Knighttoknight
Member
awsome helmet,is it going to be casted in plastic, was wondereing if you did the buck out of wood because you were not going to cast it in plastic.
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Daft Punk Helmet for my little brother!
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Detravoid
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That looks damn near perfect, great work! I'm working on the Thomas Helmet too, It doesn't quite have the sharpness on the edges yours has, which I like. It resembles more the Discovery era one. I agree on your comment about the papercraft route, ALOT of sanding around the dome to smooth it perfectly.
Awesomeness
Active Member
I love these helmets. Your little brother should be proud.
Crank729
Sr Member
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!
Crank729
Sr Member
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.
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.
Crank729
Sr Member
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.
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.
Crank729
Sr Member
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 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.
Crank729
Sr Member
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.
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.
abaker1381
Active Member
ive heard of people using 2 5hp vacs from walmart simultaneously. that being said, great work!
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