TheDutchman
Knight Commander
Force Alignment: 1106
Posts: 4131
Avatar courtesy of For Tyeth
|
|
« Reply #15 on: May 10, 2020, 12:34:41 PM » |
|
Wow TJ! Outstanding job, from fabrication to painting, those helmets look fantastic!! I am both awed and envious of your skill Point!
|
|
|
Logged
|
Sig courtesy of DarthScrubCataphract Triarch of the Vhal'DanMy sabers:Zearic's Aldrnari, Archon v3 (modded w/ activation box) w/Obsidian, AS; Zearic's shoto, Apprentice v4 w/Obsidian, AS; Graflex SE w/Obsidian, GB; Archon v3 (modded w/ activation box) w/Obsidian, CG; Dark Sentinel v4 w/Obsidian, BR; Sentinel LE v4 w/Obsidian, GB; Initiate v5 w/Obsidian, AS; Sentinel LE v4 stunt, EG; Aeon LE v4 stunt, FO; Dominix v4 stunt, BR; Aeon v3 stunt, SY
|
|
|
|
Therion Jinn
Knight Commander
Force Alignment: -1426
Posts: 4429
May The Force Serve You Well
|
|
« Reply #16 on: May 10, 2020, 06:13:27 PM » |
|
Thanks, Dutchman. May still add some detailing to them.
Then comes the really scary part: Installing the visors
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
Therion Jinn
Knight Commander
Force Alignment: -1426
Posts: 4429
May The Force Serve You Well
|
|
« Reply #17 on: May 17, 2020, 08:52:55 PM » |
|
With the builds complete, I am now posting the FULL build gallery Building a couple of Mandalorian helmets for cosplays my son and I will be doing later this year My son's helmet will be based on the "Heavy Infantry Helmet" templates by Odin Abbott For my helmet, I'll be using the "Mandalorian" templates from DIY Props and Punished Props Laying out the parts for my son's helmet on some 10mm HD EVA foam Then laid out mine on the same Then we have the parts to be made from 6mm HD EVA foam There will also be some parts cut from 2mm foam
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
Therion Jinn
Knight Commander
Force Alignment: -1426
Posts: 4429
May The Force Serve You Well
|
|
« Reply #18 on: May 17, 2020, 08:53:56 PM » |
|
The completed dome of my son's helmet Back piece and main face piece in place Back vent detail Starting formation of the cheeks Cheeks fully in place, and visor opening cut Ear pieces under construction And fully assembled
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
Therion Jinn
Knight Commander
Force Alignment: -1426
Posts: 4429
May The Force Serve You Well
|
|
« Reply #19 on: May 17, 2020, 08:55:34 PM » |
|
Starting work on my helmet my heat forming the pieces to give them a bit of shape Dome assembled Back in place Visor and cheek pieces Assembled cheeks And the cheeks are glued into place I also cut a groove for later placement of the visor Ear pieces in place, and additional piece over the visor section Rear vent detail
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
Therion Jinn
Knight Commander
Force Alignment: -1426
Posts: 4429
May The Force Serve You Well
|
|
« Reply #20 on: May 17, 2020, 08:56:26 PM » |
|
Beginning sanding work with a detail sander. The foam is getting a little chewed up at this stage. I also had to thin down the interior of the cheeks as they were rubbing on my son's cheeks Sanding on my helmet. I've also opened the visor Filling seams on my son's helmet using Kwik Seal. I also used it on the rough areas of the surface For my helmet, I did the seam filling with a spackle compound A coat of black Plasti-Dip Followed by a coat of "Flat Cold Iron" spray paint
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
Therion Jinn
Knight Commander
Force Alignment: -1426
Posts: 4429
May The Force Serve You Well
|
|
« Reply #21 on: May 17, 2020, 08:57:29 PM » |
|
Masked off and sprayed the red sections on the front of my helmet Painted in the cheek insets and ear pieces in Vallejo Dark Grey primer For my son's helmet, we went with Krylon "Global Blue" and the same red I'd used on mine While Odin included a template for the visor on his, I needed to make one for mine. This was done by placing printer paper behind the opening and tracing it in Sharpie Took three tries, but I got a template that would fit Masked off some detail areas, as well as free-handing some markings Removing the masking did some damage to the metallic color. Luckily, the sealer coat did bring it back into normalcy
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
Therion Jinn
Knight Commander
Force Alignment: -1426
Posts: 4429
May The Force Serve You Well
|
|
« Reply #22 on: May 17, 2020, 09:01:10 PM » |
|
Laid painter's tape on both sides of the visors I'd be cutting, and then taped the templates into place Cut the visors out using my Dremel Used a heat gun to make the visors better fit the shape of the helmets. (In retrospect, I'd have had an easier time if I'd done the heat forming BEFORE cutting the visors) With the visors in place, here are the finished pics: My son's helmet: My helmet: Youtube link to the finale:
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
TheDutchman
Knight Commander
Force Alignment: 1106
Posts: 4131
Avatar courtesy of For Tyeth
|
|
« Reply #23 on: May 18, 2020, 02:06:46 PM » |
|
Wow, TJ...
...I mean...
WOW!!!
Absolutely incredible work!! I am amazed, especially seeing the timeline from concept to blueprint to working model!
AWESOME job TJ!!!
Point!
|
|
|
Logged
|
Sig courtesy of DarthScrubCataphract Triarch of the Vhal'DanMy sabers:Zearic's Aldrnari, Archon v3 (modded w/ activation box) w/Obsidian, AS; Zearic's shoto, Apprentice v4 w/Obsidian, AS; Graflex SE w/Obsidian, GB; Archon v3 (modded w/ activation box) w/Obsidian, CG; Dark Sentinel v4 w/Obsidian, BR; Sentinel LE v4 w/Obsidian, GB; Initiate v5 w/Obsidian, AS; Sentinel LE v4 stunt, EG; Aeon LE v4 stunt, FO; Dominix v4 stunt, BR; Aeon v3 stunt, SY
|
|
|
|
Therion Jinn
Knight Commander
Force Alignment: -1426
Posts: 4429
May The Force Serve You Well
|
|
« Reply #24 on: May 19, 2020, 02:51:26 AM » |
|
Thanks, Dutch. Glad you liked them
Next stop---chest and back pieces for both of us (me and my son)
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
Infinit01
Defender of the Forumverse
SaberForum.Com Moderator
Knight Commander OVER 9000!!
Force Alignment: 2787
Posts: 16706
Grey Assassin
|
|
« Reply #25 on: May 19, 2020, 10:49:54 AM » |
|
That is coming along quite well, Therion. I like how rugged they both look and the color combos are a nice touch
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
janx
Knight Lt. Commander
Force Alignment: -21
Posts: 481
Vote for Neutrality!
|
|
« Reply #26 on: May 19, 2020, 01:12:40 PM » |
|
I was gonna ask why cut the face shield at all, then I scrolled farther up and saw the interior cheekbone shape.
So I'll suggest something different for next time. Consider not cutting the severe T shape, but one that accommodates as much of the surface of the mask as possible for increased gluing surface. The mask itself takes care of the T shape the audience sees.
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
Therion Jinn
Knight Commander
Force Alignment: -1426
Posts: 4429
May The Force Serve You Well
|
|
« Reply #27 on: May 21, 2020, 02:44:52 AM » |
|
I was gonna ask why cut the face shield at all, then I scrolled farther up and saw the interior cheekbone shape.
So I'll suggest something different for next time. Consider not cutting the severe T shape, but one that accommodates as much of the surface of the mask as possible for increased gluing surface. The mask itself takes care of the T shape the audience sees.
Very true as to the overall look. In fact, I did something similar WAYYYYYYYYY back in my junior high days
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
Therion Jinn
Knight Commander
Force Alignment: -1426
Posts: 4429
May The Force Serve You Well
|
|
« Reply #28 on: May 21, 2020, 02:45:35 AM » |
|
That is coming along quite well, Therion. I like how rugged they both look and the color combos are a nice touch
Thanks, Infinit01. I may go in and redo the emblem on the one side of mine as it's begun to bug me
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
Therion Jinn
Knight Commander
Force Alignment: -1426
Posts: 4429
May The Force Serve You Well
|
|
« Reply #29 on: May 23, 2020, 09:46:03 PM » |
|
Decided to go in and fix a couple of flaws in my Mandalorian helmet. My mandalorian cosplay helmet as originally finished. Visible here are some areas where the paint had bled under the tape I'd used for masking And here is the main reason for this update. I don't really like how this emblem turned out Used my printer-which opted to be VERY uncooperative-to print up some emblems more along the lines of what I was looking for. These were painted over with Tamiya clear red to fix some of the printing issues, and are HEAVILY based on the emblem for Games Workshop's "Luna Wolves" Space Marine Legion Striping cleaned up after decanting some of the spray paint used for the base color. I also completely painted over the old emblem attempt that had disappointed me End results: Clean striping MUCH better emblem. Youtube link:
|
|
|
Logged
|
|
|
|
|
|