drack
Well-Known Member
Thank you mate. Concerning unfolding pep files for foam work it's really hard to put it into words. However don't dismay I can point you in the right direction. 2 of my 4 builds helped me learn to understand how it's done. My first build was a resin/bondo iron man which like most I gave up on. This led me to start my foam iron man which I found much more agreeable. Because there are files for both resin and foam iron mans builds I suggest downloading them both and observing the differences in them and this should then give you an idea on how to then unfold the pep in a similar way. Just download one piece as you wont need to compare every part of course. You will find you have a bunch of parts that won't be used just move them outside the paper perimeters then the print option will ignore them.
I Just use hot glue. My technique is to not put the hot glue to close to the edge of the parts so when I push them together only a small amount pushes out. If the parts line up perfect without any gaps then I just rub off the excess glue making sure not to burn myself too much. If there is a little gap as sometimes it happens I wet my finger and smooth the glue down.
Also I will be doing some video tutorials showing all my techniques because I see alot of people start bondo builds and never complete them (me being one of them). I think that more projects would be finished if people had the info on how to achieve their builds using different means as I found foam work coming very close to bondo work if done right (not quite as crisp a finish but good enough).
