Before I get on to the fibre glassing, I'd just like to compare the helmets that I've made.
Here's the front view. The mask is almost 2 layers of paper thick because of all the tabs and it really helped with the solidity. The one of the right was also a Mk2 design instead of the Mk6 design on the left..... but can anyone else tell the difference? The details can be added in later.
Front view. I've got a feeling that I want to make this again just to keep on display.
Side view
Back view
Other side view
There are holes in the eyes and the mouth area. I used some masking tape to seal them up before fibre glassing.
Today, I've only applied about 1 and a half layers of resin onto the helmet. What you can't see is the underside which doesn't have anything applied yet.
I got the fibre glass resin and hardener from Halfords.
David's Fastglas Resin 500ml - 6.00GBP
David's Fastglas Hardener - 2.49GBP
Tomorrow, I plan to apply fibre glass sheets into the inside to make it more solid so that I can apply the P38.
Here's a closer image of what it looked like. The other 2 pieces are actually the wrist and the forearm.
sir, which type of paper you use?
ReplyDeletenormal A4 paper or card stock?
i want to make this paper helmet and coat it with plastic.
btw. you work is excellent!
Sorry, I've been a little busy and I've got a lot of updates to do. I used 160gsm white card paper. Any thinner and it won't hold up when it gets a little wet from the fibre glassing.
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