magneto helmet x-men first class wip -End Game VS Shaw Build

Can't wait.





Nick

That helmet sure looks like CGI! Weird.

man your comic style helm looks great

TheMechanic said:

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That helmet sure looks like CGI! Weird.

You're referring to the shading on the metal trim? I agree it looks altered somehow.

Maybe it is just the metal color making it look off?

That helmet is bad ass. Way better than the original 3 movie helmets.

Another weird thing in the first trailer is that if you go frame by frame you'll notice that Magneto is actually changing the shape of the helmet with his hands as he passes his fingers over it.



And this shot is just cool-

Nick

Is it me, or does the close ups that Nick provided show some black padding against his cheeks and temple/eye area? I've been mulling over how the fit of the helmet was done, and seeing the inside back without any padding may assume two things:

-there are two different helmets used on screen (without padding in the rear or none at all, as I may be seeing things).
or
-the design of the inside showcases very minimal padding, only in key areas to keep the helmet snug and more streamline for the the visual effect.

Awesome work so far, love the new design, but where did you het the comic style helmet, did you make that, because it's freaking awesome!!!! I must have one, where do I sign my soul over!

Another cool pic enlarged for your viewing pleasure-



Nick

Looking great! I have one of your comic style helmets and love it. I might have to pick up one of your movie style ones once you finish it.

I also can't wait to see the full purple and red movie costume!

silverskyes402 said:

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Awesome work so far, love the new design, but where did you het the comic style helmet, did you make that, because it's freaking awesome!!!! I must have one, where do I sign my soul over!

Thanks for the comment.
Its one of my comic style magneto helmet.
Pm me for details.

Predatormv said:

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Looking great! I have one of your comic style helmets and love it. I might have to pick up one of your movie style ones once you finish it.

I also can't wait to see the full purple and red movie costume!

Thanks.
I'm glad you like the helmet.

Just stumbled across this-
http://images.celebrateexpress.com/m...600,1600,1,0,0

Not bad for a mass produced costume.

Nick

Both just look really amazing! Truly is something cool to wear during the premiere! Just a fanboy thought there

New helmet pics






Nick

More updates.
Still need more work before i do a waste mold .
More flaring of the bottom edge, even edges....
Please feel free to comment on any problems with the helmet.

Thanks for all the pics and comments.

Looks awesome!!!!!

Top class. Love it!

I hate to be a nitpicker but I think the face spikes all need a little reshaping.

The forehead spikes extend a bit too high.



The spikes to the sides of the eyes don't follow the top downward swoop of the edge correctly and instead flair out sideways a bit.



And the cheek spike's top edge line should follow through and match-up to the edge's arc of the spike that points to actor's eye.



Also the inner edge around the eyes should have a beveled edge on them-



But I imagine that you're still working up to that point.

Hard stuff to describe but I hope the pics help make my points clearer.

Again awesome job and I can't wait to see one of these all painted up!

Also here's a couple pics from an Xmen: First Class promotional booth at a recent convention in Spain-
I think the helmet is a replica though.




Nick

Good eye nick! This helmet is looking good though! can't wait to see more

Yeah, I can see the edge isn't beveled the same looks like it was just sanded clean. The edge from the screen caps show an angle that's hard to pinpoint and can easily be missed because of that.
But it seems it was a commisioned piece made professionally for the promo. I'm willing to bet the promo helmet doesnt have the proper detailing inside either.

Another pic of the helmet!



Nick

For those who said the helmet looks CGI...it most likely is.

Putting something like that on an actor's head is going to severely shade his face. So it's likely that they shot any scenes where they needed to see his face in the helmet WITHOUT the helmet and added it in later so they could add any shadows they wanted rather than trying to remove shadows in post or rig some sort of lighting in the helmet. (Both are difficult to impossible)

Great job so far! Can't wait to see this completed.

-Nick