My first pepakura experience

[Dan3088]

Little update pics tonight

 

[jeffreygullett]

Amazing job so far! You're much better at pepping than I am. I got through building mine out of the card stock but it didn't look near as good and clean as yours. Great job. I can't believe this was your first attempt! It gives me hope!

 

[Dan3088]

Believe me the picture dosnt show all the problem areas and things that need fixing. U just need to have patients and a lot of bondo lol

 

[Mrdarkmonkey]

Do you plan On doing the whole suit?

 

[Dan3088]

I want to do the whole suit but the helmet has been a ***** and I'm not totally set on pepakura and fibreglass for the finished article if I can learn to mould the parts I will do that. How hard is the rest compared to the helmet?

 

[Shakeitdavey]

Brilliant work mate! The paint work looks fantastic!

BTW, Where did you get the Fibre glass resin and where did you get the bodyfiller? I live in Newcastle (not far from sunderland as you know lol) so i'm hoping to get it from the same place.

Again, great work bud

 

[Dan3088]

Halfords mate David's fast glass kit that's the fibre glass and David's p 38 easy sand that's the filler mate 10 quid each. And get to b & q and get a respirator cause it's nasty stuff

 

[Shakeitdavey]

LEGEND! Cheers for the quick reply mate. You saved me searching all over for the stuff. I'm guessing you bought the spray paint from halfords too?

The gold paint on your mask looks great. Thats exactly how i want mine to look

 

[Dan3088]

Yeah the gold paint is halfords as well the have a massive selection so ya sure to fine a good colour for ya mask good look with it bud

 

[Dan3088]

looking good!

also seeing you use greenstuff a little tip!

take a little bit of greenstuff, make it wet then put it on the little dimples in the bondo.
when greenstuff is wet it smooth's out really easy and its great to fill the little things

Followed your advice bought some liquid green stuff and went to work

Also got a tip for any one painting anything instead of putting the part to be sprayed on a table or the floor and spraying it wrap a cup or glass in sandwich wrap and u have an instant stand to spray the part on.

 

[Dan3088]

Sprayed two coats of red primer to anywhere that will be coated red later one and masked off the chin detail that will be gold.

I did encounter 1 problem tonight the filler primer had made the face plate fitment to tight so I'm a little worried that when it's colour coated and clear coated it won't fit and I won't be able to sand the clear and colour coats back like I did the primer.

 

[The Ronin]

Filler prime is designed to be a high build paint to fill the minor imperfections. You'll need to sand it down with high grit finish paper (300-400 grit is what I use) for the best surface.

I actually use at least 2-3 different primers on most of my paintjobs. Etching primer for a strong base adhesion, filler primer to sand and perfect the surface, and sealer primer for items that will be consistantly outside (like my cars)

 

[Dan3088]

Yeah I'm going to go easier on the filler primer next time gonna check the fitment before I colour coat it just to make sure it's fitting ok then same again before the clear coat.

 

[Dan3088]

Started to colour everything today

 

[Lord Magneto]

thats looking really sharp man. Great work.

 

[Dan3088]

All colour on now just clear coating to go these pics are before clear coat. I'm very happy with the colour of the gold to me in these pictures it looks passable for the movie colour.

 

[cyberpyrot]

Sweet job one day I will get that good I hope

 

[Dan3088]

Sweet job one day I will get that good I hope

Thanks man iv just been checking out your captain America thread nice work on the shirt and helmet.

 

[cyberpyrot]

Thanks man iv just been checking out your captain America thread nice work on the shirt and helmet.

Yeah but no where near your skill level

 

[Kaotik]

Wow... If this is your first, then i can't wait for future builds...
Good job, man

Kaotik