when you cut it get a hoover to pick up the waste, unless you want glass shards in your foot) I don’t have measured amounts for any of this method, as it depends on the types of PVA glue you use moisture in the air and heat of the room also change the measures greatly. Coat your Pepakura model with a thin layer of PVA glue and put aside to dry a little. Pour some PVA glue into the old tub roughly guess how much you are covering, don’t do too much or you will waste materials. Add a little water to PVA just so it goes a little runny people say it should look like cream,...
by admin | Nov 25, 2014 | Tutorials
What on earth is Pepakura I hear you ask… Well it is the name given to software that allows you to print models that you cut out and glue together to make models. I first starting using Pepakura on my Iron-man costume. You use the excellent Pepakura Designer http://www.tamasoft.co.jp/pepakura-en/. You need to scour the internet for digital models then with this software you can print off plans which when cut out are folded and glued. This leaves you with a real world model of what is inside the computer. There are many decent tutorials kicking about on the net. I am not going to try and better them, I suggest you have a quick look on YouTube and do a few Google searches. Where to start ? You first need the pepakura models, or if you have skills you can make them youself. Once you have the models you just need to print and fold them into the complicated shapes of the armour. By using Pepakura you can sculpt card into almost any shape, providing you can find the model that is. You can find many models on-line by searching via Google or looking on forums like http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/ and http://www.therpf.com/ Pepakura is easy! I say easy, it does take a bit of skill with card, scalpel, scissors, PVA and a metal ruler. Also you must have lots of time and patience! By the time I had constructed the helmet I had enough skill to make anything using pepakura. Once you have you card model the next the step is to make it solid so you can use it, again there are many techniques to do this. The best and cheapest method I have found is...
by admin | Nov 25, 2014 | Costumes
This was my first attempt at creating a boba fett costume from every geeks favourite film Star wars. Boba Fett as you should know is one of those enigmatic characters from the epic yarn of George...
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