Classic Cyberman Helmet

Heres a new pic.
View attachment 98378
As you can see I have added and ear. I only need to do one side as the features can be duplicated. View attachment 98379
I'm heading towards the back of the head now, but I have no designs for that so I will have to make it up! I'm trending to more smooth plates like the front but with a horizontal vent in it. I would also like to develope the top of head thingy (sorry for being too technical) at the back and give it some kind of exhaust, a bit like a jet. Any thoughts?
 
I agree with your thoughts, a smooth panel would suit the design.
The horizontal vent sounds ok, guess I'd need to see it to fully appreciate how it will look.
As for vents, I'd be wary of making to look too gimmicky, maybe just the outlines for an access panel or something?
 
I've been looking up cross hatching to find out how to make the pipe patterns but so far all I can find is drawing cross hatch. I'm trying to figure out how I can roll the pattern onto the pipe.??????????????
 
For a very low-tech way of doing the cross hatching I suppose you could cut strips of card or paper and superglue them to the pipe. It would be a lot easier than filing it into the pipe by hand but you would have double thickness wherever there was overlap, unless you cut everything to the correct length.

Or wrap them in a fine mesh. Maybe it would be possible to heat the mesh to a low temperature and melt the pattern into the tube, on a test piece fist of course.
 
I was thinking about that too. I thought I could lightly glue the mesh to the pipe, coat it in something, like thick spray putty and then pull the mesh off leaving the pattern. I will start trying out these ideas. Thanks for the input.
 
I found out how to make the pattern on the pipes!!!View attachment 99336 I have to use a knurling tool! It creates the pattern often seen on tool handles. Now all I have to do is find a knurling tool and the right size pipe!
 
I have been working on my "Matthew Savage" design over the weekend. I cut out a wooden brow ring so I could get some sharp angles on it. I wish I had all the power tools I had at my other job, it made making the Cyberman helmets so much quicker.

I have also started to "adjust" my earth shock helmet. After measuring a print out for the helmet I discovered mine wasn't up to scratch. It's quite frightening hacking into something that looks complete and starting over. So far I have moved the eyes up a little and extended the forehead. I will post some pics asap.

This project has reinvigorated me again. I may get out my classic mould and pull out another for old times sake.
 
Anyone know where to get the bends for the ear pipes. The obvious ones don't work, ie copper pipe bends, plastic pipe bends, as they have a lip that sits over the pipe. The Cybermen ear pipes have fittings that fit inside the pipe giving a smooth appearance. Last time I made one I rolled up some modelling clay and bent it into the right shape and then glued it into the pipe, filled and sanded. I will do it again but just wondered if I was missing something off the shelf?
 
View attachment 100254New head band. Made of custom wood. Now I have to glue all the other stuff back on and build it up again. One step backward, two steps forward.

View attachment 100250 And here is my revamped Earth shock helmet. The forehead was too low which made the eyes to low too. The blue you see is the original undercoat and the pink is the new body putty. Still a lot of work to do on the chin and neck.View attachment 100253

View attachment 100251My Cyber Leader with the Earthshock helmet. Earthshock is built over the earlier one.View attachment 100251

I had to cut the thing in half to make it a bit wider and completely remodel the back of the head. I love these classic designs more than the latest. I think it's because the ear phones and pipes made them a unique design.
 
Finally got the main part of the head in the plaster suicide mould. I hope to have it out today. Will post some pics. Top of the head is coming along too. I've puttied it and am now refining.
 
Here is a pic of the suicide mouldView attachment 105409 The clay head is covered in plaster. Ideally the mould shoud come apart, but in this case my mould release didn't work. Luckily the head is disposable so out it comes leaving a sealed mould of the head. Once all the plasticene was out I coated the plaster mould with aquadhere or PVC sealant. I makes a good barrier between the porus plaster and the fibre glass resin. A trick I learnt from some theatre prop makers is to make up a mix of resin and talcome powder. When mixed it looks like mud and becomes my gelcoat. The more talc you add the firmer it gets so you can make it into putty for badges etc. Paint it on with a brush, making sure you get it into all the edges. Then coat the whole thing again with fresh resin and fibre matting. Once the fibre glass is set, you smash the mould.View attachment 105410 And there it is. Now is the theraputic sanding and filling, sanding and filling, sanding and filling. Ahh the bliss...
 
You know when you start making something and then you get a bit too excited and want to finish it even though it's not ready? Well Voila-View attachment 106129 I've been filling and sanding for a while now and I just couldn't wait. It's still got a long way to go but...I thought I'd try out some techniques to get the steel paint job right.View attachment 106128 I hope to cast these with a metal filler added to the resin like the new series Cybermen. Anyone have any idea what the ratio of metal powder to resin is?
 
Tildane said:
You know when you start making something and then you get a bit too excited and want to finish it even though it's not ready?
Click to expand...

Yes, that is when I do something stupid and end up making more work for myself.

Sent from my Etch-A-Sketch
 
I know what you mean. But I find the thing that holds me back is the fear of the next step. When I get to the stage of the next major improvement I do everything to not take the step. Thats why I had to stop and paint the head. When I finally bite the bullet and get on with it, it's not that bad. I suppose I'm terrified of my abuilities (or lack there of). When I get to the end and look back I'm not quite sure how I did it. It's like someone elses work and I look and marvel. I'm about half way through now. It's so hard with out tools. Having a Lathe to make the air filters would be so much easier. And having a bench grinder would speed me up to. But I can dream... Back to hand sanding and searching for the right size bottle cap!
 
Tildane that is looking absolutely fantastic!!
I just want to caress it's slender neck.....anyway. How did you get your metal effect?

This thread is staying permenantly open in this tab in anticipation of your next update, I totally understand what you mean about being afraid of the next step and making mistakes but if you keep thinking that way then you just end up like me with over 40 unfinished projects because I put everything off. :)

Great work and good luck!
 
HI Loosewire, I'm sorry to say that metal effect is just silver spraypaint. I think it looks more like metal becase the sanding for the helmet wasn't perfect when I painted it and you can see some of the texture of the sanding. I was planning on adding metal powder to the resin when I cast it so I can shine it up properly. But... I also was thinking about rubbing down the spraypaint with steel wool to see if I can achieve a similar effect. I am open to suggestions. I think the finishing is just as important as the sculpting. I will probably have to do some airbrushing too to add those finer details???
 
I've been busy on some of the smaller things.View attachment 107682 This is the breathing filters on the side of his face (This would have been so easy with a lathe). I used some hexagonal screws from an old video projector.

I've also been working on the rings at the top of the headView attachment 107684 I tried making the the rings even and equal but they were too short. I chopped them in half and extended them in the middle but changed the distance between the larger rings to give them the familiar curve.View attachment 107683

And then.... I chopped the whole head apart into smaller pieces so I could make it wearable.

Here's a question for you all. Should I make the helmet wearable or just a show piece? Most of the photos I've seen of helmets are in display cabinets.
 
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