Metal Gungnir Helmet and custom suit WIP

[EJuggernaut]

Hi guys I'm back while I wait for a new regulator and a neoprene neck seal for THIS helmet I'll be building a Gungnir helmet from cold rolled 5/8" and 1/4" steel rod and some 1/8" sheet. I may also make a custom suit for this which would be somewhat of a cross between HALO's mjolnir and the Iron Man suit. Here's some questions I have atm, which I want a community oppinion on.

1) could I fill in the indentations marked on these pics and still look 95% canon?

Heres what It would look like filled:

Post your opinions asap. I'm starting to weld 15 min from this post. Timer starts NOW!

 

[M071]

5/8 steel plate , 1/4 inch round bar…..? Sounds like overkill for a helmet not to mention all the excess weight and your head sealed in there with a neoprene neck piece….it will be incredibly warm and heavy . Your not going to be able to shape any of that without hydraulic presses. 032 or 065 would be plenty strong for a helmet and you can still handle some of the curves without heavy duty equipment..

 

[Nil Desperandum]

I suppose filling in those spots wouldn't make too big of a difference; At glance it would still be recognizable as a Gungnir. I've personally never seen a Halo helmet crafted from metal, so I think i'll follow your progress on this!

 

[EJuggernaut]

M-071, I meant 5/8 and 1/4 rod, with 1/8" plate, and no you don't need heavy equipment, just good leverage and a metal bending tool.

UPDATE TO ALL: bottom 3" of the frame is done!

 

[M071]

Misread your first post where you said 5/8 and ¼ rod . Now I understand and it makes a lot more sense. A small pipe or tubing bender will have no trouble with 5/8 or 1/4 rod. If you have a tubing bender then you could go with ¼ tubing it would have an OD of 3/8 it would come in a little lighter . 1/8 inch plate will be very sturdy for the helmet , only reason I’d recommend a thinner gauge is weight savings and weld with GMAW (MIG) .023 wire with 75/25 mix and would greatly reduced post-welding work . What process of welding are using ?

 

[EJuggernaut]

Misread your first post where you said 5/8 and ¼ rod . Now I understand and it makes a lot more sense. A small pipe or tubing bender will have no trouble with 5/8 or 1/4 rod. If you have a tubing bender then you could go with ¼ tubing it would have an OD of 3/8 it would come in a little lighter . 1/8 inch plate will be very sturdy for the helmet , only reason I’d recommend a thinner gauge is weight savings and weld with GMAW (MIG) .023 wire with 75/25 mix and would greatly reduced post-welding work . What process of welding are using ?

Thanks for the intrest in my project, and I'm using pipe and tubing bender atm. I'm using wire feed now, but only because I ran out of inert gas bottles making a tire-balancing rig for my dad. I have a Hobart 130 amp MIG/wire welder, and it tackles most jobs. I am cutting the rod with bolt cutters and then bending it to fit as closely as possible to the pepakura dimensions. The process is pretty quick.

As a side note I checked out your Jorge build and I like your inspiration and motivation. I noticed you are using super glue. For my peps I have used low temp glue sticks and gun. I built the Gungnir pep reference above in about 1 or 2 hrs using that method, including cutting it all out with the exacto knife. What are the benefits of super glue? Also any chance you could show some pics of the exoskeleton you built? Sometime I'd like to add hydraulic power to this suit.

 

[M071]

Your welding machine is more than enough for 99% of the welding done around the home. The machine most used at my home is a Miller DC Maxstar 150 GTAW (TIG) and it gets 90% of the projects done around here. You made really good time on your helmet ! It looked rushed but it’s just basically a reference and that’s fine. I use super glue and a new product FABRI-TAC and it doesn’t stick to your hands a little slower than super glue and wouldn’t say there’s an advantage it’s more preference and skill. At the shop mostly work with nonferrous metals if you have any questions on welding feel free to ask
Have all the parts laying around to put together my EXO but my expertise is in metal work(last time had specialty composite shop put together some parts and it cost$$$$$) and a severely underestimated the time frame to learn composite and fiberglass work which comprises 65% of the structure. In the meantime though I’ve put together a couple of metal hands for my daughters KAT arm and they’re super easy to build and hopefully getting up a tutorial on how to do them for others. Keep up the work and anxious to see how it turns out and thanks for the complement

 

[EJuggernaut]

Got some progress updates to post, mainly:
1. Completed the rear frame of the helmet

2. Found suitable camera and have now installed computer vision software which serves as an hud, can identiy objects, and measure distances to objects from my position (COOL :cool)

Pics to follow.

 

[ChaoBreeder]

Nice, can't wait to see the HUD.

 

[BlueSol]

Got some progress updates to post, mainly:
1. Completed the rear frame of the helmet

2. Found suitable camera and have now installed computer vision software which serves as an hud, can identiy objects, and measure distances to objects from my position (COOL :cool)

Pics to follow.

Dude that is SO COOL! I can't wait to see some pics/videos.

 

[gingersnapples]

congradulations, you caught my eye. now lets see the fruits of your effort.

 

[Arioch]

Are you gonna share what you used for the hardware/software?

 

[EJuggernaut]

Are you gonna share what you used for the hardware/software?

Yes, I am using the demo of Evolution Robotics vision software, found HERE
For hardware I am using my laptop for development, but I plan on using the Xi3 modulare computer for the final product. Found HERE Quite an investment though.


AND NOW FOR THE MOMENT YOU HAVE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR- THE PICTURES

 

[Rodimus]

looks like an american football helmet so far cant wait to see more

 

[ChaoBreeder]

What are you going to use for the screen?

 

[Toacrabman]

you could plate it with sheet aluminum

 

[ODST Blue]

Technically isn't every suit custom, since no two suits are the same?
"The paints faded!"
"Yeah but it's custom."
"It's custom faded?"
LOL

 

[Toacrabman]

As long as it dosent look like your MK V I will be okay with it,