My 1st helmet build. Daft Punk Guy Helmet.

iTzOminousTic · Jul 18, 2011

I'm currently making a Daft Punk Helmet (Guy's) and will post my progress in here.

I've never really made anything like this besides a deadmau5 helmet but that's pretty easy compared to this.

Pic of Mau5 head: (I'm the one in the middle)

I didn't have ANY experience with Bondo, Resin, Fiberglass, or anything before I started this project so I'm learning as I go and from what I've learned on here and youtube.

Finished Pep Piece:

Don't have images of the Resin/Fiberglass stage, Sorry. >_>;

1st Layer of Bondo:

After like 2 layers of Bondo + Some Sanding + Some Spot Putty to fill in some craters:

Primer'd to see imperfections:

Me and My friend's helmet so far.....:
http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/843/imag0061lhs.jpg

Right now I'm sanding to get the right shape I want.

I also built the Vacuum Former today at my friend's house (Where we are working on our helmets) and when I got home I received my PETG sheets in the mail so I'm good on that part.

I'll post updates daily to this.

Nintendude · Jul 18, 2011

Looks good but it looks like you filled the earwell cavity.

iTzOminousTic · Jul 18, 2011

Nintendude said:
Looks good but it looks like you filled the earwell cavity.

Well I didn't make it nor put it in my pep piece. (Obviously) lol. I'm gonna make that piece, resin, fiberglass, and then add it on by dremeling the shape from the ear thing. Then apply bondo and all that. Next would be getting rid of imperfections and then sending it to you to make the mold of it. Me and my friend are still debating on which helmet to send cuz his helmet has the ear pieces attached and everything.

Nintendude · Jul 19, 2011

If his has the ear pieces already attached that one would be best honestly.

iTzOminousTic · Jul 19, 2011

Nintendude said:
If his has the ear pieces already attached that one would be best honestly.

Well his helmet does have the ear pieces but he did a nasty bondo job on that and I wouldn't blame him, It's a small ass space to work with.
Also his helmet has sort of stretched out from the sides making it look "kinda" wide. Mines prettty much perfect besides the ear area when compared to his.

Nintendude · Jul 19, 2011

Ah makes sense, he should'nt have put bondo in the earwells, resin yes bondo no. It's hard to get it out of a area like that.

iTzOminousTic · Jul 19, 2011

So no bondo in earwells?
Wouldn't that make it look all flat or whatever? Or would the resin, fiberglass, and paint and all that make it un-noticeable?
Should I just spot putty the ear cavity?

Toacrabman · Jul 19, 2011

Seriously did anyone else notice the middle finger in the 1st pic?

iTzOminousTic · Jul 19, 2011

Toacrabman said:
Seriously did anyone else notice the middle finger in the 1st pic?

Lmfao. xD It's not directed towards anybody on 405th.

EDIT:
Won't be posting updates for the next 2-3 days.
Going to Knott's Berry Farm with my fam.

Mrpinski · Jul 21, 2011

I answered your questions on my thread.

For this build I would honestly cut out the D-Rings and make new ones with the holes in them. But, You can dremel out the holes on yours and build up the inner walls with bondo and sand smooth and flat. The take a mouse sander and make the back side of the D-Rings flat and glue in a plate to the back side of the D-Ring.

I would also put a flat spot in on the chin there to give it a more square look.

Hope this all helps and makes sense.

Deadpool5 · Jul 21, 2011

Whoa! Great job for the first time, bro! My first time the helmet decided to split in half, leaving me with two clumps of soggy paper...

iTzOminousTic · Jul 21, 2011

Mrpinski said:
I answered your questions on my thread.

For this build I would honestly cut out the D-Rings and make new ones with the holes in them. But, You can dremel out the holes on yours and build up the inner walls with bondo and sand smooth and flat. The take a mouse sander and make the back side of the D-Rings flat and glue in a plate to the back side of the D-Ring.

I would also put a flat spot in on the chin there to give it a more square look.

Hope this all helps and makes sense.

I was gonna dremel out the shape of the ear cavity and then put my newly assembled pep piece in it and reinforce it by putting resin and fiberglass on it then apply Bondo but I can't really work in that smallass space. :/

Deadpool5 said:
Whoa! Great job for the first time, bro! My first time the helmet decided to split in half, leaving me with two clumps of soggy paper...

Thanx man. How did your paper get soggy? From the resin? Did you use cardstock or regular computer paper?

iTzOminousTic · Jul 23, 2011

Ok so I'm back from my trip to Cali and will start working on my helmet tomorrow.

I got 1 question though, What's the best way to harden and smoothen the ear cavity? I was told not to use bondo because of the super small space...

iTzOminousTic · Jul 31, 2011

Small update! Been busy for the past week and I finally manage to get some time to cut out the ear cavity.
Gonna apply bondo on that Ear wall and smooth the whole surface down.

My Helmet with my friend's. (His has speakers for ears)

Closer look at my friend's helmet.

Aerial view?

Just a side shot of my helmet.

c5cha7 · Aug 29, 2011

Looking real nice now =D, do you have the pep file for that?
And do you think you'll start a Thomas B helmet once you've done Guys?

Looks real smooth to me, i did the same thing for detailing as well, wish my helmet cut out as smooth as yours though =/.

iTzOminousTic · Aug 29, 2011

c5cha7 said:
Looking real nice now =D, do you have the pep file for that?
And do you think you'll start a Thomas B helmet once you've done Guys?

Looks real smooth to me, i did the same thing for detailing as well, wish my helmet cut out as smooth as yours though =/.

Yeah I have the pep file for this. Pm me.

And I'm not sure if I'll do a Thomas B Helm, I got my helmet back from nintendude who was going to make a mold of it but he couldn't and when I received it, it was kinda damaged. The whole bottom area is cracked and there's spots where some bondo has cracked off and there's small cracks and a bunch of other problems. I need to repair those first. I was planning on making a mold for my helmet when I get money but I'm having second thoughts. I just want to finish this helmet already. It's gonna take me a while to fix and complete this helmet because I start college today. D: I will finish it. Hopefully before October because here in Vegas we have a thing every 1st Friday of the month where people come and admire art and just socialize and all that and I want to have it done by then.

Also check out this dude's helmet: (I love it for some reason, Lol. The White helmet)
http://www.405th.com/showthread.php/32841-Daft-punk-Guy-helmet/page2?highlight=Daft+Punk

c5cha7 · Aug 29, 2011

iTzOminousTic said:
Yeah I have the pep file for this. Pm me.
And I'm not sure if I'll do a Thomas B Helm, I got my helmet back from nintendude who was going to make a mold of it but he couldn't and when I received it, it was kinda damaged. The whole bottom area is cracked and there's spots where some bondo has cracked off and there's small cracks and a bunch of other problems. I need to repair those first. I was planning on making a mold for my helmet when I get money but I'm having second thoughts. I just want to finish this helmet already. It's gonna take me a while to fix and complete this helmet because I start college today. D: I will finish it. Hopefully before October because here in Vegas we have a thing every 1st Friday of the month where people come and admire art and just socialize and all that and I want to have it done by then.

Also check out this dude's helmet: (I love it for some reason, Lol. The White helmet)
http://www.405th.com/showthread.php/32841-Daft-punk-Guy-helmet/page2?highlight=Daft+Punk

I know what you mean by wanting it finished haha.
Hope you get it ready for the art and socialising then, that'd be awesome to show =D.
Have you planned to put LEDs inside once you get it finished?
And sorry to hear about the cracks bet that was a real pain to see =O , i've been wanting to mold mine but i have no clue how to, i'll have to find a good tutorial.

I've seen that white helmet before, it has the Tron LEDs as well (tempting =d).
Are you planning on building a vacuum former for the visor?

kerbyg · Aug 29, 2011

purrrrdy.
i always wanted to do this helmet, but i dont think i could ever make it light up.
good do see one of these puppys here!

HaloUTS · Aug 29, 2011

that helmet is PRO !!

keep up the awesome work nd good luck to you sir !

iTzOminousTic · Aug 29, 2011

c5cha7 said:
I know what you mean by wanting it finished haha.
Hope you get it ready for the art and socialising then, that'd be awesome to show =D.
Have you planned to put LEDs inside once you get it finished?
And sorry to hear about the cracks bet that was a real pain to see =O , i've been wanting to mold mine but i have no clue how to, i'll have to find a good tutorial.

I've seen that white helmet before, it has the Tron LEDs as well (tempting =d).
Are you planning on building a vacuum former for the visor?

I might just put the same LED's like the dude with the white helmet because 1) It's cheaper and 2) It's easier.

And I already have a vacuum former built

Just haven't used it YET. lol

kerbyg said:
purrrrdy.
i always wanted to do this helmet, but i dont think i could ever make it light up.
good do see one of these puppys here!

Thank you!

Lighting it up is going to be the hard part.

HaloUTS said:
that helmet is PRO !! keep up the awesome work nd good luck to you sir !

Thank you kind sir.

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