My Iron man helmet almost ready!

zabana · 03-08-2009, 05:24 PM

Hi!

I want to share with all of you my creation, as you may guess is an iron man helmet, inspired in movie version one, I tried to do in the closer way I was able. At the moment I am at the molds point, my next step would be to paint and to do the negatives, after that I will make the first wearable helmet, probably with fiberglass and resin, because here in Malaga (spain) I don´t know were to find materials to do a cold cast one...

And now the pictures, please give me your impressions

:

Bye!!!

Ghrunter · 03-08-2009, 05:44 PM

wow, thats really good!

but the top of the head isn't totally even, it goes down on the right-hand side

zabana · 03-11-2009, 05:49 PM

Hehehe, last update, Ghrunter I decide to follow your suggestion now I think is better, I had refine the eyebrow zone and the righ hand top side, before I prepare the sculture for molding process:

Byeee!!!

zabana · 03-23-2009, 02:09 PM

Hi all again!!

Now I want to show you how is my Iron man helmet, painted and ready for mold with latex and after do the fiberglasing:

Last primed:

Painted in black for chrome:

And now the final status with MK2 look!!!: (it shines a lot)

And this me using the soldering iron trying to do an arc

And this is all at the moment.

See you, please post your impressions.

Byeee!!!!!!!!!

The IronMan · 03-23-2009, 03:45 PM

nice job zabana are you thinkinking about trying to do an entire suit

zabana · 03-23-2009, 05:16 PM

Thanks The Iron man, yes I am planning to do an entire suit, I know it is a lot of work, then I´ll go step by step, next thing to do are the Arc and the neck, after that the upper body, but I want to do with the abs separates to get maximun movements the armor would give.

Byeee!!!

The IronMan · 03-25-2009, 06:56 PM

Good luck with that keep me posted with any updates.

zabana · 04-15-2009, 03:28 AM

Hi Everybody!!!

I am back with the first testing, it is not perfect but I´m pretty happy with it, it would be wearable, but as I imagine I need to detach the chin zone from the rest of the head and something would nedd to be made to atach again, at least it would look like in the movie when the face is opened. And some pictures, the mould and the helmet:

Thats all by now, more pics when it were wearable or I made one to show painted like MK2 or MK3.

Byeeee!!!!

zabana · 04-16-2009, 06:46 PM

I´m back with an update, now the helmet is wearable, to use it needs to be detached in 3 part the back-head, the face plate and the chin, I will produce to types of helmet the completed one to use in an stand or in 3 parts to wear, anyway both types can be converted in the another on. And now the pics.

Well, now I will decide how atach all the pieces and will continue with the armor.

Byeee!!!

Aesop Rocks · 04-17-2009, 08:47 PM

That's soooo tight!

zabana · 04-17-2009, 09:59 PM

Huuum, I don´t know if when you said soooo tight is good or bad, I made it not too big because I don´t want to be like a superdeformed anime character

Anyway it fits so good for me as I wanted when was sculpted.

At least thanks for your reply

P.S. After look up in urban dictionary I must asume your comment was good. Thanks for all your post !!! :P

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=tight

The IronMan · 04-18-2009, 10:59 AM

how does it open and close? what did you use to make this happen?

zabana · 04-18-2009, 04:51 PM

I didn't implement it yet, but I am planning for the chin something likes guides or neodimium magnets, and for the face plate a rotating system.

I will post pics soon

05-05-2009, 08:27 PM

I know that some people have used this method before to help with opening and closing I havent tried it yet but soon. interested to see your method, got them at home depo in case your wondering

zabana · 05-06-2009, 05:24 PM

Hi again!!!

It´s time to some updates.

I am near finishing the design for the face plate, this is the system I will use:

I need to decide yet if it will be manually , activated by a servo or a motor...

THe another update is that finishly I did the helmet with rigid polyurethane resin by rotational casting technik, it´s amazing now all the details and I am very happy with the finish product. It is good enough to try to sell any ( probably at ebay) to get some money to help paying all the costume and save myself from my girlfriend

Well, these are the pics ( and this is my little brother is with the fiberglass-resin old one), next time I hope could show the helmet completely done:

Byeee!!!!!!!

spidermilk · 05-16-2009, 09:50 AM

This looks awesome dude!

Wiseman · 05-16-2009, 09:53 AM

That's pretty amazing. Good job man

zabana · 05-17-2009, 06:42 PM

Hi again!

This is a minor update, only final paint scheme, like MK3. The next will be final costume helmet

zabana · 05-17-2009, 06:45 PM

Some pics more!

Thats all!!!

Byeeeeeeeeee!!!!!

zabana · 10-13-2009, 07:54 PM

Hi everyone!

I am back with some updates on my proyect.

It was a long time since the last time

but I was very busy...

My helmet have finally a opening system for the face plate ( not hands free yet but...), the armor have the abs and the low back almost done, and half chest is on the way.

I am very happy with all this work, of course it could be better but... what the hell, it´s my first armor and I am not Tony Stark

TMP, if you need a simple system for your helmet send me a PM, I would be happy sharing with you this desing and all the previous one if you need, why? Simple, we are here to enjoy and help each to others, isn´t it

And now the pics, as always, please, leave a little feedback with your comments

:

Will continue...

zabana · 10-13-2009, 07:55 PM

A few more:

A few more in a moment...

zabana · 10-13-2009, 07:59 PM

And final ones...

One little detail is I´ve attached a pair of old lenses from my glasses and I can see better now with the helmet

Again, see you!

Masterle247 · 12-07-2009, 07:19 AM

not to de-rail your thread but nice work! check out my motorized flip iron man helmet

VIDEO-CLick to Watch!:

zabana · 12-08-2009, 04:16 PM

Thanks Man!!!

I am now working with pepakura on the arms and with a servo to open flip the helmet automatized, I need to finish a board with an 555 IC and begin testing, I still keep in mind my hope of having the armor finished for may

Your work is very good, I usually check all your progress!!!

zabana · 12-16-2009, 06:44 PM

Some new updates. The helmet is automatized. And The arms and chest are modelled in rhinos, and the half done in Pepakura, I hope it will be finish soon

Now, some pics and the video:

First video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFuCxqtauLw

VIDEO-CLick to Watch!:

Second video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4e_kgLem6Q

VIDEO-CLick to Watch!:

See you soon!!!

03-08-2009, 05:24 PM	#1
zabana Side-Kick Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 55	Iron Man armor WIP Hi! I want to share with all of you my creation, as you may guess is an iron man helmet, inspired in movie version one, I tried to do in the closer way I was able. At the moment I am at the molds point, my next step would be to paint and to do the negatives, after that I will make the first wearable helmet, probably with fiberglass and resin, because here in Malaga (spain) I don´t know were to find materials to do a cold cast one... And now the pictures, please give me your impressions : Bye!!! Last edited by zabana; 03-01-2010 at 11:52 AM.

03-08-2009, 05:44 PM	#2
Ghrunter Geek-Chic Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: UK Posts: 93	Re: My Iron man helmet almost ready! wow, thats really good! but the top of the head isn't totally even, it goes down on the right-hand side

03-11-2009, 05:49 PM	#3
zabana Side-Kick Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 55	Re: My Iron man helmet almost ready! Hehehe, last update, Ghrunter I decide to follow your suggestion now I think is better, I had refine the eyebrow zone and the righ hand top side, before I prepare the sculture for molding process: Byeee!!!

03-23-2009, 02:09 PM	#4
zabana Side-Kick Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 55	Re: My Iron man helmet almost ready! Hi all again!! Now I want to show you how is my Iron man helmet, painted and ready for mold with latex and after do the fiberglasing: Last primed: Painted in black for chrome: And now the final status with MK2 look!!!: (it shines a lot) And this me using the soldering iron trying to do an arc And this is all at the moment. See you, please post your impressions. Byeee!!!!!!!!!

03-23-2009, 03:45 PM	#5
The IronMan Side-Kick Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Middletown,Connecticut Posts: 946	Re: My Iron man helmet almost ready! nice job zabana are you thinkinking about trying to do an entire suit __________________ "Walkin' through life on the high steel"

03-23-2009, 05:16 PM	#6
zabana Side-Kick Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 55	Re: My Iron man helmet almost ready! Thanks The Iron man, yes I am planning to do an entire suit, I know it is a lot of work, then I´ll go step by step, next thing to do are the Arc and the neck, after that the upper body, but I want to do with the abs separates to get maximun movements the armor would give. Byeee!!!

03-25-2009, 06:56 PM	#7
The IronMan Side-Kick Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Middletown,Connecticut Posts: 946	Re: My Iron man helmet almost ready! Good luck with that keep me posted with any updates. __________________ "Walkin' through life on the high steel"

04-15-2009, 03:28 AM	#8
zabana Side-Kick Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 55	Re: My Iron man helmet almost ready! Hi Everybody!!! I am back with the first testing, it is not perfect but I´m pretty happy with it, it would be wearable, but as I imagine I need to detach the chin zone from the rest of the head and something would nedd to be made to atach again, at least it would look like in the movie when the face is opened. And some pictures, the mould and the helmet: Thats all by now, more pics when it were wearable or I made one to show painted like MK2 or MK3. Byeeee!!!!

04-16-2009, 06:46 PM	#9
zabana Side-Kick Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 55	Re: My Iron man helmet almost ready! I´m back with an update, now the helmet is wearable, to use it needs to be detached in 3 part the back-head, the face plate and the chin, I will produce to types of helmet the completed one to use in an stand or in 3 parts to wear, anyway both types can be converted in the another on. And now the pics. Well, now I will decide how atach all the pieces and will continue with the armor. Byeee!!!

04-17-2009, 08:47 PM	#10
Aesop Rocks Assembled Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 30,408	Re: My Iron man helmet almost ready! That's soooo tight!

04-17-2009, 09:59 PM	#11
zabana Side-Kick Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 55	Re: My Iron man helmet almost ready! Huuum, I don´t know if when you said soooo tight is good or bad, I made it not too big because I don´t want to be like a superdeformed anime character Anyway it fits so good for me as I wanted when was sculpted. At least thanks for your reply P.S. After look up in urban dictionary I must asume your comment was good. Thanks for all your post !!! :P http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=tight Last edited by zabana; 04-18-2009 at 03:24 AM.

04-18-2009, 10:59 AM	#12
The IronMan Side-Kick Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Middletown,Connecticut Posts: 946	Re: My Iron man helmet almost ready! how does it open and close? what did you use to make this happen? __________________ "Walkin' through life on the high steel"

04-18-2009, 04:51 PM	#13
zabana Side-Kick Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 55	Re: My Iron man helmet almost ready! I didn't implement it yet, but I am planning for the chin something likes guides or neodimium magnets, and for the face plate a rotating system. I will post pics soon

05-05-2009, 08:27 PM	#14
timecon Guest Posts: n/a	Re: My Iron man helmet almost ready! I know that some people have used this method before to help with opening and closing I havent tried it yet but soon. interested to see your method, got them at home depo in case your wondering

05-06-2009, 05:24 PM	#15
zabana Side-Kick Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 55	Re: My Iron man helmet almost ready! Hi again!!! It´s time to some updates. I am near finishing the design for the face plate, this is the system I will use: I need to decide yet if it will be manually , activated by a servo or a motor... THe another update is that finishly I did the helmet with rigid polyurethane resin by rotational casting technik, it´s amazing now all the details and I am very happy with the finish product. It is good enough to try to sell any ( probably at ebay) to get some money to help paying all the costume and save myself from my girlfriend Well, these are the pics ( and this is my little brother is with the fiberglass-resin old one), next time I hope could show the helmet completely done: Byeee!!!!!!!

05-16-2009, 09:50 AM	#16
spidermilk Side-Kick Join Date: May 2009 Location: UK Posts: 333	Re: My Iron man helmet almost ready! This looks awesome dude!

05-16-2009, 09:53 AM	#17
Wiseman Banned User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: In A-Rod's house Posts: 8,249	Re: My Iron man helmet almost ready! That's pretty amazing. Good job man

05-17-2009, 06:42 PM	#18
zabana Side-Kick Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 55	Re: My Iron man helmet almost ready! Hi again! This is a minor update, only final paint scheme, like MK3. The next will be final costume helmet

05-17-2009, 06:45 PM	#19
zabana Side-Kick Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 55	Re: My Iron man helmet almost ready! Some pics more! Thats all!!! Byeeeeeeeeee!!!!!

10-13-2009, 07:54 PM	#20
zabana Side-Kick Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 55	Re: My Iron man helmet almost ready! Hi everyone! I am back with some updates on my proyect. It was a long time since the last time but I was very busy... My helmet have finally a opening system for the face plate ( not hands free yet but...), the armor have the abs and the low back almost done, and half chest is on the way. I am very happy with all this work, of course it could be better but... what the hell, it´s my first armor and I am not Tony Stark TMP, if you need a simple system for your helmet send me a PM, I would be happy sharing with you this desing and all the previous one if you need, why? Simple, we are here to enjoy and help each to others, isn´t it And now the pics, as always, please, leave a little feedback with your comments : Will continue...

10-13-2009, 07:55 PM	#21
zabana Side-Kick Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 55	Re: My Iron man helmet almost ready! A few more: A few more in a moment...

10-13-2009, 07:59 PM	#22
zabana Side-Kick Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 55	Re: My Iron man helmet almost ready! And final ones... One little detail is I´ve attached a pair of old lenses from my glasses and I can see better now with the helmet Again, see you!

12-07-2009, 07:19 AM	#23
Masterle247 The one that will end it Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 239	Re: My Iron man helmet almost ready! not to de-rail your thread but nice work! check out my motorized flip iron man helmet VIDEO-CLick to Watch!:

12-08-2009, 04:16 PM	#24
zabana Side-Kick Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 55	Re: My Iron man helmet almost ready! Thanks Man!!! I am now working with pepakura on the arms and with a servo to open flip the helmet automatized, I need to finish a board with an 555 IC and begin testing, I still keep in mind my hope of having the armor finished for may Your work is very good, I usually check all your progress!!!

12-16-2009, 06:44 PM	#25
zabana Side-Kick Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 55	Re: My Iron man helmet almost ready! Some new updates. The helmet is automatized. And The arms and chest are modelled in rhinos, and the half done in Pepakura, I hope it will be finish soon Now, some pics and the video: First video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFuCxqtauLw VIDEO-CLick to Watch!: Second video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4e_kgLem6Q VIDEO-CLick to Watch!: See you soon!!! Last edited by zabana; 12-16-2009 at 06:58 PM. Reason: video fail

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