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Author:  joseVader [ Sun Mar 20, 2022 4:33 pm ]
Post subject:  GH ROTJ helmet with transparent cheeks
Hello. I have been working on an ROTJ Vader build for a while, and it occurred to me that a semi-stunt helmet with transparent cheeks would help me a lot to improve visibility for my costume. I'm not going for extreme accuracy on this piece, just get it close enough as I can to what was on screen.

I got this awesome GH cast by Tony Le.


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I trimmed it and reshaped the dome to a much closer look to the movie.

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Using the mask as base, I heat-molded some Polycarbonate sheets for the new transparent cheeks.

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Then came the scary part... I cut off the cheeks !

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I used epoxy clay to install the PC cheeks, and integrate them as much as possible.

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After some more adjustments and refinement, I applied the primer and sent it off to have the dome fully painted black.
The mask will only receive a first pass of dark-gray paint, I will then paint all the black details on the mask and send it back to get the final clear-coat.
I will update this thread as soon as the helmet comes back and I can continue. I'm very happy this project is coming along nicely.
Cheers!

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Author:  Too Much Garlic [ Sun Mar 20, 2022 10:53 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: GH ROTJ helmet with transparent cheeks
Looks great. How did you fix the dome flare? It looks really good now.
Author:  joseVader [ Mon Mar 21, 2022 12:40 am ]
Post subject:  Re: GH ROTJ helmet with transparent cheeks
No Humor Man wrote:
Looks great. How did you fix the dome flare? It looks really good now.


Thanks, man! I used a heat gun and gloves to reshape it with my hands. I then held the position until the dome hardened, and used a leather belt while it cured for a couple of hours.

I basically squeezed the sides in, until they where about 28 cm apart. I also kept the flare as straight as I could. The trickiest parte was to avoid the back edge of the dome flare from looking skewed or wonky.
It took me a few tries to get a good shape! But thankfully, it worked great on the last attempt.

One other thing that helped get a good look was that I adjusted the dome mount height and position a bit.

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Here are some more images of the final dome shape.

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Author:  Too Much Garlic [ Mon Mar 21, 2022 9:26 am ]
Post subject:  Re: GH ROTJ helmet with transparent cheeks
Perfect. And I never realized the GH RotJ dome had so many bumps on the surface. I thought it had been smoothed out more. Pretty cool.

And to take on the stunt helmet mod is not something I would dare, so well done on that too.
Author:  chalback [ Mon Mar 21, 2022 3:26 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: GH ROTJ helmet with transparent cheeks
Looking awesome cant wait to see it all done.
Author:  Darth Africanus [ Mon Mar 21, 2022 7:50 pm ]
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Looking great my friend!

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Author:  joseVader [ Sun May 22, 2022 2:46 am ]
Post subject:  Re: GH ROTJ helmet with transparent cheeks
New update! I sent the GH to a professional auto painter.
The dome is finished, I will spray paint the remaining black areas on the mask and then send it back for a final transparent coat.

And, I unmasked the cheeks! Even if they are not 100% seamless, they are looking quite good, IMO.

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Author:  blue harvest [ Sun May 22, 2022 6:15 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: GH ROTJ helmet with transparent cheeks
GREAT JOB!


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Author:  joseVader [ Sun May 22, 2022 9:10 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: GH ROTJ helmet with transparent cheeks
blue harvest wrote:
GREAT JOB!


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Thank you, man! Your gorgeous ANH helmet is the main inspiration for this project
Author:  Too Much Garlic [ Mon May 23, 2022 10:57 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: GH ROTJ helmet with transparent cheeks
What a nice paint job. Like that it wasn't made super smooth and shiny, but has some orange peel to the surface, which is accurate to the originals. Well done.
Author:  joseVader [ Wed May 25, 2022 3:14 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: GH ROTJ helmet with transparent cheeks
No Humor Man wrote:
What a nice paint job. Like that it wasn't made super smooth and shiny, but has some orange peel to the surface, which is accurate to the originals. Well done.


Thank you! At first, the painter was worried about the orange peel. He could not understand why I asked him to keep it, lol.
Author:  Too Much Garlic [ Sat May 28, 2022 9:13 am ]
Post subject:  Re: GH ROTJ helmet with transparent cheeks
Yeah, just tell him he did a great job replicating the original job. He's now transcended from painter to also include replicator. :)

Nah... probably don't tell him that last part... that seems too nerdy.
Author:  joseVader [ Mon May 30, 2022 9:47 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: GH ROTJ helmet with transparent cheeks
Almost done.

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Author:  Too Much Garlic [ Tue Jun 21, 2022 3:40 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: GH ROTJ helmet with transparent cheeks
A helmet to be proud of. :)
Author:  Darthvaderv [ Thu Jun 23, 2022 9:37 am ]
Post subject:  Re: GH ROTJ helmet with transparent cheeks
Looks good. Well done.
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