Bradleyfett
Active Hunter
It has been suggested to me that for the benefit of anyone who wasn't following the vacuformed helmet thread, I should start another thread just for this.
Like a lot of us, I've always wanted to do a bunch of different helmet paint-jobs to display together- mostly a Jango and the McQuarrie logo designs developed before ESB. This is my way of making lower-cost helmets for just that purpose. I had a left-over fiberglass shell from my Disney projects that had been slated to become my Jango (who knows when I would have gotten around to that project!). Instead, I sliced it up and made vacuform bucks. I wasn't sure exactly how it would turn out, but I'm very pleased with the results!
Since my set of custom helmets will be just for display, I'm not sure if I will just paint the visor black, or install an actual tinted lense.
So I've ended up with a 9-piece 'kit' of sorts from which I can make my Mandolorian army of helmets:
Vacuformed .080" styrene shell (3 pieces), resin ears and rangefinder, templates to cut out 'turn signals', extra styrene to aid in joining parts and behind 'turn signals'.
Templates for both the T-visor and the rangefinder stalk.
Here is the info:
Vacuformed .080" styrene shell (3 pieces), resin ears and rangefinder, templates to cut out 'turn signals', extra styrene to aid in joining parts and behind 'turn signals'.
The only things not included with the kit to do a complete helmet are the smoked clear visor and the rangefinder stalk. However, templates for both are included so you can cut your own.
Also included are some strips of styrene to aid in joining the front and back halves under the ears.
Pics of assembled helmet before any finishing (putty, paint, etc.):
Note: there is no 'dent' to doing Boba versions, since most customs will be 'non-Boba' (Jango or custom Mando). However, its easy to make a dent by heating up a small spot with a hair-dryer or something similar and pushing in.
If anyone is interested in one of these, PM me here!
Mark
Like a lot of us, I've always wanted to do a bunch of different helmet paint-jobs to display together- mostly a Jango and the McQuarrie logo designs developed before ESB. This is my way of making lower-cost helmets for just that purpose. I had a left-over fiberglass shell from my Disney projects that had been slated to become my Jango (who knows when I would have gotten around to that project!). Instead, I sliced it up and made vacuform bucks. I wasn't sure exactly how it would turn out, but I'm very pleased with the results!
Since my set of custom helmets will be just for display, I'm not sure if I will just paint the visor black, or install an actual tinted lense.
So I've ended up with a 9-piece 'kit' of sorts from which I can make my Mandolorian army of helmets:
Vacuformed .080" styrene shell (3 pieces), resin ears and rangefinder, templates to cut out 'turn signals', extra styrene to aid in joining parts and behind 'turn signals'.
Templates for both the T-visor and the rangefinder stalk.
Here is the info:
Vacuformed .080" styrene shell (3 pieces), resin ears and rangefinder, templates to cut out 'turn signals', extra styrene to aid in joining parts and behind 'turn signals'.
The only things not included with the kit to do a complete helmet are the smoked clear visor and the rangefinder stalk. However, templates for both are included so you can cut your own.
Also included are some strips of styrene to aid in joining the front and back halves under the ears.
Pics of assembled helmet before any finishing (putty, paint, etc.):
Note: there is no 'dent' to doing Boba versions, since most customs will be 'non-Boba' (Jango or custom Mando). However, its easy to make a dent by heating up a small spot with a hair-dryer or something similar and pushing in.
If anyone is interested in one of these, PM me here!
Mark
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