Ian's Guy Manuel Build - Pep to Finish by Halloween 2011

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iancorrao

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So I was showing off my ODST Helmet to a friend at work and he was really interested in the process and possibly procuring a helmet himself. The conundrum was that he doesn't want to build it himself and wanted the Guy Manuel Helmet. Which I'm amazed at how popular it is to build. So a quick shout out to all the modellers and unfolders who provide the files for us. Cheers! My friend was asking if it would be possible to get him a finished helmet by this Halloween. Wowsa! Talk about a deadline. Guess my ODST build will be put on hold... or WILL it?!

Here's the progress so far:

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I used some Smooth Cast to seal the inside of the helmet.
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Very rough stage, before sanding.
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So it's pretty rough so far, and granted when I have time I will be trying to clean it up and hopefully get it look at least half as good as Mr.Pinski's Build - if you haven't seen it yet, check it out! So yeah, more pics to come soon.
 
Well it's been almost 2 months since I started this project, felt like it's been longer! Since I last posted my wife and I had our first child!

Meet Anya Jade!
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But I digress, here are some progress shots of the helm.

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And seeing as how I'm no electronics wizard, NOR Volpin props, I plan on using an EL Wire kit, solid green, to wire up the lights. My friend who's commissioned me asked to have solid green, which was a life saver! But I'm sure had he "greased the wheels" a little more I would have done the research to do some extra electronic work. Anyhoot, there's the update!
 
Nice to see another Daft punk helmet maker! It looks pretty solid, Can't wait to see it colored with the el wire.
I was planning on using el wire on my Thomas helmet. :D
 
I've been lurking around the web trying tobshow people some of my new starting builds. I don't know how to make a thread yet, yes that means I am a noob.. but I would appreciate it if you guys checked out my blog at (Fennecprops.tumblr.com) I am still working on my guy helmet and am planning to pull casts which I will sell, thanks for the help guys.
 
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