MJPvt Grif
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Looks great so far. It's nice so see someone taking there time on the early steps. I will most definitely be keeping my eye on this.
Excited!
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Carpathia
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A tip I can offer is to stop pepping (for now). Your pepping skills are great, but I would advise to stop for a while and at least get a few coats of resin on what you have done before moving on to pepping another piece. If you let a raw pep lay around for too long, it will start to sag/warp a bit (experience). That's just the nature of paper; time mixed with temperature changes, humidity, etc. can expand/contract the paper, leaving you a warped piece. If you get a coat or two of resin on the exterior, they'll be in better shape to be left alone while you start building more pieces. I generally build one or two pieces at a time, and follow through until it's at least got a coat of primer before moving onto another piece.
Very good job so far! Keep it up.
Very good job so far! Keep it up.
C8lyn
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I've placed all the pieces up on shelves so they aren't laying on their sides. The forearms are mounted on top of cups so they are kept open/round all the time. Although I completely understand where your advice is coming from, and it's appreciated, I would much rather have all the pepping done before I start on resin. This way, I can work on multiple pieces at a time while I wait for others to cure 
Little bit of resin on one piece, move on to the next, and so forth. Spreading one mix of resin across a few pieces at a time.
Little bit of resin on one piece, move on to the next, and so forth. Spreading one mix of resin across a few pieces at a time.
Chernobyl
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How fast your Pepped models deteriorate depends on the conditions you leave them in and for how long - I wouldn't advise leaving them over the winter (I have a friend in Sydney who reports temperatures of roughly 10C), but if it's warm and you're working at a good pace, you should be able to get them all stabilised with resin before the heat and humidity begin to affect them.
Good luck with the resin stage, Spartan.
Good luck with the resin stage, Spartan.
Demogorgon
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Rondo would be faster and easier, less tedious. The weight would dramatically increase, maybe 3 times as heavy if not more, but with the weight being distributed I don't think it will burden you too much when wearing it.
dodgerfan2226
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Agreed! I started from the bottom up and I had some challenging moments getting some of the top of the helmet glued together.
Chernobyl
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Agreed! I started from the bottom up and I had some challenging moments getting some of the top of the helmet glued together.
This is why we work from the top down - your hands have more space to work with c:
dodgerfan2226
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Ya I learned that the hard way but it still worked out but next time I will go from the top down.
C8lyn
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dodgerfan2226
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I know how u feel. I might save the chest piece for last though.
dodgerfan2226
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It looks like thing are turning out good though!
EVAkura
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I so know that feeling! The 81 pages just for my Rogue torso about killed my fingers. Worst part is, just after I had finished all of this, they figure out how to use the Cameo to do all the work (cut and score)! If I had known that before I started, I would have figured that purchase into my budget.
Great work by the way!
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