When I started the helmet, I thought that's all I would build so I was prepared for a little risk in short-term toxicity. Now I've made the decision to build the whole suit and maybe more, I've upgraded mask from particulate to organic vapour and toxic gas filters.
Talk about dedication!!!!!!!
Soon fiction might become fact!!!!!!
Nothing short of a possible seed for future robotic enterprises......
Terminator, I robot, Bicentenial man......or even Cylon.....ala Caprica, BSG etc......hehehhehehehehe
Talk about dedication!!!!!!!
Soon fiction might become fact!!!!!!
Nothing short of a possible seed for future robotic enterprises......
Terminator, I robot, Bicentenial man......or even Cylon.....ala Caprica, BSG etc......hehehhehehehehe
Bartman
Not sure how bullet-proof fibreglass is....
Today's work -
1. Mixed bog with resin to make a smooth paste. Painted it on thick on the inside to fill in all the little details that the fibreglass mat won't reach.
2. Preparing the woven fibreglass mat.
3. Fully resined inside and out, fully supported by fibreglass mat now. Hard as a rock.
Baz, you've got some truly amazing gifts! Awesome.
Ta Logan. I guess if you are given a gift, you should honour the giver by using it hey?
Here's the last few hours work...
1. Chest piece assembled. No fibreglassing until the matching back-piece is assembled and paired with it, or distortion could potentially ruin it.
2. Even though I carefully measured linear width of chest at it's widest point, it's good to confirm with a quick fit-up before going any further and wasting materials. really getting the hang of this Pepakura technique now.
One of the biggest things to check before going to the resin stage is to make sure the armour is symmetrical and shaped correctly. This is the fiddly stage. I found that lots of extra gluing of tiny paper tabs over areas that were weak helped tremendously.
1. Placing the armour over a mannequin. I borrowed a very small female torso, so I put a t-shirt on it then stuffed it with newspaper to bulk it out.
2. When the armour is spread to shape, I found the spine tended to collapse slightly so I wedged a strut in there temporarily to keep it spread the right distance.
3. A strut inside at identical points both sides helps shape the torso.
4. Once the armour is hung correctly, it's time to space the pieces. As another gentleman advised me, the chest and back don't actually meet up at the front, they just kind of float apart. More support will be underneath to connect them later. Until then, it's sticky tape to hang it in place.
5. In places where the paper or joining tab was too flimsy to support itself, I glued tiny card tabs to reinforce the joins.
6. Some final re-pinching of folds to correct and adjust shape and form before the resin stage. Once resined, there will be no turning back.
...mazing...
