Making the first Rafal Works Helmet

[ChubbyFett]

Good job little bro....

 

[RafalFett]

That's looking fantastic RF!! Well done!

Thanks!

Good job little bro....

Thanks, big bro!

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[KaanE]

You should do a Cardboard visor to keep the mandibles right. Anyway, I can't wait to see the ears attached!

 

[RafalFett]

You should do a Cardboard visor to keep the mandibles right. Anyway, I can't wait to see the ears attached!

I finished the ear base platform and I had a pair of ears and the rangefinder from the last prototype and use it to see how this fits on the helmet. I made from cardboard some kind of legs that I glued on the ears, then made some holes in the helmet to fit the ears properly. The rest of the parts are holded with duct tape.



I have to do the ear and rangefinder paint and scratches scheme then glue on the finished parts. Then install the visor and I'm almost done.

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[RafalFett]

Just mounted the visor in and still working on the ear and rangefinder paint scheme. I will finish the helmet untill the next weekend.



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[yorkshiredad]

Looking very good Raf; You've done a fantastic job so far.

 

[RafalFett]

Looking very good Raf; You've done a fantastic job so far.

Thanks again, yorkshiredad!

Finally! My helmet is finished. I'm very pleased on how this turned out. So I let the pictures to talk...



I only used 2mm cardboard and colored templates printed on plain paper. For the ear and the rangefinder I used thin cardboard (0.5mm) then padded with 1mm cardboard. 'Foreign' materials used are the T-visor and two magnets for the upper ear. I will do a cardboard stand for the helmet in the near future.

And here are some comparison images with the ESB hero helmet.



So, what you say?

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[goodus10]

That is a fantastic piece of work. A lot of work and skill went into that build. inspiring stuff.

 

[KaanE]

IT looks really nice, well done RF!

 

[RafalFett]

That is a fantastic piece of work. A lot of work and skill went into that build. inspiring stuff.

IT looks really nice, well done RF!

Many thanks for the kind words, boys! I'm still waiting to see how others will manage to do their helmets with these templates. That will be the final test. We'll see...

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[deadland]

Well done man that turned out absolutely amazing great work!!!!

 

[RafalFett]

Well done man that turned out absolutely amazing great work!!!!

Thanks! Yeah, I'm very pleased with this helmet.

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[Jayvee]

lovely raf, terriffic build and a fantastic end result. peace

 

[RafalFett]

lovely raf, terriffic build and a fantastic end result. peace

Thanks a lot, Jayvee! I'm glad you like it.

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[BGHunter]

Good stuff it turned out very well ,,

 

[RafalFett]

Good stuff it turned out very well ,,

Thank you, jinto!

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[yorkshiredad]

Fantastic Job Raf!!!

 

[stormtrooperguy]

wow, i've never seen a build quite like this. great job on it!

 

[RafalFett]

Fantastic Job Raf!!!

Thanks!

wow, i've never seen a build quite like this. great job on it!

Thank you! It is a one of a kind helmet. And a cheap one! Except the 2mm cardboard that I got from someone for free, the whole cost of this helmet was around 10 euro (this includes the superglue and the colored print of the paint and scratches schemes I used).

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[RafalFett]

I finally made the stand for the helmet. This is also made from 2mm cardboard which is covered with black sticker-like sheet. The base was made with 3 decreasing circles, where each circle is made with two pieces of 2mm cardboard glued together. The top part was made the same way, but it has just two circles. The center piece was made with thinner and softer cardboard and was rolled to form a tube. The info plate (copied from the MR replica plate) was made with one piece of 2mm cardboard, then I glued the printed image to the cardboard and I covered the plate with duct tape for a shiny look.



And here is the helmet on his stand.



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