CAST ALUMINUM FETT (phase 2) - w/ comparisons

Here it is - my scratch sculpted Fett helmet is cast in aluminum!

After my first try with the DP delux casting I decided to improve my techniques. I'm quite proud of this especially because I actually sculpted the master helmet. I was able to make the walls very thin so the helmet is very light and wearable! It weighed in at 5lbs but it doesn't seem like it. I guess that would be because the helmet is quite large but the metal is evenly distributed making it more comfortable on the head than one might think.

Pics show progress of the clean up. The surface is really smooth and straight - although it looks like it has wrinkles and dirt. Next step is to "flap" it and wire wheel it for that oh-so-smooth surface.

So... here are the pics - ask me what you want to know...

Dude you rock. That is so cool. how can you cast aluminum stuff in your garage ? Do you have a mini blast furnace ?
ST

Yes very nice, I'll take 2 of them please, thank you!!!!!!!

That is awesome work!

wow! Pretty mindboggling
5 pound helmet made of aluminum...I wonder how much protection that pot would actually offer?

Theres goes another few hundred bucks hehehe.. PM me!

Man, people making metal helmets, metal armor . . . . just need someone to start making small flamethrowers and you could actually BE a real Boba Fett bounty hunter!

Great work on the helmet. Looks incredible!

Jer

That looks fantastic! It goes to show that we can do anything if we put forth the effort. Good job, man!

It makes me sick how talented some of you
people are! :puke

Just kidding. That helmet came out superb!!!

Looks great stay indoors when it storms. :p

Oh and I want one!

OMFG! That's awsome!

Nice bucket!!!

Somebody say working flamethrower?

WOW!! That's amazing. That I could be so talented.

Dang !!!!!!

That is just TOO Awesome !!!

My compliments on your work Friend !!!

Take Care

John

Thank you for all the wonderful compliments! :o

I'll be cleaning it up more soon and sharing new pictures as well. In regards to the garage blast furnace...no. I actually work at a commercial art foundry where we specialize in individual castings and what not (but yeah - as if I would cast just "one"). I just completed a new thread on the process of casting in aluminum. Here it is:

http://forum.thedentedhelmet.com/vie...c=2370&forum=2

Oh - I want one of those flame things!

for comparison...also it shows the new aluminum helmet cleaned up some more. It can still be polished with a fine wire brush. Once the rangefinder cover is tapped then the cover will be secure and the rangefinder positional



notice the thickness of the metal - remember, this is cast!

**** that's a sweet helmet! I think I'll call you Master Caster.

You said 'Master' huh-huh! (Insert image of Beavis and Butt-head here)

I like that!

Strong Work!!!

That looks great, guess I'll be heading to the cargo hold.




Robert

CaptainSolo wrote:That looks great, guess I'll be heading to the cargo hold.

You can bet us metal headed Fetts mean business!

Here are some progress pics. The rangefinder stands on its own. A screw is holding the ear cover in place. Also you can see the thickness of the metal in the 'inside' shot. Because Boba is painted I decided not to 'polish' the helmet up and leave it a bit textures so the paint sticks better.

Really awesome work there!

That looks like a GREAT helmet, I wish I had one ..... JUST LIKE THE ONE PICTURED

Thought I would show a few comparison shots. From left to right:
DP97, my aluminum helmet (not cleaned up) and DP95/6 FG cast

Thanks to Chrima for taking these shots and the use of his wonderfully painted helmets.

I love the flare on your helmet, looks great! I can't wait to see it done up

Phil

LOL the DP 97 looks a little out of place...

so tk581 whats the chances on getting one of these absolutely awesome miracle sculpts...

i would love to have one...EXCELLENT WORK....

Simply stunning. THose comparison shots really make it easy to see what a piece of #*@% the DP's really are.

My hat is off to you!

Jer

Too Kool, the other helmets look so small. I have a DP 96. I think I need a bigger bucket.
ST

Looking good Brian.

I must say, I have had the privlage of trying on Brians AlumiFett. I have a hard time fitting on the Don Posts, His helmet fit great. It looks great wearing it too. I think he nailed the size perfectly. It is not a great deal larger than the Don Posts, but certainly noticable.

All I can say is... Anybody want to buy a Don Post 97 helmet?

Anyway, great job Brian.

Holy **** it's Chrima! Heh, sorry, but I feel like Maverick and Goose in Top Gun "Holy ****, it's Viper!" Ok, so I guess my allergy medicine is kicking in...

I do have to say once again though, that is a beauty of a helmet. You definately got the market cornered!

That is one sweet looking helmet.

OPPI wrote:so tk581 whats the chances on getting one of these absolutely awesome miracle sculpts...

i would love to have one...EXCELLENT WORK....

thank you. It's a hell of a lot of work... PM me

Pics of Jango coming soon.

man your helmet its awesome dude.
and ist like the "mystery helmet" on size or smaller, and another Q? how much cost(for you offcousre), answer if you want man i loveit that helmet ...

secol_FETT wrote:man your helmet its awesome dude.
and ist like the "mystery helmet" on size or smaller, and another Q? how much cost(for you offcousre), answer if you want man i loveit that helmet ...

Thank you...

I'm not sure about the size... the mystery helmet is a mystery to me - never held one etc. but I can only imagine that it would be bigger because it's a pretty hefty piece of work. I could be wrong though...

My personal costs are pretty high - it's a labor of love.

I totally love it! One question...what about heat?

I lied. Second question. Thought of doing the body armor in aluminum yourself?

TK2692 wrote:I lied. Second question. Thought of doing the body armor in aluminum yourself?

Of course! Guantlets too (in time) I will custom make the armor to fit me. It's sort of in process.

heat? I don't quite understand. Does it get hot to wear? I don't know - never wore it outside for any leangth of time.

That helmet is coming along real nicely....can't wait to see one finished.

GG

Hey hey 581, forgot to come over here and comment on this, looks great!

So when do I get one?


BTW, where does this name come from, Hand-Schaub, are you trying to confuse people?

WOW! What an awesome helmet!! My bucket's off to you!!

obi1kenny wrote:BTW, where does this name come from, Hand-Schaub, are you trying to confuse people?

I think everybody should have a Hand-Schaub. For those of you confused - I was TK-581 - but that being a Stormtrooper designation and this being a bounty hunter forum - I thought Hand-Schaub was a more appropriate name. I can be found on the RPF as tk-581 though.

HOW did u make the top the dome?

sculpted the top of the dome from the same clay. yeah - that took a while

Great looking helmet, you really are an artist. Congratulations.

oh man, that is too cool! I wonder how close we're getting now to being able to have a Fett bucket we can wear to ride motorcycles!

From one metal Fett to another....that is fantastic work Hand-Schaub...A True Masterpiece!

Unbelievable.....nice job. How the heck do you cast Aluminum??

Wow - didn't realize this old thread would still get noticed. I assume this is due to some older members being quiet and new members emerging.

There is a thread on casting the helmet... let's see if I can dig it up.

In the mean time - for your viewing pleasure, here is a shot of the completed suit with helmet. (all armor components are aluminum) The car is stainless steel (don't confuse the two)
Sorry for those of you who have seen this shot a few times already:

Now THAT is impressive.

Now I gotta hurry up and get my personalized plate in the mail so I can post mine.

I had seen the pic before, but did not realize it was all aluminum. Dude! you rock.

but what does your name mean hand-schaub?

i did a google image search and i got these 2 pics...






:-D

1.21 jigawatts!

here are those links

DP delux casting:
http://tdh.prop-planet.com/viewtopic...c=2370&forum=2

Original Jango show off:
http://tdh.prop-planet.com/viewtopic...rum=9&start=20

thunderbolt ????? ***?

You could make alot of money and alot of people happy where you do make more of these.

Okay.. I get the car and the armor.. but I think a dire question needs to be answered here.. Where's the scantily-clad hottie on the hood of the car?

Seriously though.. nicely done, man. I agree with the above posts - you would, and could, make a lot of cash from those who want that armor. Then again, something extremely pleasing about owning something (personally created) that's unique. Again, nicely done man.

Thanks again everybody. There are a few of these helmets hovering around. The only Boba I know is Chrima. He's a big guy so he requires a big helmet with a bit extra flair. His armor is styrene but also a custom sculpt.

The price of metal and my current school involvement would make it next to impossible to make any of these in the near future. The require a great deal of work in the wax and metal and I do ALL that myself so each helmet takes a loooong time. I would love to make some more again but I would need a decent order size to do so. I have no plans on leaving the hobby so stay tuned...

You can put me on the list for a helmet! Awesome job! Could use real armor too.

Keep up the great work, and again, put me on the list!

I would also be interrested if you were to do a run of these in the future.

That helmet is looking good


The stuff I see on this site never ceases to amaze me

WOW! All I can say... I'd be interested in doing a Fett now.

I would DEFFINATLY be interested in a helmet like that bad :moon one!

Yes... I too am quite interested... One without the dent for me, however...

Yeah, Brian does great work.

Here is a pic from Comic Con 2004 of my ROTJ Fett. The Chest Armor and Bucket made by Brian, painted by me.

Knee armor I did myself. Same with most everything else.

Are these still being made?

If you had paid more attention you would saw that this thread was created in 2002 and the last post was 6 years ago... This is what is called necro-posting (posting on old or dead threads). It would be easier to PM Hand-Schaub for the details.

This isnt nerco this is archyoligy

Originally Posted by RafalFett

If you had paid more attention you would saw that this thread was created in 2002 and the last post was 6 years ago... This is what is called necro-posting (posting on old or dead threads). It would be easier to PM Hand-Schaub for the details.

And if you had not assumed that everyone is as dense as yourself, you might have said hello and welcome to the boards. Then you might have asked if I had tried to send a message. I would have said thanks, and let you know that I had already done that with no reply, and therefore posted to this old thread to see if others might be so kind with some info and direction with this bucket.

Thank you for your quick assumption and sarcasm. Do overs are welcome. Thanks to those with a helpful soul.

Ouch.

I hate to see this.

Just today alone, i directed 6 individuals to TheDentedHelmet.com.

I told them it's the ultimate resource for all things Boba, and one
of the friendliest communities in existence.

Lets try to show a little more hospitality folks. It's stuff like this
that's taking us farther and farther away from our roots. This
is NOT how we want to be. It's a sure fire way to get the doors closed
here from lack of interest with rude welcomes. Remember, what
keeps this place in existence, are stats and numbers.

Boba86Solo - My apologies. In answer to your question, Brian has been
away from these boards for years. He no longer makes these items
because as I recall, he doesn't work for a foundry anymore. If you want
to get in contact with him, I believe there are a few individuals here
in the administration that know how to contact him. Perhaps Art Andrews.
That is also his board name. I hope this helps.

And Welcome to TDH

Chris

Originally Posted by Boba86Solo

And if you had not assumed that everyone is as dense as yourself, you might have said hello and welcome to the boards. Then you might have asked if I had tried to send a message. I would have said thanks, and let you know that I had already done that with no reply, and therefore posted to this old thread to see if others might be so kind with some info and direction with this bucket.

Thank you for your quick assumption and sarcasm. Do overs are welcome. Thanks to those with a helpful soul.

I think you are with a wrong impression about the tonality I used in my post. I think it were Ok if you just posted in your first post the same thing that is in my quote instead of complaining.

And by the way, Welcome to TDH!

FYI theres a used one on the cargo hold right now or at least was just the other day

Chris,

Thank you very much for the welcome. I have been on other boards before and when someone new shows up it is easy to criticize their lack of operational knowledge. I don't fault anyone as it's an easy path. That is why I offered the do-over. Sometimes we don't realized what we are doing till it's done. Thank you very much for the information. I'm in the market for an aluminum cast Fett, and if anyone has guidance that is great. Glad to be here as I've been a Boba fan since I first got my non-rocket firing one in the mail.

U may want to rethink the aluminum helmet idea as well its not very wearable...not really sure what u want it for but think about that before u jump into something research and read everything here you can

Boba86Solo....Being that I troop in north Texas where you, are let me say.....You probably do not want an aluminum helmet.

If you want the appearance of metal look at the Asok/FP Cold Cast Boba Helmet. It is an excellent helmet from exceptional makers, and you will survive trooping in it. Cold Cast looks like metal once it is sanded and polished. I did the Plano Independence day parade in an Asok Jango and while it was hot it was manageable.

Welcome to TDH. I may actually meet you in person someday at a troop.

P.S. also remeber some of the guys posting here speak other languages and the wording sometimes comes across wrong to us Texans.

Hey, you guys have great advice. Thanks for letting me know about the trooping drawbacks. I have been reading alot here before posting. Currently I have one already for trooping when needed. The aluminum is more for my game room. I'm wanting to make it a nice custom display piece out of the aluminum cast.

Are many people making these anymore, or is it due to the trooping drawbacks that no one sees a market for these?

I dont think he made many...also its based on a Don Post so its not very accurate

Don Post?!?! Really? I guess that was all he had at the time. Ok, maybe I will not be looking for one of those. I saw an aluminum cast at CV and it was done nicely. I wish I had gotten more info from the guy. Who knows... It was so freakin hot, maybe I was not thinking straight.

The HS cast aluminum helmets look good all finished up. Not the most accurate by todays standards, but not terrible by any stretch.

Here are the pics of mine (I no longer have it -- too heavy to wear)



Stormtrooperguy.com - HS Aluminum Helmet

I don't think it's Don Post based. It's WAY too big for that! I'm 5' 9"... a Mystery Helmet type bucket fits me really well. Here's my HS:

And you are selling it for how much?