Recent content by kadier

So, interesting story: I'm making the helmet as a prop for a web series. Just for the hell of it I had the actress who is supposed to wear the helmet in the series try it on. It was large on her. I need to doctor the edges a bit to she doesn't hurt her ears, but it fit. I guess work will continue!

Let's just say that I accidentally dropped the helmet off the counter onto a tile floor and it didn't even dent. There were some noticeable stress marks near the back. But it's pretty durable. I live in an apartment and can't really fiberglass or resin, but I think you'd be pleasantly surprised...

So I've been hot glueing the crap out of the inside of the helmet, my wrist hurts from pulling the trigger of the hot glue gun. Here's what I've got so far. I ended up having to reattach the chin. The Mod Podge tightened up the helmet and when I went to attach it with the hinge, the...

Attempt 2 went better. The right side looks ugly, from where I painted it before. The left side was done with just the hot glue gun and a lot of patience. However, the weight of the chin piece alone is quite heavy. So we'll see how the helmet fairs afterward.

Alright, so first attempt at hot glue was a failure. I put 5 hi-temp sticks into a disposable pie crust pan and put in the oven for 10 minutes at 350 degrees. It melted down, I took it out and started painting it in. The first brush looked great, then in the 10 seconds it took to get to...

I am adding a hinge to the chin portion so that it can be easily taken on and off. There's a good chance I won't be the wearer of this helmet, so it allows for bigger heads than mine to get in there.

After a lot of research I've decided to try the hot glue method, which involves melting down hot glue and essentially painting the inside with the glue. So today in preparation for the hot glue I used some Mod Podge to coat all the exterior and interior seems. After it dried I put 2 whole...

Thank you!!!

I'm having some issues getting the pictures to post.

So after a long night of cutting out pieces, followed by another long night of folding, I spent last night gluing the whole thing together. I've got this. It'll be well into next week before I get to do more work on it and seal it up nice.

The first time I tried to do Pepakura I got antsy and ended up only completing half of the gluing process. I ended up gluing the big parts to foam and ended up with this: So now I'm actually taking on a real Pepakura project: the Recon helmet.

All this stuff is looking awesome, keep up the good work. Love putting the whole electronic in the wrist. What a great way to keep track of your phone in a suit that probably lacks pockets.

Welcome, this isn't anything special, but I hope to become more active on this site.

Name: Harrison S. Profession: I work in advertising and freelance on the side doing film/video. Age: 25 Favorite Hobby: I love coming up with stories. Favorite part of halo: the score; the music is always amazing. Favorite Halo: Reach, the story is great. Favorite Video Game: Chrono...

How are you fastening the pieces together? I've been using parachute clips and webbing strap, but the hot glue doesn't always hold.