eFX Reveals Stormtrooper Hero Legend Edition Helmet!
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If it were me, this is what I would do:
Make an ABS pull of the Stormtrooper helmet.
Cut and assemble it exactly screen accurate.
Spray the inside with mold release and fill the inside of the helmet with resin and put it in a rotocast machine (with all the openings closed, obviously).
Rotocast the resin inside the helmet until the resin is dry and a little bigger then 1/16 thick.
Cut/remove the ABS helmet from the resin 'skeleton'.
Scan the resin skeleton and have it made in injection-molded plastic.
After the ABS parts are vac-pulled in the factory, use a template to cut/trim the parts exactly.
Each helmet is assembled by hand, but the injection-molded skeleton is used under all the vac ABS so the parts are assembled exactly the same every time.
You would get ABS vac-pulls on the outside, the strength of plastic (not resin) underneath, and less labor then trying to fiberglass inside an ABS helmet.
Also, use contact cement between the ABS and the inner skeleton so the ABS would be destroyed if you tried to seperate them.
Make an ABS pull of the Stormtrooper helmet.
Cut and assemble it exactly screen accurate.
Spray the inside with mold release and fill the inside of the helmet with resin and put it in a rotocast machine (with all the openings closed, obviously).
Rotocast the resin inside the helmet until the resin is dry and a little bigger then 1/16 thick.
Cut/remove the ABS helmet from the resin 'skeleton'.
Scan the resin skeleton and have it made in injection-molded plastic.
After the ABS parts are vac-pulled in the factory, use a template to cut/trim the parts exactly.
Each helmet is assembled by hand, but the injection-molded skeleton is used under all the vac ABS so the parts are assembled exactly the same every time.
You would get ABS vac-pulls on the outside, the strength of plastic (not resin) underneath, and less labor then trying to fiberglass inside an ABS helmet.
Also, use contact cement between the ABS and the inner skeleton so the ABS would be destroyed if you tried to seperate them.
Shredhead74
Jr Member
Creeping up on 2 yrs now since this was announced!
When we gonna see these????
:devil
When we gonna see these????
:devil
ataru72ita
Well-Known Member
This is a real BEAUTY!!! Congrats!!:cool
rosskow
Sr Member
If the pre order beings...
The Manlet
Sr Member
I leave for a few years then uber accurate stuff comes out!? SOB also bump
OldKen
Master Member
Hey GZ. Wow, haven't seen you post in quite some time!
In just a year or so, there have been all kinds of cool discoverys, projects, and even licensed pieces that are coming out or in the works...
First off, search for the eFx Boba helmet thread...
Not to mention the ANH stormtrooper armor!
The falcon cockpit thread is a necessary read as well!
Welcome back!
Though I don't think this bump will bring any news, as Gino already stated in the other thread that we would have an update as soon as there was one...
The wait continues...
In just a year or so, there have been all kinds of cool discoverys, projects, and even licensed pieces that are coming out or in the works...
First off, search for the eFx Boba helmet thread...
Not to mention the ANH stormtrooper armor!
The falcon cockpit thread is a necessary read as well!
Welcome back!
Though I don't think this bump will bring any news, as Gino already stated in the other thread that we would have an update as soon as there was one...
The wait continues...
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banthapoodoo
Active Member
Now that's some product engineering! Someone translate to Chinese so eFx can get a production line going for this helmet.
The extensive delay is suspicious, and we are left to only speculate what could be the reason(s). Perhaps the helmet could not be "productized" to ensure a) accuracy; b) consistency; and/or c) quality. I'm sure they don't want a repeat of the vader dome quality and rework issue. Or perhaps there is some overarching marketing reason for it not being made available. Who knows. But it's also suspicious that all mention of the legend hero helmet has been removed from the eFx web site.
The Manlet
Sr Member
Hey GZ. Wow, haven't seen you post in quite some time!
In just a year or so, there have been all kinds of cool discoverys, projects, and even licensed pieces that are coming out or in the works...
First off, search for the eFx Boba helmet thread...
Not to mention the ANH stormtrooper armor!
The falcon cockpit thread is a necessary read as well!
Welcome back!
Though I don't think this bump will bring any news, as Gino already stated in the other thread that we would have an update as soon as there was one...
The wait continues...
Old Ken it has been a dragons age hasn't it!
I've snooped around once in a blue moon the hacking of the site kept me away for a while. I have see the amazing stuff coming to light surprising. I used to think this was an expensive hobby till I got into motorcycle racing.:lol
GINO
Sr Member
ataru72ita
Well-Known Member
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