This page is specifically for links to external resources that I find useful for my projects. I can't teach everyone all the skills needed to complete every detail of every project, so it's worth checkout out the items below in order to learn the skills needed and find suitable suppliers for materials. I have also started a thread in the XRobots Forums, for discussion about global suppliers. You should also check out my 'All About Materials' index.

Prop building forums

   

The Replica Prop Forum

General prop and costuming

The Hunters Lair

Predator prop and costuming

The Dented Helmet

Boba Fet and Star Wars costuming

The Superhero costuming forum

General superhero costuming

Robocop Archive

Robocop costuming

Astromech.net

R2 / Astromech prop building

405th.com

Halo costuming

The Effects Lab

Move/FX, sculpture etc

   

Pepakura Resources

 
   

Pepakura Designer

The program you need to open .pdo Pepakura files

The RPF Pepakura thread

Lots of information on Pepakura

405th.com

Most Halo costumes are made in Pepakura so this is a really good resource

   

Electronics/hacks Resources

 
   

Electro Tech

Electronics forums and information

Picaxe

I use the Picaxe microcontroller for lots of stuff, they are also used in schools.

Hackaday

Daily projects for inspiration

Hacked Gadgets

Similar to Hackaday with some larger articles

Make blog

Make Magazine's project blog

   

UK Suppliers

 
   

Thames Valley supplies

This is where I got my Plastazote foam from

Creative Resources Dist Ltd

Clays, Plaster, Latex, Silicone RTV etc

Bentley Chemicals

Various moulding and casting supplies

Curetime

Smooth-on products in the UK, they are part of Bentley Chemicals

Mouldlife

Scupture, moulding and casting supplies

Active Robots

Servos, mechanics, electronics etc

Technobots

Servos, mechanics, electronics etc

Mindsets Online

General creative/educational materials/science

RS Components

Electronics and mechanics

Rapid Electronics

Electronic components

eSheet

Plastic sheeting and other materials

Stephen Webster Plastics

Plastic sheeting and other materials