I have some issue with scale and print the helmet right.
Is it the same way to scale the helmet like you did it with the armor part for the leg? If so how do I fix it that single pieces aren't cut off on a A4 paper?
I figure out that many files are for Letter format papers.
Yes, the same principles apply to scaling the helmet. But for the helmet I suggest you measure points on the inside to accommodate the length and width of your head and take into account that you'll have padding on the inside as well. Another thing to note, since I encountered this with the Air Assault I use is that the opening at the bottom is generally not designed for a human to normally stick their head through. I would suggest either discarding from of the bottom to allow your head to fit, or as I did in my later helmets, make a section of the helmet detachable so you have a wider opening to put your head in.
For the pieces being cut off issue, if you're going to construct your helmet purely with cardstock/resin, your only recourse is to move and rotate the pieces around the pages until you can get them to fit, don't forget to adjust the margins and see if you can increase the area you have to print with. If it's not going to fit on the paper, you're simply going to have to find a place to cut it using the divide/connect faces tool. If you're going to be building it out of foam, you can have a cheat with that one and if the piece is too big to be contained on a piece of paper, such as the case with a thigh piece, you can split the pattern in pepakura but tape them together as one large piece when you're tracing out the pattern to foam.
Hey Spacemeat do you think you can go over applying plasti dip next?
I actually filmed most the footage for the videos before I left for comic-con, so at this point I'm just trying to find time outside of work and PAX prep time to do some editing and post the videos.
Here's the rough outlines and status for the next few videos:
Planned:
Video 5: Foam Gap filling and Smoothing - filmed - Basically, I show how I fill up all the gaps in my foam armor with drywall spackle and sand them smooth
Video 6: Plastidip Application - filmed - How to apply plastidip!
Video 7: Quick Paint Overview - filmed - Yeah, my sister actually helps with the painting a lot, so this one is like a really quick blurb about the paints I use and some of the tools. That's about it.
Video 8: Putting on the Armor - unfilmed - Showing how I put on the armor from start to finish so you can see how all the strapping and mounting works
Possible ideas for more videos
Lighting and Soldering - I show how I solder up the lights I use for my armor
Helmet Details - basically I give a detailed look at one of my completed foam helmets, give an idea of it's structure and show off features like the removable back plate, visor mounting, and the cooling fans
Sword Details - I give a detailed look at one my completed swords and try to describe how I constructed it from start to finish
Vacuforming - I give an overview of my really ghetto vacuform machine and if my sword buck is repaired by then, I'll try to foam a new sword.
What do you guys think? Anything else you think I missed/should cover? Anything that sounds kinda useless?
