Mandalorian Death Watch helmet WIP

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So I had a whole post all typed out, and just before I posted it, my browser crashed. So I'm just gonna post the gist of it.

I'm scratch building a Mandalorian Death Watch helmet out of cardboard, fiberglass, and bondo. I used the same method to build a Coruscant Guard helmet, and that can be seen over at the Special Ops detachment.

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I'm having to use some artistic liberty in the design in order to make some lines work. I'm also filling in some of the detail gaps, and I'm drawing from the Super Commando helmet to add some of the more finer details (that will come later on, though).

Anyways, I'm only at the cardboard stage. By now I would have finished the cardboard stage to the Coruscant Guard helmet, but this is such a far more complex design that this stage is taking a while.

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I DO plan on casting this and selling copies once I'm finished with it. But please understand, that won't happen for a while. I estimate that it will be way into next year before I get to that stage. I plan on taking my time with this helmet because I have a lot of school work to focus on.
 
why not try making ur prototype out of sintra? at least then you could wear it to. but that looks amazing looks just like the death watch helmet.
 
why not try making ur prototype out of sintra? at least then you could wear it to. but that looks amazing looks just like the death watch helmet.

Accually all that needs to be done after the cardboard mock-up is to paint it with fiberglass resin and sand it out. You will have a light-weight rigid mask. Not super strong but definetly wearable.(y) Nice work(y) Keep at it.
MS
 
That is comeing along really well.

Exactly what kind of cardboard are you using. I tryed to make mockups out of some cardboard and I couldn't get a good bend in the pices.
 
Lowki, the purpose of doing it this way is as follows: The cardboard step allows me a cheap and easy means to produce the accurate form I'm wanting to make. The fiberglass step provides the strength and a surface for the Bondo to adhere to. The Bondo (once sanded) provides my smooth surface and a sculpt-able surface. Sintra is far too expensive for my needs, and frankly, its not as easily manipulated as these materials.

Marrowsun, I'm actually doing two more steps than just fiberglass resin. I'm doing a full-out fiberglass process. Resin and actual fiberglass. Fiberglass resin isn't too strong by itself, but that's because it's meant to be used in unison with fiberglass mat or fiberglass cloth. That's what gives you the actual strength. The previous helmet I made with this process is just as strong as any other fiberglass helmet out there because i used fiberglass mat. Anyways, after the fiberglass goes on, I'm gonna cover it in Bondo and smooth that out. The Bondo allows me to easily sculpt on details, and it's certainly a lot more friendly to my skin. Once I cover up that fiberglass, no more itchy. ;)

Z, The cardboard I'm using is just regular corrugated cardboard. I just cut up cardboard boxes that I find (freebies). In order to get good bends in it, three things are required: something for a roller (I have a thick cardboard tube), your hands, and patience. Simple one-direction curves can be attained by rolling it over a thick tube. Complex curves require some time and effort. Basically you just knead it into shape.
 
ahh didn't realize sintra was dificult to work with im starting a gundam helmet out of carboard to eventually use sintra on. but then again i am using and old motorcycle helmet for the dome portion. well it looks good either way.
 
Finished the dome to the helmet, and thus finished the cardboard stage to the helmet. Any more shape work will be done in the Bondo stage after I do the fiberglass. I don't expect to start the fiberglass stage for a while, so this thread might lay dormant for a few days or weeks before I pick it up again.

The dome was made by making some cross sections and placing pie slice shapes in:

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Now, for the purposes of fiberglassing, I'm covering up the visor area. This will allow me to fiberglass over the whole area so that it maintains it's shape during the fiberglass process. Then I can cut out the entire visor and it will hold it's shape.

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This looks awesome! Can't wait to see it done!


PS- is awsome really spelled awesome? because my browser (Firefox) underlines incorrectly spelled words, and when spelled awsome, it gets underlined =X
 
Make sure you explane how your going about covering that in fiberglass. I am really wanting to start on a custom helmet. It would be nice to make it in fiberglass.
 
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