Boba Riddell helmet interior

hey, i just wanted to know if anyone makes and sells to scale the boba Riddle helmet interior. if so, PLEASE PM ME ASAP!!! also, has anyone done this before....and post pics if you can.
Michael

I am working on getting the correct padding for the to scale interior. If I can get enough of it and I am pretty sure I can, I will let you know.

Here are the interior pices I did for TK-1776 and they hold the 4 aa batteries wich are needed to run the servo and the rc board is behind the padding.

Hey, I love the look of that interior. I noticed that inside the Riddell helmet it has the same style padding as the 80's football helmets. I am working on getting some of that padding.

Let us know how the comes out, I´ve been trying ti find padding like the riddel has but no luck.

It is the same padding that used to be inside Football Helmets in the 70's and 80's
Look up vintage Football helmet on eBay and you will see some helmets that have the padding. I am working on getting some older football helmets for a pretty reasonable price here pretty soon so we can have the good stuff! Anyway, I will let you know what I find out but in the mean time check out eBay. I have seen some of those vintage helmets go for around $40-$50 bucks

I just sent you a PM with some eBay auction examples of football helmets with the correct padding.

hey, send me a PM showing the examples.
michael

thksdad wrote:
hey, send me a PM showing the examples.
michael

PM sent
~Eddie

cutting and pasting this from another thread...

for the riddel mini helmet type padding you might want to try taking regular old foam sponges cut exactly how you want them and then coat them with this stuff I saw in the spray paint section at Lowes: There's 2 types a spray paint type, and a "dip" type. it's a rubber coating...it's meant to add rubber hand grips to tools and stuff if the original grip has fallen off. I saw it in yellow, but i'm sure there are other colors or paint might be able to be added to it to make it whatever color you want. I would think a normal sponge or foam pad dipped or sprayed with this stuff would look and feel almost exactly like football helmet pads.

hope this makes sense, i'm kinda figureing it out as i'm writing

if anyone tries this let us know how it turns out, i'm probably going for the hardhat liner route

now, why didn't i think of that??? that sounds awesome!!! hey, i'll try to get some this week. do you know what its called??? that would help out a bunch....but, if you don't, thats cool...i'll find it anyway. yea, i was thinking of taking some foam, cutting it out, and covering it in clay. then i would vac form it, and you would have the peices...but, it would not be confortable to wear arround, buy, anyway, yea, i am def. going to try it. :-)
~michael

It's called Plasti-Dip. I've only seen the actual dip in one color, black. The spray comes in black, yellow, blue, clear, and I think green. I had some of it a little while back, it's great stuff. Perfect for adding that rubber feel to things like resing lightsaber grips.

the dip verion i saw was yellow...but yes that was the exact name I saw. Let us know how it comes out.

okay, ill try it, and let you guys know how it turns out.
Michael

I just ordered Plasti Dip from an on line source, White color, they had in black, Red, Yellow.

It has to be sent by surface so it will take 1 to 2 months to arraive.

By then I will have my MSH2 Helmet ready and the interior as well and the padding ready for dipping.

Check out my helmet on this thread http://tdh.prop-planet.com/viewtopic...c=9674&forum=2

hey, do you guys know how much this Plasti dip is? i think you guys said it was Plasti....well, you know what i'm talking about.....that rubber dip.
~Michael

I paid 8$ for it plus a 20$ postage to Iceland. I got it on ebay, search for plasti dip

hey guys, i just bought some of the dip today. its black, and i'll probally spraypaint it leather brown when i finish. anyway, i tried dipping some foam in it. well, its a little too squishey.....too soft. i am now thinking of making some molds out of clay, and vacc forming them. then i would cut the vacc formed peices out, and pour the dip over it. maybe that would be the feel i'm going for. i would love any help from you guys. thanks,
Michael

what kind of foam are you using? you could try using a camping pad...1 inch or so thick stiff foam...it kinda already has a skin on it so it might not soak up the dip as bad...or the spray kind might work better, layered of course....good luck

okay, here's what i am doing now. i have made the molds of the interior out of clay. i am going to pour some Plaster of Paris over the molds. i will then remove the clay once the Plaster has dried. i can then pour the Plasti dip into the molds making a full rubber mold....so, what do you guys think??? do you think this will work well,....well, i'm working on it now...so, i'll see what happens.
~Michael

Be sure to post pics.

when i finish, i'll get my friend to post some pics cause he has a digital camera.
~Michael

okay, i just made a mold of the box in the back of the helmet. i pealed the clay out, and man, i do have to say, it turned out pretty good. there are some mistakes, but, overall, it turned out pretty good. now, i am going to use some of the Plasti dip for it, cause, i would hate to have something hard in the back of my helmet. i'll let you guys know how it turns out.
~Michael

I cant wait to see the pics, i always love the improvements....lol

yea, if they turn out pretty good...as in the real thing, then, i might make more, and sell them on ebay. i'm not too sure if it would be a "Hot" item, but, its worth a shot.
~Michael

okay, i just made a fiberglass peice from my mold. i am painting them as we speak. this is not my faivorate one out of the bunch i've made, so, i will probally put these 3 peices up on ebay. how much would you guys probally pay for some of this riddell helmet stuff???
thanks,
~Michael

Any news about your progress thksdad I just got my plasti dip today and I´ve been making tests.

yea, sorry i haven't posted any pics. anyway, i have made the side peices out of risen, and fiberglass. they turned out pretty good. i need to make a few modifications, but, its coming out pretty good. i have made the back box, and need to make a mold of it. once i get some plaster, i will make a mold, and then, cast it from fiberglass, and risen. i'll probably sell the peices on ebay this month.
~Michael

I found a Icecube tray laying around and I made a test to see if it could be used, I failed, However I was going through old clothes and found a kneepad that is put inside a pocket on a workpants and it had similar shape as to the padding in the riddele helmet. I´m gonna go to the warehouse and try to find something similiar beacause the one I had were to badly worn and covered with oil. I was thinking about diping it in the plasti dip, I tried it on a pice of sponge that I had and it worked well but these knee pads have a smoother surfce.

hey, thanks for the info. post some pics when you get a chance. i wish i thought of that. that helps me out a ton.
~Michael

I´m at work right now but I have a couple of pieces drying at home, will take pics and post. These are turning out great.

They don´t look exactly like the Riddell pads but they look great though.

I think those pads in the helmet were specially made for the riddell version. I´ve looked over a ton of football helmets and have not seen that version although the shape looks the same on individual pieces

Here are some pics

Nice... keep it coming. Let us know when you are gonna offer them to us.

Perhaps I missed it, but what are those little things you are using and where can I get some?

ya know what, i had a thought last night. i was thinking that all this would be cool and all to have in my helmet, but, then i was thinking, is it going to be worth it all? i think it will be cool when its done, and i'll be happy with the results, but, its sure taking me a long time. i hate being a perfectionist. i'll try to get a camera this week, and take some pics of my S.....L.....O.....W.... progress.
~Michael

Those things are knee pads from builders pants you tuck them under a pocket in the front of the knee. You should try hardwarestores for those pads.

mobius any more updates on these paddings.

No, i never finished them all the way just glued a couple together, but they looked great when painted, but I could not fit my head in the helmet if I would have put them in so it kinda was a waist of time for me.