Tutorial: How to build a stormtrooper helmet for less than 10 GBP FINISHED see Pg9
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I thought I said that in the post?
I thought I said that in the post?
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Go for it Big Guy!
Go for it Big Guy!
kidzarmorer
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Did you ever get the emails w the pics ?
Did you ever get the emails w the pics ?
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I hope you have a sleeping bag and some hot coffee!
Thank you STEALTH. High praise indeed coming from you. I have been an avid follower of your work and it blows me away. Superb stuff!!!
I hope you have a sleeping bag and some hot coffee!
Thank you STEALTH. High praise indeed coming from you. I have been an avid follower of your work and it blows me away. Superb stuff!!!
geordietrooper
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the circular part of the ear looks a tad big also, still a good job though :thumbsup
the circular part of the ear looks a tad big also, still a good job though :thumbsup
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Hi Mate... Yeah, I've pretty much come to the same conclusion, so I'm going to remove them, resize them AND move them a little more forward. Thanks for the pointer as it confirms what I already feared.:unsure
Hi Mate... Yeah, I've pretty much come to the same conclusion, so I'm going to remove them, resize them AND move them a little more forward. Thanks for the pointer as it confirms what I already feared.:unsure
Spade
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lol, i might just do the same. :lol
lol, i might just do the same. :lol
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Hi All! Sorry I've not posted an update for a couple of days, but I have been working feverishly on ironing out a few issues with the helmet. As MiDri and geordietrooper rightly pointed out, the ears were out of proportion, so I have taken their comments on board and I decided to scrap them and start again. Boy! Those are some tricky curves when trying to do them without any plans or pattern! I think they will look a lot better now when they are finished.
I found a fantastic green plastic Cider bottle in the recycle bin and so I "wogged" it and brought it home and made my lenses out of it! Nice colour green, huh? They're just held in with masking tape to see how they look.
I also painted in the "rubber strip" to help me get an over all better impression of likeness to the pics I am referencing. You can also see that I have started work on the frown.
This next pic shows where I have cut up the pods that will house the mic tips. They were too small and too circular, so I have made them slightly more oval, and irregular. I have also started work on the vocoder. Each strip like the centre one that you see installed, is simply three strips of card glued together and sanded to round off the edges. It worked a treat!
And here is the finished vocoder, although I am in two minds about the centre strip being slightly higher. On all the original ANH helmets, the vocoders were hand painted on and they vary immensely from one to another. This follows the hemet I am referencing but I think I prefer the centre three bars to be at the same height, so I may tweek it later.
So there you have it! Tomorrow I will try to knock the new ears into some kind of state of completion, and finish the frown. I should then be somewhere near starting to paint it up!
Hope you all enjoyed the new pics of the work I have been doing and I hope to update you again soon!
Hi All! Sorry I've not posted an update for a couple of days, but I have been working feverishly on ironing out a few issues with the helmet. As MiDri and geordietrooper rightly pointed out, the ears were out of proportion, so I have taken their comments on board and I decided to scrap them and start again. Boy! Those are some tricky curves when trying to do them without any plans or pattern! I think they will look a lot better now when they are finished.
I found a fantastic green plastic Cider bottle in the recycle bin and so I "wogged" it and brought it home and made my lenses out of it! Nice colour green, huh? They're just held in with masking tape to see how they look.
I also painted in the "rubber strip" to help me get an over all better impression of likeness to the pics I am referencing. You can also see that I have started work on the frown.
This next pic shows where I have cut up the pods that will house the mic tips. They were too small and too circular, so I have made them slightly more oval, and irregular. I have also started work on the vocoder. Each strip like the centre one that you see installed, is simply three strips of card glued together and sanded to round off the edges. It worked a treat!
And here is the finished vocoder, although I am in two minds about the centre strip being slightly higher. On all the original ANH helmets, the vocoders were hand painted on and they vary immensely from one to another. This follows the hemet I am referencing but I think I prefer the centre three bars to be at the same height, so I may tweek it later.
So there you have it! Tomorrow I will try to knock the new ears into some kind of state of completion, and finish the frown. I should then be somewhere near starting to paint it up!
Hope you all enjoyed the new pics of the work I have been doing and I hope to update you again soon!
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Man, this is just gettin' betterer and betterer.:thumbsup
Man, this is just gettin' betterer and betterer.:thumbsup
glenthornetms
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Great build and ever better to see it done by someone in my home town! As a new guy here it's very interesting to see builds like this....keep up the work, I'll be watching!!
Great build and ever better to see it done by someone in my home town! As a new guy here it's very interesting to see builds like this....keep up the work, I'll be watching!!
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Hey!!! Yeah I've been lurking but I've been following u since the beginning! Even while on vacation! Oh and to the fellow scout, my troop can't go anymore because we refused to sing. Were military oriented and they hate us haha. Oh and I'm working on a prop Springfield rifle!
Hey!!! Yeah I've been lurking but I've been following u since the beginning! Even while on vacation! Oh and to the fellow scout, my troop can't go anymore because we refused to sing. Were military oriented and they hate us haha. Oh and I'm working on a prop Springfield rifle!
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Hey, Glen! How is Three Milestone these days? We should meet and have a coffee! What do you say?
Hiya, Champ! That fact that you have been following me, even while on holiday, just blew me away!!! Thanks mate and I promise this will be over by the weekend
I hope so coz here it comes!!!
Hey, Glen! How is Three Milestone these days? We should meet and have a coffee! What do you say?
Hiya, Champ! That fact that you have been following me, even while on holiday, just blew me away!!! Thanks mate and I promise this will be over by the weekend
I hope so coz here it comes!!!
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