The Martian Space Suit

Tuckanator · Oct 22, 2015

Hey guys so today i found out that i won 1of3 replica helmets from a competition run by reading cinemas here in australia. Not sure if its even 1.1 scale and the only pic of it is below. Its getting posted from 20th century fox and its suppose to be worth 500bucks so i can only assume its 1:1scale and accurate. As soon as it arrives in the post i can post close up shots and take any measurements if anyones interested?..
https://fbcdn-photos-b-a.akamaihd.n..._=1452711915_a43ddec4a9400a9ed07c61fee47772c5

WBE · Oct 22, 2015

Tuckanator said:
Hey guys so today i found out that i won 1of3 replica helmets from a competition run by reading cinemas here in australia. Not sure if its even 1.1 scale and the only pic of it is below. Its getting posted from 20th century fox and its suppose to be worth 500bucks so i can only assume its 1:1scale and accurate. As soon as it arrives in the post i can post close up shots and take any measurements if anyones interested?..
https://fbcdn-photos-b-a.akamaihd.n..._=1452711915_a43ddec4a9400a9ed07c61fee47772c5

Congrats! That's a very awesome score. We've come to the conclusion it's an okay replica, but the proportions and sizing isn't perfect and it's missing the metal details, along with some other misc details. However, I'd be extremely excited if I won it regardless. Totally jealous.

Tuckanator · Oct 22, 2015

Thanks man! Yer i kinda thought the dome shape semed a bit off now that compare pics but still closer than anything i could ever make haha

Captain April · Oct 23, 2015

I wish I had won one of those, the most obvious mistake on the helmet is the collar locking clamps, they are reversed!! How this got past Studio approval is amazing,it's the first thing I noticed when I looked at the helmet, luckily it's an easy fix, unless they are molded in, I think they are just glued on. I am really interested in the production technique used to create this promotional prop(vacu-form, injection molded). I can't wait for the photos.

Andreas Persson · Oct 23, 2015

There's so many details they got wrong with it but overall it's great looking at first glance and easily passable at a con

would have loved getting one just to go on my local con in a week. One major complaint is that the visor seems to be very cloudy.

Yodajammies · Oct 23, 2015

Hey WBE, have you figured out your method for anodizing those buckles yet?

Andreas Persson · Oct 23, 2015

I finally got some luck and found a German retailer selling 45mm wide red webbing with black edges and ordered 2m of it. If anyone want a link to it just hit me with a PM or try doing a Google Image Search.

Edit:
Thanks to Thomasjbunce5 for the excellent Flickr images.

Andreas Persson · Oct 23, 2015

Yodajammies said:
Hey WBE, have you figured out your method for anodizing those buckles yet?

I found two local shops doing anodizing professionally, I'll contact either of them with a request for my parts.

Edit:
I might run into some snags, if the so called "non-anodized" parts are in fact anodized but just not colored I have to pay for having them de-anodize them. And on Austrialpin's site they state what type of aluminum is used so I have to double check if they do anodizing on that specific type as well. Anodizing gives some remarkable properties to the surface such as extra strength and making it non-conductive.

WBE · Oct 23, 2015

Yodajammies said:
Hey WBE, have you figured out your method for anodizing those buckles yet?

I believe you're getting me confused with Soulinertia. He posted the custom anodizing pic!

Yodajammies · Oct 23, 2015

I was under the assumption that the buckles that you posted in your most recent photo were anodized. Am I mixing them up with another set? (SO MANY BUCKLES!)

WBE · Oct 23, 2015

Yodajammies said:
I was under the assumption that the buckles that you posted in your most recent photo were anodized. Am I mixing them up with another set? (SO MANY BUCKLES!)

I actually just received my anodized orange dog collar from contactleft. Haven't posted it yet.

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I plan on using the orange anodize spray by dupli color.

Andreas Persson · Oct 23, 2015

WBE said:
I plan on using the orange anodize spray by dupli color.

I think you just made my wallet really happy. Haven't heard of anodizing spray before

WBE · Oct 23, 2015

Andreas Persson said:
I think you just made my wallet really happy. Haven't heard of anodizing spray before

Yep Soulinertia used it on his asymmetrical 45mm buckle a few months back

Soulinertia · Oct 23, 2015

Just to be clear WBE, I did NOT use dupli-color's Metalcast anodizing spray to create this effect:

This is an alcohol based transparent dye I ran through my airbrush that allows the natural shine of the aluminum to come through.

The dupli-color stuff looks to be more like a metallic spray paint, which may result in some loss of the finer details.
I've seen some pics online with decent results when applied correctly, but I have yet to experiment with it myself.

Andreas Persson · Oct 23, 2015

Seems like the safest route would be to replicate your success. I'm gonna send the anodizing company a mail, good thing I signed up for two extra buckles from Bedon292's run. If I need more I can always order from that German supplier I mentioned a few posts above.

WBE · Oct 23, 2015

Oh wow! Totally missed that, Jeremy. I thought you just used the spray. Great work

andromeda · Oct 23, 2015

my boss won one of the helmets as well, from the Regal Cinemas giveaway. He's gonna take it around to schools and astronomy events.

You can follow along at the twitter MartianHelmet.

Soulinertia · Oct 23, 2015

Lucky ducks!

jontom · Oct 24, 2015

1stage said:
Very helpful! Thank you!

I was hemming and hawing for a few weeks trying to determine if it was worth the cost of ordering them... wasn't sure if anyone was even interested. But I took the plunge. Hopefully the thread and material color will be close.

I look forward to my 2 for 1 discount! ;-)

Contec · Oct 24, 2015

Andreas Persson said:
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I finally got some luck and found a German retailer selling 45mm wide red webbing with black edges and ordered 2m of it. If anyone want a link to it just hit me with a PM or try doing a Google Image Search.

Edit:
Thanks to Thomasjbunce5 for the excellent Flickr images.

Looks like you would be able to just use a black marker pen on the edges of a red webbing to get the same effect.

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