How to kill boredom when you are not building observatories.

[ourkind (Carlos)]

Will yours have lights and sounds too?

Looks great by the way! Impatiently waiting to see more progress

[bloodhound31]

I'm going to illuminate opaque lenses inside the eyes and motorise the faceplate.

[ourkind (Carlos)]

Originally Posted by bloodhound31

I'm going to illuminate opaque lenses inside the eyes and motorise the faceplate.

Awesome!!!

[bloodhound31]

I knew there was a reason why I kept my old crappy first attempt at a helmet... TO TEST PAINT SCHEMES ON! :p

So, what do you think?

1. The Copper and Chrome?

2. Or..the Metallic Red and Chrome?

3. Here's the good helmet getting it's final preparation coats applied.

[multiweb (Marc)]

Faceplate gold and helmet cherry red.

[omegacrux (David)]

Can you do a mock up with red with gold faceplate
The red looks good on the helmet part

Dave

[bloodhound31]

Originally Posted by omegacrux

Can you do a mock up with red with gold faceplate
The red looks good on the helmet part

Dave

I'll give it a crack and see how it looks. The colour I have there is not gold, it's copper - but it's close enough.

[bloodhound31]

Here you go....

[omegacrux (David)]

Kawasaki racing green be nice just kidding
Copper looks good but its up to you

David

[ourkind (Carlos)]

Originally Posted by multiweb

faceplate gold and helmet cherry red.

+1

[Ric]

Originally Posted by omegacrux

Kawasaki racing green be nice just kidding
Copper looks good but its up to you

David

I reckon BMW blue and white

[bloodhound31]

Decided to go for the Copper faceplate with the classic metallic red helmet. I think it was a good decision.

Here it is with the first coat applied.

[bloodhound31]

1. Three coats now. Think I might give it one more in the morning before clear-coating it, just to be sure!

2. You and I are going to get to know one another very well over the next few months while I build the rest of you!

[TrevorW]

Barry can I suggest scribing the joins a bit deeper and then run black marker pen in them before clear coating

[multiweb (Marc)]

Yeah that's looking very cool now. So you're going for the whole body armour now?

[bloodhound31]

Originally Posted by TrevorW

Barry can I suggest scribing the joins a bit deeper and then run black marker pen in them before clear coating

I'm not sure I want to risk it now that I've got it to this stage. Scribing deeper lines should have been done before painting if I was going to do it.

Originally Posted by multiweb

Yeah that's looking very cool now. So you're going for the whole body armour now?

Thinking seriously about it yes. I'm 6'2" so I have the height to make it an imposing suit.

Final coats done, ready for clear coat. I still have to mask off the bottom lip and paint that copper too.

[bloodhound31]

Now onto the electronics...

1. Building on the cheap - desoldering the LED lights from the circuit-board of the head of an old torch.

2. Re-wiring each LED for use inside the helmet.

3. Cut-outs for the eyes. Lenses - old broken Oakley sunglasses. Surrounds - milk carton plastic covered in black electrical tape.

4. Lace mesh from an old gift decoration. Sandwiched between lens and plastic surround.

5. View from behind illuminated lens.

6. Bonding silicone to secure and seal the eye lenses in.

7. Front view of completed lens.

8. Test illumination with a single LED light. There will be two LEDs per eye.

[ourkind (Carlos)]

that's so cool !!!

[omegacrux (David)]

Nice
It's come up well

David

[Ric]

Awesome Baz

That is looking fantastic.