The most important thing for this step is to wear the respirator and gloves because these are very toxic materials. Follow the directions on the can of resin to ensure that the process goes smoothly. When all of the pieces are put together, you'll get a rough idea of what your helmet will look like.įor this step you will need the following: Fiberglass Cloth or Mat (Cloth Preferred) (See pictures) Fiberglass Resin (See pictures) Gloves Paint Brushes (1-3 inch) Respirator Scissors Mixing Dish/Tray _ YOU SHOULD ALWAYS BE WEARING GLOVES AND A RESPIRATOR THROUGHOUT THIS ENTIRE STEP First you will put a coat of the Fiberglass Resin on the inside and outside of your paper helmet. This can be tricky at times and it also requires quite an amount of time depending on how difficult your file was. I suppose just about any glue could work but personally, I'd go with hot glue. I used hot glue with a mini hot glue gun, which worked extremely well, especially when gluing very small tabs. Once the pieces are folded, begin gluing them, match the numbers that are one the edges of each sheet. You can either fold all of the pieces initially, or do them one-by-one as you go which seems to be quicker. Next, fold every piece correctly and pay attention to the "mountain folds" and the "valley folds," very important. Then print the layouts of the pieces and cut all of them out as close to perfect on the lines as possible because it will affect the project. I used 110lb card stock which is the most common weight card stock and was perfect for cutting and gluing. After you believe that you have the correct scaling, next you will put the card stock, or other paper of choice in the printer. This makes it so the edges that are printed have numbers to match for ease of gluing. Also, you will want to turn on the "Edge ID" by going to '2D Menu' then 'Show Edge ID'. Also, you will want to leave about an extra half inch so the helmet will have a little tolerance on your head. When the dialog box appears, simply enter the dimensions that best fit your head. Do this by going to the top of Pepakura Designer and selecting '2D Menu' then 'Change Scale' then 'Scale Factor'. Scaling is crucial! It will affect the entirety of the project. After the best file is found, downloaded, and in Designer, you will have to scale it. Look at it in Pepakura Designer to see if it looks like the one for you.
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Then just search for 'War Machine Helmet Pepakura" in your preferred search engine and download the file you find.
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The form is made from templates pages 4, 8, 11 and 12.For this step you will need the following: PC Pepakura Designer Software (Free) 110lb Card stock (Optional, but Preferred) Scissors Hot Glue Gun Hot Glue Lots of Patience _ First, download the Pepakura Designer software (PC only) by just searching and finding the best source, probably their website ( ). This is used to help establish the basic helmet shape and is later removed from the helmet. The first step is to make the form for the helmet base.
More items Which is the first step in making a helmet? Use the kind that looks like paperboard- corrugated. You'll need some cardboard sheet- about 1/16 inch thick material works best.
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How to make your own cardboard costume helmet? For this example I'm going to construct a Boba Fett helmet from the infamous Star Wars character but these techniques can be used to make almost any helmet.
You'll also need some white glue, sandpaper, a hot glue gun, some lightweight spackling paste, an X-Acto knife and some Minwax Polycrylic sealer. In this printable download you will receive 3 pages: What do you need to make a star wars helmet? Here is a cool black and white Star Wars Stormtrooper helmet template you can use for your Star Wars themed crafts, cards, and learning activities.
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