Iron Man Helmet finished 7/23 update 1st post

weaselflinger · 06-13-2007, 01:09 PM

Here is the first cast from the molds, painted and assembled. The eyes are temporary and are pieces of the spraycan top that I hot glued in place. When I get a chance, I'll replace them with metallic gold lenses. Feel free to send me an email if you have any questions, and thanks again for all the praise and support!

7/5
Here are the latest pics. The mask gets held on with magnets, two inside the mask, and two mounted on the helmet by the temples (the round indentations are the same size as normal ceramic magnets).

The back panel is also removable to get the helmet on and off. It is held in place with magnets as well.

As far as the eyes lighting up...man I really haven't thought about it.

I just have some more sanding and fine tuning, and I should be able to start the mold next week.

Hopefully I look less like Freddy Mercury than the sideshow bust

These are the latest pics of the helmet cast in fiberglass and coated with primer. The last pic is the helmet in a plastic bag with a clay sculpt of the faceplate directly on the helmet.

The cast still needs to be cleaned up a bit before it's ready for silicone, but the whole project is moving along nicely...

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I just started this a couple of days ago, so it's still pretty rough. I have to admit that I've never really read any Iron Man comics, but I love some of the armor designs I've seen over the past few years. This one is based on the 1:2 Sideshow bust (pictured w/ mine). I plan to make it fiberglass, wearable, and have a removable face mask.

Thanks for looking!

Michael

Unfated · 06-13-2007, 01:11 PM

That is a great start. I'm eager to see more.

Beeb89 · 06-13-2007, 01:20 PM

THAT is pretty darn sweet! Can't wait to see the progress on this one!

-B89!

Kylash327 · 06-13-2007, 01:35 PM

Man i was hopin it was gonna be the movie one, still wicked cool though!

Propazoid · 06-13-2007, 03:39 PM

WOW!

I have that bust...I'd love the helmet to match!
You are the king of non organic sculpts man!

-Robb

CGClone · 06-13-2007, 03:39 PM

Very cool!

blufive · 06-13-2007, 04:08 PM

I dig it!

Red Five · 06-13-2007, 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by weaselflinger

I just started this a couple of days ago, so it's still pretty rough. I have to admit that I've never really read any Iron Man comics, but I love some of the armor designs I've seen over the past few years. This one is based on the 1:2 Sideshow bust (pictured w/ mine). I plan to make it fiberglass, wearable, and have a removable face mask.

Thanks for looking!

Michael

Wow! This is gonna' be fun to watch! Keep us posted !!!

Halo_1 · 06-13-2007, 11:04 PM

Mike,

It looks awesome! Great work...as usual!

Stay safe,

Tim.

GundamZeppelin · 06-13-2007, 11:13 PM

The first thought that came to mind was "OH SH**"

Loanstar · 06-14-2007, 01:56 AM

Man , thats awesome

I love Iron Man.

Got Maul · 06-14-2007, 02:38 AM

Hmmm...I'm sorry, but your sculpt of the yellow guy looks nothing like the dude in the mask...

jk - great job. I would love to hear about your smoothing techniques.

BlindSquirrel · 06-14-2007, 03:03 PM

Looks great! I can't wait to see how it progresses!

Please show the molding and casting process, too, please!

KidL · 06-14-2007, 03:08 PM

Awesome! One of my favorite Iron Man designs... glad to see you're doing the design justice... How are you planning on keeping the faceplate in place? I'm thinking magnets?

The Clone Emperor · 06-15-2007, 01:20 PM

Kudos.

Another brillant addition to your impressive body of work. Such symmetry.

Inspirational.

weaselflinger · 06-15-2007, 05:10 PM

Thanks everyone. I was thinking of magnets for mounting the faceplate as well. I got a bunch more done in the last couple of days and I'm taking a break from it over the weekend.

Next week I hope to cast the first Lord Marshal and get Iron Man ready for molding.

ManfromNaboo · 06-16-2007, 09:23 AM

Great sculpt ! Can´t wait to see the finished product ! What clay are you using ?

Michael

TMP · 06-16-2007, 11:06 AM

Interesting seeing someone else are also doing this project.
There are allot of varieties to go for and you chose one of the versions i also like the best.

I am doing the entire armor, movie style mixed with the newer comic style.
A streamlined armor.

Kadajiroth · 06-16-2007, 11:14 AM

Awesome sculpt! Can't wait to see it finished.

loganallenwolf · 06-16-2007, 06:43 PM

That looks Awesome!!!

How are you gonna make it so it'll fit down around your head to wear? It looks like it's form fitted around the head.

Can't wait to see your updates!

dualedge · 06-16-2007, 06:46 PM

That's really, REALLY AWESOME!! Great work! Can't wait to see more!

roboprop · 06-17-2007, 10:31 AM

Dooooooooood!

ROCK...ON!!

Darrin

Talisen · 06-17-2007, 11:40 AM

Nice! I'm very interested in seeing where this goes.

As for the fitting around the head, it looks like those lower plates in the back of the head would move (slide up) - at least on a functional armour, don't know what you've got planned.

hydin · 06-17-2007, 12:07 PM

Very cool design!

Man, between this and the Lord Marshall helmet, you are getting this sculpting stuff nailed!

I really like this

. Can't wait to see the updated pics when it's all finished up. I think it will be a work of art.

mez7 · 06-18-2007, 08:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by weaselflinger

Thanks everyone. I was thinking of magnets for mounting the faceplate as well.

not only was I thinking of sculpting that same helmet, i was going to go for magnets to connect the 2 peices as well, great minds must think alike...great job, one less project i have to do now

06-13-2007, 01:09 PM	#1
weaselflinger Join Date: May 2002 Location: Appleton, WI Posts: 793	Iron Man Helmet finished 7/23 update 1st post Here is the first cast from the molds, painted and assembled. The eyes are temporary and are pieces of the spraycan top that I hot glued in place. When I get a chance, I'll replace them with metallic gold lenses. Feel free to send me an email if you have any questions, and thanks again for all the praise and support! 7/5 Here are the latest pics. The mask gets held on with magnets, two inside the mask, and two mounted on the helmet by the temples (the round indentations are the same size as normal ceramic magnets). The back panel is also removable to get the helmet on and off. It is held in place with magnets as well. As far as the eyes lighting up...man I really haven't thought about it. I just have some more sanding and fine tuning, and I should be able to start the mold next week. Hopefully I look less like Freddy Mercury than the sideshow bust These are the latest pics of the helmet cast in fiberglass and coated with primer. The last pic is the helmet in a plastic bag with a clay sculpt of the faceplate directly on the helmet. The cast still needs to be cleaned up a bit before it's ready for silicone, but the whole project is moving along nicely... __________________________________________________ ___________ I just started this a couple of days ago, so it's still pretty rough. I have to admit that I've never really read any Iron Man comics, but I love some of the armor designs I've seen over the past few years. This one is based on the 1:2 Sideshow bust (pictured w/ mine). I plan to make it fiberglass, wearable, and have a removable face mask. Thanks for looking! Michael Last edited by weaselflinger; 07-23-2007 at 10:22 PM.

06-13-2007, 01:11 PM	#2
Unfated Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 338	Re: New Iron Man Helmet WIP 1/1 That is a great start. I'm eager to see more.

06-13-2007, 01:20 PM	#3
Beeb89 Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 2,598	Re: New Iron Man Helmet WIP 1/1 THAT is pretty darn sweet! Can't wait to see the progress on this one! -B89!

06-13-2007, 01:35 PM	#4
Kylash327 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Jefferson, WI Posts: 6,961	Re: New Iron Man Helmet WIP 1/1 Man i was hopin it was gonna be the movie one, still wicked cool though!

06-13-2007, 03:39 PM	#5
Propazoid Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: New York Posts: 3,944	Re: New Iron Man Helmet WIP 1/1 WOW! I have that bust...I'd love the helmet to match! You are the king of non organic sculpts man! -Robb

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06-13-2007, 03:39 PM	#6
CGClone Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 767	Re: New Iron Man Helmet WIP 1/1 Very cool!

06-13-2007, 04:08 PM	#7
blufive Join Date: Aug 1999 Posts: 6,879	Re: New Iron Man Helmet WIP 1/1 I dig it!

06-13-2007, 11:04 PM	#9
Halo_1 Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: East Coast Singapore Posts: 1,150	Re: New Iron Man Helmet WIP 1/1 Mike, It looks awesome! Great work...as usual! Stay safe, Tim.

06-13-2007, 11:13 PM	#10
GundamZeppelin Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,056	Re: New Iron Man Helmet WIP 1/1 The first thought that came to mind was "OH SH**"

06-14-2007, 01:56 AM	#11
Loanstar Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 60	Re: New Iron Man Helmet WIP 1/1 Man , thats awesome I love Iron Man.

06-14-2007, 02:38 AM	#12
Got Maul Official Licensee Join Date: Jul 1999 Posts: 5,559	Re: New Iron Man Helmet WIP 1/1 Hmmm...I'm sorry, but your sculpt of the yellow guy looks nothing like the dude in the mask... jk - great job. I would love to hear about your smoothing techniques.

06-14-2007, 03:03 PM	#13
BlindSquirrel Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 1,315	Re: New Iron Man Helmet WIP 1/1 Looks great! I can't wait to see how it progresses! Please show the molding and casting process, too, please!

06-14-2007, 03:08 PM	#14
KidL Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 730	Re: New Iron Man Helmet WIP 1/1 Awesome! One of my favorite Iron Man designs... glad to see you're doing the design justice... How are you planning on keeping the faceplate in place? I'm thinking magnets?

06-15-2007, 01:20 PM	#15
The Clone Emperor Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Byss (Illinois) Posts: 117	out of the park Kudos. Another brillant addition to your impressive body of work. Such symmetry. Inspirational.

06-15-2007, 05:10 PM	#16
weaselflinger Join Date: May 2002 Location: Appleton, WI Posts: 793	Re: out of the park Thanks everyone. I was thinking of magnets for mounting the faceplate as well. I got a bunch more done in the last couple of days and I'm taking a break from it over the weekend. Next week I hope to cast the first Lord Marshal and get Iron Man ready for molding.

06-16-2007, 09:23 AM	#17
ManfromNaboo RPF Staff Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Germany Posts: 5,498	Re: New Iron Man Helmet WIP 1/1 Great sculpt ! Can´t wait to see the finished product ! What clay are you using ? Michael

06-16-2007, 11:06 AM	#18
TMP Join Date: May 2005 Location: Europe Posts: 2,000	Re: New Iron Man Helmet WIP 1/1 Interesting seeing someone else are also doing this project. There are allot of varieties to go for and you chose one of the versions i also like the best. I am doing the entire armor, movie style mixed with the newer comic style. A streamlined armor.

06-16-2007, 11:14 AM	#19
Kadajiroth Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 1,725	Re: New Iron Man Helmet WIP 1/1 Awesome sculpt! Can't wait to see it finished.

06-16-2007, 06:43 PM	#20
loganallenwolf Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 141	Re: New Iron Man Helmet WIP 1/1 That looks Awesome!!! How are you gonna make it so it'll fit down around your head to wear? It looks like it's form fitted around the head. Can't wait to see your updates!

06-16-2007, 06:46 PM	#21
dualedge Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Atlanta Posts: 6,701	Re: New Iron Man Helmet WIP 1/1 That's really, REALLY AWESOME!! Great work! Can't wait to see more!

06-17-2007, 10:31 AM	#22
roboprop Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: So. California Posts: 432	Re: New Iron Man Helmet WIP 1/1 Dooooooooood! ROCK...ON!! Darrin

06-17-2007, 11:40 AM	#23
Talisen Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,382	Re: New Iron Man Helmet WIP 1/1 Nice! I'm very interested in seeing where this goes. As for the fitting around the head, it looks like those lower plates in the back of the head would move (slide up) - at least on a functional armour, don't know what you've got planned.

06-17-2007, 12:07 PM	#24
hydin Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: La Posts: 18,931	Re: New Iron Man Helmet WIP 1/1 Very cool design! Man, between this and the Lord Marshall helmet, you are getting this sculpting stuff nailed! I really like this . Can't wait to see the updated pics when it's all finished up. I think it will be a work of art.

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