DVH (7CS) Jetpack scratch build (2015 updates!)
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Yep, well posterboard...not paper. i did my helmet this way as well. that came out great. Currently doing the gauntlets the same way, but with mat board as the base. im just doing these to take molds from so the longevity of it doesnt concern me.
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Ok....this one got scrapped...but here i am, about 3yrs later.....im going to make another attempt at this LOL! Im currently Jetpackless, (had to sell my last one to pay rent in the old place :/) so i figured why not give this another shot, its cheaper than buying one lol.
This time no bondo lol. I think i have a better grasp on what id like to do, still using WOF's great templates...so stay tuned!
This time no bondo lol. I think i have a better grasp on what id like to do, still using WOF's great templates...so stay tuned!
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Ok so i went to the gym at 7am this morning and when i got back..i had a clear head and figured out how to size the WOF templates bigger. I will try to explain lol
the templates can be found here:
http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/f20/...ck-patterns-7559/?highlight=jetpack+templates
Basically, i brought the main pages i needed into photoshop and made each page 8.5X11. (they are bigger when opened in photoshop because they are PDF files)
I then had to do some shuffling around of the images on the pages to get them closer to the center as some go quite close to the edges. . But nothing to distort proportion.
I then hit print, and the print preview (at 110%) shows me what will actually print. If needed, I re-arrange the images on the page so nothing, or very little gets cut off. I then print at 110%
For the "wraps" for the fuel tanks, they go to the edge of the pages, so i had to do some creative thinking. WOF has them on 2 pages for each side. What i did was i brought them into photoshop, and attached the 2 pages togther. i then turned it sideways i added more "canvas" to the top and bottom of the image (which is the sides of the original templates) to make it 11" high. I then divided this image into 3 pieces. at these widths - 7.5", 7" and 7.5". So i printed them in 3 pieces instead of 2, but i had the room to print scaled to 110% without anything getting cut off.
So all of this gave me the measurement of 15" across the top of the backplate right before it starts to curve to the horizontal area on top.
Scaling the bottom 2 pieces to 110% gave me a measurement of 15 3/4" at the top edge. this is not counting the panels that go around the fuel tanks which should add another inch to the overall width.
So this pack should be the correct scale, or very close to it.
Now, i need to glue the templates onto my foamboard and im off......pics will follow soon!
the templates can be found here:
http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/f20/...ck-patterns-7559/?highlight=jetpack+templates
Basically, i brought the main pages i needed into photoshop and made each page 8.5X11. (they are bigger when opened in photoshop because they are PDF files)
I then had to do some shuffling around of the images on the pages to get them closer to the center as some go quite close to the edges. . But nothing to distort proportion.
I then hit print, and the print preview (at 110%) shows me what will actually print. If needed, I re-arrange the images on the page so nothing, or very little gets cut off. I then print at 110%
For the "wraps" for the fuel tanks, they go to the edge of the pages, so i had to do some creative thinking. WOF has them on 2 pages for each side. What i did was i brought them into photoshop, and attached the 2 pages togther. i then turned it sideways i added more "canvas" to the top and bottom of the image (which is the sides of the original templates) to make it 11" high. I then divided this image into 3 pieces. at these widths - 7.5", 7" and 7.5". So i printed them in 3 pieces instead of 2, but i had the room to print scaled to 110% without anything getting cut off.
So all of this gave me the measurement of 15" across the top of the backplate right before it starts to curve to the horizontal area on top.
Scaling the bottom 2 pieces to 110% gave me a measurement of 15 3/4" at the top edge. this is not counting the panels that go around the fuel tanks which should add another inch to the overall width.
So this pack should be the correct scale, or very close to it.
Now, i need to glue the templates onto my foamboard and im off......pics will follow soon!
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Ok here are the main body templates glued onto the foamboard with a few "fixes". I actually did a couple more after i took the pics lol.
Again, i cant thank WOF enough for these templates. Id have no clue where to start if it wasnt for him.
Also thanks to Matty Matt for his tips with his build. Its one of the best ive seen!
Again, i cant thank WOF enough for these templates. Id have no clue where to start if it wasnt for him.
Also thanks to Matty Matt for his tips with his build. Its one of the best ive seen!
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Ok doesnt look like much yet, but this is as far as i got today. Will do a little more tomorrow.... So far, so good 
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Matty Matt
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Let the madness begin...
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haha indeed!
Cbrant, im going to use what Matty Matt used as his came out great and the seams were very nice. It was a vinyl spackle. ..and JUST in the seams lol
Im waiting for my mightyboard to show up as well.....well, its not actually mighty board, i just looked into what it was, and its .020 styrene. So i just found some of that, and for 10 bucks got few sheets of 12X24 which should do nicely
Cbrant, im going to use what Matty Matt used as his came out great and the seams were very nice. It was a vinyl spackle. ..and JUST in the seams lol
Im waiting for my mightyboard to show up as well.....well, its not actually mighty board, i just looked into what it was, and its .020 styrene. So i just found some of that, and for 10 bucks got few sheets of 12X24 which should do nicely
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Hunter930
Hunter
This is awesome Dom I'm going to have a crack at a alum version with the JP body only in 1.5mm alum sheet , with balsa for anything thicker (to keep the weight down) and and steel pipes for tanks etc following the same process you ve followed. i love the aesthetics of metal...it may work or then again may be a learning experience...well see...but cheers for the inspiration
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Thanks man... but um...im not Dom LOL!
Ok so got some mor done today. Had a little mishap when i realized i wanted to move some stuff around on it, but not a big deal it can all be fixed. This is all just foam core board, some plastic stuff i found in the house, and hot glue. There is no filler/spackle/bondo on any of it yet
Still some things i want to fix up and finish, but the main body is almost done
Ok so got some mor done today. Had a little mishap when i realized i wanted to move some stuff around on it, but not a big deal it can all be fixed. This is all just foam core board, some plastic stuff i found in the house, and hot glue. There is no filler/spackle/bondo on any of it yet
Still some things i want to fix up and finish, but the main body is almost done
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Haha is all good
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Ok so heres where im at now. There is only so much i can do working with the templates to correct some accuracy details. So there is a good chance i will end up taking a mold off this when its done cast one, and then tweak it further and take a new mold. Then i will be done...i hope lol. Im not going for absolute accuracy here with the first go, and honestly if im happy with it and it looks nice i wont likely mess with it much.
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DeathProof
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Looks great, Lou! Keep it up!
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thank you sir
Ok so heres where im at now. The fuel tanks are vitamin water bottles wrapped in .020 styrene. they are technically less than 1/8th of an inch too big, but its negligible i think. (i also have this plastic thats very similar but transluscent that i used on the center area, and the right side fuel tank).
I made one top cap with the styrene, using the upscaled WOF templates. Its going to need to be fixed up a little bit. But thats fine as i'll be making a mold of it anyways as i'd like it to be a separate piece anyways.
Previously the center raised are was extended about and inch so it ends closer to the bottom. I had forgot to mention that. Ive also been using Rafal's measurements he had posted a while back. So far im pretty on point sizer wise. The pack is just about 16.5" wide.
I also added the correct inset on the back for the greeblies if i choose to add them
Im using lightweight spakle to fill the seams and also to coat where the couple of pieces of crap foamboard i had decided to wrinkle and shed its paper coating lol. This stuff is MUCH easier to sand than bondo
So far im pretty happy with this. Much happier than attempt #1 lol.
Ok so heres where im at now. The fuel tanks are vitamin water bottles wrapped in .020 styrene. they are technically less than 1/8th of an inch too big, but its negligible i think. (i also have this plastic thats very similar but transluscent that i used on the center area, and the right side fuel tank).
I made one top cap with the styrene, using the upscaled WOF templates. Its going to need to be fixed up a little bit. But thats fine as i'll be making a mold of it anyways as i'd like it to be a separate piece anyways.
Previously the center raised are was extended about and inch so it ends closer to the bottom. I had forgot to mention that. Ive also been using Rafal's measurements he had posted a while back. So far im pretty on point sizer wise. The pack is just about 16.5" wide.
I also added the correct inset on the back for the greeblies if i choose to add them
Im using lightweight spakle to fill the seams and also to coat where the couple of pieces of crap foamboard i had decided to wrinkle and shed its paper coating lol. This stuff is MUCH easier to sand than bondo
So far im pretty happy with this. Much happier than attempt #1 lol.
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