SpartanRogue1
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So I'm guessing you've really been using a heat gun, and have sanded it a bit to get rid of edges and seams. Would I be correct in that assumption?
MK VI Foam Build
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drack
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Thank you for all your kinda words guys 
Sorry no mini-spartan as of yet
The only bits I sanded a little were the back of the shins but not a great deal to be honest. I will be doing some video tutorials when the build is finished on how I have achieved such clean lines, less need for sanding, etc. It may seem I am making my suit quickly but it's cause I stay up all night to get it finished before my baby is born.
Sorry no mini-spartan as of yet
The only bits I sanded a little were the back of the shins but not a great deal to be honest. I will be doing some video tutorials when the build is finished on how I have achieved such clean lines, less need for sanding, etc. It may seem I am making my suit quickly but it's cause I stay up all night to get it finished before my baby is born.
drack
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Bicep update
Not my best work but my wife has gone into labor so I had to rush things along a bit to get the bicep finished. I am not sure how often I will be updating now as the baby will take up a lot of my time so will only be able to get little bits done at a time.
Not my best work but my wife has gone into labor so I had to rush things along a bit to get the bicep finished. I am not sure how often I will be updating now as the baby will take up a lot of my time so will only be able to get little bits done at a time.
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vshore100
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Even your rush jobs look amazing Drack. Best of luck with the birth of your new bundle of joy. Hope all goes well.Bicep update
Not my best work but my wife has gone into labor so I had to rush things along a bit to get the bicep finished. I am not sure how often I will be updating now as the baby will take up a lot of my time so will only be able to get little bits done at a time.
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drack
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Thank you man, can't wait!!! Just tried something new seeing as the baby is probably gunna take its time. The problem with the bicep was gaps between parts and bloby glue patches. So, I dug out some acrylic bathroom sealant, sanded down the excess glue and filled the holes with the sealant. Once its dry I will re-sand and hopefully this will get the piece up to scratch.
Just tried something new seeing as the baby is probably gunna take its time. The problem with the bicep was gaps between parts and bloby glue patches. So, I dug out some acrylic bathroom sealant, sanded down the excess glue and filled the holes with the sealant. Once its dry I will re-sand and hopefully this will get the piece up to scratch.SpartanRogue1
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Congratulations on the addition to the famliy! Although it's a bit sad we won't see updates that often, we understand completely.
Oh yeah. The bicep looks awesome.
Oh yeah. The bicep looks awesome.
drack
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Cheap and easy foam sealer
For those doing foam builds buy yourself some acrylic bathroom sealant, it's flexible enough for small movement, sandable, you can paint over it and it fills gaps nicely best part is it's dirt cheap and you probably couldn't use a whole tube on one suit if you tried.
For those doing foam builds buy yourself some acrylic bathroom sealant, it's flexible enough for small movement, sandable, you can paint over it and it fills gaps nicely
best part is it's dirt cheap and you probably couldn't use a whole tube on one suit if you tried.
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Xarmymustang
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Cheap and easy foam sealer
For those doing foam builds buy yourself some acrylic bathroom sealant, it's flexible enough for small movement, sandable, you can paint over it and it fills gaps nicely
good luck with the new addition
, and i will def look into the sealant cuz i dont like using the plastidip crap
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drack
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good luck with the new addition
Thank you mate
I know what you mean about the plasti-dip sealant being crap, I used one squeeze from a tube and never bothered with it again.
Kemerogh
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Pep files
Hey, Amazing job on your build so far it's by and far the best foam build i've seen and I've been looking around alot. You referenced the file for you helm at the beginning of your build but I didn't see anything about the files you used for the rest of the pieces.. sorry if I missed it someone would you be kind enough to link those should they be available and you have the time? Thank you sir and keep up the great work.
Hey, Amazing job on your build so far it's by and far the best foam build i've seen and I've been looking around alot. You referenced the file for you helm at the beginning of your build but I didn't see anything about the files you used for the rest of the pieces.. sorry if I missed it someone would you be kind enough to link those should they be available and you have the time? Thank you sir and keep up the great work.
drack
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Thank you for all the kind words and support guys. Still no baby though!! It's taking it's sweet time.
I am not sure which files I used now tbh. I downloaded as many as I could find of the MK VI HD peps and picked the ones I liked the best. They were modelled or unfolded by crackhead09, robogenisis, nugget and nicktendo. I had to remove any bits that I didn't need for foam. If your looking for foam temps for an MK VI build there aren't any that I know of. I am assuming that you think I have been using pep that was unfolded for foam but I am using normal unfolds and altering them to suit my purpose.
I am not sure which files I used now tbh. I downloaded as many as I could find of the MK VI HD peps and picked the ones I liked the best. They were modelled or unfolded by crackhead09, robogenisis, nugget and nicktendo. I had to remove any bits that I didn't need for foam. If your looking for foam temps for an MK VI build there aren't any that I know of. I am assuming that you think I have been using pep that was unfolded for foam but I am using normal unfolds and altering them to suit my purpose.
Kemerogh
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Thanks for the reply. I had figured you were using standard peps you had changed around a bit to work for foam just wasn't sure which. From looking at your build so far it seems at least a few pieces are robogenisis like you mention just wanted to clarify. Sadly there aren't any completed unfolds for foam I've come across just yet.
Seems I forgot in my origional reply congrats on being a future dad
drack
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Just had a look on my laptop and yeah most are crackhead09 and robogenisis with a couple of randoms in there.
Cereal Killl3r
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Fantastic job so far.
I like the fact that you used a slightly thicker than norm acrylic for the two piece visor. It really enhances the bevel of the face shield. Nicely done sir!
I have a question about the visor inserts you used for your helm. I also have been toying around with the idea of using the visor inserts for the helm, what did you use to stick the visor insert to the face shield, and did you have any issue getting the insert to stick to the acrylic?
Once again, epic work!
Cheers.
I like the fact that you used a slightly thicker than norm acrylic for the two piece visor. It really enhances the bevel of the face shield. Nicely done sir!
I have a question about the visor inserts you used for your helm. I also have been toying around with the idea of using the visor inserts for the helm, what did you use to stick the visor insert to the face shield, and did you have any issue getting the insert to stick to the acrylic?
Once again, epic work!
Cheers.
drack
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I just used lots of double sided tape. I did have an after thought that Plastic glue would work maybe. If you use glue be careful not to get any on the gold side as it eats right through it leaving the visor clear. I have a very small smear where I tried super glue out and it wiped the gold clean off.
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