During the Break - Iron man Mk3 from top down (Helmet first)

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Deadalus Thorn

Member

• Jun 21, 2010

• #1

Hey Guys,

good to see the 405th back up and running.

well during the break myself and my buddy Siborg managed to finish the first part of our Iron Man build.

Here are shots of the finished Helmet, and the build thread is here for those that may be interested.
http://nz501st.com/forum/index.php?topic=134.0

Major props to Dungbeetle, Dancinfool and Finhead for his guidance and inspiration.

EDIT:
Fixed link to build thread.

Regards
DT

 

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Deadalus Thorn

Member

• Jun 21, 2010

• #2

Some more shots

 

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MxRacer476

Jr Member

• Jun 21, 2010

• #3

That helmet is awesome!!! Will you be offering casts of it?

 

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Deadalus Thorn

Member

• Jun 21, 2010

• #4

MxRacer476 said:

That helmet is awesome!!! Will you be offering casts of it?

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Yep! already have a list ; )

 

Carpathia

Sr Member

Midwest Regiment

• Jun 21, 2010

• #5

Wow. Very nice job on the helmet! I can't wait to see more on this.

 

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IronMang

New Member

• Jun 22, 2010

• #6

wow thats nice.

 

Adam

Forum Founder

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S800

• Jun 22, 2010

• #7

Whoa, smooth ... very smooth.

 

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whiteninja1990

Jr Member

• Jun 22, 2010

• #8

you plan on putting motors in to animate the face shield? That would be epic.

 

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Flyerfye

Well-Known Member

• Jun 22, 2010

• #9

Whew boy. That's slick as heck. Can tell you guys really put some serious work into this. Very nice!

 

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Deadalus Thorn

Member

• Jun 22, 2010

• #10

whiteninja1990 said:

you plan on putting motors in to animate the face shield? That would be epic.

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Yeh man
we are just finishing the molds at the moment and as soon as we have a few casts done we will look at the face plate and drop down chin.
Actually on a wait list for a voice activated rig devised by TMP, but I also have a collegue who runs a sideline business in robotic components and servos, so he is looking into something for us too.

Thanks for the positive feedback guys.

Regards
DT

 

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balistek

Jr Member

• Jun 22, 2010

• #11

can you email a projected price for one of the casts?

deftones2069@Hotmail.com

ALso, will the casts be cut for fitment over heads and possibly the face plate? What circumference head is this helmet designed for.

BTW, helmet looks really damn good.. Good job

 

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Deadalus Thorn

Member

• Jun 22, 2010

• #12

balistek said:

can you email a projected price for one of the casts?

deftones2069@Hotmail.com

ALso, will the casts be cut for fitment over heads and possibly the face plate? What circumference head is this helmet designed for.

BTW, helmet looks really damn good.. Good job

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Hi Mate
no offence meant by the following comment,
but this isnt an Interest Thread or trade thread we have sections for things like that.

But to answer your fitment questions.
Its actually a 3 part helmet, if you check the build thread link on the first post you will see how it goes together
it fits up to a 26.5" cir head comfortably, but is more suited for a 24"-24.5

 

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whiteninja1990

Jr Member

• Jun 22, 2010

• #13

wow thats gonna be awesome. I would just sit all day messing with the mask opening and closing

 

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erictank

New Member

• Jun 22, 2010

• #14

That's absolutely beautiful work, Deadalus.

 

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Deadalus Thorn

Member

• Jun 22, 2010

• #15

Hi Guys,
for those that are interested, here is a picture of the test cast to check the faceplate mold for viabilty.

This was just cast with a product called 4PU, similar to any good old slush casting resin, took about 20 minutes, and came out almost excactly as you see it, only had to run an exacto knife around the edges to trim the flash.
The product was a tad old, but it did the trick to test the mold anyway.
At present I have a Gelcoat/FG one almost complete in the mold, and Ill post some shots of that once Its done.

we are just working on the 2 part crown mold and then the earcap/nape mold.

Regards
DT

 

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Siborg

New Member

• Jun 22, 2010

• #16

Glad you guys like it, thanks

 

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Deadalus Thorn

Member

• Jun 22, 2010

• #17

Siborg said:

Glad you guys like it, thanks

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Guys
this is Siborg, my partner in crime and costume building for many years he and I are doing the complete suit build together, and he is responsible for a great deal of the detailing you see.

 

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ronlan1984

New Member

• Jun 22, 2010

• #18

How much would the cast be...Defiantly interested

 

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Deadalus Thorn

Member

• Jun 22, 2010

• #19

ronlan1984 said:

How much would the cast be...Defiantly interested

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I assume you mean Definitely

Please see my comment above,
But in short this is not a "for sale" thread bud, we have a area for that

 

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Deadalus Thorn

Member

• Jun 30, 2010

• #20

Hey guys,
well a small update......

Still working on the mold for the crown of the helmet, but the weather has been very wet/damp and low temp and not very friendly to mold makers

However we did take the opportunity on one or two of the better days to try and lay some gel coat and glass.

But still a bit damp as the photos will show.

As you can see there is a fair bit of Alligatoring (wrinkling) in the gel layer, this is caused by low temp and moisture in the gel layer, or thin gelcoat.

In our case we know the gel coat wasnt thin, as we use a gel comb.

This is a reject, and not worth our time to sand and skim.
So now its a case of waiting for a finer day, and getting the dehumidfier and heater into the workshop.

Regards
DT