X-WING & TIE PILOT HELMET progress pics

[GINO]

Almost finished.
Made in the correct color, gloss and thickness of ABS.
Still need to get decals made and tint the visor.

For the x-wing helmets, I plan to do a couple versions of x-wing helmet including both hero and background style.

For the Tie helmets, I plan to do a hero, background, and of course the AT-AT pilot (one of my all time favorites).


Here's some pics so far.

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[jedimaster]

Re: X-WING & TIE PILOT HELEMT progress pics

Excellent work as usual my friend! You know I'm in for a rebel helmet please.

 

[PersonaNonGrata]

Re: X-WING & TIE PILOT HELEMT progress pics

Sublime

 

[ywingfighter]

Re: X-WING & TIE PILOT HELEMT progress pics

Great work! I am interessted!

 

[OdiWan72]

Looking good, what´s the source of the masters for molding/ vac-forming?

Markus

 

[Psammead]

Love that TIE! Seriously though that is the best TIE I've ever seen. It'd be good to see one done up in hero stylings eventually.

Are you going to be doing the chest box to go with it some time?

 

[BDK]

Very beautiful work as always GINO!

That is one of the most beautiful TIE helmets I've ever seen.

 

[Art Andrews]

Excellent work. I am not an X-Wing helmet fan at all, but love the TIE!

 

[Yorkie Fett]

Lovely work there. I'm currently working on my second X-wing helmet which I plan to do as a Biggs version.
Just as a matter of interest, how do you plan to tint the visor? Reason I ask is that I used the new Tamiya clear orange spray (TS-73 iirc) which goes on beautifully and gives a fantastic screen accurate orange tint.

 

[GINO]

Thanks guys!

 

[jaakub]

Awesome work! these look gorgeous. I'm definately interested in both and the AT AT driver you have planned. The AT AT driver was my all time favorite growing up and thought it was the coolest one.
Jim

 

[JasonCash]

At-At for me too....

 

[OldKen]

So the "hero" would just have grey teeth and chin. With the center forehead decal?

What else would be involved?

Looking awesome Gino.

 

[CSMacLaren]

Gino, the TIE Pilot looks lovely. Well done!

 

[kurtyboy]

I really like the 'Imperial disks'! Who machined those? :love

 

[Trap Joe]

really nice. Looking good!!!

 

[GINO]

Yes, I can't wait to build one out into an at-at, it's actually one of my favorite helmets in all of star wars.

So the "hero" would just have grey teeth and chin. With the center forehead decal?

What else would be involved?

Hey Ken, I know a lot of you are already familiar with what differentiates a hero TIE helmet from a standard TIE helmet, but for those who aren't, here is a quick at-a-glance comp.
As far as I know there are 3 distinct hero helmets made for ANH. They started out as standard (background) helmets but were detailed and weathered for close up cockpit shots.
Every helmet I've seen in the film has the one metal greebly on each ear and that's it.
PS, there was footage shot for ANH of the standard TIE pilots running down the death star hallways and the hero TIE pilots in the cockpit that were used in ROTJ. All the TIE helmets were made for the ANH production, none were made for subsequent films.

I really like the 'Imperial disks'! Who machined those? :love

Those are real found parts. :love





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[Klwl]

top notch there Gino, lovely work!

 

[kurtyboy]

I thought so!

Those are real found parts. :love
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[GINO]

Thanks for the encouraging words guys!


Here's an x-wing/y-wing helmet compilation I put together to illustrate the different styles used in the films.
Every different helmet shown on screen in the three OT films are accounted for in this comp.
Any helmet designated as 'red' was an x-wing pilot, while the ones designated as 'gold' were y-wing pilots.

Hope it's helpful for those who aren't x-wingnuts. :lol

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