Tutorial on the PERFECT visor

[AoBfrost]

At the shop the have it in can form, but can open the spray can and load the formula into their proffesional spray guns, thats why it looks sooo smooth.

If you want the perfect visor, buy one, nothing will ever beat a real visor.

 

[DemonSandWizards]

At the shop the have it in can form, but can open the spray can and load the formula into their proffesional spray guns, thats why it looks sooo smooth.

If you want the perfect visor, buy one, nothing will ever beat a real visor.

i dunno man, never say never. you have to remember master chiefs visor is curved left and right, but also up and down, unlike the motorcycle visors. someone is going to come up with something better.

 

[djtrickdog]

i dunno man, never say never. you have to remember master chiefs visor is curved left and right, but also up and down, unlike the motorcycle visors. someone is going to come up with something better.

warp with heat?

 

[Xavier]

warp with heat?

as ive already suggested.

 

[1ManBattalion]

I agree with you Xavier... resin is great in compression, and terrible in tension, once that thing tries to flex, it will crack...

But... who drops their MC helm, why did you even take it off, the MC never shows his face, he is a mystery... plus I heard Chuck Norris signed a non disclosure agreement with the UNSC to not reveal that its simply his bad ass'ness that makes the MC almost super human, and that the suit is not actually mechanically assisted, its just Chuck under there... I mean after all, when chuck does push ups, he pushes the world down, its explains alot about the MC...

(side note, I have allready droped my helm twice, and its not even complete... terrible)

Chuck Norris is so tough, they say behind his beard he doesn't have chin only another fist!

 

[timmins]

Chuck Norris is so tough, they say behind his beard he doesn't have chin only another fist!

dude...dont copy family guy

 

[helios]

dude...dont copy family guy

dude...its not just from family guy. there's an entire website devoted to "Chuck Norris Facts" which i'm pretty sure was where family guy got that one from

 

[next stage]

dont get off topic

 

[1ManBattalion]

Gentleman,

In theory would it be possible to create a mold for a visor and fill it with Translucent Liquid Polymer Clay? Would this substance be solid enough once cured? If this process does work it could provide a cheaper alternative to certain types of visors currently been used.

A Penny for your thoughts?

Item can be found here;
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi...A:IT&ih=020

I thought Kiwis had better sense humor than Aussies? and Doesn't the spelling of your country have another "A" in it?

 

[Timmy2guns]

Resin dries foggy, thick orange, kiddo.

 

[DemonSandWizards]

i like oneman battalions idea. its worth a shot?

 

[BattleLlama]

Resin dries foggy, thick orange, kiddo.

He said it's a clear craft resin, but yeah I was thinking the same thing. But to the original poster, get us some pictures to back your idea up!

 

[timmins]

dude...its not just from family guy. there's an entire website devoted to "Chuck Norris Facts" which i'm pretty sure was where family guy got that one from

i know but that fact was made up by family guy and that episode was just on

 

[timmins]

I thought Kiwis had better sense humor than Aussies? and Doesn't the spelling of your country have another "A" in it?

trust me we do

 

[MisterChief]

i would love to see how this works out!

plz put pics!

 

[Datahar]

Has this been tryed;
Casting the visor with Water Clear Polyester Casting Resin, then adding Yellow Pigment to the casting.
I was planning on trying this method myself, just wondering if anyone else had before.
The resin in itself looks to create a perfectly clear cast that could capture all of the visors detail I just dont know about the pigment.

 

[DemonSandWizards]

you wouldnt really want to put pigment in teh cast. you would want to get some kind of tint and apply it after the visor has been cast

 

[Datahar]

Can you recommend any type of tinting? If it were a sheet that had to be applied that could be tricky as of the shape, I found spray on tinting and also "rear light tinting" for car plastic indicator lenses but not in gold tho I may be able to pass a dark coloured visor of with a dark suit colour

 

[dwoo]

casting a clear resin visor "shell" is an option but it seems more complicated that vac forming a sheet of either clear or colored (orange or amber) plastic.

I read that some of the old time RC plane builders would actually dye their plastic cockpits in heated fabric dye. I know it is transparent but I am unsure if it is transparent enough to see clearly through.

I have been lurking on a car tint forum recently and saw that there is a technique to heat shrink tint film to the outside of a contoured window in order to make a preshaped piece to apply to the inside. Have not seen this technique applied to a metallic tint yet, metallic may respond differently to heat gun.

-dwoo