Guy Manuel (Daft Punk) Helmet
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KaanE
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I use my hands, sand paper, filler, and the sun (no kidding). If you look at the sun with the helmet in between, you will see the asymmetry, then just use filler with it. I'm actually working on a helmet and that's what I do.
Also, before molding it, keep the helmet in your room for a week or so. When the week is over you'll see a lot of things you want to change and then those things won't bother you on the final casts.
BTW, remeber, the perfection is the asymmetry, but it needs to look symmetric, just like the Stormtrooper helmets or any other Star Wars helmet. None of them are symmetric, but they look like they are.
Also, before molding it, keep the helmet in your room for a week or so. When the week is over you'll see a lot of things you want to change and then those things won't bother you on the final casts.
BTW, remeber, the perfection is the asymmetry, but it needs to look symmetric, just like the Stormtrooper helmets or any other Star Wars helmet. None of them are symmetric, but they look like they are.
hmm all this while i thought that by wet sanding the polyester putty, i would be able to trap the sanded particles in the water and avoid inhaling it in the air, but after some reading today it seems that it's not the particles that will get you, but the vapor that is released ? i'll try to post what i read when i found it. is is truly imperative to work with a mask on?
ok this is the progress since the last post. slooow moving. though i HAVE gotten myself an orbital sander, i find myself only willing to use it to sand flush the bottom edge of the helmet.
also got myself a little mask, though in fact i don't think it gives too much protection..
as before, looking for input.
also got myself a little mask, though in fact i don't think it gives too much protection..
as before, looking for input.
because i'm expecting that molding and casting will cost me a lot.. i'm already scrimping to fund an exchange semester haha.
thanks for the advice! i'll look into contour gauges. though i'm half dreading the flaws it might reveal.. is a mask with the little intake at the front a respirator? or only those with the cartridges?
thanks for the advice! i'll look into contour gauges. though i'm half dreading the flaws it might reveal.. is a mask with the little intake at the front a respirator? or only those with the cartridges?
A year on, i'm still working on this lol. Well to be fair, I stopped for two semesters of school, one of which I was in a different country.
Somehow I've been finding that wet sanding with 300 grit sandpaper and a wooden block seems to yield better results than an orbital sander, but it takes a hell lot longer.
my flickr is here!
Another tinier thing i've been working on is the ovipositor for a Revoltech Alien Queen figure, but haven't gotten too far into that..
Cheers
Somehow I've been finding that wet sanding with 300 grit sandpaper and a wooden block seems to yield better results than an orbital sander, but it takes a hell lot longer.
my flickr is here!
Another tinier thing i've been working on is the ovipositor for a Revoltech Alien Queen figure, but haven't gotten too far into that..
Cheers
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hi guys
after a long hiatus, i started working at full speed in order to have something to wear for halloween.
not having access to a lathe, i followed a technique i'd seen rather long ago in a japanese hobby magazine to make the ear cones. i would have used a pipe to build up the height of the cones, but i came across a little plastic container that fits the purpose even better.
this technique is more or less applicable to all sizes.
after a long hiatus, i started working at full speed in order to have something to wear for halloween.
not having access to a lathe, i followed a technique i'd seen rather long ago in a japanese hobby magazine to make the ear cones. i would have used a pipe to build up the height of the cones, but i came across a little plastic container that fits the purpose even better.
this technique is more or less applicable to all sizes.
back with another update!
i've changed my mind on getting it casted, seeing as it will be completely unwearable and neck-breaking otherwise (not to mention very brittle). I will probably have two chromed, one for myself and the other for my girlfriend for Halloween. I will probably look to sell hers away after that(she won't want to keep it, and i would like to recoup some of my costs anyway). We'll see how the moulding goes anyway. I'm hoping to have that done the day after at the latest.
Anyway, does anyone have any experience with mirror sprays or films? is it possible to make the visor appear like a mirror on the outside, but still be able to look out of it? i;m thinking a spray would be the best bet (if it exists) since the film wouldn't be able to conform so neatly to the dome shape..
any input is appreciated!
ear cones turning out pretty well despite being hand-made
i realise i've skipped some photos showing the evolution of the ear pucks, but u can see them here if you're interested. I basically did the gradient joining ear pucks to helmet frame by filling it in with plasticine, then a layer of epoxy putty which i shaped with a ruler.
i've changed my mind on getting it casted, seeing as it will be completely unwearable and neck-breaking otherwise (not to mention very brittle). I will probably have two chromed, one for myself and the other for my girlfriend for Halloween. I will probably look to sell hers away after that(she won't want to keep it, and i would like to recoup some of my costs anyway). We'll see how the moulding goes anyway. I'm hoping to have that done the day after at the latest.
Anyway, does anyone have any experience with mirror sprays or films? is it possible to make the visor appear like a mirror on the outside, but still be able to look out of it? i;m thinking a spray would be the best bet (if it exists) since the film wouldn't be able to conform so neatly to the dome shape..
any input is appreciated!
ear cones turning out pretty well despite being hand-made
i realise i've skipped some photos showing the evolution of the ear pucks, but u can see them here if you're interested. I basically did the gradient joining ear pucks to helmet frame by filling it in with plasticine, then a layer of epoxy putty which i shaped with a ruler.
hey thanks for taking the time to have a look!
on another note, does anyone know if it would be feasible to make casts from clear epoxy resin? i'm hoping to tackle the problem of bubble w very conservative use of a heat gun, but are there any other problems involved? i ask because i've tried to find people slush casting w clear resin online but have come up with nothing!
MrPinski
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I thought I would be clever as well and slush out a clear bucket to avoid the need to vacform a lens... Save your money buddy! Haha
Looking good.
so it can't be done? darn! it's not just saving effort (and time, seeing as halloween is looming), i wanted to make a modified encore version by masking all the edges, spraying everything else in matt black, and having the EL lights inside the helmet, thus allowing for a very fine outline.. even the ear puck details could be illuminated..
i can't get smooth-on products over here... the closest alternative seems to be something called polytek easyflo 60 or alumilite.. any advice anyone?
ok thanks for the heads up. you'd just think that with all the things man has achieved, we'd be able to make non-bubbling slushable clear resin. pfft. :lol
will be wet sanding tomorrow morning, after which i'll be heading out to get the materials for moulding. quick question: is it not advisable to just make a mother mould that is two halves split in the middle? i've seen several people doing a three-piece mother mould.. is there a reason for this?
on a side note, i am probably never going to be able to do this (make a prop like this) again. :unsure it really takes up so much of my being. how do people keep going project after project without experiencing burnout? :confused
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