@@HobbyWorld_one I came to say the same. I work with this stuff a lot. I would do 1 layer at a time and spray mist on it... it will cure at least the outer skin in no time :) Then you can spray foam the next layer and do the same. In the end you won't really take much more time, but the majority of it will be cured. This will also help cut down on materials since you can better gauge how much foam is needed.
I am a bit confused as to why you made a 'crate' and then filled it with spray foam. Your finished product looks cool, it just seems like (to me) it would have been more useful as an actual storage container. Thanks for the vid!
Hi and thank you for the comment :) The crate is only a small part of the whole model. The main piece is a full sized model of Mad Moxxi, and she is going to stand on the crate. So it's really important that it is as strong as possible as it is going to support a large portion of the main model when everything is finished.
Your Terminator build was what got me into printing my first life-size model, a 180cm tall statue of Lara Croft. So needless to say that I really enjoy your projects and I am excited and looking forward to following you again on this journey. You mentioned that you build the square connectors in a 3D software and I can highly recommend "Luban" which automates this process. I used Luban for my Lara Croft project and it was a game changer compared to making the connectors myself in Fusion 360. Luban is specifically designed (among other things) to cut large scale models into individual pieces and you have many options to do connectors. Maybe something you want to consider for your next build. The box looks great, but I don't quite understand why you used the foam. Is the foam getting so solid that it will help carrying the weight of the statue later on? I would most likely just have printed the interior of the box with a 5-10% infill. Again, great to see you working on another exciting project and all the best for the build.
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Nice! I really liked that video!
Thanks, really appreciate it. Looking forward to making next episode :)
use a fine sprayer and mist the foam with water - this is what causes the expansion - always dampen surfaces before using sprayfoam
Thanks for the great tip, I will keep that in mind for the next project. Really appreciate it.
@@HobbyWorld_one I came to say the same. I work with this stuff a lot. I would do 1 layer at a time and spray mist on it... it will cure at least the outer skin in no time :) Then you can spray foam the next layer and do the same. In the end you won't really take much more time, but the majority of it will be cured. This will also help cut down on materials since you can better gauge how much foam is needed.
@@bluebeast440 Thanks for your feedback, I'll make sure to remember that for the next time I use expanding foam. Really appreciate it, thanks :)
I am a bit confused as to why you made a 'crate' and then filled it with spray foam. Your finished product looks cool, it just seems like (to me) it would have been more useful as an actual storage container. Thanks for the vid!
Hi and thank you for the comment :) The crate is only a small part of the whole model. The main piece is a full sized model of Mad Moxxi, and she is going to stand on the crate. So it's really important that it is as strong as possible as it is going to support a large portion of the main model when everything is finished.
Your Terminator build was what got me into printing my first life-size model, a 180cm tall statue of Lara Croft. So needless to say that I really enjoy your projects and I am excited and looking forward to following you again on this journey.
You mentioned that you build the square connectors in a 3D software and I can highly recommend "Luban" which automates this process. I used Luban for my Lara Croft project and it was a game changer compared to making the connectors myself in Fusion 360.
Luban is specifically designed (among other things) to cut large scale models into individual pieces and you have many options to do connectors. Maybe something you want to consider for your next build.
The box looks great, but I don't quite understand why you used the foam. Is the foam getting so solid that it will help carrying the weight of the statue later on?
I would most likely just have printed the interior of the box with a 5-10% infill.
Again, great to see you working on another exciting project and all the best for the build.