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  1. Kilted Rennie

    Cylon armor in EVA foam

    Sorry, nothing new to post. It's renaissance faire season so I'm busy faire-ing.
  2. Kilted Rennie

    Cylon armor in EVA foam

    I went to Maker Fare Detroit and Smooth On had a booth. The rep told me they have a product just like this that will go directly on eva foam. He said it has almost exactly the same profile as the 65D I was looking at. It's a bit more expensive but I think would be better in the long run...
  3. Kilted Rennie

    Cylon armor in EVA foam

    I started looking for a source of two part polyurethane resin to coat the foam. Not cheap, but I think it will be worth it. You can sand and paint it. It gives the foam a more rigid surface. It takes 10 to 15 minutes to harden so it has time to flow a bit and smooth out the brush strokes. A...
  4. Kilted Rennie

    Cylon armor in EVA foam

    I'm thinking about trying something like this message playback kit, USB5M 300 second (5 minutes) USB recording module, to give myself a voice. I could put the buttons into the laser rifle. Or maybe in the glove finger tips so I could trigger them by pressing each finger tip with my thumb or...
  5. Kilted Rennie

    Hi there.

    Welcome Enchanter! I'm into Sci-Fi as well. Original television series like Star Trek, Space: 1999, and Battlestar Galactica as well as books by Robert Heinlein. I'm currently working on a BSG Cylon Centurion suit. Someday I'll probably design a powered combat suit based on Robert Heinlein's...
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    Cylon armor in EVA foam

    Just noticed and fixed it. o_O Must be the default when you upload from a phone.
  7. Kilted Rennie

    Cylon armor in EVA foam

    Thanks :)
  8. Kilted Rennie

    Cylon armor in EVA foam

    Odd, I just tried it and it worked. Here's the direct link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_sgJFDlRY8
  9. Kilted Rennie

    Cylon armor in EVA foam

    After looking for an eye scanner audio solution online I came to the conclusion I either have to shell out some bucks for a prebuilt turnkey solution, roll my own electronic sound clip repeater, or hack something together. I decided to go the hack route. I have several mp3 players gathering...
  10. Kilted Rennie

    Hello all...

    Oh! Firefox!
  11. Kilted Rennie

    Hello all...

    Greetings! Any particular planes or starships you are interested in?
  12. Kilted Rennie

    Hello

    Thanks! I started a thread on the build here http://zealot.com/threads/cylon-armor-in-eva-foam.177385/
  13. Kilted Rennie

    Cylon armor in EVA foam

    Ha! One I can afford! To bad it doesn't actually solve the problem :(
  14. Kilted Rennie

    Cylon armor in EVA foam

    Good ideas. I think a slightly tinted plastic would still allow enough light out (the LED's are pretty bright when viewed straight on) while still obscuring the view into the helmet from the outside. I'll have to experiment with that. I may use fiber optic cables attached to the LED's so I can...
  15. Kilted Rennie

    Cylon armor in EVA foam

    I'm either going to go with polyethylene foam by the roll (2 lb density, 1/4" thick x 60" wide, $3.59/foot) or in sheets (2 lb density, 1/4" thick, 72" x 48", $21.99/sheet). They are both cross-linked. I think the 1/4" (6 mm) should work. Not sure if the density is correct. I'm afraid 4 lb would...
  16. Kilted Rennie

    Cylon armor in EVA foam

    After all the trouble with the foam material I purchased wouldn't you know there's a place within an hour drive that sells large sheets and rolls of cross linked polyethylene foam. Now I just have to figure out what I need. The Foam Factory has so many choices I'm not sure what to get.
  17. Kilted Rennie

    Cylon armor in EVA foam

    I've read the same about the scanner. But at $13 I couldn't turn it down. At least not for a prototype. I think once I add a diffuser the effect will be "good enough."
  18. Kilted Rennie

    Cylon armor in EVA foam

    I ordered a Larson Scanner from Evil Mad Scientist. At $13 it's worth a go. I ordered the smaller clear LEDs instead of the diffuse ones. I intend to add a diffuser across the eye slit in front of the LEDs. I spent the last couple of days attempting to make the helmet from 10 mm EVA foam...
  19. Kilted Rennie

    Hello

    Thanks! I'm looking forward to Motor City Comic Con 2015.
  20. Kilted Rennie

    Cylon armor in EVA foam

    Has anyone here made Cylon armor in EVA foam? I'm starting with Bazooka Joe's pepakura patterns. I put together a card version of the helmet and found it to be a bit small for my large noggin . I scaled the template up 20% to adjust for the EVA foam thickness and to give me a bit more room...
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