Game accurate ODST Clay [Pic heavy]

[Philvanhalen]

Hello everybody , my aim is it so to create the best and accurate ODST helmet ever made !
I used the awesome clay in helmet methode fore the main shape.
Big Thanks to Skylow http://www.405th.com/showthread.php/26253-Pepakura-Clay-Pour-helmet-Method
As pepakura I used the Kirrou_ODST_HD_Rookie_helmet http://halocostuming.wikia.com/wiki/Pepakura_File_Index from the halopep wiki , also big thanks to the Creator !

I used the Chavant NSP Clay wax based I orderd it at http://www.kaupo.de/Produktkatalog/Modelliermasse/Chavant-Clay.html

OKAY, lets start !!
I peped the Kirrou_ODST_HD_Rookie_helmet invert to make it smoother inside.

Thats a pic of the first try , it was a fail

I do not have pics of the second try
At the second try I used Styrodur to fill the head !
And Thats the result of the second try , a little bit smoothed !

As you can see its a little bit warped

 

[Philvanhalen]

If your see any big FAILS ,please tell me!

I NEED YOUR FEEDBACK

 

[Tayl0r]

W0W! Thats amazing! Everything already looks fantastic and its still at an early stage! ATM, I see no problems at all. Do you have any pics of the back?

Looks awesome bro! Keep it up!

 

[Philvanhalen]

I am just smoothing the backside , details came later!

its a little bit skew

 

[Philvanhalen]

UPDATE

 

[ZeroSubset]

What do you use to smooth this out?

 

[thorn696]

Looking great, very nice work.

 

[Philvanhalen]

 

[SpartanT117]

very nice work, I commend you! this looks like a very difficult task, and haha, I thought pep was hard!

 

[Philvanhalen]

yes it is , I will make it perfekt

 

[SpartanT117]

Good Luck! I'm gonna watch this one!

 

[Jonus]

This looks good so far. I'm thinking of trying my hand at clay too, but I'd like to watch someone else's process first. Do you have much experience working with clay? You seem to look like you know what you're doing.

 

[golem95]

you pick it up pretty quickly, and you soon figure out the most useful sculpting tools you have, I had never sculpted before i started my mass effect helmet sculpt but i now know which tools to use for what eg smoothing, carving, rounded details, sharp details. As long as you have an eye for detail and the will to make an awesome end product then the possibilities are endless

 

[Philvanhalen]

Updates I am on the right way !

 

[Cloviz]

It may just be my eyes but it looks like its leaning towards the left as your looking at it

 

[Philvanhalen]

update !

 

[Stiilus]

this just blows me away... the detail is just incredible... just amazing... i'm so subscribed to this thread!!!

 

[Philvanhalen]

Thank you for these kind words, I will make it accurate as possible , thats my AIM !
These are my main references :From the Game HALO ODST