"Help!" for: Papercraft or Pepakura

[Cyrus Cane]

There are many ways to tackle the issue. I'd say give the remaking it way a shot. worst comes to worst you just completely rebuild it in bondo.
Good luck to you both!

Thank you Katsu, it turned out quite good! Can't wait to bondo that thing ^^

 

[Disturbed Shifty]

Ok, so I know that we are too use 8.5 x 11 110 lbs cardstock. I looked on Amazon and found this. I just want to double check with someone that has done this, is this the correct type of paper?

Also, I was looking through the pep files I downloaded and came across some weapons that are "sliced" design. When I opened it I wasn't quite sure what I was looking at. Are they meant to be as templates for another material?

 

[Katsu]

sliced files are basically meant to be glued onto cardboard, cut out and glued together. There are youtube videos of this happening. If you ever pep a weapon, you will see the draw of sliced files as they are 1000 times easier to do. Of course, being it's cardboard stuck together, you won't get the detail (right away, that's what post production is for!) of a regular pepakura.

That paper looks fine to me.

 

[blackthunder87]

Hey guys.
I'm a noob at this and I really really really want a suit for a project I'll be working on. Time is not important for the build and I need someone to show me how it's all done in person. So does anyone live in Northeast Ohio? I have a lot of questions so it would be great if it's someone whose built 1 or 2 suits. Please help.

Thanks,
blackthunder87

 

[Coldspear]

i downloaded the pepakura file heavy gunner put for download

after i downloaded it I found the folder that says mark VI HD but im not sure all the files that are in there are for all one suit i am confused please help

 

[runcornstuntman]

Coldspear. Man the best thing to do would be check each part individually. Make sure they are there. Best way to go. That way if they aren't straight up you know and can fix that.

 

[Katsu]

i downloaded the pepakura file heavy gunner put for download

after i downloaded it I found the folder that says mark VI HD but im not sure all the files that are in there are for all one suit i am confused please help

Heavy gunner is the person who made the file (the unfold in specifics). Now that I am awake enough to read the problem.

 

[blackthunder87]

I now realize that the pepakura file page is down. Where else can I download the files that is reliable and not teeming with viruses? I am going to work on a suit over the summer and NEED those files. Also, where can I download pepakura? And when will that page be back up? Please help and help fast.

 

[Katsu]

I now realize that the pepakura file page is down. Where else can I download the files that is reliable and not teeming with viruses? I am going to work on a suit over the summer and NEED those files. Also, where can I download pepakura? And when will that page be back up? Please help and help fast.

http://www.4shared.com/folder/rxBUzZt0/405th_Pepakura_Database.html

This is your all in one, super up to date, awesome as sauce database for pep files. It has almost every known permutation of every armor.

 

[Green Theorem]

I was just wondering if the pepakura concept of the panels of paper could be applied to... I don't know.... say, sheet metal? Instead of flaps, it would consist of just the panels welded together to make the skeletal structure of the piece. I guess filler such as bondo would still be applied before painting too. A plus side, I guess, would being able to negate fiberglass and resin.

 

[Theroden]

Where to start the helmet folding? theres any part better to start? I started my helmet in the top, i think was a good choice even in the end being a bit hard(or annoying) to glue all the parts.

 

[Katsu]

There is no "right" place to start a piece. Just do whatever works best for you. Some start with the bottom, some the top, some the front, some the back.

 

[Orgith54]

I have a question. Whenever i open the file on pepakura, after i scale it to the perfect size, the pieces overlap the paper its printed on. Is the any way i can fix this or just make it easier to print?

 

[Katsu]

Pepakura Designer, once you rescale it, you manually move the pieces to fit in the dotted line imprints of the pages.

 

[theBR1T1SHkid]

Just wondering, what specific card stock is best? I know that it needs to be around 110lbs, but all the card stock I find on amazon has reviews saying that it wasn't heavy enough for making armor.

 

[Katsu]

If it's 60lbs or more it's good, you just have to be careful with lighter stuff.

If you want to know what I use, it's Georgia Pacific 110lbs card stock, the exact one isn't on amazon, I get it at walmart.

Get as close as you can to 110lbs, if it's too flimsy, you have to be careful when handling it, and then do one layer resin outside, two on the inside. This reinforces it enough to withstand rondo. You do need to be more careful if it's too light though.

Also, don't go above 110, that's pretty much the limit conventional home printers can handle.

 

[theBR1T1SHkid]

thank you very much

 

[Green Theorem]

What size card stock is optimal for constructing pep builds? Oh and I do not mean the thickness of it, but rather the length x width.

 

[Katsu]

Uhhh... honestly whatever your printer can handle! Generally to reduce effort, get Letter sized (8.5 x 11), since you're in the states, your printer will probably take letter. If you are lazy, and your printer can support A4 sized paper, I'd get both. Some pep files are only in letter or only in A4, and if you don't want to re-arrange pieces, you can just stick in the right sized paper. But A4 is harder to get state-side, especially in a specialty like 110lbs cardstock.

If your printer doesn't take A4, don't sweat it, it's not that big a hassle to re-arrange the pieces.

 

[Green Theorem]

And what size would be considered A4?