How to make a Halo Helmet using Pepakura!

I saw a bunch of tutorials but many were incomplete or low detailed. So, here I have my first, er second Halo helmet, Please criticize all you want, I don't care if this is my first instructable though constructive criticism will help. 



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Step 1 Supplies

You will need multiple supplies and a BUNCH of time, A BUNCH!!!
This may cost around $20-$50 depending on how much you buy.
You will need
-Card stock
-Paper Craft glue. Elmer's  is the kind I use. Try not to use any other glue as this type will bond paper better.
-x-acto knife/paper craft scissors (DO NOT USE REGULAR/SAFETY SCISSORS)
-cutting board (if you don't want your find wood table to have cut marks)
-Fiberglass Resin
-Bondo Bondo
-dust masks 
-some useless paintbrushes
-useless credit card
-Printer
-Pep files(halo pep files)   
-pepakura viewer 3!


http://www.tamasoft.co.jp/pepakura-en/
 http://halocostuming.wikia.com/wiki/Pepakura_File_Index

all the files you will need are up here. If you don't know what pepakura is, it is basically a program that converts a 3D object into 2D so you can cut and glue it after printing
This is the easiest way to make a halo helmet, I might add some more supplies later on
so read through carefully.

Comments

[panzer101]

nice man

[Jerod the guy]

you said the supplies cost around 50 bucks is that with/out printer?

[mccannip]

those sponges are japanese.i'm japanese and i can read what it says...

[darkscourge22]

what did you make the visor from

[renscan2]

I bought one.

[zbarton1]

where did you buy the visor?

[Master-Chief]

You can get them on ebay or amazon, if you want links to the gold shield that fits these style helmets visit: http://www.squidoo.com/how-to-make-halo-helmets and look in the materials section. In the attached pic it shows what they look like in the halo helmets.

[bdavis23]

how do u print it.

[globogym]

never mind I figured it out:)

[globogym]

I cannot for the life of me figure out pepkura. Could someone email me screenshots of their pepkura or attach something so i could still do this project? It would be so greatly appreciated:)<3

[ahmed1411]

hello for everybody

I need help .I need to know how i can make safety helemt by sample tools


Regards

[nutupww]

Yea, every time I try to download the file it tries to come up in a PDF file. I have Pepakura Viewer downloaded and everything. Help?

[William930]

Is there a way to get pepakura for mac?

[just pick a name]

I use Ubuntu linux, and it works somewhat under WINE. I a friend uses a version of WINE on his Mac, but he's quite computer savvy, so ymmv. WINE stands for Wine Is Not An Emulator. More info can be found at www.winehq.org

[everydayastartes]

hey hope you're still on the thread I'm preparing to build my own W40k outfit with some pep files and i was curious how long it took you to build your helmet and about the amount of time a day you put into it? I'm hoping to get my suit ready by june for akon in dallas,tx. thanks.

[renscan2]

Hey! It's good to see people still intrested in this.
Pepakura will take most of your time.
The pep for the helmet took about 1 week maybe 2-3 hours a day and the rest of the helmet to finish it and harden it took about a week also but with lesser commitment. I think you will find it easier with each failure you make. I recommend trying something easy to pep and then going into the hard stuff.
Good luck with your outfit and yes, you will need all the time from here to june if you can make it fast enough.
-Peace

[darkscourge22]

and also, can you see through the visor?

[renscan2]

Do I even need to answer?

[renscan2]

Vote for me :)

[sk19]

is that card stock u cut out in the 6th pic???

[renscan2]

yes

[sk19]

did u use regular paint or spray paint

[renscan2]

Spray paint

[wldmnky42]

okay, so I have the cutting and gluing done for the Rogue Helmet (actually came out pretty nice).

btw, how much would you sell one of these for? i've looked online, and full suits that actually look pretty good cost somewhere between $800-$1000. so what would you sell, for example, the helmet you had made for?

[renscan2]

Hey,
First off, I wanna see your pics. :) they must look great
Second, your right about the cost of these, majorly expensive but a helmet might go for $100-$200 because of costs of supplies and labor, mine I might sell for $150 because its not the best but no the worst and I spent about $70 bucks on supplies. :P

[sk19]

srry and idont know how to put the pictures on the pepakura

[renscan2]

Make sure your files are correct and then open it in pep.

[sk19]

hi i downloaded the pepakura thing and im trying to make an EVA helmet and im trying to put the pictures (instructions) on how to make the helmet

[renscan2]

What is an eva helmet?
is that from wall-e or something?

[sk19]

thats from halo its the helmet that emile wears in halo reach

[wldmnky42]

you know what, just realised the shape wont match if i harden then connect. i'll connect it and upload a pic, then progress from there.

[renscan2]

That may be a good idea, I don't know what a halo rogue is but If the visor is difficult then that may be a smart thing to do.

[wldmnky42]

Here's the Rogue helmet (only cut and glued, havent hardened it yet). I only have the front piece in this picture. waiting until after i harden it, then I will connect the front and back. I'll upload more pics as i progress.

[renscan2]

Nice helmet. One thing though, is this made out of cardstock or regular printer paper?

[wldmnky42]

the stores i went to told me they hadn't gotten their shipment of cardstock, so i bought thick printer paper.

[renscan2]

Cardstock is probably the best bet.

[renscan2]

ok, but is it kind of flabby because in the pic it lookes like the top right part is curving in.

[wldmnky42]

yeah, i kind of bent that part a little bit when i was gluing it. i have a foam block im going to use to keep the shape from the inside. it'll push that into position when I harden it.

[renscan2]

ok then.

[sk19]

nevermind but where did u get the visor from ive been looking on ebay and i cant find one that would work