my McQuarrie design Stormtrooper helmet

[kookoo]

Hi,Gang
I have meny Pm from member about my McQurrie project ,but I don't have time to do anything cause my kid :angryvery busy .Yesterday I have free time then I take pic for you
This helmet I sculpt same time with my C3PO and Darth vader by scath of Ralph McQuarrie concept I want to finished by ABS plastic but now I still don't have vaccumn machine :cry

I select this type cause I think faceplate and head are same with another type but different when cut face and built head !

I stick black tape in black area like in scatch like at cheek I think it should be sticker or paint not hole ???

I cast inside dome of TE ANH trooper for size I take pic compare with my GF ANH hero

and from top

I try to built my own Vaccumn machine for finishe it or I will cast by fiberglass ?
Please let me know Gang what do you think ?

kookoo

 

[xAngelx]

That looks fantastic! Great work.

I didn't think you could vacuum form things this big?

 

[Hedjii72]

Kookoo, I own one of your C-3PO's and this is every bit as exciting! Beautiful work!

 

[defstartrooper]

I love it !! :eek
F/G or ABS i want one :love

 

[roboprop]

Incredible work!!!!!

 

[DaddyfromNaboo]

Looking really, really great. I am always amazed by how smooth your sculpts surfaces come out in the end. What´s the secret ?


Michael

 

[Star Wars Helmets]

Thats absolutely superb Koo Koo. There's another concept Stormtrooper out there and they both look really excellent

Cheers

Jez

 

[Clutch]

that is amazing! if I were to change one thing, I wouldn't have made the dome so rounded. but that is a minor nitpik to a great sculpt! I can even see the indentations for where the cannisters go! You should give this puppy to sarge and let him rotocast it in resin. It would be perfect.

 

[mfxreplicas]

Superb work Koo Koo. Very crisp and clean sculpting. Do you have any process pictures. Would be great to see how you put this together?

Best
Neill G

 

[skygunbro]

WOW! :eek Very nice indeed! Hope mine comes out half as good as this one.
Although mmore work I think you should do some in FG.But some ABS ones would be nice as well.
Keep us posted on what you decide.

 

[Emeldahay]

agree on dome roundness but man - its looks good along side the other helmet.:thumbsup

 

[kookoo]

Thanks very much gang I very happy to know you like it :lol
XAnglex : I plan to made mould and vacuum seperate head and face plate like Stormtrooper in film like in pic

And I made dome round cause like this pic

It easy to sand dome flat in mold process befor vacuum ,for this dome I cast from TE ANH trooper version ( cast from inside ) I think size are exactly same ANH Stormtrooper . Another reson I sculpt this versio cause it can made to another ver too :angel see this pic

you will saw 2 scatch in RED Square quite same !! same dome and just a bit diff in face plate but it cut dome different and assembly same like pic ?

A big problem for ABS are how to cut dome to have smooth line ?
Thanks
kookoo

 

[Kadajiroth]

That is so awesome! Great job.

 

[The Manlet]

Wow!

 

[DaddyfromNaboo]

Awesome work !

The roundness initially bugged me, too, but now with the pick it is not that bad.

Again, the question is how did you get that sculpt so smooth ?

What I just noticed is that the faceplate in McQ´s original design seems to be completely separate from the helmet, i.e. like it could flip up, with the mouth and the tusks going to swing to the left and right side.
In the second pic from the right it looks like the black square is a recessed area, the area that you just made a decal for and placed on your sculpt.

Love the sculpt, but the tusks seem a bit big and too smooth. The side view in the last row of pics is kind of ... irritating. And why does "A clockwork orange" suddenly jump into my mind ? :confused

Michael

 

[mikk]

Awesome work! Can't wait to see the finished product.

 

[Benkenove]

Well, a FG version would be sharper in detail than vaccum...

I'd prefer FG for that reason.

AMAZING WORK THERE !! really really clean !

 

[INCOM]

Amazing work!:thumbsup
Will these be made available?:love

 

[Wolfshire]

I love when people make McQuarrie design helmets, great job!
Same question as INCOM: Will these be made available?

 

[switchblade_slinger]

This is brilliant. I really like the domed head, and have always thought that this design was more aggressive and less watered down than the final ST sculpt. I'll be keeping an eye on this thread... I've got a renewed interest in helmets as of late...