As the title says, Anybody made a full helmet by building the rear part ?
Anybody Mod a Cyberman Voice Changer Helmet ?
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Reactor drone
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I recently finished a mod of the voicechanger to go with my cyberman costume.Technically I suppose mine's a recast but that's the only way to get the cold cast finish to match the rest of the suit but for a painted finish you could use the same technique to finish off the back.
I sculpted the remainder of the backshell on the helmet in clay and then took an alginate mould of the result.
From this I could vacform a thin shell and make a fibreglass back.I had to make a silicone mould for mine for the cold casting but that would basically be all you'd need to do to modify a voicechanger into a two part helmet...well after a little sawing anyway.
And here's my finished cold cast one at a convention last weekend.
I sculpted the remainder of the backshell on the helmet in clay and then took an alginate mould of the result.
From this I could vacform a thin shell and make a fibreglass back.I had to make a silicone mould for mine for the cold casting but that would basically be all you'd need to do to modify a voicechanger into a two part helmet...well after a little sawing anyway.
And here's my finished cold cast one at a convention last weekend.
That looks great
Do you think it would be possible to make a small run of the rear part ?
Do you think it would be possible to make a small run of the rear part ?
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protokev DMD
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ditto
Mr Fett
Sr Member
And here's my finished cold cast one at a convention last weekend.
I've never heard of these guys before. What are they from? The costumes look cool.
The one one the left is wearing the standard Stormtrooper type unitard underneath and the one on the right seems to be wearing an Alien Xenomorph latex skin underneath?
CadetTK2386
Sr Member
They are from Doctor Who. The guy on the right actually has a correct Cyberman undersuit. It's supposed to wires, conduits, and the like. Your typical Sci-Fi robot stuff.
Anybody painted the toy helmet silver or used rub-n-buff to get closer to the screen used colour ?
EyeintheSky
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Here you can find more info about Dr. Who props in general, and about the cyberman in particular.
http://www.aqpa87.dsl.pipex.com/scifihelmets/DrWhoshow.htm
http://www.aqpa87.dsl.pipex.com/scifihelmets/DrWhoshow.htm
Howlrunner
Sr Member
I did a heavy wash-and-wipe with some Humbrol gunmetal paint on the helmet - looks much nicer!
That looks stunning :eek I would take out the plastic lenses and put some black gauze in the eyes
Interested depending on price.
Just need somebody to take this on now,
I did PM Reactor Drone but didn't get a reply
rollerboi
Sr Member
Noticed he's in Australia, so the price might be prohibitive for individual shipping. However, I would be willing to act as an intermediary, if it helps the price to ship them all at once, and then I can break them up and send them out. Not sure if there's much benefit to the price there either, so..
I'm also willing to buy a VC helmet and sculpt my own back to share with everyone. I don't have vacform equipment, though, so would need to team up with someone. Anyone in the Utah area that we know of with molding/casting and vacforming experience?
Another option would be for someone to buy a vacform buck from the fellow, if he's willing to sell, and then do their own run that way. This might be the more cost effective route.
rollerboi
Sr Member
I'm itching to do this now. Can anyone provide me with dimensions and weight of the VC helmet? Ebay UK has them for cheap, but I need to figure out how much it's going to cost to ship one overseas. If anyone can get me a shipping estimate as soon as possible, I would appreciate it very much. It'll be shipping to Pleasant Grove, Utah, 84062 (USA).
I am cooped up in the hospital, just gathering information and making plans..
I am cooped up in the hospital, just gathering information and making plans..
I'm itching to do this now. Can anyone provide me with dimensions and weight of the VC helmet? Ebay UK has them for cheap, but I need to figure out how much it's going to cost to ship one overseas. If anyone can get me a shipping estimate as soon as possible, I would appreciate it very much. It'll be shipping to Pleasant Grove, Utah, 84062 (USA).
I am cooped up in the hospital, just gathering information and making plans..
I can give you the dimensions and weight -
Product Dimensions: 33 x 30 x 31 cm
Boxed-product Weight: 1.4 Kg
Taken from Amazon UK
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Just priced it up with Parcelforce UK with the following prices
International Datapost From 2 days Up to £ 150 Tracked £76.09
Global Priority From 3 days Up to £ 150 Tracked £75.39
International Standard From 5 days Up to £ 150 Not Tracked £69.99
International Economy From 28 days - Not Tracked £57.19
:eek
Cheapest quote I could find was Fedex and that was £40.69
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