Kids Stormtrooper helmet sculpt

BactaReality · 08-21-2008, 11:09 PM

Something that I decided to try and tackle several months back is finally nearing completion. Sculpted in clay, then cast in urethane resin. Originally started this project to have a more accurate looking TK armor kit for my 8 yr old son. I decided to make this large enough for him to grow into and managed to get a size that I think works pretty well. This measures 26 3/4" around the forehead, and is approx. 10" tall from chin to the top of the dome. I used several different helmets as reference and came up with my own interpretations based on all of them. It still has a slight wonkiness to it, but I did try to make some areas a tad more symmetrical. Not so much that it looks like the odd looking MR CE helmet though. I still need to add the ear cap screws and mic tips, then it should be ready to go. I have the chest, shoulder, bicep, forearm, and hand armor sculpted so far (pics to come soon). If anyone here is interested, I will be doing a run within the next week or two. Not sure how much this is going to cost total with all the extras (brow trim, neck trim, lenses, mic tips, but I should be able to do this between 100-150 in kit form. I'll also be offering fully assembled and painted versions for small fee, though not sure how much yet. I'm currently looking into have some decals made for it, so if anyone can recommend a place to get those done, that'd be really helpful. Here's the latest pics:

Progress thread originally started on whitearmor.net :http://forum.whitearmor.net/index.php?showtopic=3002

Jumpin Jax · 08-22-2008, 01:39 AM

Thought that looked familiar, caught the preview on Myspace

Very nice work.

James Kenobi 1138 · 08-22-2008, 02:02 AM

It's hard to tell the size.

Any side-by-side pics with a normal sized helmets?

BactaReality · 08-22-2008, 03:46 AM

Thanks Jax, are you on my friends list and I did'nt even realize it?
I need to take some more photos of this next to other TK helmets, so far I've only got a couple with it next to an oscs episode III helmet, which is slightly smaller than a MR version. I'll post some more comparison pics tomorrow.

HAL9000 · 08-22-2008, 03:51 AM

wow...are these gonna be...y'know...'available'?

ItsThatGuy · 08-22-2008, 08:21 AM

Nice sculpt!

BactaReality · 08-22-2008, 08:06 PM

Thanks "that guy".

Quote:

Originally Posted by HAL9000

wow...are these gonna be...y'know...'available'?

That's the plan. This is just the first of more helmets to come. Next helmet will more than likely be full size for us big kids though. This was more or less a practice piece for me, as I've never done any clay sculpting before. These will be rotocast using smooth-cast roto until I decide or find something that works better. I've got a roto-casting machine now, so these will all be turning out pretty consistent as far as thickness goes. Right now I'm in the process of ordering the necessary neck and brow trim. Within the next few days I should have one thats fully painted, with all the trim and lenses and mic tips, so you can get a better idea of what this will look like finished.

blewis17 · 08-22-2008, 10:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BactaReality

Thanks Jax, are you on my friends list and I did'nt even realize it?
I need to take some more photos of this next to other TK helmets, so far I've only got a couple with it next to an oscs episode III helmet, which is slightly smaller than a MR version. I'll post some more comparison pics tomorrow.

I'm not sure, but the tumblehome just doesn't look right...

Seriously, this is AWESOME work.

Ghost Host · 08-23-2008, 02:28 AM

yes, very nice!

CommanderCody · 08-23-2008, 03:52 AM

Sweet googly moogly thats amazing

Jumpin Jax · 08-23-2008, 05:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BactaReality

Thanks Jax, are you on my friends list and I did'nt even realize it?

Yep! Won't be hard to find me, just look for red armor

EVO3 · 08-23-2008, 06:50 AM

Amazing work!

Man.... kids are really lucky these days. Back when i was a kid, you made your own crappy SW costume or you bought one of the Ben Cooper ones....

Not to knock this off topic but WTH????

HAL9000 · 08-23-2008, 10:04 AM

Darn, that Howard Roffman get's everywhere!

tictoc · 08-23-2008, 12:16 PM

That looks great! (The helmet sculpt, not the Village People thing) Looking forward to seeing the progress.

defstartrooper · 08-23-2008, 01:16 PM

Very cool

nice work

Boba Frett · 08-23-2008, 02:53 PM

Nice work

BactaReality · 08-24-2008, 09:34 AM

Thanks for the kudos everyone, it means a lot coming from you guys.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jumpin Jax

Yep! Won't be hard to find me, just look for red armor

Ah-ha, that's crazy I never made the connection this whole time, sorry man.

Quote:

Originally Posted by EVO3

Amazing work!

Man.... kids are really lucky these days. Back when i was a kid, you made your own crappy SW costume or you bought one of the Ben Cooper ones....

Man, you're not kidding. It was'nt until recently that my son realized just how much technology has changed since I was a kid. What do you mean you had to get up every time you wanted to change the channel? What, only three channels? No Xbox? wtf?

After this, maybe I should do an updated version of this costume.

Sometimes no amount of quality or accuracy can save a bad idea.

Sir Ken · 08-28-2008, 10:22 AM

Waiting for the "For sale" thread.

Phantombatman · 09-26-2008, 02:33 PM

Great work, any updates on this ? Thanks!
Red

BactaReality · 11-12-2008, 07:50 PM

Here's some updated pics of my TK helmet.
My son in the pics is a little over 50" tall to give you an idea of scale.
I'll be posting a thread in the junkyard with some of the details on the first run.

k405 · 11-12-2008, 11:01 PM

what an absolutely incredible sculpt

Trooper TK409 · 11-12-2008, 11:23 PM

Wowsers! For a scratch build, this has an amazing likeness to the ANH helmet. Great work!

TMP · 11-13-2008, 03:16 AM

LOVE IT!. Can i buy it?

Emeldahay · 11-13-2008, 03:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TMP

LOVE IT!. Can i buy it?

i think these would sell like hot cakes

I buy lots of hot cakes

LDR · 11-13-2008, 05:53 AM

Isnt he a little short to be a stormtrooper?

only kidding, very nice helmet. Great scuplt.

lewis

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08-21-2008, 11:09 PM	#1
BactaReality Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 100	Kids Stormtrooper helmet sculpt Something that I decided to try and tackle several months back is finally nearing completion. Sculpted in clay, then cast in urethane resin. Originally started this project to have a more accurate looking TK armor kit for my 8 yr old son. I decided to make this large enough for him to grow into and managed to get a size that I think works pretty well. This measures 26 3/4" around the forehead, and is approx. 10" tall from chin to the top of the dome. I used several different helmets as reference and came up with my own interpretations based on all of them. It still has a slight wonkiness to it, but I did try to make some areas a tad more symmetrical. Not so much that it looks like the odd looking MR CE helmet though. I still need to add the ear cap screws and mic tips, then it should be ready to go. I have the chest, shoulder, bicep, forearm, and hand armor sculpted so far (pics to come soon). If anyone here is interested, I will be doing a run within the next week or two. Not sure how much this is going to cost total with all the extras (brow trim, neck trim, lenses, mic tips, but I should be able to do this between 100-150 in kit form. I'll also be offering fully assembled and painted versions for small fee, though not sure how much yet. I'm currently looking into have some decals made for it, so if anyone can recommend a place to get those done, that'd be really helpful. Here's the latest pics: Progress thread originally started on whitearmor.net :http://forum.whitearmor.net/index.php?showtopic=3002

08-22-2008, 01:39 AM	#2
Jumpin Jax Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 3,161	Re: Kids Stormtrooper helmet sculpt Thought that looked familiar, caught the preview on Myspace Very nice work.

08-22-2008, 02:02 AM	#3
James Kenobi 1138 this space left blank Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Dallas Texas Posts: 5,442	Re: Kids Stormtrooper helmet sculpt It's hard to tell the size. Any side-by-side pics with a normal sized helmets?

08-22-2008, 03:46 AM	#4
BactaReality Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 100	Re: Kids Stormtrooper helmet sculpt Thanks Jax, are you on my friends list and I did'nt even realize it? I need to take some more photos of this next to other TK helmets, so far I've only got a couple with it next to an oscs episode III helmet, which is slightly smaller than a MR version. I'll post some more comparison pics tomorrow.

08-22-2008, 03:51 AM	#5
HAL9000 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London, UK Posts: 1,412	Re: Kids Stormtrooper helmet sculpt wow...are these gonna be...y'know...'available'?

08-22-2008, 08:21 AM	#6
ItsThatGuy Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Richmond, Virginia USA Posts: 1,353	Re: Kids Stormtrooper helmet sculpt Nice sculpt!

08-23-2008, 02:28 AM	#9
Ghost Host Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: California Posts: 3,078	Re: Kids Stormtrooper helmet sculpt yes, very nice!

08-23-2008, 03:52 AM	#10
CommanderCody Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,262	Re: Kids Stormtrooper helmet sculpt Sweet googly moogly thats amazing

08-23-2008, 06:50 AM	#12
EVO3 Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Orange Park, FL. Posts: 335	Re: Kids Stormtrooper helmet sculpt Amazing work! Man.... kids are really lucky these days. Back when i was a kid, you made your own crappy SW costume or you bought one of the Ben Cooper ones.... Not to knock this off topic but WTH????

08-23-2008, 10:04 AM	#13
HAL9000 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London, UK Posts: 1,412	Re: Kids Stormtrooper helmet sculpt Darn, that Howard Roffman get's everywhere!

08-23-2008, 12:16 PM	#14
tictoc Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 232	Re: Kids Stormtrooper helmet sculpt That looks great! (The helmet sculpt, not the Village People thing) Looking forward to seeing the progress.

08-23-2008, 01:16 PM	#15
defstartrooper Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Essex UK Posts: 4,049	Re: Kids Stormtrooper helmet sculpt Very cool nice work

08-23-2008, 02:53 PM	#16
Boba Frett Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: USofA Posts: 2,739	Re: Kids Stormtrooper helmet sculpt Nice work

08-28-2008, 10:22 AM	#18
Sir Ken Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 26	Re: Kids Stormtrooper helmet sculpt Waiting for the "For sale" thread.

09-26-2008, 02:33 PM	#19
Phantombatman Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 38	Re: Kids Stormtrooper helmet sculpt Great work, any updates on this ? Thanks! Red

11-12-2008, 07:50 PM	#20
BactaReality Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 100	Re: Kids Stormtrooper helmet sculpt Here's some updated pics of my TK helmet. My son in the pics is a little over 50" tall to give you an idea of scale. I'll be posting a thread in the junkyard with some of the details on the first run. Last edited by BactaReality; 11-13-2008 at 07:05 AM.

11-12-2008, 11:01 PM	#21
k405 Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 10	Re: Kids Stormtrooper helmet sculpt what an absolutely incredible sculpt

11-12-2008, 11:23 PM	#22
Trooper TK409 Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 1,545	Re: Kids Stormtrooper helmet sculpt Wowsers! For a scratch build, this has an amazing likeness to the ANH helmet. Great work!

11-13-2008, 03:16 AM	#23
TMP Join Date: May 2005 Location: Europe Posts: 2,226	Re: Kids Stormtrooper helmet sculpt LOVE IT!. Can i buy it?

11-13-2008, 05:53 AM	#25
LDR Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: the big wide world Posts: 886	Re: Kids Stormtrooper helmet sculpt Isnt he a little short to be a stormtrooper? only kidding, very nice helmet. Great scuplt. lewis

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