Mr. Woody Posted August 20, 2012 Report Posted August 20, 2012 hey i bought a stormtrooper armour kit and the pieces are to wide. this is my first kit and i wanted to know if you can heat the armour with a heat gun and bend it to fit perfectly? Quote
Sonnenschein Posted August 20, 2012 Report Posted August 20, 2012 (edited) There are lots of threads on how to trim your armor to your size. Do some reading. A heat gun is a bad idea and def not the right way To give you some starters: look for overlap and covering strip method Edited August 20, 2012 by Sonnenschein Quote
Dr.Senf Posted August 20, 2012 Report Posted August 20, 2012 yep she is right! Heat gun--------------) very bad idea! Search butt join method, read it, read build threads or wip threads to see lots of pics and get different opinions. The Detachement is full of it! A bit research work will give you tons of infos and safes a lot of hassle! Dr Quote
LadyInWhite[TK] Posted August 20, 2012 Report Posted August 20, 2012 Also, what size are you and what type of armor? You can get more specific help if you show pics, too But the best places to go are tutorials and build threads. Everyone's been there in your situation one way or another Quote
Sonnenschein Posted August 20, 2012 Report Posted August 20, 2012 Indeed, "Butt join" is another name for "overlapping (strips). I just don't like the word "butt" Quote
Mr. Woody Posted August 20, 2012 Author Report Posted August 20, 2012 There are lots of threads on how to trim your armor to your size. Do some reading. A heat gun is a bad idea and def not the right way To give you some starters: look for overlap and covering strip method um yeah i have overlapped it but it is still to wide, i will put a picture up to show what i mean Quote
Sonnenschein Posted August 20, 2012 Report Posted August 20, 2012 Either way, you wil have to trim it. Most armors come with extra space for "bigger" troopers. Pics help a lot. We're all quite visual here Quote
Mr. Woody Posted August 21, 2012 Author Report Posted August 21, 2012 yep she is right! Heat gun--------------) very bad idea! Search butt join method, read it, read build threads or wip threads to see lots of pics and get different opinions. The Detachement is full of it! A bit research work will give you tons of infos and safes a lot of hassle! Dr hey wat is the but join method Quote
bobojuice Posted August 21, 2012 Report Posted August 21, 2012 I used a heat gun almost exclusively to shape my girlfriend's armor to fit her, so it can be done. You just have to be EXTREMELY careful not to over heat or you WILL ruin your armor. Quote
Sonnenschein Posted August 21, 2012 Report Posted August 21, 2012 I used a heat gun almost exclusively to shape my girlfriend's armor to fit her, so it can be done. You just have to be EXTREMELY careful not to over heat or you WILL ruin your armor. Right, but you're an experienced armor/prop builder. Quote
bobojuice Posted August 21, 2012 Report Posted August 21, 2012 Right, but you're an experienced armor/prop builder. Not particularly. I have to admit, 90 percent of the time I have no idea what I'm doing. Quote
Sonnenschein Posted August 21, 2012 Report Posted August 21, 2012 So there's still 10% left, which can be a lot! I hope Davy will post some pics soon, so we will know if it is just extra material to be trimmed away or if he'll really need a heat gun Quote
Mr. Woody Posted August 22, 2012 Author Report Posted August 22, 2012 yeah i used the heat gun and it turned out pretty good the armour fits well now Quote
Mr. Woody Posted August 26, 2012 Author Report Posted August 26, 2012 Right, but you're an experienced armor/prop builder. yeah i make movie props to. ieven made 1 of the guns off district 9. Quote
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