starting a scratch build

ok well, lately i want to do a new scratch build. now ill use car stock and put it in the printer so now re-copying is required. from there i will fiberglass the inside to sturdy it. now has any one done this with fiberglass, and a scratch build? also, from there i would like to make a resin mold of the newly fiberglassed helmet. are there any tutorials? any if i sold them in your guys' opinion, would it be worth it? also if i made duplicates, would i beable to paint it as jangos helmet and have it considered to be close to a replica? btw truely whats the difference between bobas and jangos, besides the, dent uneven brow, and other insignificant things as such? i think thats enough questions for now.... much appreciated Slimguy379

It would be cool to just print the templates directly on the card stock, but I wonder how the curvature will be for the shell where you have to tape the pieces together?

I thought about doing a cheap budget scratch-build using cardboard from cereal boxes, but had the same questions about piecing the shell together.

well that was my question, ( well one of them)... could you use a less sturdy cardboard such as the cereal boxes then make them sturdier with the fiberglass?

Yeah, if it were to be done with cereal boxes, fiberglassing it would be my approach as well. Would be interesting to try it. For now I decided to use 5 gallon paint buckets, as they are just the right size for the templates at full size. So far it is working pretty well. Once I finish, I may try making a kid size helmet using some kind of card stock.

wow sounds interesting, i did the same thing... just with a trash can... your helmet must be sturdy up to ying yang. did you use the top or bottom, it narrows towards the bottom. maybe pics or a tutorial?

I've no doubt that a thinner card would work. It just you would have to deal with extra flexibility.

And I imagine you'll run into a problem where more fibreglass will give more rigidity but also too much won't be able to be supported by the thin card and it may loose shape.

Y not just use a thicker card.

copying out the templtes doesn't take that long.

well there are some rugged cardstock... i'll look into it and give an update

Originally Posted by slimguy379

well there are some rugged cardstock... i'll look into it and give an update

I've started mine using 1mm matting board, should be available at a craft store like Michael's or A.C. Moore (I got mine at ACM) or any shop that does picture framing work. It was about $5 for a piece about 4 feet square. It's pretty rugged stuff, but still bends where and when you need it to without too much fuss. Might be worth a shot to see if anyone near you carries it.

Thats a good idea, theres a Michaels a few miles from my place. I'll start my bucket over, just discovered it's a little tight for glasses, need an extra 1/2 inch or so in mine.
Got any pics yet slimeguy?

Originally Posted by adonian

Thats a good idea, theres a Michaels a few miles from my place. I'll start my bucket over, just discovered it's a little tight for glasses, need an extra 1/2 inch or so in mine.
Got any pics yet slimeguy?

http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/showt...=scratch+build since then i painted it again, i also have started a jango just like this one. obviously its not done... but looks good so far

Hi all I just started my fett helm with the w-o-f templates I used the cereal box type cardboard it works well.I did use two wooden shishkabob skewers to brace along the mandables all hot glued together best bet is to cut the bottom template like the dome template and attach the bottom of the helm to it to make more rigid helps align the checks also.ill start my thread with pics soon as I hhijack wifes camera and computer