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:iconawaken-benihime:
Hi guys and gals, we'll my latest project has been a bit of a hush hush until I revealed my blog 3 weeks ago.
So I've been working on an Iron Man helmet, from the movie.

I started off by making the helmet from card, using a Pepakura model. If you'd like the Pepakura model then check out the 405th.com forum and search for a Iron Man helmet made by Sharkhead.
Once constructued I then resined the outside and fiberglasses the inside. This makes it insanely strong.
I then dremelled out the face plate.
I then used lots of car body filler to mold the curves and detail. This is what takes up the time, and being a perfectionist means it takes even longer.
Once this is done I used multiple coats of primer to show off imperfections which I rectified.
Then paint and laquer to protect and I'm done.

The face plate comes off and is held on with magnets, but I'd like to install a hinge but haven't found anywhere in the UK to buy them.

If anyone has any questions then please leave a comment and I'll do my best to answer them.


Jonathan
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~BackSeatGamers May 15, 2012  New member
now when you say fiberglassed the inside, what exactly do you mean, noone will ever tell me straight how the hell to use fiberglass mat and what not
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~Awaken-Benihime May 17, 2012
You chop up some fiberglass mat and then apply it using polyester resin. You can get both at Halfords, there are lots of tutorials on Youtube for this.

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Projects Complete:
Iron Man Helmet
Links Master Sword
Benihime Shikai
Seele Schneider
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~Castro91b Feb 16, 2011
how much do u sell them for???
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~Castro91b Feb 16, 2011
how can i get one???
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Mood: Wow! ~FMHQBattousai Dec 15, 2010  Hobbyist
Very nicely done! I'm about to start on the very same helmet (it will be my first Pepakura project) and have been looking around for inspiration. Well, it looks like I found it haha

Yours and Timecon's projects are awesome. I can't wait to start.

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"Reason exists for those who cannot go on living without clinging to it."
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~Awaken-Benihime Jan 28, 2011
Nice, let me know how you get on.

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Projects Complete:
Iron Man Helmet
Links Master Sword
Benihime Shikai
Seele Schneider
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~Clarts72 Nov 1, 2010  Hobbyist Digital Artist
please tell me about the "open/close" mechanism of the plate :D
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~Awaken-Benihime Nov 3, 2010
I don't currently have a hinge system. The faceplate is just sitting on top of the helmet in the pictures.
When attached it's held in place with magnets.

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Projects Complete:
Iron Man Helmet
Links Master Sword
Benihime Shikai
Seele Schneider
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~Clarts72 Nov 22, 2010  Hobbyist Digital Artist
errr okay .. i thought u have used "rail system" before
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*zanruos Jul 3, 2010
did u use the hinge system
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