DexJay
Active Member
Hello all,
I’ve been slowly adding to my build over on thedentedhelmet for a while now and I really should have started a thread over here sooner, but there you go! This won’t be a complete reposting (no point in that) so I’ll add more detail and use some pics that you won’t have seen before.
I’ve always found the Y-Wing ROTJ helmet a cool shaped piece and wanted one for a while. I almost went for a RA kit, but thought, well as I’m doing a Fine Art Masters Degree and am reasonable with my hands I’d try my first sculpt and see how it goes… I started with the best reference pics I could find over on Flickr and made a few friends over there in the process. Hi Frank! (y-wingfighter) and Uncle HeMan! With some good reference shots side on ¾’s and front I thought I’d draw up in Adobe Illustrator as good a reference as I could to start me off. I started a build using 3DSMax model to help me get familiar with the shapes and see how close I could get it really. I was never going down the 3D prototyping route, but might have been nice!
My Y-Wing Helmet Plans | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
3D render | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
After collecting about 5 motorcycle helmets at Car boot sales (Junkyard/Flea Market sales to my American friends!) I went with Medium in size and something that in profile at least might help me build the buck with as little trouble as possible. I removed all the junk – visor, internals and made some reference points to try to make sure I didn’t get too lost on the way! Then with Photoshop, photos and more reference I planned as to roughly where the cuts were going. Then it was out with a cutting disc and start slicing the helmet up. With the chin section now loose I could see where the chunk would go, tape it into place and go from there….
Novak | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Novak planned cuts | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Novak Cut up | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Rich
To be continued!
I’ve been slowly adding to my build over on thedentedhelmet for a while now and I really should have started a thread over here sooner, but there you go! This won’t be a complete reposting (no point in that) so I’ll add more detail and use some pics that you won’t have seen before.
I’ve always found the Y-Wing ROTJ helmet a cool shaped piece and wanted one for a while. I almost went for a RA kit, but thought, well as I’m doing a Fine Art Masters Degree and am reasonable with my hands I’d try my first sculpt and see how it goes… I started with the best reference pics I could find over on Flickr and made a few friends over there in the process. Hi Frank! (y-wingfighter) and Uncle HeMan! With some good reference shots side on ¾’s and front I thought I’d draw up in Adobe Illustrator as good a reference as I could to start me off. I started a build using 3DSMax model to help me get familiar with the shapes and see how close I could get it really. I was never going down the 3D prototyping route, but might have been nice!
My Y-Wing Helmet Plans | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
3D render | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
After collecting about 5 motorcycle helmets at Car boot sales (Junkyard/Flea Market sales to my American friends!) I went with Medium in size and something that in profile at least might help me build the buck with as little trouble as possible. I removed all the junk – visor, internals and made some reference points to try to make sure I didn’t get too lost on the way! Then with Photoshop, photos and more reference I planned as to roughly where the cuts were going. Then it was out with a cutting disc and start slicing the helmet up. With the chin section now loose I could see where the chunk would go, tape it into place and go from there….
Novak | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Novak planned cuts | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Novak Cut up | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Rich
To be continued!