Battlestar Galatica Helm up date

[mr.predicta]

here is the first fiberglass helm pull from the new mold,came out great with little need for fill.
the jaw piece has the antenna telescoping pieces cast into the part this was a hard thing to set up but the results were worth it.as you can see from the close up shots of the jaw the antennas have a sharp bend which lock them into the casting. the end of one of the antennas can be seen through the resin in the forth photo.
the whole thing took about 3 hours to cast and set up the prop to this point. the everything lined up great ,this will hopefuly make the build go much faster. I plan on building this one up this week to get a feel for how much time it takes . i was told from Fiberdyne that I should begin recieving helm parts soon. so everything is still on target. the last piece to cast is the helm stand but Im not going to finish that untill I have more progress on the prop itself.
Thanks guys
Mike L Scott

 

[nwjedidave]

nice Mike. thanks for the update and pictures .

about the jaw piece --

is it a simple slide? no locking mechanism ? And how will the clear face shield work with the movable jaw?

Just courious is all.

Helmet looks fantastic .

 

[darthgoat]

That is so fracking cool.

 

[Got Maul]

great job mike .

Are those the same antenna's you used for the prototype ? If so, they will stay in place nicely.

 

[Hairyloft]

Real nice work. look forward to the updates

 

[mr.predicta]

great job mike .

Are those the same antenna's you used for the prototype ? If so, they will stay in place nicely.


yes they are the same as the prototype.the face shield is vacformed to fit without puting stress on the jaw the whole thing fits together so well you dont need a lock to hold the jaw piece tight.

 

[Star Wars Chick]

Awesome.

 

[SethB6025]

That is too frakkin cool. :thumbsup

 

[temponaut]

Beautiful work, sir. :thumbsup :thumbsup :thumbsup

 

[kell]

Helmets off to you. Looks excellent, even better than the last one. :thumbsup

 

[mr.predicta]

Thanks guys
I hope to have the helm finished in a few days.Will post pix then.

 

[OldKen]

not a big fan of the new show, but there are some deffinately really cool props involved, i really like this helmets look in particular, and basically just wanted to say, very VERY clean sharp work. :eek

very cool.

should be awsome when finished, ill deffinately keep a look out for it. :thumbsup

 

[MusicTrooper]

I too am not a big fan of the show, but the Viper helmets look great,
I mean almost as good as yours

Anyone got one from the old show for comparison...