Today I spent some time using a rasp to remove some of the edges of the Pep. I found some of the card came away where I had tape on the inside, I'm not worried about this as the plastic has held fine everywhere else.
I've found some sections where it was warped, but I think I can sort these out using a heat gun.
Jon
Today I got the inside of the helmet re-enforced with polyurethane plastic. It's now rigid enough to sand the outside to make it smooth and begin applying car body filler.
Jonathan
I've been assembling the new Iron Man helmet over the past week, it's almost done. Just need to fill some of the gaps then I can re-enforce the inside.
The Pep is being sold by Fierfek on TheRPF, informations in the link below.
Fierfek's Premium Pepakura Files
The size is pretty close to my previous one, if not slightly bigger. But that's good because I'll have more space to work to install servos etc.
Jonathan
I've decided to link a Facebook page to my blog so it's easier for people to leave feedback.
I haven't worked on the Hylian shield in a while, but I'll get back to it at some point. I've started on working on a new Iron Man helmet from the third movie, released next year.
The new armor was shown at SD Comic-con so there's already a bunch of people starting to make replications. So here's a picture of what I'm aiming for.
Jonathan
Until the clocks for forward on the 25th March I don't have any daylight to work in when I get home. So work on the shield is restricted for the weekends if I can find the time.
But here's a little something you can easily make indoors. It's an 8 step Japanese Puzzle Box. I made this back in December 2011, it only takes a couple of hours to do. It's made from Basswood bought from my local Hobbycraft and superglue. I used a set of plans bought from Homemade Puzzles
This makes an ideal gift, and also a nice way to secure some personal possessions.
Jonathan
It's been a while since I've done any work on the Hylian Shield, but today I picked it up again. The edge is now nice and crisp, and I found my green masking tape had the exact width of the edge. This means I now have a nice line to sand up to.
I've begun building up the top side of the edging. It's going well and I'm hoping to get it done soon.
Jonathan
Got the crafting bug again so I've continued work on the shield.
Today I added filler to the edges and sanded them round. So it now looks like it's rounded instead of straight edged.
Jonathan
Today I trimmed and attached the panels, leaving a hole to spray in the expanding foam. I attached the panels with a gap of the panel depth, the reasoning behind this will become clear later on. I used a variant of "No More Nails" to attach the panels.
After the panels dried in place I sprayed the whole can of expanding foam into the gap. In hindsight I should have only used half the can, as I had to clean a lot that kept coming out as it expanded.
I'm quite pleased with the end result, it sounds solid when you knock on the panels.
Jonathan
Today I started outlining the backing of the shield. I decided to use some cheap cladding panels for the back. These are going to be stuck to the inside the of rim, and then I'll fill the cavity with expanding foam.
Stay tuned.
Jonathan
Bad weather this week so I couldn't get much time to work on the shield :(
When I get the weather I'll be looking at putting a back to the shield.
Jonathan
