vshore100
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Update!!! WHOO HOO!
I finally had a chance to do a little more work on the helmet. I kept looking at one of the reference pics I am using and couldn't help but notice that the front helmet looked like it had a light there.
Now the front of my helmet looked a little bland in that area so I decided to go for it. So, I remembered watching one of Adam's videos on lighting and some of the materials he used I just so happened to have laying around. So I started off by cutting the hole out with the ole trusty dremel. Then I did a little touch up with some black acrylic paint and proceeded to make a lense for the hole. I used the edge of a cd case to provide a way to disperse the light evenly. However, that was not enough so I took the lid from an old resin can and cut a piece off and glued it in place behind the cd cover piece.
Now we're in business. Next was the lighting. I, like Adam, went for the cheap way out and found some $1.00 led book reading lights in the Dollar Tree store the other day but had no idea what to use them for.....until now. So I proceeded to cut the little arms off and hot glue them inside the helmet in case I ever needed to remove them to change batteries and such. (I would like to upgrade to official led lighting and wiring on of these days)
Here's what it looks like lit up...
Looks pretty good I think. What about you?
Next I wanted to go ahead and cut the second visor I had been given for my birthday to add the dual visor effect. So I placed the first visor behind the second and traced it onto the new one and cut it out with the dremel and reinforced cutting wheel, broke off all the melted plastic and filed and sanded the edges. So I thought I was ready to install both visors in so I started putting them in bending a little here and there then I heard SNAP!!! I thought...."oh poop"......that's what I thought. SO I removed the two visors to find my original looking like this....
Too bad, it looked really cool with the etched visor behind the cut out one. It was my fault though. I had cut the first visor a little small and the hole I drilled to mount it was really close to the edge. Oh well, no biggy. I'll order another one soon and redo it. Here it is with the cut out visor installed.
Has anyone had any luck with heating visors to help them curve a little better? Any help with this would be appreciated.
Next I proceeded to add some of the padding to give it more of a professional look. I used some foam I had laying around, cut it so size, tested it, cut some more, tested it, etc. until it fit right. Then I spray glued both pieces little by little until it was all glued on. Here is what it looks like so far.
Sorry about the poor lighting. I was in the garage.
I still need to trim the padding a bit and pick up some more material to finish covering the padding. I also need to add the cheek padding, but it's coming along. Well, until next time, thanks for looking,keep building, and stay tuned!
I finally had a chance to do a little more work on the helmet. I kept looking at one of the reference pics I am using and couldn't help but notice that the front helmet looked like it had a light there.
Now the front of my helmet looked a little bland in that area so I decided to go for it. So, I remembered watching one of Adam's videos on lighting and some of the materials he used I just so happened to have laying around. So I started off by cutting the hole out with the ole trusty dremel. Then I did a little touch up with some black acrylic paint and proceeded to make a lense for the hole. I used the edge of a cd case to provide a way to disperse the light evenly. However, that was not enough so I took the lid from an old resin can and cut a piece off and glued it in place behind the cd cover piece.
Now we're in business. Next was the lighting. I, like Adam, went for the cheap way out and found some $1.00 led book reading lights in the Dollar Tree store the other day but had no idea what to use them for.....until now. So I proceeded to cut the little arms off and hot glue them inside the helmet in case I ever needed to remove them to change batteries and such. (I would like to upgrade to official led lighting and wiring on of these days)
Here's what it looks like lit up...
Looks pretty good I think. What about you?
Next I wanted to go ahead and cut the second visor I had been given for my birthday to add the dual visor effect. So I placed the first visor behind the second and traced it onto the new one and cut it out with the dremel and reinforced cutting wheel, broke off all the melted plastic and filed and sanded the edges. So I thought I was ready to install both visors in so I started putting them in bending a little here and there then I heard SNAP!!! I thought...."oh poop"......that's what I thought. SO I removed the two visors to find my original looking like this....
Too bad, it looked really cool with the etched visor behind the cut out one. It was my fault though. I had cut the first visor a little small and the hole I drilled to mount it was really close to the edge. Oh well, no biggy. I'll order another one soon and redo it. Here it is with the cut out visor installed.
Has anyone had any luck with heating visors to help them curve a little better? Any help with this would be appreciated.
Next I proceeded to add some of the padding to give it more of a professional look. I used some foam I had laying around, cut it so size, tested it, cut some more, tested it, etc. until it fit right. Then I spray glued both pieces little by little until it was all glued on. Here is what it looks like so far.
Sorry about the poor lighting. I was in the garage.
I still need to trim the padding a bit and pick up some more material to finish covering the padding. I also need to add the cheek padding, but it's coming along. Well, until next time, thanks for looking,keep building, and stay tuned!
But love what your plans are for it. Very EPIC indeed!
