Visor Molding

[David hthe613]

anybody have done a custom visor and can tell me how to mold one

 

[Cadet]

I see in another thread you also mentioned wanting to know how to Tint the visors.

Both of these topics have dedicated tutorial threads that can be found in our Tutorial Index:

Tutorial Index

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In terms of forming or creating the visor, the most common method is to Vacuum Form one, in which a "Buck" or positive sculpt, or mold, is used and the heated plastic is pulled over.

3D Printing the Vacuum Form buck has become pretty common and there are several threads and tutorials for it here on the site that can be found in the Index as well:

Creating vacuum form buck

Hey armorsmiths! So im a bit stuck, and wondering what exactly you guys do to create vacuum form bucks? Theres a few threads along similar lines here, as well as some links from searching the net, but im struggling to find the process im looking for. So i'm attempting to make a buck for an...

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Visor Buck Creation Tutorial

(Wanted to give something back to this community and create a tutorial on how I was able to create a visor buck which can be vacummed formed. This took a load off trial and error but this is the easiest I have found to do but anyone else who has found an easier way is more then welcome to add to...

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1st Build - Vaccum forming ODST Visor help

Hey folks, Im currently working on my first ODST helmet and am almost done but have hit a snag with the visor. I want to try vacuum forming I already built a little home set up and tried it with some more easily formed plastics but now its time for the real deal. What Plastic/material is...

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As for Dyeing, tinting, and chroming, you can't beat this tutorial:

Dying and Chroming Visors (Cheap) TUTORIAL

It seems that the 405th is in need of a visor dying and chroming tutorial so I shall volunteer be the first to step up to the plate! In this tutorial we will be covering how I dye my visors any particular colour, and how I use spray chrome to block others from seeing my face while allowing me...

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[David hthe613]

Thank You.