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The more I wore it around, the more it bended and than it eventually ripped. It looked decent enough, not professional, but decent. Tracing it on top of some more kraft foam, I cutted it out, painted it red and glued it on top. I printed out the red hood bat symbol and adjusted it's size until I thought it fit the best. I figured all I needed to do was copy the shape of the top pectoral pieces on some kraft foam sheets and glue them on to it.

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I also had a pair of 10 dollar bluetooth speakers that I took out of a bluetooth head band and glued them inside.not necessary, but it was nice to listen to music while I waited on those long convention lines.ДЇirst, I had an old baseball catchers chest piece that was perfect for the shape for my project. It was much easier than trying to tape and spray paint it. To finish off the hood, I painted the line that I filed out black with a sharpie. I glued them into place, but only on the inside and outside corners, that way some air could get inside while i wore it, and that would help prevent it from fogging up. I popped out the lenses from a pair of dollar store sun glasses, and trimmed them down with a dremmel. On the inside I sprayed a few coats of black plasti-dip (rubber spray) to make it softer for the head. You can easily see the difference between the original streaky coat and the smooth finished coat. The hood might have been more sturdy because of the extra layers, but that just meant I had to do more sanding and painting. I painted the hood with several layers of red paint which ended up showing the imperfections/streaky lines that were left over by the resin.

I used two velcro strips on the bottom sides where the two halves met, which would keep the whole hood together while it's on my head. To reattach the hood, I used elastic strips which I hotglued to each side while they were being pulled tight, making the finished product have a tight fit. So after the first coat, I ended up taking everything apart, painting and applying it again. Because I got eager to see if it fitted, I did it before hand, which meant I had to tape the bottoms and the eyes during, but even the slightest hole would ruin the insides. *I recommend doing this next step after painting. Once the line was drawn I used a small hand file to carve it out (you could also use a dremmel if you trust yourself enough). It was frustrating as you have to be precise and even. I also measured and penciled a line out on the hood, which would end up being black on the finished product. I penciled in a line beyond the halfway mark so it wouldn't show from the front and cut it out with a dremmel. Once I had the desired shape, I applied 2 more layers of epoxy resin on top of the bondo to keep it as strong as possible.Whereas I still believe this was a good idea, it made it a little more time consuming, but I'll explain that in another step.Д«ecause the hood was just slightly larger than my head, it wouldn't slide over, so I had to make a cut near the back of the hood. (hand sand around the eyes, and take your time, the palm sander would just destroy this area)). I used JB weld around the eyes (because they were the most tedious, and I needed them to be the toughest areas. While you're applying make sure to apply close and tight to prevent air bubbles.Д«ut since there will be air bubbles, it's best to buy some spot putty to fill in the tiny imperfections that show up throughout. After finishing one tub of bondo, there was still some imperfections that I had to get another tub and do one last coat. You can sand it by hand, but you can shave off a few hours if you have a belt sander.Д«ondo and sanding, bondo and sanding, bondo and sanding. I used a red sharpie on various edges on the helmet to show me when I was sanding a little too close. Apply the bondo to the resin hood, and sand it to the shape as best as you can, if you start to hit the paperstock, stop. This process is very time consuming and will need more than one layer. I used the all purpose bondo, but I don't know the difference between the all purpose and the auto, so I don't know what the difference would be if there is a difference. Now to create the proper shape with bondo. I applied 2 layers to the outside and 2 layers on the inside, although it took 4 days to do this, you could now throw this thing across the floor and it would stay solid. I used epoxy resin because it gives you more time to use and doesn't stink up the house, but it does take 24 hours per layer. Like most pepakura that I'm sure you've already read, the next step is resin.