I had to remove the lower two layers of the back of the iron man helmet so that I could make the opening big enough to fit my head in. Now I have to figure out how to put it back on in such a way that it wont fall off and I can put the helmet on and off. What I came up with was a simple strap in the back of the helmet and two magnets on each side around the jawline to keep them on. By keeping the part of the straps near the crease unglued, I could push the back piece back and fold it up to put my head in. As soon as I stopped holding it, It would fall and the strong magnets would put it perfectly in place. Using PVA foam, I also created a rim around the back of the ear piece. This takes the place of the material I dremeled out to give more room for my ear. I sharpied that black to make it match.
You might also notice the magnets are covered in duct tape. This is because I have hearing aids that change mode in the presence of batteries. Its used for phones but these magnets affect it too. Lastly I spray painted everything inside with the primer to make it match.
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AuthorMy name is Nathan and I enjoy building and creating things, weather it be out of wood, paper, or even on the computer. I want to start recording all of the fun things so this is where I am. Why Does this existI have recently started to play with Blender. A 3D modelling and design software. I have also built several costumes and helmets which I will be posting future ones up here. This site is mostly about that and other projects I might have.
If you're interested in this stuff...So I use a program called blender which is a great opensource modelling program. This allows you to model, and also animate and ever program games. Its a great program to use as there are endless possibilities.
http://www.blender.org Another useful site is for the helmets and such that I make. This is from a papercraft design program called Pepakura. It allows you to print out designs to build whatever you want. There are tons of tutorials online to see how to use it. http://www.tamasoft.co.jp/pepakura-en/ Archives
January 2016
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