My 1 week Captain America Helmet build!

awwwweeeeeeesssoooooooommmeee

i am incredibly impressed this would be a good build. even if it wasnt a one week one this would be impressive it looks like a few weeks of work have went into this very well done mate

Looks excellent, good use of foam and resin togther

firebapx said:

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i am incredibly impressed this would be a good build. even if it wasnt a one week one this would be impressive it looks like a few weeks of work have went into this very well done mate

Thanks! I surprised myself with how well it turned out!

XRobots said:

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Looks excellent, good use of foam and resin togther

Why thank you! And thanks for making the post about how to plastic coat foam, it wouldn't have been possible without you

Wow, I'm impressed how good it looks with the time frame. That's talent.

That's fantastic! I'd been trying to freehand a foam Cap America Avengers helmet for my costume with limited success, I didn't even know there was a template out there! I hadn't found anything before you mentioned it! So thankyou very much for the information, and your helmet looks awesome

That is awesome.
My wife thought it was a real helmet at first glance.

Very nice! I can only imagine what you could do if you took your time.

Awesome, my friend! I'm thinking about doing a cap helmet too, i'll keep this method in mind.

Thanks! And if you attempt this, I would use foam that is a bit thinner, just make sure its pretty dense so it will keep its shape

So I'm new and have a (possible quite dumb) question. I think that this will be my first build and I'm curious to know what type/thickness foam you're using.
Also it's fantastic to see some love for Cap around here. Iron Man seems to hog an awful lot of the attention.

Im using EVA foam (the same stuff for all the foam Iron man builds), 1/4 inch thick (about 6mm). I got mine from BigLots, It looked like this. Most craft foam is eva foam and should work quite well too. Stealth and xRobots here have some great info about using this foam (along with many other people here). Just search around for more info!
Cheers!

Wow! This is insanely good for a one week build! The only thing I don't really like is the luster.

Where did you get the template? This is the kind of helmet I am wanting to build!!!

@Firstavenger: A quick Google search for "JFCustom Foam Captain America Helmet" turned up this thread.

http://www.therpf.com/f24/captain-am...m-file-152770/

I'm using the same files for mine and this is how I found it. Just remember, Google is always your friend

cama900 said:

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Anyway, the main reason for this update is that I'm thinking of getting a cheap leather coat/bag from a thift store (or perhaps just some pleather) and trying to make the ear covers and chin straps. Any ideas on the best way to attempt this?

Any update and/or pics with you wearing the helmet ??

Yea, a few. Sorry for my incredibly slow response time. They are a bit crappy because im most definitely not a photographer...



^^ I love my left eye in this one

But no updates, I didnt find any leather or anything for the ear flaps, maybe some day...