Harvey Birdman helmet - Now with Pep File!
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CardboardPaper
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Re: Harvey Birdman helmet - Need advice.
Close to the cartoon should obviously be the goal on a replica forum like this, but I can't help but want to try and add something else to it. Ideally when people see the end result they'll think "someone put way too much time, thought, effort, and money towards looking ridiculous." :lol
The way I see it, a live-action Birdman would HAVE TO be in line with the '60s Batman. Birdman and 60s Bats were of the same decade, both brightly colored, and both hilarious (even before the Harvey Birdman incarnation, though the humor in his superhero days didn't seem to be intentional). I'll be thrilled if I can manage the sparkle effect I have in mind, but it's a big "if" since I lack the experience and knowledge of most posters here. Part of why I don't want to just go with a regular yellow and then a gloss coat is because I'd hate for the finished helmet to look 'plasticy'--or worse yet--like the helmet on the official latex mask. Then again, given my inexperience it may look far worse.
Time will tell...and thanks for the input on paints! The infinite shades of yellow will make me crazy.
Close to the cartoon should obviously be the goal on a replica forum like this, but I can't help but want to try and add something else to it. Ideally when people see the end result they'll think "someone put way too much time, thought, effort, and money towards looking ridiculous." :lol
The way I see it, a live-action Birdman would HAVE TO be in line with the '60s Batman. Birdman and 60s Bats were of the same decade, both brightly colored, and both hilarious (even before the Harvey Birdman incarnation, though the humor in his superhero days didn't seem to be intentional). I'll be thrilled if I can manage the sparkle effect I have in mind, but it's a big "if" since I lack the experience and knowledge of most posters here. Part of why I don't want to just go with a regular yellow and then a gloss coat is because I'd hate for the finished helmet to look 'plasticy'--or worse yet--like the helmet on the official latex mask. Then again, given my inexperience it may look far worse.
Time will tell...and thanks for the input on paints! The infinite shades of yellow will make me crazy.
CardboardPaper
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Re: Harvey Birdman helmet - Need advice.
I asked Dung0beetle if he had a helmet file that was similar and could be modified to better suit my purposes, and instead he took it upon himself to make a Birdman pep file from scratch! The link for the PDF is here:
4shared.com - free file sharing and storage
Paint Update:
After looking into paint options I found out on this forum that to achieve the sparkly quality I wanted I'd have to use auto paint that's well outside my price range, so something flatter will have to do.
I asked Dung0beetle if he had a helmet file that was similar and could be modified to better suit my purposes, and instead he took it upon himself to make a Birdman pep file from scratch! The link for the PDF is here:
4shared.com - free file sharing and storage
Paint Update:
After looking into paint options I found out on this forum that to achieve the sparkly quality I wanted I'd have to use auto paint that's well outside my price range, so something flatter will have to do.
GBrittelleJr
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I love this. I've always wanted to do a Space Ghost costume. They'd go great together.
