Custom Helldivers 2 B-01 Helmet !

[York D029]

Hey yall!
I have paused my master chief armor build for a bit, mostly because i want to do a simpler project to get familiar with foam, but also in the wake of helldivers I want to make a cool armor set! dont worry, ill come back to master chief eventually but i didnt trust myself to do a build like that without gaining some experience first. : )

 

[York D029]

heres an inprogress pic of that helmet print, 2 and a half ish days left

 

[York D029]

update pic, print is going good! shape is really starting to come in and im excited to finish it so i can start on the armor : )

 

[Spartan4204]

The armor has been a popular topic in the 405th discord lately. Looking forward to seeing how it goes!

 

[York D029]

prints coming out really nice, will be finished today

 

[BHE Photos]

Depending on how long you're planning on working on this, the Galactic Armory guys have said that they plan to release at least one full armor set.
I just started painting my Champion of the People helmet last night, though I don't intend to go further than the helmet.

 

[York D029]

Depending on how long you're planning on working on this, the Galactic Armory guys have said that they plan to release at least one full armor set.
I just started painting my Champion of the People helmet last night, though I don't intend to go further than the helmet.

thats cool! will they be unfolds of the files or just print models?

 

[BHE Photos]

They mostly only do 3D print files, so I wouldn't expect any foam patterns. Though since you already have the membership, you could use the models to get the dimensions you need for your foam pieces and make a pattern that way.

 

[York D029]

They mostly only do 3D print files, so I wouldn't expect any foam patterns. Though since you already have the membership, you could use the models to get the dimensions you need for your foam pieces and make a pattern that way.

i might just do that, thanks for the heads up

 

[Adeptmechanicus]

i might just do that, thanks for the heads up

You can unfold the stl files and make your own patterns for foam. Armor Smith is the program for this. You can also scale the pieces to a custom avatar of yourself that you create using you body dimensions

 

[York D029]

You can unfold the stl files and make your own patterns for foam. Armor Smith is the program for this. You can also scale the pieces to a custom avatar of yourself that you create using you body dimensions

oh i didnt know that, thanks! ill check that our : )

 

[York D029]

fresh off the printer! i love how this came out, but im probably going to be spending my weekend removing supports lol

 

[York D029]

most supports removed, ill be buying stuff to sand, fill, prime, and paint tomorrow : )

 

[Adeptmechanicus]

oh i didnt know that, thanks! ill check that our : )

Just so you know, Armor Smith is a paid for program (about $40 if I remember right). But it gets upgraded often to fix bugs and with new features. The privateer guy that originally made it was a costume maker and was fed up with Pepakura. It's well worth the cash as it's a great program

 

[York D029]

Just so you know, Armor Smith is a paid for program (about $40 if I remember right). But it gets upgraded often to fix bugs and with new features. The privateer guy that originally made it was a costume maker and was fed up with Pepakura. It's well worth the cash as it's a great program

Ive heard a lot of people talk about it and everyone says that its amazing. thanks for the heads up ill check it out when i get into the armor : )

 

[York D029]

i think i printed this too big and i have a bit before the galactic armory b-01 tactical armor models drop so i think im going to reprint and use this one as a sanding/painting tester and give it to a friend who is also possibly making armor

 

[HoundinAbout]

Let’s goooo! Awesome work!

 

[York D029]

sand time! decided this helmet and maybe all the armor will be for a friend im just doing it for practice and experience. will be using the extra filament to print a helmet for an upcoming project

 

[York D029]

one layer of primer and 2 of sanding, starting to rlly like how this is coming out

 

[York D029]

first time ever finishing a helmet, spray paint job was very messy bc of the poor taping and accidentally using grey paint instead of primer (which caused that cracking effect). All in all for my first time ever spray painting, sanding, priming, and finishing a helmet in general i think i did a decent job