JBReplicas
Master Member
excellent work, you have done exactly the same as I did on mine, even with magnet positioning! Shame I had to sell mine as they are superb helmets, nice job spacing out the jaw too
Bigturc's War machine helmet (3D printed)
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LOL, don't worry about that one Clinton!
Ordering more magnets as I write this!!
What sort of magnets did you use for this? The small round disks? How thick are they?
Not sure the exact magnets Al is using but on my 8 or so builds of this helmet I have always used either the A or B on this page. Depending on where I am placing them.
Rare-Earth Circular Magnets - Lee Valley Tools
Rare-Earth Circular Magnets - Lee Valley Tools
Aren't those things a bit too thin? I've ordered a pack of cube magnets, but I'm thinking those might actually be a bit too big.
EDIT: actually, those look not bad. I had miscalculated from inch to cm.
Bigturc
Sr Member
Thanks Clinton,
I'm actually quite close to what Clinton used, under the back, I've used four 1/4" x 1/8" since most of the weight pull needed to be there. While in front, where they attach more vertically, I've used two 1/4" x 1/8" in the lower section and two 1/4" x 1/16" in the shell as I was running out of 1/4 x 1/8 lol. Anyway, these things are so darn strong, I barely even needed to have the 4 in the front section!
And for me, I bought them at http://www.kjmagnetics.com.
I'm actually quite close to what Clinton used, under the back, I've used four 1/4" x 1/8" since most of the weight pull needed to be there. While in front, where they attach more vertically, I've used two 1/4" x 1/8" in the lower section and two 1/4" x 1/16" in the shell as I was running out of 1/4 x 1/8 lol. Anyway, these things are so darn strong, I barely even needed to have the 4 in the front section!
And for me, I bought them at http://www.kjmagnetics.com.
Bigturc
Sr Member
Cubes are not fun to install in this case. I use drill bits, starts with a tiny one and build up my hole progressively until I get the exact radius of the magnet, then push it in and fix it with super glue. In the case of one of the eight that I installed, I couldn't pull it out after test fitting so I just let it there! 
I don't really see having invisible magnets installed in cube shape unless you drill the size of the cube then fill with epoxy. Kinda Over complicated imo, but that's just me!
I don't really see having invisible magnets installed in cube shape unless you drill the size of the cube then fill with epoxy. Kinda Over complicated imo, but that's just me!
ROBOSTEVE 0671
Sr Member
Bigturc
Sr Member
Cheek piece fitted with epoxy putty, will add fiberglass backing once set properly to make sure it's rock solid!
I also added epoxy in the top plate as it was really thin and just to make sure I don't break it as it already chipped a little bit from a hit from the faceplate! :behave
I also added epoxy in the top plate as it was really thin and just to make sure I don't break it as it already chipped a little bit from a hit from the faceplate! :behave
Surreal Studios
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Nice work on the sections of that helmet!
Tony Stark III
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so precise man. i love it.
keep rockin.
keep rockin.
AkiBadtrip
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Nice helm! Excited for the next update!
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ROBOSTEVE 0671
Sr Member
:love Nice work Al
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