Colonial marine helmet build-Now functional

[Canobi]

Re: Colonial marine helmet (rookie build)

Made more progress recently.

I still need to make a few final adjustments to line it up correctly, but here are a couple shots of the cam quality which is bang on for film accuracy

Mic works too I'm glad to say, though the signal is a little noisy which might be caused by interference from the wireless emitter. It's probably too close to the mic wires, so I'm going to see if moving the board and arial will produce a cleaner audio signal.

For my first one, I'm pretty pleased with how its coming together

 

[Canobi]

Re: Colonial marine helmet (rookie build)

Here's a WIP pic of the helmet

I've since made a few tweeks here and there, and hopefully sorted the noisy audio signal. Aand, after a lot of fiddling and fettling, I eventually managed to level the camera's horizon properly too :thumbsup

 

[Fly4v]

Re: Colonial marine helmet (rookie build)

Sorry to say but you are not a rookie anymore.

 

[Canobi]

Re: Colonial marine helmet (rookie build)

Don't be sorry, that's great news )

 

[Canobi]

Re: Colonial marine helmet (rookie build)

One more small detail taken care of :thumbsup

I cut a section from the rejected lobe plate foam. I then carefully cut both ends as clean and straight as I could and applied superglue to one end. I then folded both ends together so that they met in the middle and carfully joined them together to make a tube. I got lucky this time and it didn't stick to the foam underneath while it was held flat might try something like wax paper or something sandwitched in between to stop it from catching me out next time.

 

[Canobi]

I was given some old (70s 80s) electronic bits n bobs a while ago, but hadn't got round to a good rummage. Most if it isnt useable, but one item had this all metal phono jack attached to it, and after a quick comparison, found it to be the same diameter as the resin piece. The wire (though grey) is very a very close guage to the one in the reference pics I have too


I used the dremel to cut the shank off, and re-bored the hole to fit the boom arm

While not totally accurate, I think it completes the look a little better than the resin piece does.

 

[Scapey]

Outstanding!

 

[Canobi]

Thanks scapey

I'd be happier if it didn't have as much detail on it, a plainer style would be a little more accurate, but at least the age of this one puts it in about the right time peroid for parts used on the originals.

 

[Hogosha]

I Just went over this entire build. Fantastic work!

 

[Canobi]

Thank you hogosha

 

[Canobi]

Another small detail done, and its on to priming tomorrow for this piece :thumbsup

 

[Canobi]

I drilled a small hole through the jack's threaded shank base and boom arm. Once everything is painted and assembled, I'm going to pin it with a nail and trim. It won't be coming off in a hurry once in there so leaving to the end.

Also took advantage of the excellent weather we're having at the moment, got my spray cans out and got busy

Black, then chrome for this part, and the lobe and lobster plates

Once the chrome is dry, I'm going to paint on the chips and scrapes with latex, paint ad normal and remove before finally weathering.

Ran out of white primer, on to the grey

 

[Canobi]

Bit more done :thumbsup

 

[marsattack]

HI Canobi, great build right from the start!!
if you want to go a little bit more acurate, on the camera the original had a plastruct part and another black knob on the top as seen on mine. I never bothered to paint it yet so its clearly visible (green).
I dont know the plastruct number but i am sure you can find it using my pic.
It looks like that camera of yours had something there and has been removed.
if you get stuck lmk as i have casts of both parts.

good luck , again great build

Mars

 

[Canobi]

:facepalm I thought something was a miss. I think I have them somewhere, gonna have to put them on when I get home now

Thanks for the heads up :thumbsup

 

[Canobi]

Quick question for you marines, what are you using to line the lobster plates with?

 

[Canobi]

spray cans again this morning as we had great weather.

First up was the cam lens. The wires are taped up and sitting inside tube the lens is resting on.

I then silvered the helmet parts

After a quick dig around in the......creative aftermath that was my workspace, I found the missing helm cam greeblies. I removed the primer from where they would be glued first to aid better adhesion (I'll be doing the same on the helmet for the helm cam too), stuck em on and gave them a touch of primer each

Forcast is good for tomorrow, so will be focusing on the lobster plates, I want to get everything prepped up and ready for when the camo paint selection arrives.

 

[Canobi]

Another pleasant day, if a little breezy. Lobster plates and earpiece hinge got their coats of gloss black, silver goes on in 48hrs

I hope to have everything prepped and ready for the arrival of the camo paint selection (going with frosts armour colours this time round, though ironically his was the covered helmet with the frog and leaf pattern). If I can find a decent image of the frog and leaf, I'd love to have a crack at making some accurate stencills of it by using multiple prints on airbrush film and using those on the helmet to replicate it.

 

[noble]

Quick question for you marines, what are you using to line the lobster plates with?

If you can't get a Dutch sleeping mat, I'd go with an OD yoga mat.

Also check camping pads, you might see something.

 

[Canobi]

Thanks noble, I'll see what I can find