Knee pad problem …
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Boba Freekk
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You can build it up with sintra.
cal196
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I made a mold in sculpy and baked it as a base, then made a reverse mold and baked it. It is very hard and you could probubly use just that, but if you bang your knee on something it will shatter.
I plan on pouring a reverse mold out of resin fiberglass then screwing it from the inside of my knees which are metal, and dressing them up with bondo.
Dunno if its gonna work. The bigger question for me is ,what to make the knee darts out of.
I plan on pouring a reverse mold out of resin fiberglass then screwing it from the inside of my knees which are metal, and dressing them up with bondo.
Dunno if its gonna work. The bigger question for me is ,what to make the knee darts out of.
Jodo Kast 2749
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I used a 1" thick piece of MDF. Just cut the angles, sand and prime.
Jodo Kast 2749
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MDF is a fine textures particle board. You can get it cheap at Home Depot.
**IMPORTANT** You need to predrill the holes if you are screwing the blocks on. If you don't, you'll end up splitting the wood.
BigaboyFett
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Can you get MDF in a variety of shapes and sizes? What is the best way to cut it since it is basically powdered sawdust and glue.
sithlord23
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I built mine up with sintra
carbonitekid
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Watch out for this stuff, its HIGHLY carcinogenic (ie can lead to cancer).
Slade
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I'm about to shape out my knee pads out of plastic. As for the darts i'm going to get some darts and cut them down then i'll take out the needle then i have darts for my knee pads but not fully in accuracy but they'll do my suits my custom mandalorian after all.
I'm making most of my armor out of PVC plastic its sort of like sintra practically is but in a form of a bucket. I followed the budget armor material idea from a topic i once saw around here.
I'm making most of my armor out of PVC plastic its sort of like sintra practically is but in a form of a bucket. I followed the budget armor material idea from a topic i once saw around here.
OZFettmaker
Hunter
I did it the hard way...lol.........I made a clay sculpt on a flat sintra knee shape,then molded it in r.t.v.(room temp. vulcanising)silicone,and now I have more knee blocks than God...........lol.....and they simply screw onto the kneepads.
I'm in the middle of molding the whole thing,with kneeblocks already on the main cast,and then add the darts.
I'm very well set up for this kind of thing,but I know most folks aren't,so it's a case of "whatever works,works".
I know I had a hard time with the knees,trying to use any "found" objects for the blocks,so in the end I just bit the bullet,and sculpted it up.
BTW.here's a tip.........attach your darts with springs........zip to the h/ware store(a well stocked one!)and buy a long spring to cut down,or shorter springs.
Glue one end into the knee blocks,and one end to a hole in the darts...........We use the same technique with jet pack missiles.........So,when you get knocked or bumped..."Boing",is what you hear,not "snap"!
I'm in the middle of molding the whole thing,with kneeblocks already on the main cast,and then add the darts.
I'm very well set up for this kind of thing,but I know most folks aren't,so it's a case of "whatever works,works".
I know I had a hard time with the knees,trying to use any "found" objects for the blocks,so in the end I just bit the bullet,and sculpted it up.
BTW.here's a tip.........attach your darts with springs........zip to the h/ware store(a well stocked one!)and buy a long spring to cut down,or shorter springs.
Glue one end into the knee blocks,and one end to a hole in the darts...........We use the same technique with jet pack missiles.........So,when you get knocked or bumped..."Boing",is what you hear,not "snap"!
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