CH252 Marine Helmet build

[celmor1785]

Hello! This is the first time I've really tackled a helmet (or armor for that matter) this in-depth, but I wanted to add some upgrades to my suit before C2E2 this year.

To start, I used the helmet model by moesizzlac scaled up to 103%, which then came in 3 separate pieces.

I just used regular hot glue to slap them together, and then a healthy coating of spackling paste to fill in the cracks. Any local hardware store should have it or something similar.

 

[celmor1785]

The armor really only uses three colors of spray paint:
-Rust-Oleum 2x Flat black primer
-Rust-Oleum 2x Oregano (satin)
-Rust-Oleum 2x Flat gray primer


I didn't get any photos of it when it was straight black, but after sanding everything down I applied the gray first, covered the ear cups in painter's tape, then covered it in black and covered the black accents in tape, and then painted the remaining area with the oregano.



After removing the tape, I just touched it up a bit by hand. While it's not perfect, I'm pretty pleased with it. Next step will be weathering applying padding inside.

 

[devuljuice]

Looks great! I would highly recommend using some adhesive or reinforcement inside the helmet to keep it together. My first helmet was a Reach Air Assault Helmet I hot glued together. The thing broke the next day while I was wearing it. Some hot glues can get hot enough to either warp or soften PLA causing some adhesion issues. Regardless, I love the look of this. Keep up the good work!