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RE: Tena's Mandalorian Armor Build - Tenacity - 11-01-2018
The armor plates are all cut out of sintra (extruded PVC sheets) cut to shape and then heat formed.
RE: Tena's Mandalorian Armor Build - Karlotta - 11-01-2018
Yeah I vaguely remember you telling me you were doing a welding course, years ago. I guess that's where you learned to shape this stuff too?
RE: Tena's Mandalorian Armor Build - Tenacity - 11-01-2018
Never worked with sintra before this but it's fairly easy to mold. You cut the shape out with a utility knife or razor blade, the sheets are flat and basically like hard plastic. I used a heat gun to heat them up, once the sintra gets warm enough it becomes pliable, about the same consistency as stiff play dough. You shape it how you want and when it cools down it holds that shape.