My Hayabusa Helmet/ Armor Thread

[Spidur]

So it's not exactly necessary to use it?

you don't have to do that step if you don't want to, it's more a step in the armor developing stage, where you can get rid of the polygoness of the pep files, and add and detail that was removed or lost when you did the resin and fiberglass.

 

[Roxas 56]

Next, I was just going to sand some of the folds off of the horns because the are the only thing that is really angular.

This isn't on the topic of my helmet, but while I'm posting, how far down on your torso should the chest piece go? I'm going to print that out this weekend and get started on that next.

 

[Veritech017]

Bondo is only really good for areas that are supposed to be rounded. If I remember correctly very few
spots on the hayabusa are actually round, and as long as you do the HD pep models you can probably make an entire costume with no bondo usage.

And which chest piece are you doing? The basic Mk VI looks as if it's supposed to stop at the mid-abdomen. Or slightly below the ribs.

 

[Roxas 56]

Bondo is only really good for areas that are supposed to be rounded. If I remember correctly very few
spots on the hayabusa are actually round, and as long as you do the HD pep models you can probably make an entire costume with no bondo usage.

And which chest piece are you doing? The basic Mk VI looks as if it's supposed to stop at the mid-abdomen. Or slightly below the ribs.

For now I'm making the original mark VI HD chest piece until someone comes out with a scout chest piece.

 

[Crucible]

http://www.4shared.com/file/80578949/b727b...VROGY-DF4L.html

Can has Scout chestpiece. Thank Vrogy.

 

[Roxas 56]

http://www.4shared.com/file/80578949/b727b...VROGY-DF4L.html

Can has Scout chestpiece. Thank Vrogy.

Yeah! I didn't know he finished it! I just asked him about it a couple weeks ago and he said he still had a ways to go before he was done. Now I can make my suit the way I want it to be!

 

[sirblood]

look at your helmet and see if there are any areas you are not happy with. If you find that somehow something got deformed, you can think about using puddy to reshape it. Depends how deformed it is. My current project: Mark VI helmet got deformed on the right side the lip around the LED's vanishes at the bottom... I am using carpenders puddy to rebuild it.

You aren't required at all to use any sort of puddy or filler, most people use it to only cover their mistakes... If you need to sand a section down quite a bit make sure you add several layers of fiberglass cloth, matt or tape beneath it. You can also use it to add more details to your helm.

 

[Roxas 56]

My helmet has been fiberglassed for almost a week now and it still stinks. Does that go away or is there a wayto make the nasty resin smell go away?

 

[sirblood]

its kind of like spray paint or varnish in a way, the smell will go away over time. You could try adding a coat of spray paint/primer on the inside when you are done with everything but the paint details on the outside, visor instalation and the padding on the inside. That should seal any odors away if you plan on wearing it in the near future.

 

[Roxas 56]

Here are the pictures of my chest piece and scout attachment. I'm not connecting them until the fiberglass stage but I put it on so that you could see what I will look like connected.

 

[Roxas 56]

The scout chest piece is a little big but it's still looks good on there some I'm just going to keep it. And anyways, I don't have enough time to make a new one. still have a lot of work to do before April.

 

[pooper]

Damn, that scout chest looks great! Makes me want to make one...

 

[WetOkole]

I can't add to much more stuff onto it cause it's getting a little heavy. What is the purpose of the bondo step?

I know I might be a bit late, but it goes down to making it look much smoother and not angular

My helmet has been fiberglassed for almost a week now and it still stinks. Does that go away or is there a wayto make the nasty resin smell go away?

I added some baby powder to it...but once you start to add bondo and the actual sanding...the smell will go away!!

The scout chest piece is a little big but it's still looks good on there some I'm just going to keep it. And anyways, I don't have enough time to make a new one. still have a lot of work to do before April.

The perfect example of a suit completed and bondo was not added is Vex's suit...she finished it without adding bondo to her suit and it still looked great...keep in mind that she used the H2 files for her build!

Also another person that did it is actually the Poster above me (Pooper) look at his HD helmet in his sig, I actually dont' see any Bondo on his suit as well...he might've just added some to fill in or make it somewhat smooth but its still a great suit.

I wish my suit would look great as everyone elses!!

 

[rvb18]

it the helmet stinks, make sure the resin is all dry and if theres some wet resin use acetone to remove it .

 

[Spartan 343]

Nice progress, you've inspired me to start on my hayabusa helmet lol. The only problem I have is, how did you resin/fiberglass inside the spikes?

 

[Bigalt424]

I think the best way to fill the spikes would be to use Frost's hot glue method. Its a sticky in the pep/cardboard forum.

 

[Roxas 56]

Nice progress, you've inspired me to start on my hayabusa helmet lol. The only problem I have is, how did you resin/fiberglass inside the spikes?

To fill the horns, I resined the outside first then fiberglessed as far in as possible. After that, I just poured resin into the horns up to the fiberglass line. It's best to use a small paper cup for the pouring part.

 

[Roxas 56]

I started sanding my hayabusa helmet today using regular sandpaper and it takes alot of work to get one drip mark off. Is the another tool that would make sanding the resin easier?

 

[rvb4life]

a dremel, though you may want to try it by hand first, you have more control over it.

btw you live in PA? which part?

 

[Roxas 56]

a dremel, though you may want to try it by hand first, you have more control over it.

btw you live in PA? which part?

In Pittsburgh.