Lense material for a Ep7 Stormtrooper Helmet build - help please

[Country Paul]

I'm a blaster & lightsaber guy, I've not really done any helmet building (except for a couple of Hasbro clone mods)

I'm hoping to build/paint up a Force Awakens Stormtrooper Helmet but I need to find some lenses

I've been searching eBay, Amazon, Etsy etc looking for suitable material & have come to the conclusion I just don't know what I'm looking for or at least the right terms to use

I know that the actual props have bubble lenses but I think I could happily live with flat ones for now as I am on a budget, I don't have the skills or equipment for vac forming etc.

I believe that the eye section joins in the middle on the TFA helmet so I can't just buy a pair of OT Stormtrooper lenses

I think I'm looking for tinted/smoked/black acetate sheet???

can anyone just point me in the right direction (should probably say I'm in the UK)

thanks & I apologise for my amateurish question but I've strayed out of my comfort zone here & figured a quick question might save a lot more fruitless searching & I didn't want to hijack anyone else's thread for this :lol

 

[Kevin Gossett]

Look into face shields for motorcycle and welding helmets.

 

[Country Paul]

Thanks I'll do some more searches

I honestly didn't think for a second that this would be something that I'd have a problem finding

just assumed I type black acetate sheet into eBay & boom :lol

I'm guessing the plastic needs to be pretty thin to bend to the inside of the helmet

 

[Country Paul]

Searched for face shields, goggle lenses, welders masks but so far nothing suitable either too thick or not tinted

went round the DIY store & Halfords today

I found this DIY Limo Tint window film

colour is right & its flexible, figuring it should work? The helmet is just gonna sit up on a high shelf anyway

 

[widescreen]

Would something like this do for you?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Shox-Snip...lmet-Shield-/221454798107?hash=item338fbc0d1b

 

[clown3y]

Sorry for digging this thread out but i didn't want to open a new one for something this simple.

I decided to get one of the Rubie's First Order Stormtrooper helmets and repaint/refurbish it all over. And therefore, i really don't want to keep this mesh stuff as the visor

I thought i could get some kind of black-tinted film in local handcraft stores but it seems that i've been wrong with this assumption..

My father also recommended using window film but i'm pretty sure it's a little bit too thin. I don't want it to break just because i accidentally poke it a little.

What do you guys think? The answer is probably pretty easy but i just don't know what do search for.

Thank you!

 

[drknotter]

Try roll up sunglasses, I used just two pairs for a junk helmet I built recently, and they worked pretty well. Plus, they're pretty cheap.