Re: EPIII Clone Pilot helmet project
Sorry i havent had much of a chance to reply to some of the questions. I have a few other projects going at once and it doesnt leave me with much time for anything at the moment. Anyways, im stoked at the response you all are giving it! I feels good to have hours of hard work appreciated. Makes it all worth while. Well to answer some of the questions that were asked.......
The symmetry is pretty much based off of the original motorcycle helmet. As you can see the helmet was built in sections and as i added each section, i would take measurements to make sure it was symmetrical as possible. It is by no means perfect but its as close as i could get it.
I use varying thicknesses of styrene. If you go into my shop i just have tons of strip styrene and sheet styrene in all sizes. I get my plastic from my vaccum forming guy and the hobby shop i work at. Its made by a company called Evergreen.
The inspiration for this project came from marching at Star Wars Weekends parade at Disney. This year was sooo hot wearing my Bacara armor that i though it would be really nice to complete this costume and have it ready for next years parade. An open face helmet would be good change considering how hot it gets there. So i will be making a few copies of this helmet.
Ive got more progress done on the helmet in the past few days. I cut the vents out on the "cheeks" and constructed the hose coupler for the helmet. I'll post pics soon.