Yeah, maybe J/K :D
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Yeah, maybe J/K :D
Build out a card board/ foam core model first. It will help you with your scaling and angles, it will also give you a better idea of how to both assemble/build it, with the least amount of hassle. Taking the time in peperation will save you tons of time in execution.
Lol, it looks quite a bit better than it did before and I'm probably gonna strip what paint I have on to sand it a bit better, then I'm going to look for something to put on top of the Bondo now that I have the proper shape. Even cardboard would do the trick, it would just make it look a lot more even. Unfortunately, I'm too far in to restart, however thanks for the tip Drac! Oh and next time you guys dis the project, please put tips on how to make it look better, rather then just saying it looks gross lol. Also, please remember that this is my first project EVER, I've never even heard of Bondo before going on these forums, let alone used it, and that I'm not even using a proper paintgun (or tools period for that matter).
You know what, I'm going to keep the helmet the way it is and make it look as good as possible. Maybe down the road, I might build and "updated helmet" that will actually look good, but I warned all of you before that if you're looking for a masterpiece project, you've come to the wrong thread. I got bored during summer and I wanted something to do, so I started this project. It isn't my life, it isn't my number 1 priority. I don't have much motivation and drive for many things, so I'm pretty proud that it's even come this far. When the project is all done, I think you guys will be pretty surprised on how it turns out. I know that so far I'm pretty surprised! Here are some pictures of before and after the grey paint went on. Again, there is still much painting and addons to be done to the helmet.
With a pound of tape on, before the grey.
After the grey (the taped worked so well it actually stripped quite a bit of the blue, adding to even more hand painting hours I'm going to have to put in.
ONCE AGAIN: if you are not happy with my project or have ideas and suggestions or just comments, please leave a post!
1500 views, niiiice!:D More updates soon. Until then, I'm out.8)
Today, I constructed the bottom half of the helmet know as the mask. Tomorrow I hope to Bondo it up and then sometime paint it. Here are some pics.
Finished helmet (looks much nicer in person)
Pre-Bondo'd mask
Picture of the two parts together
Another pic of the two parts together (my personal fav;) )
You should try to smooth it out more, its kinda lumpy looking lol, and then use some of that spray puddy or w/e it's called to spray paint it, and then from there paint in finer details with a brush or airbrush (whatever's available). From the work I've seen by other people on this forum, it seems that putting on that spray puddy stuff after bondo makes it look pro.
The pictures are quite deceiving; it looks a lot worse than it really is. As for the spray puddy, it sounds quite interesting. Can anyone here tell me what that stuff is called and where I might be able to find it?
Hey everyone! Sorry for not updating in a bit, but I've been working on the project almost non-stop. Due to popular demand, I've decided to re-do the helmet so it actually looks nice. More updates and pictures to follow soon. Until then, I'm out.
Hey again! Well I finally splurged on myself and broke down and bought a palm sander. The difference is basically night and day on my project. It was so rough before that I couldn't possibly even sand it. After I bought the sander, the thing smoothed out amazingly! It actually looks like someone professional did it, whereas before it looked like a blind kindergartner made it. Because the Bondo job was so bad there were holes everywhere after the sanding. I was terrified, "You've gotta be kiddin' me, I have to put more of that stuff on it!". Then, EUREKA!!!!! When I started the project, I had bought stuff called Plaster Paris. It wasn't made for super heavy duty stuff like what I was doing, but rather hand impressions and small stuff. It was also used for.... filling holes. This was perfect; I knew it would come in handy some day! I thought I could just fill the holes with it and sand the rest down to the Bondo, because the stuff was so brittle last time I used it. This time however, it was harder than the Bondo! So anyways, now I'm just sanding it and adding more as I need. The helmet kind of reminds me of those old Greco-Roman sculptures now, except not as good lol. Wow, I typed a lot of useless crap, so I'm out.
