Looking for a Golden Age Flash helmet

Bizarro Lois

Bizarro Lois

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I know there used to be a thread around here somewhere, but I wasn't able to find it, no matter how many times I searched. Someone used to make a really cool one that was cast from an original MKII helmet, then done in styrene. I had emailed that member via his website, and he's no longer making props. A friend of mine wants to join our little group for the Pittsburgh Comicon, as the Golden Age Flash. We've been looking at helmets and they're a little to pricey for our current budget. I'm looking for a way to make one that would be less expensive. Can anyone offer me some hints? I can do basic sculpting, but I've never done any kind of vacuforming or any such thing. I know that certain styles of doughboy helmet would also work.
 
Ok, here's one idea: If I sculpt it in clay, then make a mold with silicone or latex, would I be able to make a cast with the inside hollow enough to fit on someone's head? I know that you can use fiberglass, with strings or something inside. Would that work with another casting material, such as resin? I know that resin is often brittle, but would layering gauze inside strengthen it?
 
As long as the sculpt is big enough to allow for, say, 3/16" thich wall and a inner headband/harness. So you would want to make it about 1/4" bigger than the wearer's head all around.

You have the right idea though. SGT Fang posted a very informative tutorial on here once that detailed the casting process. Wish I could find it to link. There are also a few videos on youtube showing how to lay fiberglass. You can also use fiberglass mat with the less toxic polyester resin as long as you get the kind that allows you enough working time to do it. The 5 minute set stuff from smooth-on is very difficult to do this with.
 
I wish I had found out earlier about that Brodie helmet. It's great, but the site says to allow 2-3 weeks to arrive and that's going to be pushing it. The con is September 11, so if it would take 3 weeks, that wouldn't leave me much time to paint it and attach the wings. I sent the link to my friend, we'll see if he wants to try and do that. Maybe I could have the wings sculpted and cast for him and he could finish the paint job.
Thanks for the advice on the resin stuff. I need to use silicone to mold an object sculpted from modeling (oil-based) clay, right? I think I recall someone saying that latex won't cure over it.
 
Bizarro Lois said:
I need to use silicone to mold an object sculpted from modeling (oil-based) clay, right? I think I recall someone saying that latex won't cure over it.
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Hi BL,

There are some clays which will inhibit RTV silicone from curing. It might be only for platinum-based RTV (platsil) or both platsil and tin-based (tinsil) but avoid sulfur based clays. If you are not sure if yours is sulfur based, you should mix up a small batch of RTV and test.

-DM
 
Darth Mule said:
You have the right idea though. SGT Fang posted a very informative tutorial on here once that detailed the casting process. Wish I could find it to link. There are also a few videos on youtube showing how to lay fiberglass. You can also use fiberglass mat with the less toxic polyester resin as long as you get the kind that allows you enough working time to do it. The 5 minute set stuff from smooth-on is very difficult to do this with.
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Does anyone have the link? SGT Fang? If you still have this, could you post it?
 
Bizarro Lois said:
I know there used to be a thread around here somewhere, but I wasn't able to find it, no matter how many times I searched. Someone used to make a really cool one that was cast from an original MKII helmet, then done in styrene. I had emailed that member via his website, and he's no longer making props. A friend of mine wants to join our little group for the Pittsburgh Comicon, as the Golden Age Flash.
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If you're talking about John Hays, I got one of his Flash lids a year or so back and painted it up:

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The good news is he was trying to help me out by trimming the pieces for me and scored one of the wings just the tiniest bit... and he was so professional he sent me those pieces and a whole 'nother lid just on the off chance I'd be mad.

Well, of course I wasn't, but I didn't need two Flash helmets, either, and it seemed bad form to sell the extra when the first was just great.

So it's sat in my kit closet all this time just waiting for someone like you to need it. :) Let me pass John's good karma along; PM me your mailing address and I'll ship you the extra unfinished kit John sent me way back when and all you'll have to do is paint it and pad it up for your friend.
 
Larry, you have seriously made my day. Thank you so much.
And thanks to the others who have offered help, as I may still someday attempt to make other helmets from scratch. :)
 
Larry, you are seriously one of the most generous guys on the RPF. :thumbsup
 
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