Captain Raymus Antilles Costume

[Blade1286]

Just for an Update.

Fierfek: I haven't forgotten your pictures, I'll post them soon. When i'm done being lazy :angel

Phil: Thanks for your Continued help on this project!

I will probably do a little fiberglass practice on the chin cup because it is small and easy to redo is necessary. If anyone has any tutorials, links would be appreciated. I also realized I don't have the details on the comm box yet, but that is the least of my worries atm.

 

[Blaxmyth]

Hi Blade - I checked the dimensions of the helmet and they came out within about 8mm all round. I held it so it was at roughly the same angle as the one in the picture. The height might be a little taller than it should, but near enough for me.
I spent an hour or so with the belt sander, cutting back the card and knocking the tops off the facets, so should be a lot less to bondy now. The swoop fits reasonably well, but I'll have to trim it to the rounded shape in the reference shots.
Pictures to follow - when I find the charger for the camera...
Phil

OK, thanks for that, Blade. I'll re-check the measurements of the helmets I've got done so far and let you know how far out they are. Probably heaps...

 

[Blade1286]

That's good enough for me too. What size is your set to? The default for that file? I was wondering cuse he swoop I made was way to bug, but that could have been a measuring error on my part (But probably not, cause I NEVER make mistakes :lol )

 

[Blaxmyth]

Hi Blade. The two helmets should be pretty much the same size – unless there is a problem with the printer settings. I know that my printer defaults to Letter and I have to check that each time I print a Pep out.
Here are two screencaps of the swoop – one is in Letter format – that’s the one I sent to you. The other is in A4 with edges, which I have now made two of. Each pep is the same external dimensions, but in the A4 version I rotated the whole object in Blender, so the Height and Depth will have changed – in the same way I get shorter when I lie down.
There’s also a pic of the swoop atop the helmet – not a very snug fit as I hadn’t trimmed the edges. It fits more neatly now. I have also sanded the high spots down and now just have to tidy it up, trim to the proper curved and work out a system of bolting the two together.

 

[Stormy320]

Where can I go to learn how to make those paper helmets like you posted? I don't even know what the process is called.

 

[Blaxmyth]

Hey Stormy

Pepakura is the process. Lots of fun, but needs a lot of patience. Heaps of stuff on YouTube and Wikipedia, plus a search on this site will give you heaps of links. Well worth checking out.

 

[Blade1286]

Yeah, your swoop was the right size, but I built the one from fierfek's model because i found yours did not have the right shape. I'll recheck my dimensions.