tbone9600
Active Hunter
FINALLY FINISHED!! Imperial Guard Helmet Skupilkinson's Pepakura
Here are the pics of the Helmet I assembled from Skips design. I'll have to do some more mods to get it to fit my big ol' pumpkin head. You'll see what I mean by some more mods.
Beginning the dome
Finished dome. This was the most tedious part IMHO.
The Face
Face and dome connected
Adding the back. Ran into an issue here you'll see in a sec
The front
The back and the issue. I ended up with a gap in the back from the raised area down. I believe the reason behind it is because I used standard letter head instead of A4. The program automaticly adjusted the aspect ratios when printing and I think it shortened these parts just enough to cause the issue. I simply measured out what pieces I needed to make, cut them out, and glued them in place. I actually think this was a "blessing in disguise" so to speak. If not for this I don't think I could have gotten it on.
Front Right finished
Rear Left finished
Over all I think it turned out great and I have something to work with now. It was a fun build. Thanks again Skip.:cheers To get it to fit my head and shoulders a little better I am going to section it and add strips of card stock where needed. It's a little snug in the cheek area and not quite long enough to sit on my shoulders. Again I think this is due to the translation from A4 to standard size. If you want a RG Helmet and cant afford to purchase one of the ones that pop up every now and again I recommend this project. It will require patience. Especially on the dome.
Here are the pics of the Helmet I assembled from Skips design. I'll have to do some more mods to get it to fit my big ol' pumpkin head. You'll see what I mean by some more mods.
Beginning the dome
Finished dome. This was the most tedious part IMHO.
The Face
Face and dome connected
Adding the back. Ran into an issue here you'll see in a sec
The front
The back and the issue. I ended up with a gap in the back from the raised area down. I believe the reason behind it is because I used standard letter head instead of A4. The program automaticly adjusted the aspect ratios when printing and I think it shortened these parts just enough to cause the issue. I simply measured out what pieces I needed to make, cut them out, and glued them in place. I actually think this was a "blessing in disguise" so to speak. If not for this I don't think I could have gotten it on.
Front Right finished
Rear Left finished
Over all I think it turned out great and I have something to work with now. It was a fun build. Thanks again Skip.:cheers To get it to fit my head and shoulders a little better I am going to section it and add strips of card stock where needed. It's a little snug in the cheek area and not quite long enough to sit on my shoulders. Again I think this is due to the translation from A4 to standard size. If you want a RG Helmet and cant afford to purchase one of the ones that pop up every now and again I recommend this project. It will require patience. Especially on the dome.
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I think you may be right about the print difference. I'm in the UK so used A4, I didn't get this problem. Sometimes it can be caused by not lining up the tabs properly but you wouldn't get a gap like that, so I think the A4-Letter problem raised its head with yours.
Though I never use MAX so it's cool for me. It does read 3DS, OBJ formats though. 
