styrofoam recon helmet

[spartan 060]

hi everyone this is first post I've done on my own so please go easy on me.

hey guys Spartan 060 here and I'm make'n a recon helmet and just ordered the foam
here's my reference pics

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if anyone can get me one for the top of the helmet it would be amazing (seriously I am begging and searching with a fine toothed comb)

 

[colbs]

Styrofoam? Are you going to be molding it? Most foam helms are made with Eva foam

 

[Vrogy]

I believe that is Will Cherry AKA Evoc Props' renders, not a game reference.

Here's the game asset rendered out. To do this I just opened up the obj models from the file archive, applied the recon helmet texture and normal map, some lights and a white background, and moved the camera around for different renders.

Wish I knew how to color-shift textures. I think their engine probably shifts anything green or white to change the paint scheme.

reconpersptopwoutaddon by vrogy, on Flickr

recontop by vrogy, on Flickr

reconfront by vrogy, on Flickr

reconside by vrogy, on Flickr

rconbottom by vrogy, on Flickr

reconback by vrogy, on Flickr

reconperspec by vrogy, on Flickr

reconpersplowerback by vrogy, on Flickr

recontopiso by vrogy, on Flickr

 

[Chernobyl]

I'm not sure how to custom-colour the game textures myself, Vrogy, but converting them from a TIFF to a JPG and converting the image to greyscale usually does it for me.

 

[spartan 060]

thank you for those pics I am freakishly close to falling to the ground and worshipping you vrogy. I was desperate to get those veiws.

 

[spartan 060]

as for technique of building I'll carve the helm out of a block of stiff foam

 

[Termhn]

Good luck, that's gonna be pretty hard.

 

[rundown]

it's actually not that hard, they just map collors to a mask (the collors are generated by code input)
For every diffrent collor they have a diffrent maskcollor.

 

[Master Builder]

I believe that is Will Cherry AKA Evoc Props' renders, not a game reference.

Here's the game asset rendered out. To do this I just opened up the obj models from the file archive, applied the recon helmet texture and normal map, some lights and a white background, and moved the camera around for different renders.

Wish I knew how to color-shift textures. I think their engine probably shifts anything green or white to change the paint scheme.

Hey could you tell me if anyone has an archive for texture? Because I could really make them pop.

They packed all except normals and diffuse into one file using the different color channels to represent the different maps. Red + specular. Blue = Gloss. And green = level to which color can be applied.

 

[spartan 060]

Good luck, that's gonna be pretty hard.

are you saying about getting the shots or carving the helmet Termhn

 

[Termhn]

are you saying about getting the shots or carving the helmet Termhn

Carving the helmet

 

[colbs]

Yeah carving is more difficult then using patterns to piece together like Pepa Kyra or Eva foam

 

[spartan 060]

Yeah carving is more difficult then using patterns to piece together like Pepa Kyra or Eva foam

actually I am quite proficient in carving and have 2 chisel sets and a knife set for wood and other stuff so it'll be easier for me with my whittling and carving experience but to each his own.
find the best for you and roll with it.
(I never recommend my own style to others)

 

[spartan 060]

alright guys your going to have to wait 'bout 5 or 6 days for me to begin physical work on my helmet but during this time I will attempt to occupy you and possibly help you with a similar production.

 

[colbs]

Imma carver to but it's still easyer to pep or work with Eva foam patterns

 

[spartan 060]

really your a carver what do you usally carve in I began in wood at scout camp

 

[colbs]

I've worked with wood and soapstone

 

[spartan 060]

yay guys the foam arived yesterday I'll be working on it tomarrow watch for pics

 

[spartan 060]

really sorry bout the lack of pics on progress Halloween and lack of internet and a camera defeated me. but I will try better now.