Harder, Better, Faster, Smoother than a babies bum. Nice work man.
Harder, Better, Faster, Smoother than a babies bum. Nice work man.
Dear Perfectionist inside of me: GET OUT OF MY HEAD!
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Yeah, I wasn't happy with it. The more I looked at that seam the more I didn't like it I'm gonna try again with a small model saw and styrene as a guide. Thanks to my friend Peter for the Tip.
Had a little fun the past few days. I'm happy to say that the sanding and shaping is done! I'm really proud of how this helmet is coming out. By the way, The ear puck is JUST a TEST piece and nothing more. The visor is just hot glued in for giggles.
The bad news? I did not meet my imaginary deadline of the end of April.
The good news? This helmet is better than I expected And I am very close to finishing it. YES!
Can't have the helmet without the gloves, right?
So it all started with this toaster oven I got at a thrift store for fifteen dollars. It was the right size and it worked, so that was all I cared about.
Originally, I made my DP gloves out of pvc pipe, patience and love, but that method proved to take me around 8 hours and it just wasn't worth the time. So...I built a vacuum former today. This was my master hand:
My 6x6 vacuum former worked surprisingly well! This was the first pull:
A little too soft because the plastic wasn't quite ready, but overall really good! These were done in .20 styrene. I switched to .40 later, because these proved a little too thin.
I made a bigger box too, so I could pull one hand at a time.
this looks great and all, making good progress and even now making your brother some gloves to match but what about your own builds, at least your little brother monopolising your time is paying off with a great build
Actually, me and my little brother had some talks and now I'm selling the helmet to someone I know, I'm just finishing it for them. I need to fund more projects and he wants to buy some toys. He was actually okay with it......which surprised me.
Still, thanks for the kind words!
And by the way, I only work on Daft Punk lids, so these are my own builds. Those gloves I made are for me! And if anyone wants a set, they can PM me.
So today I partially finished the ear puck.
I tried to make it look something like the HAA puck but after a few minutes on the lathe it turned into a my very own piece, but I still think it looks good. I still have to make sure it's completely symmetrical, so it is subject to change, but you get the idea of it.
After it's done, then it's on to silicone and a resin cast.
I thought I would share some pics of my finished Guy helmet, the same one I posted about in this thread a few pages back.
Couple of things about this helmet before anyone asks:
#1. No, I can't see out of the visor. I secretly made this helmet for a friend who had broken his arm, so time constraints and lack of funds prevented me from trying to make a visor. This is a static piece, for display only; but you can still wear it!
#2. The colour scheme is really just me being lazy. Because the visor is fake, I didn't wanna go through the trouble of masking it and painting it gold, so I just painted it jet black. I included the HAA wires on the back, so this is really an combination of the encore helmet and the HAA helmet.
Overall, I am really happy with how this thing turned out and I look forward to starting another pep guy build soon.
Can someone recommend to me a shop vacuum with a lot of suction that I can buy at a place like home depot? Thanks.
ive heard of people using 2 5hp vacs from walmart simultaneously. that being said, great work!
Got a buying lined up already, that's good. And nice Guy helmet. I keep thinking about my next build, if i ever finish my current one, very tempting to try a daft punk build if a manage to build half as good.as yours have turned out.
Thanks rosskow. And If I ever finish my current helmet, It would be very tempting for me to try a boba fett helmet if I managed to make mine half as good as yours.
Not really Thomas related, but I thought people might be interested in seeing these...
Krylon Metallic gold worked surprisingly well for me. And it dried in about 20 minutes.
If you want a completed set, PM me!
very nice work. I really like the detail and effort you're putting into this.
Thank you....and you have the greatest screen name ever.
I forwarded your thread to my friend who wanted to make a Daft Punk helmet for Halloween for his first build. Looks awesome
what a nice brother! wish my brother would make me some stuff!
Thanks a lot guys. This helmet should be done in the next month. Almost there!
"almost there" i dont know how many times i have said/thought that, im sure you'll get it done, myself, im not so sure aboutCrank729 said:
Did some small work today, but work nonetheless!
I redid the mid seam today using a method from my Friend Pedro Aloha....Thanks man!
This saw cost me only 5 bucks at my local hobby shop.
I used a piece of .30 styrene to slowly inch the saw across a few times to form a perfectly straight and clean line. Worked like a charm. After I took the styrene off, I grabbed a piece of 200 grit sandpaper and inserted it into the channel a few times to make it cleaner. Here's the result.
Overall i'm really happy with how it turned out.
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This helmet will be done in the next month. I'm hoping to have it shipped by July 10th. I'm gonna miss tiny Thomas, he really has been a labour of love.
I'll be building my own helmets this summer, in the hopes of having them for Halloween. Are there any tips you could give me?
My best advice would just be to take your time and know the materials you are working with very well. Patience is key.....and if you don't know how to go about something, just ask! They are thousands of incredibly helpful members here who know a lot more than I do, they would be happy to help.
Moreover, have fun! Helmets are a blast! Have fun on your builds.
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