Gewn
Well-Known Member
Hello everyone!
This is my first thread so let's get this thing rolling.
I ordered the ACME kit from MiM before I even knew about the RPF and waited patiently for it's arrival. During that wait I stumbled upon the RPF doing research for Rocketeer gear, and I couldn't be happier to have found a site with such talented and passionate people.
The helmet and pack arrived in mid December as promised and I immediately snapped a picture to send to my pops. My father is a huge Rocketeer fan as well and when I told him that I was going to build a Rocketeer costume he asked if he could help. I jumped at the opportunity for his help for a couple of reasons, for starters, his background is in computer controlled lighting and he has a fair amount of friends who have or do work for Disney. Also, there's the whole father and son bonding thing.
For your consideration, it is extremely hard to photograph yourself when you can't see.
I'll spare you the the trimming and sanding pictures and jump straight to the helmet after two coats of Krylon Gold Metallic. My hero pose is in need of work.
First bit of wash and two more after it had been weathered a bit more.
Now, I thought I had come to a point where I was happy with the helmet and proceeded to try and mold the lenses. I learned quickly that I had fallen short in the trimming of the eyes on the inside. Hence this photo.
One thing turned into another and thought, "Well, I've come this far, I might as well shape the fin to be more screen accurate and sand down a high spot that's been bothering my OCD." So now the helmet is at this stage.
I need to sand the crown of the helmet some more to make a little more room for my liner from Valor, not that it won't fit, I just have an enormous head and need the extra clearance. Stay tuned!
This is my first thread so let's get this thing rolling.
I ordered the ACME kit from MiM before I even knew about the RPF and waited patiently for it's arrival. During that wait I stumbled upon the RPF doing research for Rocketeer gear, and I couldn't be happier to have found a site with such talented and passionate people.
The helmet and pack arrived in mid December as promised and I immediately snapped a picture to send to my pops. My father is a huge Rocketeer fan as well and when I told him that I was going to build a Rocketeer costume he asked if he could help. I jumped at the opportunity for his help for a couple of reasons, for starters, his background is in computer controlled lighting and he has a fair amount of friends who have or do work for Disney. Also, there's the whole father and son bonding thing.
For your consideration, it is extremely hard to photograph yourself when you can't see.
I'll spare you the the trimming and sanding pictures and jump straight to the helmet after two coats of Krylon Gold Metallic. My hero pose is in need of work.
First bit of wash and two more after it had been weathered a bit more.
Now, I thought I had come to a point where I was happy with the helmet and proceeded to try and mold the lenses. I learned quickly that I had fallen short in the trimming of the eyes on the inside. Hence this photo.
One thing turned into another and thought, "Well, I've come this far, I might as well shape the fin to be more screen accurate and sand down a high spot that's been bothering my OCD." So now the helmet is at this stage.
I need to sand the crown of the helmet some more to make a little more room for my liner from Valor, not that it won't fit, I just have an enormous head and need the extra clearance. Stay tuned!