felcandy
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Hi there, I'm brand new to this site, just LOVE getting inspired by everyone's amazing artwork.
Ive been working on this helmet on and off for a while now, and wanted to make a thread since I'm starting to pick up momentum on the project. I am at university full time and I work almost full time, so I am not as fast as I could be.
But I will attempt to keep up with this thread as my project progresses!
I am a 2D traditional and digital artist, but I have never built anything 3D before, so excuse my ignorance. Most of these techniques I have never done before, so I might make a lot of noob mistakes. I am trying to learn from experience as well as the amazing tutorials I can find here and elsewhere.
(Not really sure how to add pics at the right size on here.... just gonna pop them on and hope that someone can help haha)
so here I cut everything out and had everything laid out according to where they were on pep pages....
I dont remember where I got my file from, the computer I printed it from completely died... I'll try to find link soon.
Here I just glued everything. I used superglue and tacky glue for the most part.
I kept everything stuck together by using tiny clothespins that came from a baby shower haha
When it was finally finished, I realized that it was too small to pull over my head. I still am not sure how to fix it, but I decided to cut out the back portion so I could slide the helmet over my face, then secure with magnets and an elastic hinge.
This is the first coat of resin, first time ever working with it, and I managed to get drips of it all the way up to my elbows. Not pleasant. There is a lot of really nice symmetry except for the visor area, where one side is vertical and another is diagonal. I fixed that for the most part when I added fiberglass to the interior.
So I dont have any pics of the fiberglass, I will try to take some when I get home. Basically, I never worked with it before, and it dried with some small bubbles by the detailed parts. I drilled holes and filled it with resin, but it isnt completely filled...Not sure if I should be super thorough with filling it, or if the bondo will keep its shape once it dries. I don't want it cracking or anything, but I'm not exactly going to be wearing it into battle.
here are some videos of the fiberglass stages from my instagram page... (don't know how to embed...)
Instagram
first pass of fiberglass - super sharp edges and lots of bubbles
Instagram
some shaving of those sharp peaks with my dremel, and the second pass of fiberglass. one GIANT bubble remains, but I might fill it with epoxy....
Anyways, thats all I have now, any hints, tips, tricks from the masters would be appreciated
Ive been working on this helmet on and off for a while now, and wanted to make a thread since I'm starting to pick up momentum on the project. I am at university full time and I work almost full time, so I am not as fast as I could be.
But I will attempt to keep up with this thread as my project progresses!I am a 2D traditional and digital artist, but I have never built anything 3D before, so excuse my ignorance. Most of these techniques I have never done before, so I might make a lot of noob mistakes. I am trying to learn from experience as well as the amazing tutorials I can find here and elsewhere.
(Not really sure how to add pics at the right size on here.... just gonna pop them on and hope that someone can help haha)
so here I cut everything out and had everything laid out according to where they were on pep pages....
I dont remember where I got my file from, the computer I printed it from completely died... I'll try to find link soon.
Here I just glued everything. I used superglue and tacky glue for the most part.
I kept everything stuck together by using tiny clothespins that came from a baby shower haha
When it was finally finished, I realized that it was too small to pull over my head. I still am not sure how to fix it, but I decided to cut out the back portion so I could slide the helmet over my face, then secure with magnets and an elastic hinge.
This is the first coat of resin, first time ever working with it, and I managed to get drips of it all the way up to my elbows. Not pleasant. There is a lot of really nice symmetry except for the visor area, where one side is vertical and another is diagonal. I fixed that for the most part when I added fiberglass to the interior.
So I dont have any pics of the fiberglass, I will try to take some when I get home. Basically, I never worked with it before, and it dried with some small bubbles by the detailed parts. I drilled holes and filled it with resin, but it isnt completely filled...Not sure if I should be super thorough with filling it, or if the bondo will keep its shape once it dries. I don't want it cracking or anything, but I'm not exactly going to be wearing it into battle.
here are some videos of the fiberglass stages from my instagram page... (don't know how to embed...)
first pass of fiberglass - super sharp edges and lots of bubbles
some shaving of those sharp peaks with my dremel, and the second pass of fiberglass. one GIANT bubble remains, but I might fill it with epoxy....
Anyways, thats all I have now, any hints, tips, tricks from the masters would be appreciated
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