Odst Face Shield

[Sir Tsaboc]

Trigger said that if it was made of two way mirror the light wouldn't be as blinding as if you used other material

 

[AceHigh]

Well, since a two way mirror is the same as any other material discussed so far in the thread it's not going to produce any great reductions as far as blinding goes. Both a two way mirror and a black tinted window will stop part of the light going through, with the only difference being that the mirror will reflect it, while the black tint will stop it all together. A two way mirror is not clear when both sides are equally lit, it still stops just as much light as before. It won't do any good to shine lights directly onto the mirror either, you need to light up your face like in your picture. Think of it like someone using a flashlight in a dark space. You will be able to see the cone of light shining from the flashlight, but you won't be able to see the person holding it. In order to see the person he must turn it around to shine it on himself.

 

[Trigger]

A tint is absorptive a one way mirror is reflective I want the reflective look so it actually looks like the ODST in the "We Are ODST" live action commercial. Thanks for the tip about illuminating your face instead of the glass. Also Tsabo do you have a picture of the lights on your face with the light still on? Or does that not work?



Edit: Since I'm getting such conflicting views in my online research as to weather when the light equals it becomes a window or a mirror to both sides, I guess the only way to tell if this will truly work is to do it. If someone wants to try I'll give you the names of some 2 way acrylic mirror makers sites and you'll have to vac-form the sheets yourself and try it out. I'm working on my armor right now so, as soon as i get the chance (probably like a month) I will dive headlong into this. But be warned, the sheets are extremely expensive especially if you don't know if the effect will work after vacuum forming.

 

[Sir Tsaboc]

Just use 3/16 polycarbonate sheet. It's what I use, and it's really good. The light technique in my helmet doesn't work as well with lights on, but I'll post photos tonight.