Because it's cool
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It's possible that maybe it is some type of "cup/locking" apparatus, going under his chin, that keeps his helmet from being pulled off...just speculating.
I was about to say the same thing. No need for motors. It's a coiled wire spring and a straight arm swing. It most likely works like those cheap folding lights you get for free that you attach to books.
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Hack one of these into the front and you're golden
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That is exactly what i had in mind just run a release button to the side of the helmet and be done with it. Simple. Right ??? lol
Can't wait to see what everyone comes up withBut in the movie, it's clearly an actuator or servo. It's definitely electronic. Either way, I thought it was awesome. I will be doing a mold and cast of my helmet and adding a decent micro servo or two to give it this function. I'll be putting up videos on how I end up doing it.
Two spring loaded hinges and a latch should do it. I believe people are over thinking it.
You should really watch the video on page one. It's clearly not spring driven. Can it work with springs? Sure, but it wouldn't be nearly as cool or screen accurate. Ironmans helmet could also work with springs. Doesn't mean it should.
He could had even lifted it with his other hand. So unless you were involved with production you really cant tell from a 5 sec video what was used to say screen accurate.
Yes, he absolutely could have, but that was clearly not the impression they were trying to give. Also, I don't have to be apart of the crew. This film was set in the future. He could have done it with his hand, but they didn't want you to think that. The simple fact is that this is about making it as "movie accurate" as possible, not as prop accurate as possible. Otherwise, why try to make ironman helmets move at all since most of it is CGI? Of course, lightsabers were really just long metal rods, but you don't see model makers getting pissed when someone makes it glow and make clashing noises because "that wasn't how the prop really was."
The length of movement is completely irrelevant as to whether it's automated or not. Their technology is far above ours. You really think Kylo would close it back with his hand?
So yeah, a spring does not make it close back... It would actually be easier to use a servo. I really don't understand your issue with a servo other than just wanting to win.
I don't have an issue with the servo. It is the way you come across. Read your initial post telling me I need to watch the video. The purpose of a forum is to share ideas and pool those ideas.
Well, you did have an issue because you said everyone was over thinking it, but really, I still completely disagree a spring can naturally move like that without hydrolics, compressed air or some type of actuator. I just kind of gave you that. But that would really make it that much more difficult. Really, it could have just been CGI. I don't know.
Don't really care, if people choose to make it move more power to them. They can make it move any way that they want. In my opinion which I am entitled to I don't think it is that complicated. That is all I was saying. You are the one that got all offended and turned it into a contest.