LaunchPad Posted August 27, 2010 Report Posted August 27, 2010 (edited) Well... lets see if any of you are interested in this. ---------- I built them just like the dictionary, check. I have this in kit form, either painted and finished for $100 or rough at $60. The metal cable is to be purchased by you. The bucket shown is my personal TD bucket. Used smooth on for the molds, and I did it in the bucket. Colors are mixed to match, so there is no set standard, just try and get it like the dict. pic. Don't worry the A/C is still in the works. Ordering has a small lag time for prep on painted orders, others will be cast roughed and shipped ASAP. Will fit F/X to EP II Clones are the same guts(Any pics on the 1/2 scale EP II Insides?) So for all you that always wanted your bucket to look that way here it is. I do this for the greater empire. Mathew Edited March 30, 2022 by gmrhodes13 photo updated Quote
D-MAC Posted August 27, 2010 Report Posted August 27, 2010 (edited) Now that looks great. But is it still wearable?...I've got a new MR that i'm going to fit out with the required bit's..can you still get the fans and rom fx in?? Nice padding!! May be intouch after my holiday's Edited August 27, 2010 by D-MAC Quote
LaunchPad Posted August 28, 2010 Author Report Posted August 28, 2010 Now that looks great. But is it still wearable?...I've got a new MR that i'm going to fit out with the required bit's..can you still get the fans and rom fx in?? Nice padding!! May be intouch after my holiday's Yea I got that padding from someone on here....hmmm. Just kidding. Works and looks good though. The helmet is smaller than a tk and still fits me and I wear a 7.5 beret. Fans would need to be mounted above the lenses. Rom FX would still work if the mic was the only thing in the bucket. Thx for the questions. Mathew Quote
LaunchPad Posted August 30, 2010 Author Report Posted August 30, 2010 Troopers, these are now ready if you are still interested, just let me know how you want it, if you wanted it painted ($100) or rough (no paint-no prep $60), fiberglass add $25 ( adds weight too though ), metal cable add $15. Thx Mathew PP is [email protected] Quote
TK bondservnt[501st] Posted August 30, 2010 Report Posted August 30, 2010 (edited) wouldn't it be even cooler if the fans and mic were integrated along with parts that actually work? just a thought. ---------- here's my guess at component locations? red: fan intake assembly and skirting draws air in to be blown from blue area. blue: air intake on the frown with, and exhaust at the blue on the sides. exhaust goes out the hovies along with radio broadcast. green: broadcast speakers and air exhaust. yellow: mic input (other sides would also dispense liquids in a stream into the mouth. ear pads of course would be speaker enclosures. can anyone offer more suggestions? I think this is awesome to have a centralized design. could you link to some images in the dictionary? I'd love to see them here... sweet... this looks like a great concept. fun to discuss... Edited March 30, 2022 by gmrhodes13 link removed no longer working Quote
LaunchPad Posted August 31, 2010 Author Report Posted August 31, 2010 (edited) On 8/31/2010 at 7:17 AM, TK Bondservnt 2392 said: wouldn't it be even cooler if the fans and mic were integrated along with parts that actually work? just a thought. ======= here's my guess at component locations? red: fan intake assembly and skirting draws air in to be blown from blue area. blue: air intake on the frown with, and exhaust at the blue on the sides. exhaust goes out the hovies along with radio broadcast. green: broadcast speakers and air exhaust. yellow: mic input (other sides would also dispense liquids in a stream into the mouth. ear pads of course would be speaker enclosures. can anyone offer more suggestions? I think this is awesome to have a centralized design. could you link to some images in the dictionary? I'd love to see them here... sweet... this looks like a great concept. fun to discuss... You know with the stage I'm at I could potentially try, why not. I'll let you know what comes of it. Mathew Edited March 30, 2022 by gmrhodes13 link removed no longer working Quote
LaunchPad Posted September 2, 2010 Author Report Posted September 2, 2010 (edited) Here ya go. ----------- I will clean some before shipping or 100% if I'm finishing them. Thx Mathew Edited March 30, 2022 by gmrhodes13 link removed no longer working Quote
LaunchPad Posted September 2, 2010 Author Report Posted September 2, 2010 (edited) This is the pic from the dictionary. Edited March 30, 2022 by gmrhodes13 link removed no longer working Quote
Nassik Posted September 3, 2010 Report Posted September 3, 2010 I like this! Very cool idea that adds a ton of detail to a bucket. Quote
TK-3189[TK] Posted September 27, 2010 Report Posted September 27, 2010 Think it would fit in an AP and still be comfortable for trooping? And where did you get your padding? I've been googling all night and about decided to figure out a way to make them myself... lol Quote
tk8428 Posted October 1, 2010 Report Posted October 1, 2010 And where did you get your padding? I've been googling all night and about decided to figure out a way to make them myself... lol if i'm not mistaken the padding is from a builders knee pad ( the style that fits inside your trousers Quote
tk7713gra30 Posted January 11, 2011 Report Posted January 11, 2011 (edited) Hi I certainly don't want to be negative as there is a lot of work here and I like this idea, but looking at the castings $60 is way oo steep for me. That is quite expensive and if the castings were clean and better I would go for it. They really need a good RTV mould and cast in quality polyurethane resin to do all the detail justice. Did you say they were moulded in the helmet, there is some distortion on the pieces shape wise but that might be what I am seeing on the picture. A good effort though and a shame as I would like something like this. Best wishes . Edited January 11, 2011 by tk7713gra30 Quote
Darth Voorhees[501st] Posted January 12, 2011 Report Posted January 12, 2011 casting these in rubber/foam may be a good idea. They would then be flexible and can work as padding as well. Quote
G Demler Posted December 20, 2011 Report Posted December 20, 2011 Looking to get a set of these, wondering if still available Garry Quote
dubVADER[501st] Posted January 27, 2012 Report Posted January 27, 2012 super cool, i want that set up for sure Quote
sansei_trooper Posted September 25, 2014 Report Posted September 25, 2014 Anyone know if this is sty available? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote
ukswrath[Staff] Posted September 25, 2014 Report Posted September 25, 2014 (edited) Have a question. Obviously the helmets in the movie were not like that of the futuristic design concept however, it may actually be feasible to integrate similar electronic with today's technology making them practical with a couple exceptions, one being the concept design helmets actually utilized heat exhaust ports cut into the helmets where ours have decals or paint. So here's my question, whats the 501st or FISD costuming policy on actually cutting the helmet in those areas so that modern cooling fans can be used to exhaust like in the concept drawings? It is possible you know, if these are indeed are actual concept prints. I love to do this stuff, but I don't want to be THAT GUY, if you know what I mean. ---------- Edited March 30, 2022 by gmrhodes13 link removed no longer working Quote
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