Eyeholes have been sharpened up a bit and reprimed. I've also been investigating ways by which to mold and cast, including modelling a small version in sculpey and running a few tests with Rebound 25.
I have begun pricing out the materials and overall costs for molding and casting this helmet and would like to move forward with this before the end of the year. I'll continue to post about my personal costume development over here, but you can expect to see a full estimate in the Project Runs section soon.
In the mean time, I thought I'd also discuss where i'm at with Ithano's rifle, which apparently also is the base for one of the Kanjiklub rifles:
I decided to just use what materials I have on hand, so that means PVC piping, craft foam, Worbla, Bondo, Kobracast, aluminium foil, etc. I managed to find a grip from an old plywood saw and have fitted it over the pipe with some Worbla. The grip has also been split open and modified to fix the overall angle - it will still need some modification to pull out the butt of the grip, but I'm glad I don't have to fabricate much along that end. Ideally, the spot directly above the grip will get filled in and the split between foam and handle will be less noticable.
I've also begun modelling out the bone piece - I reused some old scrap Kobracast and aluminium foil to rough out and bulk up the shape and spent some time smoothing it out to make it more cohesive. It still needs a few more passes, but I'm glad that making use of acetone as part of my Bondo mix has made sanding and smoothing a lot faster!
Eventually, I will probably cover over the craft foam (which is mainly just there for bulk) with black Worbla and do a bit more finishing with Bondo to fix inevitable seams.
I am verymuch interested
