Dredd 3D Helmet Build

Friday

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I started building this Dredd helmet about 6 months ago, it was a project I kept coming back to.

Started as a pepakura build from card stock, I then epoxied the card and fibre glassed the inside.​

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Above it after the initial application of U-pol car body filler and sanding.

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I then sprayed with grey primer and sanded, any grey areas were filled with 3M Glazing putty.

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Started to mask off areas ready for next lot of filler.

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After applying more filler I gently peel off the tape and then started to sand. Any little imperfections were left in for reasons I will explain later.

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Spray painted chrome. All the chips and imperfections were coated with Vaseline.

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Spray painted black and Vaseline wiped off to reveal chrome underneath.

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Masked off the black and sprayed with VW Tornado red. Unfortunately dripped in one area but I can live with that.

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Once dry I went over with a dry cloth removing any additional Vaseline to expose the chrome. This gives a great weathered look to the helmet.

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The badge was made on 3DS Max and 3d printed, I used Rub'n'Buff gold on the badge and went over with a little black acrylic.

I applied a little bit of weathering with some watered down black acrylic.

A motorcycle visor was used and I later stuck some thin car upholstery on the inside with Velcro.

Any questions please feel free to ask.

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