asok
Well-Known Hunter
About a month ago I bought a mold from DV that is a of a cleaned up DP Classic Action helmet. DV did not want to make helmets and I thought what the heck. Let's see what I can do with this. My first goal was to do on in all black. Well the jet black resin I was testing did not like to go like I wanted. No matter what I did to test is always bubbled! :angry The helmet looked like it had been set on fire! That would have been great is that was the look I was going for. ![Laugh :lol: :lol:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
So, what was I to do? Why not cold cast it? I have that down. So, I have to show Vader in cold cast. I have had time to cast 1 helmet and that is about it. In reality, it like casting 2 helmets. The inside of the dome is cast in the black that I was hoping to do the main helmet in. This a work in progress as well. I was hoping to get a set of machine tusks but, 2 are $160. Or I can order 30 at $17 each! So, I will most likely get them from somebody else and not my local machine shop.
So, here is what I have done so far. To get this far has only taken a month! That full time job just gets in the way of my hobbies!
I am working on getting somebody who know's how to make this guy shine to see what it can really look like.
![pics01.jpg pics01.jpg](https://thedentedhelmet-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/29/29042-fc13328251c8b80ef00d06283945c817.jpg)
![pics02.jpg pics02.jpg](https://thedentedhelmet-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/29/29043-2b9d2e2198e3119d102a8ff7dac1ffbe.jpg)
![pics03.jpg pics03.jpg](https://thedentedhelmet-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/29/29044-a7307e700b90e19a64ee90bba0517df0.jpg)
![pics04.jpg pics04.jpg](https://thedentedhelmet-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/29/29045-952a078821215933692bd717e1cf54ec.jpg)
Just a little resin from another project. :facepalm
![pics05.jpg pics05.jpg](https://thedentedhelmet-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/29/29046-7ea72a428310821973de9b9d6932ab0f.jpg)
![pics06.jpg pics06.jpg](https://thedentedhelmet-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/29/29047-0b25e4bad06d2ba57698577dfa98c6cb.jpg)
So, what do you think? Other than I am just a little nuts.![Big Grin :D :D](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
So, what was I to do? Why not cold cast it? I have that down. So, I have to show Vader in cold cast. I have had time to cast 1 helmet and that is about it. In reality, it like casting 2 helmets. The inside of the dome is cast in the black that I was hoping to do the main helmet in. This a work in progress as well. I was hoping to get a set of machine tusks but, 2 are $160. Or I can order 30 at $17 each! So, I will most likely get them from somebody else and not my local machine shop.
So, here is what I have done so far. To get this far has only taken a month! That full time job just gets in the way of my hobbies!
![pics01.jpg pics01.jpg](https://thedentedhelmet-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/29/29042-fc13328251c8b80ef00d06283945c817.jpg)
![pics02.jpg pics02.jpg](https://thedentedhelmet-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/29/29043-2b9d2e2198e3119d102a8ff7dac1ffbe.jpg)
![pics03.jpg pics03.jpg](https://thedentedhelmet-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/29/29044-a7307e700b90e19a64ee90bba0517df0.jpg)
![pics04.jpg pics04.jpg](https://thedentedhelmet-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/29/29045-952a078821215933692bd717e1cf54ec.jpg)
Just a little resin from another project. :facepalm
![pics05.jpg pics05.jpg](https://thedentedhelmet-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/29/29046-7ea72a428310821973de9b9d6932ab0f.jpg)
![pics06.jpg pics06.jpg](https://thedentedhelmet-f28a.kxcdn.com/forums/data/attachments/29/29047-0b25e4bad06d2ba57698577dfa98c6cb.jpg)
So, what do you think? Other than I am just a little nuts.