My first Pep - EVA [L] (Legends helmet Kelly Satchmo III)

[briciius]

any helmet pic ??

 

[Halex]

If you right-click on the file icon (in chrome) and tell it to open in a new tab, it attempts to open the link and fails. Looks like a typo in the hyperlink; missing a colon after the http.

Helmet looks nice, that's a tough one to keep the shape right.

 

[Runemaster117]

That should do it. Went back and edited the code. Turns out i had the http:// twice on accident. Sorry bout that. Now you can see them.
I will upload 360 degree shots for you guys and gals tomorrow.

 

[Crimmson]

I have had some of my helmets shrink after I've resined them, not much but they shrank non the less. I hope you continue to finish it, as I don't remember seeing a Kelly helmet done before just regular Eva. Keep up the good work.

 

[Spartan_127]

Pep work looks good in those pics you got up.
Can't wait to see more.

 

[Starport592]

Hey! Your helmet looks great! Just a quick suggestion since it's the EVA helmet that you're working on.

I've been looking into visors and other than motorcycle visors, there isn't to much reference to other methods.

*Granted, they're cheaper. But they give the desired effect.


What I plan on doing for my helmet (It's the reach scout helmet) since the visor is so minimalistic is just to get some colored plastic sheet (In this case, blue), mirrored window film, and two plastic bottles cut open for the visor. I just glue them together like a sandwich, and then detail them according to some post I found stickied somewhere.

But EVA is kinda hard cause it's like 50% of the helmet.

Idk where I found it, but basically it's called vacuforming.

You should look into it. Solidfy the paper visor and then vacuform it. You should get nice results.

*Just what I would do. I haven't done it before, but since I know that it's a way, I figure I should let you know.

Vid I found online:

Tutorial for doing it yourself at home:

^Just realized that this video doesn't actually teach you how to do it.

This is the link for that:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-a-good,-cheap,-upgradeable-sheet-plastic-vacu/

 

[Runemaster117]

Ya I was going to look I to vacuforming. Thanks for the video though. My computer crashed so I lost all the peps I had downloaded and all of my composed music which sucks.. so its a waiting game for now until i can get a new computer and build my workshop.

 

[Starport592]

Ya I was going to look I to vacuforming. Thanks for the video though. My computer crashed so I lost all the peps I had downloaded and all of my composed music which sucks.. so its a waiting game for now until i can get a new computer and build my workshop.

Oh, okay. Sorry to hear about your computer. Your pep-ed helmet is great though! Best of luck!

 

[Spartan_127]

If you are looking into vacuum forming the visor for this one . . . take a look at this home made vacuum former tut. Vacuum Former Tutorial
It is a very simple design and seems to provide a lot more suction or "pull" because it doesn't use the peg board like a lot of the other ones do.
Hope this helps.