Darth Stone
Well-Known Member
Hey all
I have been commissioned to add my touches onto a GH Vader helmet. But let me first start off by saying that I have the up most respect for GH, and this thread is not meant for any reason but to show what I have done to his work. Whether it is an improvement or not will be up for discussion. :cool
First up, the GH next to one of my castings. I just wanted to compare the two to get an idea of what, and how much could be changed on the GH.
The plan that I received from the helmet owner was that it is wished to have a strong dome mount and some vents or cooling features added to this piece. So I have taken from my molds some castings of the two part dome mount to duplicate the mount such as on my current helmet line.
Next, positioning and marking where the mount will go. The fun part was cutting the faceplate for this mod. The GH is a fairly sturdy casting so this was a bit of work for the pneumatic saw to cut through.
After a test fit with the dome in position the cup was fastened with sheet metal screws and glassed in.
Then when the 'glass is curred it is just a matter of removing the excess from off the top side and filling in the carnage with a bit of auto body filler.
And now with everything all smoothed out the two pieces can once again be test fitted to make sure that all is still going as planned. The positioning is not set just yet. It could come down a bit more in front over the eyes.
I have been commissioned to add my touches onto a GH Vader helmet. But let me first start off by saying that I have the up most respect for GH, and this thread is not meant for any reason but to show what I have done to his work. Whether it is an improvement or not will be up for discussion. :cool
First up, the GH next to one of my castings. I just wanted to compare the two to get an idea of what, and how much could be changed on the GH.
The plan that I received from the helmet owner was that it is wished to have a strong dome mount and some vents or cooling features added to this piece. So I have taken from my molds some castings of the two part dome mount to duplicate the mount such as on my current helmet line.
Next, positioning and marking where the mount will go. The fun part was cutting the faceplate for this mod. The GH is a fairly sturdy casting so this was a bit of work for the pneumatic saw to cut through.
After a test fit with the dome in position the cup was fastened with sheet metal screws and glassed in.
Then when the 'glass is curred it is just a matter of removing the excess from off the top side and filling in the carnage with a bit of auto body filler.
And now with everything all smoothed out the two pieces can once again be test fitted to make sure that all is still going as planned. The positioning is not set just yet. It could come down a bit more in front over the eyes.
